I don't normally think too much about my age. I'm a busy guy who loves my life and my work and the many opportunities to engage with friends, family, church, work colleagues and others every day. My health is good and I'm thankful that I can do just about whatever I choose to do when …
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Work Relationships
I've had the good pleasure of working with many great people through the years. I've been on teams that got along well, enjoyed each other, helped each other, and befriended one another outside of work while accomplishing much for the business. Such experiences have fostered long-term relationships that carry on long after we no longer …
Should You Leave Your Job Quickly Or Slowly?
Due to the unfortunate circumstance of having everyone else on my team at work except my manager and me announce their movement to other jobs in the past few weeks, I've had an unwanted quantity of time to think about how people transition from one role to the next. How should it be done? Specifically, …
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I’m Thankful For My Work
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” ― Confucius I work hard. I work long hours. I can't remember a year in recent memory where I didn't average more than 50 hours per week for my job. But I love what I do, and I am happy …
Leap Year Lesson #86: You Cannot Plow a Field By Turning It Over in Your Mind
This afternoon while browsing in the gift shop at The Abbey of Gethsemani, I saw a simple gift item with a quote that I think is profound: “You cannot plow a field by turning it over in your mind.” The message is clear: If you want to accomplish something, you have to do more than …
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