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Compared to eternal glory, this trial is brief and light [Rom. 8:18; 2 Cor. 4:18] Heaven will make a lifetime of suffering feel like one sleepless ni

Advent Biblical hope is different. The Bible often pairs hope with waiting. The Hebrew words for “hope”— qavah and yakhal —are often translated as

frustration is not a sign that my faith is failing. It’s often a sign that my faith is being formed. When frustration shows up in my life, I try to re

Growing in spiritual wisdom happens when we use our knowledge of God, the world, and ourselves,

Purpose is the best of what you have to help others.

"Tell me specifically what your employer is doing that you would say to me you love your job?"

Wisdom grows when we learn to apply our knowledge to everyday choices and situations.

"Always play the hand you have, not the one you wish you had."

To achieve a goal you've never achieved before, you must do things you've never done before.

"What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important."

“I love mankind. It’s people I can’t stand!”

The frequency illusion (also known as the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon ) is a cognitive bias in which a person notices a specific concept, word, or

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Everyone we love is on loan to us for a short period of time

Dr. Leroy defines attention residue as "the persistence of cognitive activity about a Task A even though one stopped working on Task A and currently p

I like me better when I’m with you.

We have more connectedness than ever before but are less connected than ever before.

"Unexpected forms of generosity: Being early can be a form of generosity. You wait, so they don't have to. Leaving something unsaid can be a form of g

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule but to schedule your priorities.

Inconsistency brings insecurity.

Be a first responder, not a first reactor.

Twistable Turnable Man by Shel Silverstein

Life is always progressing to the next stage. As you enter a new season, habits that previously served you well may need to be refreshed or adjusted.

What looks like consistency and commitment can sometimes be fear in disguise. Are you sticking with it because it still serves you or because it's wha

Seeking perspective What’s another way to look at this? What assumptions am I making right now? How would an objective observer describe what happened

If you switched bodies with the person you love most for a year, how would you take care of their mind & body knowing you'd be giving it back to them?

Henry Ford began that company with a simple vision: "I will build a car for the great multitude. It will be large enough for the family. but small eno

Walking My Seventy- Five- Year- Old Dog She’s painfully slow, so I often have to stop and wait while she examines some roadside weeds as if she were r

Let’s first focus on the basics. There are four key “tests” that determine if communication is effective. We’ll begin with two: The physical ability t

We have become a culture where talking to an actual person is a luxury

But actually talking over me is the hallmark of a good conversation. When people interrupt each other, when they're getting messy, when they're saying

when you're communicating, the three categories I want is I want know, feel, do. What do I want them to know? Information. What do I want 'em to feel?

The vast majority of people (84%) regularly work with 1 to 5 complicated people. That's a relatively small number of individuals.

One of the greatest reasons people cannot mobilize themselves is that they try to accomplish great things. Most worthwhile achievements are the result

The time management problem is less a tips and techniques problem than it is a strategic problem. Pat Morley

“THE STRENGTH OF A TEAM IS EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER. THE STRENGTH OF EACH MEMBER IS THE TEAM.”   PHIL JACKSON

"It marks a big. step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone."

The best leaders promote people into leadership based on leadership potential, not on politics, seniority, credentials, or convenience.

"No man is a leader until his appointment is ratified in the minds and the hearts of his men."

Pecking Order: Norwegian psychologist Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe studied in developing the "pecking order" principle that is commonly used to describe

"If you will first help people get what they want, they will help you get what you want."

"All miscommunications are the result of differing assumptions."

"If you talk to a man in the language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart."

People will not always remember what you said or what you did, but they will always remember how you made them feel.

The mediocre teacher tells, the good teacher explains, the great teacher demonstrates.