A couple of days ago I posted my top 5 strengths from the StrengthsFinder 2.0 test. Today I am continuing what I call the “Who Am I” series of posts by looking at my spiritual gifts.
God has gifted every Christian with spiritual gifts. Gene Wilkes defines a spiritual gift as “an expression of the Holy [...]
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What Are Your Gifts?
Posted in Christianity, Personal Development, tagged Christianity, Personal Development, Spiritual Gifts, Who Am I on November 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
What Are Your Strengths?
Posted in Books, Personal Development, tagged Books, Leadership, Life, Personal Development, Strengths, Tom Rath, Who Am I on November 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Chances are, most of us don’t have the opportunity to do what we do best every day? Most of us spend more time trying to overcome our weaknesses instead of focusing on and developing our strengths.
I picked up a copy of Tom Rath’s “StrengthFinder 2.0″ a couple of weeks ago after reading a post by [...]
Done any Whittling Lately? The Gift of Being
Posted in Personal Development, tagged Being, Dan Miller, Life Lessons, Personal Development, Whittling on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Done any Whittling Lately? The Gift of Being
by Dan Miller
Webster’s Dictionary defines whittle as to cut away aimlessly at a stick. Okay, but is cutting away aimlessly on a stick a waste of time, or a useful part of a balanced life?
Last Sunday on a leisurely afternoon drive, Joanne and I found ourselves in Lynchburg, [...]
29 Things To Do For Better Lives
Posted in Christianity, Personal Development, tagged Better Life, Personal Development, To Do List on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I read this on one of the blogs I follow and thought it was great. Here are 29 things you can do to have a better life.
Take a 10-30 minute walk every day and, while you walk, smile. It’s the ultimate anti-depressant.
Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes a day.
Tape your late shows and get [...]
Thought for the Day
Posted in Personal Development, Thought for the Day, tagged Personal Development, Thought on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“We are either progressing or retrograding all the while. There is no such thing as remaining stationary in this life.”
~ James Freeman Clarke
Rules to Living the Good Life
Posted in Personal Development, tagged Bryan Dodge, Life, Personal Development on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rules to Living the Good Life
by Bryan Dodge
1. The fundamental rule: Be willing to change
I think the word change is unsettling for a lot of people – especially in business – because it’s been used as a code word for things nobody would want to hear. “Changes” in market mean we have to make some “changes” [...]
Book Review – Rick and Bubba’s Guide to the Almost Nearly Perfect Marriage
Posted in Books, Christianity, Humor, Personal Development, tagged Book Review, Marriage, Rick & Bubba, Thomas Nelson Publishers on July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just received my review copy of “Rick and Bubba’s Guide to the Almost Nearly Perfect Marriage” from Thomas Nelson Publishers. I will be reading this book in the coming days and will post a review of the on my blog in very soon.
Click on the cover for an inside the book preview.
Rick and Bubba [...]
Thinking it Through
Posted in Personal Development, tagged Personal Development, Zig Ziglar on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thinking it Through
by Zig Ziglar
Never follow a bad shot with a bad decision. As an avid golfer I’m often puzzled by the actions of the typical high-handicap golfer. He steps up to the tee box and with driver in hand takes his stance, thinks the shot through, and hits the ball about two hundred ten [...]
Quit Analyzing and Use Your Intuition
Posted in Personal Development, tagged Intuition, Personal Development on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Quit Analyzing and Use Your Intuition
By Lee J. Colan and David Cottrell
Tom Peters called intuition our greatest gift. It’s the feeling we get when what we are seeing doesn’t match up with the facts we think we know; it’s the sudden move we make without thinking that saves us from disaster; it’s the voice that [...]
45 life lessons and 5 to grow on
Posted in Personal Development, Thought for the Day, tagged Life, Life Lessons, Personal Development, Regina Brett on June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Regina Brett’s 45 life lessons and 5 to grow on
by Regina Brett, columnist for The Plain Dealer
To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.
It is the most-requested column I’ve ever written. My odometer rolls over to 50 this week, so here’s an update:
1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
2. [...]
