Can you believe people have their Christmas trees up already? There should be a fine for that or something. Thanksgiving people! Don’t skip Thanksgiving. Our pastor mentioned this week how Thanksgiving doesn’t fit well in our American holiday schedule. Specifically, he said there isn’t a market for it. Christmas is huge and Halloween is growing to become pretty big itself. (He sat on Halloween for a minute, and made some hilarious sarcastic points, but we’ll move on.) Thanksgiving is the third wheel, though, isn’t it? Thanksgiving is a holiday about being thankful for what you have, not buying more and more. You can’t sell being grateful. Or can you? I’d…
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Use Your Words
Person A: “Umm, I’m not sure he understands.” Person B: “Oh, he doesn’t understand.” Person A: “What?! How do you know?” Person B: “Have you told him what you are thinking?” Person A: “Well, no, but…” Person B: “Then he doesn’t understand.” Remember, no one can read your mind. If you do not open your mouth and communicate, then people do not know what you are thinking, how you are feeling, what your expectations are, or what you want or need. This is true with your spouse. This is true with your friends. This is true with your co-workers. This is true at church. This is true at home. This…
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10 Quotes by Jim Rohn
1. “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” A few weeks ago, I was speaking to some college students about choosing their first job. One of my main points was that who you are around influences you. So be intentional about who you work with, specifically where you choose to go work. While looking for the quote above, I found this post by Success. So I have added some other awesome quotes by Mr. Rohn. Enjoy and apply. 2. “The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be thoughtful, but…
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Try Google Voice
Recently I signed up for Google Voice. Without changing my cell phone plan or getting a home phone, I now have an alternative phone number to give to people. I can use it from an app on my phone or from my computer. With Google Voice you have option of choosing which of your phones (cell, home or work) will ring when someone calls your Google Voice number. You also have ability to turn it off, which is nice after work hours. Voicemail is also provided and it will transcribe your voicemails so you can read them if for some reason you are not able to listen to them. Texting…