• Idea Addicts

    A Belief That Will Change Your Life

    What I’m about to tell you is really important. If you believe what I’m about to tell you, it will change your life, and the lives of everyone you care about. In the event that you choose to not believe this truth, the negative impact on you and everyone you know and love, will be devastating. The truth I’m about to share with you has the potential to impact all your beliefs, your actions, your inaction, your lifestyle choices, your response to good and bad circumstances. This belief will determine the choices you make and the types choices you encourage others to make. This will influence how you love others.…

  • Work That Matters

    Only Nonprofits Help People

    Wrong! Some people think, “If I want to make a difference in the world, I must start a nonprofit.” (or work for one) This just is not the case. There are loads of for-profit businesses who do work that matters. They make a difference in the lives of their clients and their employees. I know many businesses that genuinely care about more than just making a profit. Consider the impact you want to make and on whom. Then decide what type of business best fits you.

  • Listening to Jesus

    Killing Time

    ~ by Leo Rock SJ How do I kill time? Let me count the ways. By worrying about things over which I have no control. Like the past. Like the future. By harboring resentment and anger over hurts real or imagined. By disdaining the ordinary or, rather, what I so mindlessly call ordinary. By concern over what’s in it for me, rather than what’s in me for it. By failing to appreciate what is because of might-have-beens, should-have-beens, could-have-beens. These are some of the ways I kill time. Jesus didn’t kill time. He gave life to it. His own.

  • Work That Matters

    Idea Addict Nonprofiters

    If you are one of these, you are probably trying to save the world. You want to make a difference. You want to do work that matters. You have tons of ideas and probably are good at many things. Going in multiple directions at once doesn’t work. I call this Vision ADD. How do you decide on a clear direction? I’d love to help you. Grab a copy of my book Vision ADD: From Ideas to Work That Matters.

  • Work That Matters

    I’d Like A Little Conflict

    Okay. Not really. No one wants conflict. Like everyone else, I prefer to avoid conflict. It makes me uncomfortable just thinking about it. However, in newer relationships, I have to admit, that I get a little excited when I see conflict raising its ugly head. Why? Because conflict will either draw two people together or push them apart. I know. It is easier to avoid it. This feels safe. But I have come to find that … and this is really the key… …you are not close to anyone with whom you have not had conflict. Think about it. Who are the people you are closest to? Have you gone…

  • Idea Addicts

    Nap or No Nap?

    Do you take naps? Shhhh…I take naps. Think I’m lazy? Here is a great resource on napping: 5 Reasons Why You Should Take A Nap Every Day. Don’t worry if you are not good at napping. Practice makes perfect!

  • Listening to Jesus

    Doubt

    Welcome to Good Friday. Are you suppose to say that with excitement? It may surprise some of my friends, but there was a time in my life that I doubted my faith…to the point of considering leaving. I had so many questions, most of which only led to more questions, rather than answers. At that point in my life, I felt very distant from God. I didn’t know how to continue following Jesus. The doubt was overwhelming. Have you ever been there? Ever had doubts about God? It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone. So what happened? Well, there is an important step to leaving Jesus. Where are you going to go?…

  • Idea Addicts

    Hungry?

    What do you hunger for? Perhaps you should make a list. “I hunger…” For sweets. For steak. To be a better spouse, parent. To be a spouse. To be a parent. For success. For money, power, authority. For spiritual things. To be loved. To be respected. To make a difference. To be in better shape. To eat better. For community. Your list is full of many good things. Perhaps there are some not so great things on your list, especially taken to an extreme, but overall they are good. Now look at your list and answer this: Which one hunger is going to be first? Which of your hungers is…

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