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  • A Century of Interchangeable, Disposable Labor (from Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?)

    Just over a century ago, leaders of our society started building a system that is now so ingrained, most of us assume that it’s always been here and always will be.We continue to operate as if that system is still here, but every day we do that is a day wasted, dollars lost, an opportunity… Read more

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  • SMART goals

    Whether starting a project or leading people, it’s essential to be smart with your goals. From the paper of George T. Duran (1981), he suggested that objectives should be: Specific — target a specific area for improvement.Measurable — quantify or at least suggest an indicator of progress.Assignable — specify who will do it.Realistic — state… Read more

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  • I wish schools taught us how to learn

    Here’s a list of some of the things I wish were taught in grade school: Driving Cooking/Baking Negotiation Leading people Budgeting Coordination But it’s the learning how to learn, which I consider the most essential thing that grade school should’ve taught us. Why push so many facts like the who and when if we can now… Read more

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  • Dress-up and pretense

    It’s easy to wear nice and pretend to look like somebody else these days, where you dress up to portray the character you’d like to play. Whether you wear fast fashion or expensive clothes, you have a picture in your head which you hope you appear to be. But after the dress-up and pretense, you’re… Read more

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  • Relating with people, Jesus’ way

    Luke 6:27‭-‬36 AMP 27 “But I say to you who hear [Me and pay attention to My words]: Love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies, [make it a practice to] do good to those who hate you, 28 bless and show kindness to those who curse you, pray for… Read more

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  • Just because you can…

    … doesn’t mean you should. You have to admit that it’s easy to tell your today selves that your future selves can do everything you want to accomplish. Why? Because you don’t often consider your future selves to be the same person you are now. So as you begin the year with so many possibilities,… Read more

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  • How to read the Bible in one year

    How to read the Bible in one year

    If you are in a relationship, it’s natural for you to desire to be connected with that person you are in a relationship with. And by now, you already know that relationships grow by constant communication. However, for some of you, your understanding of communicating with our Lord is just one way. Where you tell… Read more

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