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Everyday Stories, Lived

Work

  • Transitions and distress

    Transitions aren’t easy, but they are essential to becoming the person you ought to become. But because it is usually uncomfortable, some of us (if not most of us) do not have the guts to push through it to go to the other side. Often, this phase of transition distinguishes fearful people from those who Read more

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  • Doing work that matters

    “Eating ice cream is easy. Making something that matters is hard.” — from the book Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? Most of the time, you never even think about it. Ice cream is ice cream, and if you don’t like ice cream, you are probably lying. And yes, there’s the least resistance when it comes to Read more

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  • In doing business

    Here’s a list of specific examples of how business could best reflect Christ: Ensuring the business as a whole has a positive impact on the world Excellence in products and services All staff are paid fairly All staff have an opportunity to learn and progress, even if that means moving to another company Compassion and Read more

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  • Are you ready for a world in which…?

    Fortune 500 human resource departments have subscribed to a “smart employer” service that evaluates a person’s suitability for workplace cultures and stress levels, using public social media posts and “likes.” Algorithms can identify individuals likely suffering from various mental illnesses, from depression to sociopathy. The service also predicts who may develop symptoms of mental illness Read more

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  • Metamorphosis

    Your future is not rigid. But if you choose to be too lazy to bother about becoming better, you won’t go far. There’s also a huge difference between dreaming to become better and actually doing the work to become better. Most often than not, the work requires you to go beyond than what you used Read more

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  • What killed the project before it was born

    Have you ever experienced planning for a project for so many months only to have it crumble over the last minute before launching? Why? Because too many hands got involved at the last minute. Often, last-minute collaboration is what keeps the project seeing the light of day. Here’s Thrashing, an excerpt from the book Linchpin: Read more

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  • Beginnings are lonely

    … most of the time. But it doesn’t have to stay that way because building connections is essential for growth. So if you are just here to entertain yourself, go on. But time and time again, experience tells us that we will never be established if we only live for ourselves and our ideas die Read more

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