Living in our strengths and passions to make the world a better place is ultimately satisfying. Under this category, we talk about how to align our lives with our strengths, passions, values and life experience. In short, we talk about how to live our calling.
I heard an excellent story about persistence on the radio. A woman called him and shared that she felt God had called her to work as a CPA. It sounded to me like the CPA test has four parts to it. She finally passed the final part after taking the test for the fourteenth time. … Read more
We need to have people in our lives that are a positive influence. Our peeps–the people we hang around, not chick-shaped marshmallows–effect us in many different ways. They will often either help us or hinder us in living our calling. Take some time today to evaluate the people you spend time with. Following is a … Read more
“Someday, I’ll …,” is a phrase I hear a lot. Heck, I’ve said this myself on many occasion. But I’ve learned that when it comes to pursuing our calling, ‘someday’ will never get here. The best thing for our calling is to just start. Little Worrier The trouble is that the little worrier in our … Read more
A study was done in the 1960’s on kids. They called it the marshmallow experiment. You may have heard of this experiment. They gave kids a marshmallow and told them that if they could wait until the researcher came back, they could have another marshmallow. Even though I titled this, “Don’t Eat the Marshmallow,” the … Read more
When we make a shift in our life to live our calling, it will usually require change. We will need to change how we spend our time, our energy and our money. Sometimes these changes can seem big and overwhelming. So, we don’t do anything, staying where we are. We don’t realize that small choices … Read more
Having money provides more options for living are calling. Of course, having a higher-paying job helps a lot. Following are some other tips for having more money and, therefore, more options and living your calling. Use some good, old-fashioned money management techniques 1. Use a zero-based written monthly spending plan. 2. Use cash envelopes for … Read more
It is possible to have energy to focus on our calling. Here are a few tips. 1. Sped time with positive people. Positive energy is contagious. Hang out with people who build you up and see what’s good in life. 2. Limit your exposure to negative people. Some people can suck the life out … Read more
We have found that time, energy and money are essential components of living our calling. This week we’re looking at how to get more of these three precious resources in our lives. Today, let’s look at how we can have more time to discover our purpose and live our legacy. 1. Use time blocking. Time … Read more
We are continuing our theme for the week on systems thinking. Today I’m going to talk about a specific system pattern called “Eroding Goals.” Eroding goals is when we face a challenge to meet our goals or standards (such as quality of service), then we lower the goals or standards rather than wrestling to meet … Read more
I’ve written about systems thinking before. You can read a brief introduction to systems here or a more in depth introduction here. Today I’m going to talk about a specific pattern in systems called “Shifting the Burden.” It is helpful to understand our place within the systems in which we interact. Otherwise we may end … Read more