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Archive for January, 2009

Ice Heroes

Posted in Excellence, Heart, Servant Leadership, Seven Pillars of Faith and Work on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Please join us in praying for all of the workers braving the cold, working in serious danger, and missing their families…all in an effort to SERVE others in this historic ice storm across northern Arkansas and other states, as well. As I enter day four of no power, a yard full of downed trees, and [...]

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BIG Blessings (part 2)

Posted in Relationships on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Following up from yesterday, the group started gathering Friday afternoon and the festivities began.  We arrived early Friday evening and the laughter and catching up began in earnest.  Before we knew it the clock said it was 1:45am, WAY past some of our normal bedtimes.   So it was off to bed with all looking forward [...]

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BIG Blessings!

Posted in Relationships on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

There are times in our life when God provides us with blessings beyond our expectations.  Sometimes they are just small things that happen during the course of the day like when a meeting goes better than expected. How about when the traffic lights somehow are in sync seem to go green  for you just as [...]

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How to NOT miss the opportunity.

Posted in Excellence, Faith and Work, Heart, Influence on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Being from St. Louis, I tend to lean toward liking any team of Cardinals that I happen to run across.  I must admit to being old enough to remember the only fun days when the football Cards were were half-way decent.  Anyone else remember Jim Hart to Mel Gray or the Cardiac Cards?  So even [...]

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Jesus Walks On Water…Yesterday

Posted in Servant Leadership on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I received a text message this morning that gave me the “holy goosers” as my friend Mark Seifert used to say. It said…”Did you see Jesus show up yesterday on the Hudson River?” I sat stunned with tears in my eyes watching the Today Show this morning. Listening to the many accounts of heroism already [...]

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The Hard Questions

Posted in Economy, Encouragement on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

…“the hard questions rarely get asked during the good times. They are just too easy to ignore, too easy to avoid, too easy to put off when things are going well. Unfortunately…it often takes a crisis or a period of great difficulty to face challenges and …most important…to change.”    This statement, made just yesterday, [...]

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Where Can I Turn?

Posted in Economy, Faith and Work, Workplace Groups on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The boss came by again yesterday and asked me again if I was going to make my numbers for the the quarter.  More than ever, the pressure is on to turn the prospects into clients.  Our business is off this year and in this economy it has been so hard to make the sale.  I [...]

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Thank You!

Posted in Economy on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Friends of WorkMatters,   Welcome to 2009! I know you are very focused on getting off to a positive start after such a family-focused set of holidays, so I will get straight to the point.   THANK YOU!   On October 15, WorkMatters announced our $35,000 Matching Gifts Challenge. That meant that for every dollar [...]

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