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Too Many Priorities?

Posted in Balance, Choices, Faith and Work, Leadership, Peace, Planning, Prayer, Purpose, Workplace Prayer on April 2, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Many times we rush into a new week after a super hectic weekend with way more on our plate than what we might have remembered being there on Friday.  Most of the time, all that work stuff that we thought we would get done early Saturday morning or maybe Sunday evening gets taken over by [...]

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Your Road Warrior Co-Workers

Posted in Adversity, Balance, Choices, Contentment, Decisions, Integrity, Judgment, Prayer, Relationships, Travel on March 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

My wife works at the airport here in Northwest Arkansas (XNA).  She said yesterday was probably one of the worst days she has ever had and she has worked there for almost four years.  It was a combination of things that made it difficult, but the hardest was having to tell people who had bought [...]

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A New Vision for Work/Life Balance

Posted in Balance, Culture, Seven Pillars of Faith and Work, Vision, tagged , , , , , on March 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

We are an activity-based culture in the United States today. We are busy. Some of us complain about our busyness…some of us wear it as a badge of honor. Regardless, we need help. We need solutions. Try this on…I think it will give you a new vision (literally) for living your life with purpose, not busyness. [...]

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How is Constantly Feeling Overwhelmed Working for You?

Posted in Attitude, Balance, Choices, Contentment, Fear, Hope, Peace, Perspective, Prayer, Rest on March 12, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Overwhelmed.  I hear this word or something like it so often these days.  The feeling that there is just so much to do that we constantly feel under great pressure accompanied by anxiety and feelings of failure because we just can’t get it all done.  This seems to be especially true in the working world. [...]

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1 + 1 = 2

Posted in Balance, Bible, Faith and Work, Family, Marriage, Prayer on March 16, 2011 | 4 Comments »

We get so strung out with the incredible pace of our lives. I am living through that right now. I just got off the phone with a business leader expressing the same anxieties and frustrations. Our work is demanding and full of pressures. We strive to be the best husbands and wives possible. Many of us have [...]

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Leadership Lessons

Posted in Balance, Excellence, Family, Integrity, Leadership, Servant Leadership, Trust, Vision on February 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Mike Duke, CEO Wal-Mart Stores, is a leader many of us know and respect here in northwest Arkansas. It’s hard to fathom the challenge of leading the largest company in the world. He is humble, faithful and requires business excellence from himself and his associates. Read these excerpts from a recent interview Mike Duke did [...]

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60 Days…Be Still

Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Balance, Perspective, Prayer, Rest, Uncategorized on December 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »

“Be Still and know that I am God.” Philip Yancey writes that this familiar verse in Psalms contains two commands of equal importance.  ”First, I must be still, something that modern life conspires against.  Ten years ago I responded to letter within a couple of weeks and kept my correspondents happy.  Five years ago I [...]

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60 Days…Time Well Spent

Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Balance, Journaling, Perspective, Planning, Plans, Prayer on December 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

As this new week begins, I know many of you are will be going back to work after a busy holiday weekend.  I hope that everyone had a fantastic time and were able to spend time with family and celebrating the birth of our Savior.  It has been non-stop for our family and now that [...]

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60 Days…Work/Life Warning!

Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Balance, Family, Marriage, Prayer, Relationships on November 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Last week I received shocking news about someone I admired and saw as a spiritual giant that a few months ago his marriage had ended in divorce.  Although I did not know this man personally, I have followed him and his ministry closely for a long time.  The details were sketchy, but it appeared that [...]

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60 Days…Work to Live

Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Balance, Family, Marriage on November 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Following a speech I gave last week, a leader in a local bank came to me and with tears in his eyes, shared this story. It’s long, but very powerful…and it’s important. See my comments following the story: It was very nice to meet you and listen to your inspirational talk…the topic is something I [...]

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