Tag: #livewell
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Anyone want less in life?
Do you want the most out of life? Does anyone get up in the morning and say, “I think I want less in life?” Sound like trick question? It’s not intended to be. There is quite a distinction though between the phrase “I want the most out of life” and “I want less in life.”…
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Why am I opening this cover?
If there is one thing that distracts us more than just about anything else these days, it’s our smart phones. The amount of time we spend on our devices, the incessant “dings” and notifications have become a nuisance, mind numbing, and quite frankly rather nauseating. (You may not believe this, but I’m not kidding.) As…
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Are you a thermostat or thermometer?
Are you more like a thermostat or a thermometer? A thermostat sets and controls the temperature in a room or space. It functions to manage and maintain a desired temperature. Thermostats serve as a manager or governor. A thermometer on the other hand is an instrument for measuring. A thermometer simply measures the existing temperature.…
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Difficult Discussions
Over the past few months both at work and in my personal life I have had to engage in several difficult discussions. Conversations requiring a significant level of confrontation. Usually, I am quite diligent when it comes to addressing sticky or sensitive issues in a timely manner. I had a lot of pressing projects going…
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Genuine Generosity
In my journey toward greater life balance, few things rattled me more than the discovery of how selfish and self-centered I was. Even though I have been a follower of Jesus for over 50 years, an honest look inward revealed a heart that was more miserly, materialistic, and me-centered rather than others-centered, I had to…
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Do you have Qi?
Do you have Qi? The word Qi pronounced “Chee” Is traditional Chinese medicine commonly defined as vital energy or life force that keeps a person’s spiritual, emotional, mental and physical health in balance. Those of you who have followed this blog for any amount of time know that I frequently refer to our spiritual, emotional,…
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Rightsizing your life
When a business increases infrastructure or operational costs to the point where it can no longer sustain profitability, it’s leadership and stakeholders will often resort to rightsizing or downsizing the organization. Reasons for engaging in downsizing efforts can include, your industry is declining, economic recession, rising costs, or less demand for your product or services…
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Don’t idolize the scaffolding.
I want you to picture in your mind’s eye a team of painters who have been contracted to paint a five-story building. As they begin this project, to gain access to all parts of the structure they will need to put up scaffolding. Hold that thought, but now I want you to think about your…
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Are you a Collector?
Collections. People have been collecting things since the beginning of time. Among the more familiar items that folks collect are coins, stamps, works of art, antiques, baseball cards, comic books, dolls to name a few. Whatever it is, collectors tend to have a passion for the things they collect, and their collections become part of…
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Ran the 100-meter dash in 62.95 seconds.
The current world record for the 100-meter dash is 9.58 seconds set in 2009 by Jamaica’s Usain Bolt. Now, that’s fast! So, you are probably asking as you read the title of this week’s post, “What’s the big deal about running a 100-meter race in 62.95 seconds? After all that’s 6 1/2 times slower than…
The Rest Stop 