Tag: #priorities
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I Love Mondays!
I love Mondays! I also look forward to Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Are you one of those people who loathe Monday mornings and the beginning a new workweek? Do you live for the weekend? Sometime around noon on Wednesday does a smile break across your face as you declare, “It’s “hump” day!”…
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CYOUL8R Possessions or People?
Saturday morning, I was on my way to visit a friend. While driving, a late model shiny sports car abruptly pulled over into my lane ahead of me. The license plate read CYOUL8R. In other words, – “See you later.” I shook my head and couldn’t help but wonder, wow, you spent 80 grand or…
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Is it about Process or Habit? Yes!
In both my personal and professional life, I am a process person. I am a creature of habit and get the “hives” or break out into a cold sweat when things are chaotic, cluttered, or out of order. Now, making sure all the screws on light switches and electrical outlets in my house are facing…
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Stop talking with your Thumbs.
Are you “talking” with your thumbs more than you are with your mouth? It used to be if you wanted to “chat” with someone it meant you were seeking to speak with them in conversation, one on one. Now a days the word “chat” has taken on a whole new meaning. We have Chatbot, ChatGPT,…
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Yes, I Have!
I thought I’d give you an update on a couple of decisions I’ve recently made. Over the past six weeks in two blog posts, I shared about a decision I was considering. One was whether to continue my gym membership in my October 20th post “Did Jesus have a six-pack?” And the other decision was, if I…
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Time is short
We’ve all heard the statement time is short. Or time is short, make the most of it. Actually, time is short when you waste a lot of it. Roman philosopher Seneca said it well – “Life is long if you know how to use it. It is not that we have a short space of…
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If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will.
If you don’t prioritize your life, others will gladly do it for you. The subject of setting priorities is a recurring theme on The Rest Stop and is one of the top two to three disciplines that leads to rest and greater life balance. Perhaps the statement I make most often is “Don’t prioritize your…
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Keep being ruthless!
When I published the first few Rest Stop blogs a little over a year ago, one of the things I emphasized was that when it comes to the journey toward a life of rest and greater life balance that you must be ruthless in your pursuit. I’ve had to go back and reread a couple…
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The First and Final word
Who or what has your attention when you first wake up in the morning? Is it work e-mails, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, texts or other social media feeds? Is the first thing you do is tune into CNN, Fox News, check out the sports page, read The Wall Street Journal, or check your banking, retirement or…
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