Being vs. Experiencing Failure
Winston Churchill said, “Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” That’s a good definition that fits well with how God defined success when He said in …
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Preoccupation
Les Stewart of Australia holds the world record for the longest typewriting marathon. In 1982 he began typing the numbers from 1 to 1,000,000. 16 years later he finished the …
Read More Grumbling Employees
Several years ago, two ladies became so focused on the negatives of their workplace, and thus unhappy with their jobs at Western Union, that they secretly made a plan to …
Read More Enthusiasm- Word Origin
You might guess the word “hello” dates back to the start of the English language. But it was actually coined in the 1880’s as a greeting when answering a new …
Read More Great Managers
Success has been defined as “Achieving the great works God planned for me.” That’s a great definition, but it requires good time management, among other things, to achieve. Management expert …
Read More Common Things in an Uncommon Way
I recently noticed an older lady with an Eastern European accent working the counter in an airport news stand. I noticed her because she had unusual enthusiasm for her work. …
Read More Typhoid Mary
Remember the story of Typhoid Mary? Her real name was Mary Mallon. She was a typhoid-infected cook for several wealthy families in New York in the early 1900’s, who despite …
Read More Harry Truman Quote
President Harry S. Truman once said, “I have found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with …
Read More Quitting and Winning
You’ve heard the saying, “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” But maybe we should add to that saying that those who never win and never quit, are likely playing …
Read More Dead Church Members
A reporter asked a paramedic, “What was your most unusual 911 call?” The paramedic replied, “Recently we got a call from that big white church downtown. A frantic usher was …
Read More Unbelievable!
How should you respond when everything is going wrong and someone says, “Hi! How’s your day going?” You might think you have only two choices: Either lie and say you’re …
Read More Waking up Grumpy
The bumper sticker on a lady’s car read, “Sometimes I wake up grumpy. Other times I just let him sleep.” If her husband really was waking up grumpy he had …
Read More Spectators vs Players
There are basically two categories of people when it comes to how we approach life. There are those who are in the game, and then there are the spectators who …
Read More Church Participation
A Sunday school teacher asked her children, “And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?” a little girl replied, “Because people are sleeping.” I’ve had the privilege to …
Read More Onion Cores
A man went to a psychiatrist complaining he was unhappy with life. The doctor then informed him that he needed to find his true inner self. He instructed him to …
Read More Energy-Givers
When it comes to the way we use our time and energy, there are basically three categories of people. There are energy-takers, energy-givers and energy-wasters. Energy-takers are those people who …
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