Guido’s 4 Steps to Success
Radio minister Dr. Michael Guido composed the following four steps for success: 1. Plan Passionately 2. Prepare Prayerfully 3. Proceed Productively 4. Pursue Patiently These four steps give a good …
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Easier to Edit than to Create
“It is always easier to edit than it is to create.” I came across that little one line motivational quote several years ago and ever since it has been one …
Read More Production Capacity
Achieving your best for the Lord requires balancing production with production capacity. If a factory runs a machine 24/7, never stopping for maintenance, it produces a lot in the short …
Read More Stockpiling
My specialization is time management, not money management. But I do believe I can give you some good advice on the best stock to invest in. It’s the stockpile. Stockpiling …
Read More 50% Difference
Steven Douglas, of Campus Crusade for Christ, challenges those who are facing a big task to ask a simple question: “What are three things I could do in the next …
Read More Right Now Stickers
In our church seminar on “Redeeming the Time” I always conclude with what I call the real key to redeeming the time. It is a simple technique that, if consistently …
Read More Recovery Efforts
Maybe you heard about the two-seater plane that crashed in a graveyard. Rescuers recovered 300 bodies. Some recovery efforts make more sense than others. The ones that make the least …
Read More It’s OK to Look Back
Continually staying focused on a goal is a vital part of good time management. Life’s major issues simply cannot be sorted out during TV commercials. But like anything else, focusing …
Read More Duplicating vs Hunting
A group of hunters paired off in 2’s and decided to meet back at the end of the day. When Fred returned to camp alone with his 8 point buck, …
Read More 30 Year Old Twinkie-Shelf Life
The Bangor Daily News recently reported that Roger Bennatti, a science teacher in Blue Hill, Maine, kept a Twinkie in his classroom for 30 years. The Twinkie, they reported, is …
Read More Overbooking
Overbooking is a tactic airlines uses to increase profits. That is, they sell more tickets for a flight than they have seats to accommodate. Airlines do this because they know …
Read More Offensive People
Are you an offensive person? If not, you should be. I don’t mean having bad breath or being obnoxious and rude, but rather going on the offensive to get things …
Read More All Things Created Twice
All things are created twice. If you are sitting in a car right now, that car was first created by an automotive engineer, then later by a factory worker. If …
Read More Get the Basics- Learning Czech
In 1991, my family was asked to spend a year beginning a mission work in Czechoslovakia. It was an exciting time as we prepared to bring the Gospel to a …
Read More Time Well Spent
It’s 100 degrees outside. Everyone comes in for a cold drink and someone says, “My it’s hot out there.” Inevitably someone else in the group will say, “Yes, but it’s …
Read More Losing Things
A Reuters news report recently estimated 11,300 laptop computers, 31,400 handheld computers and 200,000 mobile telephones were left in taxis around the world during the last six months. Taxi drivers …
Read More 216 Noodles
There are exactly 216 noodles in a can of Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup. Not 215, not 217, but exactly 216 noodles. I don’t know how Campbell’s came to the conclusion …
Read More Attention Span
A museum did a study over a 10 year period to determine how long the average visitor spent looking at an object. The first study the determined the average was …
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