What do you do, what do you say when someone you know has been struck by loss or tragedy? Unfortunately, over the past two weeks, I’ve had to ask myself these tough questions. The cellphone rang, the distress palpable in my wife’s voice, “Greg, there’s so much bad in the world. There’s too much pain.” …
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What does ‘finding your calling‘ mean? We place so much emphasis on the word “calling” that it seems big, and heavy and almost scary. Read on, and I’ll help you have the courage to find your calling. Your Calling Doesn’t Have To Be Scary I’ve talked to a lot of people about their “calling”, and …
You don’t wake up one day and know what you’re calling is. If you’re like most people in this world, you don’t even recognize WHEN you’re being called. Read on, and I’ll tell you how to take your next big step towards hearing your calling. Recap: Steps 1 and 2 of your calling We’ve been …
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In my previous post we looked at the first step in a three step process for knowing when you’re being called. But what’s the next clue? What happens next? How to move closer to your calling We left off with Scott Harrison, the Founder and CEO of charity:water. Scott was FED-UP with his personal failures …
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Many people offer advice on HOW to define your calling. But, if you want to understand WHEN you’re being called, follow this 3-step process and tune-in to the call for your life. Your calling may scare you One of our greatest quests is to find our calling. We want to have significance in the world. …
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We call them seasons of life for a reason. Sometimes they’re warm and beautiful, but sometimes they’re downright cold and miserable. Undoubtedly when the storms roll in, our stress level skyrockets. Read on and learn how a sabbatical can help you weather the storms of life. The Holmes & Rahe Stress Scale: Sound familiar? Psychologists …
“If you burn the candle at both ends, you can’t stay bright for very long.” Rick Warren. We all push ourselves. We’re all anxious about falling behind. We’re all afraid that we’ll miss out on something big. I promise you, when you burn the candle at both ends, you’ll wake-up one day totally EXHAUSTED. Do …
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I wandered through the sunlit room full of tables and chatty busy voices, browsing presentations, looking for something undefined. I hoped I’d recognize it when I saw it. At the time my life was trouble-free. Yet, inside, I was rattled. Something was missing. Have you ever felt unfulfilled? Disappointed? Anxious? Restless? Wanting? There was a …
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When we’re in our flow, we’re doing our best work. But did you know that you are capable of so much more when you leverage your flow state with your gifts? (If you missed last week’s post on how to use your gifts to save the world, check it out here.) What is Flow? Flow …
“My parents were very, very poor, but they both had the gift of hospitality.” – Rick Warren. Do you know what your gift is? For the world’s sake it’s important that you figure it out. Read on and I’ll help point you in the right direction. What are my gifts? Rick’s parents had very little …
