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• Don’t Let These Three Fears Drive Your Decisions

  

  Remember the last time your response to a situation was based entirely on a spiritually grounded, selfless frame of reference, transcending ego-driven... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• It’s Almost Summer. Are You Having Fun Yet?

  

  I once did an exercise for a leadership coach where he asked me to write out a vivid description of my ideal life in the future. Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Do You Have a Job, a Career, Or a Calling?

  The first job I had out of high school was as a dishwasher for a white-tablecloth Italian restaurant during the late seventies. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Stop Skimming Through Life

  

  I sometimes feel as if I have been skipping along some superficial turf for the past several years. The frenetic pace of my brain has been like a pinball machin... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Working Too Many Hours is Sick. Literally.

  

  A new study was reported recently in the Wall Street Journal which followed the exploits of 24 freshly minted MBA’s over a ten year period as they entered the... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, SELF EXPRESSION

• Becoming a Fully Present Leader

  

  Next week, May 6 and 7, I will be participating in the fourth annual Leadership & Spirituality Summit at Princeton Theological Seminary, sponsored by A New... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2012 BUSINESS

• Surprising Avocations (Your Career Alone Will Never Fulfill You)

  

  My friend Jeff is a buttoned-up finance guy in his late thirties who manages a business unit for a large corporate behemoth. We go to the same church, I see... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Evolution of Christian Branding

  

  Remember that fish-shaped thing, that cute little symbol that is supposed to be associated with Christianity?It is called the Ichthys,which is an anagram made u... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Don’t Mistake Doing What You Love With Doing What’s Important

  

  A couple weeks ago, my wife texted me, “Don’t forget to buy Megamillions tickets!:)”Upon learning of the $656 million jackpot, we couldn’t help ourselves from... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Making Amends

  

  My friend George, who runs a substantial company, received a call last week from a former employee he hadn’t seen in thirty five years, right out of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• When Jesus Was a Consultant

  

  I worked as a management consultant for fifteen years before settling down with the company I am currently with. Like attorneys and used-car salesmen,... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2012 SPIRITUALITY

• Read My Lips

  

  A colleague of mine, an older, distinguished gentleman, has this habit of trying to predict and finish my sentences.For instance, when I start a conversation,... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Entering the Fog

  

  I took these shots this morning from my car with the i-phone as I was driving between meetings.The fog was thick and sluggish, with no intention of burning off... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Root of All Envy

  

  I came across a research study the other day linking envy with sabotaging behavior at work. You wouldn’t think business researchers were so interested in such... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Near-Death Back-to-Work Experience

  

  A few weeks ago my wife and I started up a small group thing at our house – you know, where a few couples from church get together for some bible study, finger... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• Attention Overachievers: You Have Permission to Let Go

  

  I can’t imagine where all of the slouches have gone.Almost everyone I know these days is obsessed with their personal productivity and performance. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2012 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• C’mon, Pastors – Get With the Work Program!

  

  This just in: research shows that most pastors fail to support their congregation’s integratation of faith with work.Well. We probably didn’t need a research... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• Super Awesome Prayer Host

  

  Prayer is one of those elusive spiritual concepts that everyone is still trying to figure out, I think. I make an effort to pray frequently, even at work, but... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 SPIRITUALITY

• Does the L-Word Belong in Business?

  

  So I was standing in line at Starbucks, doing my usual coffee routine, and I saw one of the baristas, Carla, in the background taking orders for the... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 BUSINESS

• The Four Phases of a Writer’s Life

  

  I don’t consider myself to be much of a writer, since I barely have time to scratch out even a lousy blog post once in a while. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION