Housework Procrastination
Do you ever procrastinate by rationalizing away your housework? Here’s a list of excuses I came across recently: I don’t do windows because…I love birds and don’t want one flying …
Housework Procrastination Read MoreAuthor: Rick Grubbs
Hurdle Jumping
An Olympic hurdle jumper must do two things. He must finish his race quickly and he must clear each of the hurdles. He can’t afford to waste excess energy by …
Hurdle Jumping Read More Interruption Cycles
When do most of your interruptions occur? Early in the morning? Right after lunch? First of the week or last of the week? Most of our work interruptions occur in …
Interruption Cycles Read More Invest Before Spending
Someone has noted that the difference between the rich and the poor is that while the rich invest their money and spend what’s left, the poor spend their money and …
Invest Before Spending Read More Learn from Losing
I was a man who had not made a single mistake for as long as anyone could remember. He was an Egyptian mummy. Everyone who tries to accomplish something in …
Learn from Losing Read More Limiting Step
In most any project God sends our way there is a limiting step involved in the completion of that project. By that I mean there is a bottleneck somewhere that …
Limiting Step Read More Using a Map
Have you ever found yourself in a strange place without a map? That happened to ma a few days ago. I was in Washington State doing seminars when I crossed …
Using a Map Read More Monkey Policy
Put 5 monkeys in a cage with stairs leading to a banana on the ceiling. Each time a monkey tries to climb the stairs spray the other four with cold …
Monkey Policy Read More Much Given, Much Required
Perhaps the most frightening verse in all of Scripture to me is Luke 12:48 where Jesus said, “Unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required.” It is …
Much Given, Much Required Read More Computer Folders
You know computers have taken over your life when you would rather get more dots per inch than miles per gallon or when the thought a CD referring to something …
Computer Folders Read More Oversee vs Overlook
The English language is strange. For example, how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? In …
Oversee vs Overlook Read More Oxygen Masks
If you’ve flown anywhere in the past 30 years you’ve heard the familiar instruction, “In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, put your own oxygen mask on …
Oxygen Masks Read More Poem- The Difference
I’d like to share with you a little poem called, The Difference: I got up early one morning and rushed right into the day; I had so much to accomplish …
Poem- The Difference Read More Confronting Problems
A church usher noticed a man sprawled out on the pews and asked him to please sit up. The man simply groaned and rolled around. The usher said “If you …
Confronting Problems Read More Questions for Children
We all know we need to spend time with our children. Nearly every message I’ve ever heard or given myself on “Redeeming the Time” includes that point. But how can …
Questions for Children 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 …
Quitting and Winning Read More Ranking Restaurants
Remember the roadrunner cartoons from when you were a kid? Think about this, “If the coyote had enough money to buy all that acme stuff, why didn’t he just go …
Ranking Restaurants Read More Readers are Leaders
Motivational speaker Charlie “Tremendous” Jones says, “Readers are leaders. 5 years from now you will be the same person you are today except for the people you meet and the …
Readers are Leaders Read More 3 Email Accounts
How many email addresses do you have? If you answered “one” you might be spending too much time with email. Here’s a way to save time 3 accounts. Have one …
3 Email Accounts Read More 3 Pillars of Time Management
Every few months it seems a new book comes out on time management and personal effectiveness. Each one claims to have found “The hidden secret of success” which everyone before …
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