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Prayer: Your Steering Wheel or Your Spare Tire?
Steering Wheel? “Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” ― Corrie Ten Boom Do we come to prayer first and always? All throughout our day? Or only in our most desperate times when we can “only pray”? We can never do it perfectly, but oh how we miss out on the many joyous…
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How To Make It Shorter
Have you ever struggled with how to make a piece of writing shorter? Maybe you’re writing a speech, a paper, or a song. It’s just too long and you don’t know what to do. Do this: Set aside an hour. Figure out how much you need to cut (300 words, 3 pages, etc). We’ll call…
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Is it what the teacher teaches or what the student learns?
The Teacher or the Student? “Is it what the teacher teaches or what the student learns?”* You can have the best teacher in the world, and learn nothing. You can have a terrible teacher, and learn much. What kind of student are you? Do you observe, absorb, and apply what you learn? Some teachers are…
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Give Orders That Are Likely To Be Followed
“It is better to give orders that are likely to be followed.” No, I wasn’t reading a military handbook. I was reading a star wars book that made a good point. Giving orders that your people want to follow makes them more likely to want to follow you. It earns respect that is essential when…
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Rest is as important as work.
Rest is as important as work. I would explain, but I’m sleep deprived. Josh