Would you say you live a simple life? I think most of us would laugh at that question. Nowadays, there is more to do than ever, while it seems that time is also moving faster than ever. What do you do when it feels that you’re going nowhere fast? I encourage you to simplify your life & work. Simplicity doesn’t necessarily relate to what you’re doing, but rather how you’re doing it. We mustn’t exchange simplicity for complex in the name of progress. We can, and should, aim to progress in life while keeping things simple. Simplicity breeds true progress, while chaos and overload breed stress. We live in a…
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How To Keep Moving Forward in Life: 5 Tips
One of the things that I think we all try to figure out is how to keep moving forward in life. We fight to figure out what we want, then we wrestle with figuring out how to make it happen. We know we want to move forward in life, but we just can’t crack the code on how to make it happen. How To Keep Moving Forward in Life: 5 Tips 1. Quiet Time. There is no way that I would’ve made the progress that I’ve made in life up to this point, without my quiet time. I truly, truly value quiet time. Most everything worth value has come to…
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WORK: Excel In Any Environment
Do you know that you have the ability to excel in any work environment? So often, instead of rising to the occasion at work, we lay down and allow various work challenges & situations to dominate us. WORK: Excel In Any Environment The first key to excelling at work is to deal with you. Let me repeat: Deal with you. Challenges at work, just like challenges in any area of life, are simply revealing the true you. Challenges show us where we’re at. The key to excelling is to face what we’re shown, work on it, and get better at it. Lately, a saying that’s been on my heart is…
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Free to Work: 5 TIPS
Are you free to work? One thing I recall realizing while still in my teens was that distractions limit effectiveness at work. I vividly remember working in a call center, unable to concentrate on work because of drama that was going on in my life. It was then that I remember beginning to focus on limiting distractions so I could be free to work. Work is a significant portion of our lives, and as we follow Christ and grow in understanding our life’s purpose, our work should align with our purpose. Not pursuing your life purpose is a sure way to live life working unfulfilled and unhappy. What kind of…
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MARGO & WORK: I’ve been working 4 jobs
Today is Dec. 23rd and my last post was on Aug. 9th. The reason for the gap? I’ve been working 4 jobs. So much has transpired in my life that it’s hard for me to grab a good starting point. The first thing I can say: It is so important to discover your purpose in life. If you don’t know why God placed you here, you will undoubtedly sell yourself short. You will live a life of uncertainty, confusion, unfulfillment, discontentment, and stress; just to name a few! So, let me tell you the 4 jobs I’ve been working: Principal’s Secretary at our daughters’ elementary school. Adjunct Professor at our…
