Taking It to Work: Do you have a trained ear? When one of my boys was younger, I was waiting for a school concert to start where he played the bari-sax. As I sat listening to the kids warm-up, which sounded more like a traffic jam than a warm-up, I Read more
Taking It to Work: I am a fisherman, and I love going out on the open ocean. I can sit for hours looking out over that beautiful, blue expanse. Sea turtles, deep water dolphin, flying fish, and when we lived down in Mexico for a while, whales, huge fin whales Read more
Taking It to Work: The world’s system rewards the powerful and the wealthy. In the professional world, it is talent and accomplishment that get you noticed. Leaders are honored and esteemed, and the highest positions are reserved for those who have made the most out of their opportunities. The four Read more
Taking It to Work: We live in an age where it can be embarrassing to say, “I don’t know.” At work we may feel inadequate if we don’t know the answer. As Christians we may feel that we need to have all the answers about our faith, God and all Read more
Taking It to Work: Did you realize that the human race thrives on story telling? From grade-schoolers gathering for grandpa’s war stories, to the hundreds of streaming reels, shorts and stories online, to the over $150 billion that was spent last year in the film industry; we as a people Read more
Taking It to Work: I had a coworker in my earlier days who wore the same, exact outfit every day. Ray was an older gentlemen who was an ex-military, no-nonsense, get-‘er-done kind of person. He hated inefficiency and waste, and many years prior had decided that deciding what to wear Read more
Taking It to Work: A cornered wolf acts deceptively similar to an outright aggressive wolf – bared teeth, wild swinging claws, loud and threatening barks or growls. An untrained eye could easily mistake one for the other. While shouting may prompt an aggressive wolf to reconsider, flicking the nose of Read more
Taking It to Work: I have said many times that I am just too busy. I am sure those same words have danced in your mind a time or two. Typically, when I verbalize those thoughts, it is when I am asked to do something unplanned or inconvenient. It actually Read more
Taking It to Work: There is a very big difference between owning and managing a company, and managing a company like you own it. A good manager will be one who runs it with an owner’s mentality. In the owner’s absence he will manage it in a way that benefits Read more
Taking It to Work: There is a common false teaching out there that says that God will never bring calamity or hardship in your life. It only takes a little bible study to know that this teaching is wrong, just like we would all agree that a father should teach Read more