[powerpress] Oh no – this happened. How do I move forward? My wife, Joanne, and I have used a concise process for all the years of our marriage. When confronted with a decision, we allow a 2-week maximum for arriving…
[powerpress] What does this make possible? When unexpected change comes our first reaction is often one of fear or anger. We want to hang on to things as they were. But a healthier response may be to ask (in the…
This is a guest post by Rachel Eubanks. She is a beginner, a struggler, a wannabe, a hard worker, but most of all a truth teller. She writes about the beauty and the ugliness of starting your own business as…
When I started 48 Days I was teaching a Sunday School class on finding your purpose and calling. My Why was that I knew then as now that over 80% of Americans say they do not have their dream job. …
[powerpress] Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts… 5 months after I interviewed a company has contacted me. Should I even consider them now? What is the most professional way to tell a company…
Be careful who you allow to influence your thinking and actions! In the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki tells the story of the Hawaiian Black Crabs. If you go down to the beach early in the morning you can…
This is a tough issue. We are in a culture that has taught us to expect wages for our time. The person who makes $10/hr wants $12 and so on. The attorney who makes $100/hr wants to work his/her way up…
[powerpress] Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage (Smashing Pumpkins) Questions this week: I would love to move into a position where I can work in student ministry full-time. My wife is, rightfully, worried…
When Jorg Sprave was 9, his dad took him into the woods for the occasion that should be part of every boy’s growing up experience – making a slingshot. “We searched and found a perfectly forked hazelwook stick,” Sprave says. …
Recently I spoke to a group of church leaders who are going through a tough transition time in the life of their church. Change is a challenging issue for many of us – in our work, our technology, our cars, our…