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July 2012

July 20, 2012

I’d Like to Rip Off this Photo, But Now I Know Better

Some of you may remember this photo from several years ago as the image for my blog....

July 16, 2012

Maybe Jesus Wants You to Stick With Your Career

Here's an excerpt from my new e-book, "At Work as it is in Heaven" which hopefully entices you...

July 10, 2012

Personal vs. Professional Boundaries: Why I Used a Pen Name for Five Years

Last week I announced the startling blog-revelation that I had been writing under the pen...

July 05, 2012

Why Being Vulnerable is Good for Business

I once attended a meeting where a professional services firm was making a pitch to...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

Some Good News (My First E-Book!) and Some Weird News (Say Goodbye to Bradley…)

First, the good news: Patheos Press has just released my first e-book. Finally! You’re thinking....

June 26, 2012

Is Your Activity Aligned With Your Direction?

I once worked with an organization that was not quite as focused as it should...

June 14, 2012

How Micro-Prayers Can Help You Get Through the Work Day

With the advent of ubiquitous mobile social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter within...

June 05, 2012

How One Hour a Day Can Change Your Life

What if you committed just one hour a day to work on that dream project...

May 2012

May 29, 2012

Your Own Private Incubation Period

If you took away the ten best days of the stock market’s history over the...

May 25, 2012

Don’t Let These Three Fears Drive Your Decisions

Remember the last time your response to a situation was based entirely on a spiritually grounded, selfless frame...

May 21, 2012

It’s Almost Summer. Are You Having Fun Yet?

I once did an exercise for a leadership coach where he asked me to write out...

May 15, 2012

Do You Have a Job, a Career, or a Calling?

The first job I had out of high school was as a dishwasher for a...

May 09, 2012

Stop Skimming Through Life

I sometimes feel as if I have been skipping along some superficial turf for the...

May 03, 2012

Working Too Many Hours is Sick. Literally.

A new study was reported recently in the Wall Street Journal which followed the exploits...

April 2012

April 30, 2012

Becoming a Fully Present Leader

Next week, May 6 and 7, I will be participating in the fourth annual Leadership &...

April 22, 2012

Surprised by Avocations: You Are Not Defined By Your Job Alone

My friend Jeff is a buttoned-up finance guy in his late thirties who manages a...

April 17, 2012

The Evolution of Christian Branding

Remember that fish-shaped thing, that cute little symbol that is supposed to be associated with...

April 10, 2012

Don’t Mistake Doing What You Love With Doing What’s Important

A couple weeks ago, my wife texted me, “Don’t forget to buy Megamillions tickets!:)” Upon...

April 06, 2012

Making Amends

My friend George, who runs a substantial company, received a call last week from a...

April 03, 2012

When Jesus Was a Consultant

I worked as a management consultant for fifteen years before settling down with the company...

March 2012

March 28, 2012

Read My Lips

A colleague of mine, an older, distinguished gentleman, has this habit of trying to predict and...

March 22, 2012

Entering the Fog

I took these shots from my car with the i-phone while driving between morning meetings. The...

March 20, 2012

The Root of All Envy

I came across a research study the other day linking envy with sabotaging behavior at...

March 13, 2012

A Near-Death Back-to-Work Experience

A few weeks ago my wife and I started up a small group thing at our...

March 03, 2012

Attention Overachievers: You Have Permission to Let Go

I can’t imagine where all of the slouches have gone. Almost everyone I know these days is...

February 2012

February 28, 2012

C’mon, Pastors – Get With the Work Program!

This just in: research shows that most pastors fail to support their congregation's integratation of...

February 21, 2012

Super Awesome Prayer Host

Prayer is one of those elusive spiritual concepts that everyone is still trying to figure out,...

February 14, 2012

Does the L-Word Belong in Business?

So I was standing in line at Starbucks, doing my usual coffee routine, and I...

February 10, 2012

The Four Phases of a Writer’s Life

I don’t consider myself to be much of a writer, since I barely have time to scratch...

February 03, 2012

Don’t Expect God to Do Your Grunt Work

I was privy to a conversation involving a mentor and his coaching subject, a mid-level manager....

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