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August 2010

August 12, 2010

How One Hour a Day x Three Years Can Change Your Life

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

July 2010

July 15, 2010

The Book I’m Not Writing

Like every other Blogger within spitting distance, I have thought about writing a book. I...

July 13, 2010

Your Money Or Your (Spiritual) Life

It’s nice to make money, isn't it? Now don't give me that look. A healthy desire...

July 02, 2010

You’re Gonna Own It Like Oprah!

I have always wanted to be known for creating some kind of unique landmark cultural...

June 2010

June 30, 2010

Your Mid-Year Review

If you are anything like me (a strong, decisive, and handsome leader with a clear...

June 25, 2010

Group Writing Prompt: Bosses

My first boss in the professional working world was a good-natured woman named Suzanne, who...

June 04, 2010

Spiritual Maturity at Work

I must be growing more spiritually mature. I say this because of the surprising response I've...

May 2010

May 31, 2010

The Four Phases of a Writer’s Life

I don’t consider myself much of a writer, since I have only been at this...

May 25, 2010

Forget Vision – It’s All About the Process

There is a rule of thumb at my company when forecasting large projects. It says...

April 2010

April 22, 2010

Social Notworking

Last week I met up with a gentleman who is involved in a national organization dedicated...

April 13, 2010

Figuring Out Success With the Amish

Today's guest post is by Erik Wesner, who is an Amish researcher and author of the...

April 06, 2010

Your Greater Leadership Purpose at Work

Last week I spoke to a group of men at my church on the subject of "Spiritual Engagement...

March 2010

March 23, 2010

Your Dream Career! Or Not.

Here’s something for you to daydream about: what if you had been given a substantial...

March 11, 2010

Real-Time Connections?

I have a guest post today over at Dan King's Blog, where I am reviewing...

February 2010

February 27, 2010

Confessions of a Mad Journalist in Search of Life’s Purpose

Well folks, it's the end-of-month repost time! I have a tasty selection for you here,one...

February 02, 2010

Five Tips for Dealing With an Adversary

Does this situation sound familiar? There you are in the conference room, discussing an important...

January 2010

January 31, 2010

Nine Things I Learned From Guest Posting on Michael Hyatt’s Blog

Last week I had the privilege of publishing a guest post on Michael Hyatt’s blog, Leading...

January 21, 2010

The Camel’s Back (Well, maybe…)

Here is the photograph that was featured on my home page for the last several...

January 19, 2010

My Other Job:Content Editor at The High Calling Blogs

Robert Pagliari over at CBS Money Watch has recently released a book called The Other...

January 12, 2010

An Interview With “The Trusted Advisor” Author Charles H. Green

I recently tracked down Charles H. Green to talk about his experience connecting trust, spirituality and business....

January 04, 2010

Five Problems That Are Killing the “Faith in the Workplace” Movement

In recent years there have been noble attempts by many Christian authors, consultants and advisors...

December 2009

December 23, 2009

Spiritual Fruitcake

Like Joni Mitchell says, "It’s coming on Christmas, they’re cuttin’ down trees…" So enough with the...

December 15, 2009

Letters to Shrinking the Camel: “Help! I Feel Stupid At Work!”

Over the past year or so since starting up Shrinking the Camel, I have come across...

December 10, 2009

How To Know When You’ve Finally Arrived

I once heard a story about Henry Kissinger falling asleep in the middle of a...

December 08, 2009

Four Tips For Managing Gossip In The Workplace

A CEO friend of mine was approached recently by an employee who complained that a...

December 04, 2009

Reality-Check: Leadership Is All About Power

It might upset some good Christian business leaders to think too much about power. "But...

November 2009

November 27, 2009

11 Shortcuts to Becoming a CEO

Here are 11 tips to becoming the Chief Encouragement Officer.

November 22, 2009

Your Life Is Perfect.

I don't usually preach much here at my Blog, but I came across a scripture passage...

November 17, 2009

Where is God When You Lose Your Job?

Many economists are saying that the Great Recession is over. The stock market has rallied to new...

October 2009

October 30, 2009

Are You Dealing with Ambiguity, Complexity and Uncertainty? Welcome to the Real World.

It's my end-of-month re-post time, and here is one from last Spring that later got picked...