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September 2015

September 28, 2015

Confessions of a Mad Journalist (Part 1)

Like most insecure and spiritually frustrated white men in their forties, I keep a journal....

July 2015

July 30, 2015

Can We Be Used For a Mighty Purpose?

Here is a great quote of George Bernard Shaw, from Man and Superman: "This is...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

What Am I Supposed to Do With the Rest of My Life?

Lately my lungs shut down while I’m sleeping. They just decide to stop working, like...

June 22, 2015

The Purpose of Work

As some of you may know, I go to a Presbyterian church. It’s located in...

June 13, 2015

27 Things To Do Before I Die

I've been reading the book "Becoming a Resonant Leader" (Harvard Business Press). One of the book's tenants...

October 2014

October 22, 2014

What is Your “One Thing?”

My wife and I took a trip to Nantucket recently to celebrate our anniversary. We...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

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

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

September 10, 2014

Is Work a Curse, or Inherently Good?

I recently overheard a conversation where a middle-aged, mothering woman was asking a scrappy-headed and pockmark-faced...

March 2013

March 15, 2013

Twenty Seven Things to Do Before You Die

I made Chicken Cacciatore last night, which reminded me of this post from many moons...

March 04, 2013

The Happiest Employee on Earth

There’s a bright yellow band of construction tape blocking the administrative entrance to my company’s...

June 2012

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...

July 2011

July 08, 2011

Social Entrepreneurs: Get Ready to Change the World!

In his book, “Lynchpin,” author Seth Godin takes the concept of work to an art...

June 2011

June 06, 2011

Really, Is It Possible to Find Both Purpose and Joy In Your Job?

Everyone knows I love a good matrix. As a former/recovering consultant, I am convinced that...

December 2010

December 30, 2010

How Are You Planning to Grow in 2011?

Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s, is famously quoted as saying, “When you’re green you’re...

October 2010

October 19, 2010

What Is Your One Thing?

My wife and I took a trip to Nantucket recently to celebrate our anniversary. We...

September 2010

September 14, 2010

Any Road Will Take You There

I spent a good part of my career as a strategy consultant, and a favorite quote...

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...

August 03, 2010

Your Work is Worship

One Sunday morning a couple of years ago, my church announced a new program discussing...

May 2010

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...

May 11, 2010

The Myth of Calling

When I was nineteen years old, I wanted more than anything else in the world...

March 2010

March 17, 2010

The End of Capitalism as We Know It?

What is the purpose of a business? If you were to ask this question to...

February 2010

February 24, 2010

Cheer Up! The Happiness Consultants Have Arrived

Several months ago I reported that happiness was a hot topic in business reporting these...

October 2009

October 25, 2009

Can You Sum Up Your Life’s Message With Just One Word?

Have you noticed the trend of one-word book titles hitting the market lately? A couple...

September 2009

September 16, 2009

Does God Want You to be Happy at Work?

It seems like happiness is a hot topic these days. I have been seeing it...

August 2009

August 24, 2009

27 Things to do Before You Die

From time to time I will indulge myself in the tacky genre of self-help-leadership-development books....

May 2009

May 07, 2009

Confessions of a Mad Journalist (Part 1)

Like most insecure and spiritually frustrated white men in their forties, I keep a journal....

December 2008

December 29, 2008

Christian Advertisement Says Your Work Has No Meaning

I was driving back to Philly from my brother's house in Kentucky last week after...

October 2008

October 18, 2008

Meditation for (Christian) Dummies – 4

Continued from previous post. So. I'm about five minutes into my morning meditation, not very...

September 2008

September 05, 2008

The Purpose of Work

As some of you may know, I go to a Presbyterian church. It's located in...

August 2008

August 29, 2008

Middle-Age and the Meaning of Life: The Countdown Begins

Lately my lungs shut down while I'm sleeping. They just decide to stop working, like...