Education

The Laws of Learning

Years ago, I was able to receive both Supervisor and Administrator training through Accelerated Christian Education (ACE). In their manual, they share their “Five Laws of Learning:” The pupil must be placed on a level of curriculum where he can best perform. The pupil must set reasonable and appropriate goals which he can be expected…

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6 Simple Tips to Stay Focused and Finish a Task

I have loved writing since I was young. I remember writing little short stories when I was six and seven years old. Of course, all of the stories I wrote started with “Once upon a time,” and ended with “happily ever after.” My love for writing never went away. As I grew older, my stories…

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10 Simple Steps to Education from Wisdom Meets Passion

In episode #011, I interviewed Dan Miller about pursuing work you love. Part of the discussion included parts of his recent book, Wisdom Meets Passion. We didn’t talk about education in the podcast, but he outlines 10 simple steps to advance your education without acquiring massive student loan debt. Here’s a basic outline of his…

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3 Benefits of Attending an Event or Conference

Last week, I went to the EntreLeadership 1-Day event. It was a great opportunity for me to be able to enhance my personal growth, expand my business and leadership knowledge, and build a little to my network. Tomorrow, I’ll share some of the takeaways I had, but I want to first take the opportunity to…

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How I Was Introduced to Dave Ramsey

My wife and I were introduced to Dave Ramsey early in 2004. Well, we never “met” him (yet). There was a great couple that was gazelle intense about becoming debt-free. They shared tgeir story with us and let us borrow Financial Peace Revisited. I’m going to share the same gift here. I will be giving…

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When I Was 26… (John Maxwell said this, too)

He has done several interview and articles. One interview was with Chris LoCurto for the EntreLeadership podcast. In that interview, he mentioned that he was 26 when he first realized the importance of intentionally working on personal growth. Then began the 40-year journey that brought him to this point. Listening and thinking about that point…

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“It’s Not My Job” (And Other Things You Shouldn’t Say)

QBQ (The Question Behind the Question) addresses the attitude behind these kind of statements. They represent a victim mentality. They shift the responsibility and the blame to others. There is no sense of personal accountability. “It’s not my job” Are you part of the team? Then it’s part of your job. Each person on the…

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Lessons from Joseph the Dreamer

When you think about dreams in the Bible, there are probably two individuals that come to mind: Daniel and Joseph. Both of these men were used by God to have and interpret dreams several times. I spoke about Daniel in a previous post (“What’s Your Dream“). This post is a focus on what Joseph did…

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You’re Living in a Dream World

Many times, it takes a big event to wake us up and motivate us to do something. In the movie, The Matrix, the main character Neo has the sense that something is wrong…or different (“What’s Your Dream?”). He’s just not sure what it is. When he meets Morpheus and is set free from the Matrix,…

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What’s Your Dream?

In Daniel chapter 2, King Nebuchadnezzer woke up one morning knowing he had a dream. It was a troubling dream – maybe a nightmare. The problem was that he couldn’t remember what it was. Maybe you can identify with his situation. He was determined to find out what the dream meant, so he called the…

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