personal growth

Facebook Group for Quality Living Made Simple

I mentioned that I was going to start a Facebook group to compliment this blog and podcast. One of the first things I’m going to be sharing there is the 28-day challenge I’m doing. As a disclaimer, I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice; this is just me sharing what…

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Opportunity, Intentionality, and Dedication: 3 Focus Words

This episode focuses on the 3 focus words I have for this year: opportunity, intentionality, and dedication. I wrote a brief post about this in December, but this is a more in-depth look. This episode is brought to you because Lily Kreitinger interviewed me for her Entrepreneur Spotlight. The Scripture for the week can be…

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Getting a Boost in Your Personal Growth – QLMS #025

This is the silver anniversary of the podcast! We’ll be celebrating the six month anniversary in two weeks! The focus for the past month or so has been on pursuing and doing work that you love. This week is just a slight break from that (we’ll have one more interview next episode – with John…

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Exercising More with Mark Sieverkropp – QLMS #018

This is part 2 of my discussion with Mark Sieverkropp. If you missed the first part, you can listen to it here. Mark Sieverkropp also joined me on episode 3 when we talked about purpose. You can find him on his website, Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin. Apps to use: LoseIt RunKeeper Here’s the links mentioned in the show: http://walking.about.com/cs/calories/l/blcalcalc.htm http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/exercise/SM00109…

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February Checkpoint – 2013 Goals

February was great in some areas, and a down in others. I allowed myself to get busy and off-track a little, but I hope to recover in March. The following is just a quick synopsis. Ongoing Goals 1) Read through Bible this year Dropped the ball a few days, but staying faithful most of the…

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A Noble Purpose at Work

On the EntreLeadership podcast, Chris LoCurto interviewed Lisa Earle McLeod about a better approach to sales and sales management. She talked about having a NSP – Noble Sales Purpose. The premise is that you focus on the benefit of the customer instead of the money or deadline of the sale. What if we translated that…

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What does entertainment have to do with personal development?

I was listening to a recent podcast by Dan Miller (48 Days), and he made this statement: “If entertainment is high on your list, chances are that your personal development is suffering as a result of it.” I quickly scrambled my phone to “rewind” and listen to that again. “If entertainment is high on your…

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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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Top 10 Blogs to Follow

I would like to share the top blogs that I follow, and I highly recommend them to you as well. These are in no particular order (other than the first two, of course). Chris LoCurto Michael Hyatt Hard and Simple Things (Mark Seiverkropp) Your Website Engineer (Dustin Hartzler) Seek, Pray, Work! (Lily Kreitinger) Epicenter Languages (Aaron…

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