Archives for the 'Faith' Category
3 Spirituality of Work Quotes [The Daily Saint]
Everyone collects something. I like quotes- they take up very little space and seem to give and give again. Here are three that grabbed my eye recently:
VocationThe
kind of work God usually calls you to is the kind of work that you need
most to do and that the world most needs to have done…The place God
calls [...]
8 Requisites for Contented Living [HD BizBlog 1.2]
Health enough to make work a pleasure
Wealth enough to support your needs
Strength enough to battle with difficulties and overcome them
Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished
Charity enough to see some good in your neighbor
Love enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others
Faith enough to make real the things of God
Hope [...]
4 Simple Things You Can Do This Weekend to Relax [The Daily Saint]
The art of relaxing on a weekend has become scarce as we allow activities, errands and chores to crowd out the down-time that we truly crave. Without being intentional about our time, we can find ourselves running from one thing to the next, left exhausted and without pause.
What can you do to relax and [...]
Slowdown Friday: Detaching From the World for Just One Day [The Daily Saint]
I was raised in a family that instilled solid values and an appreciation for spending time together. My dad and I used to go to the beach if my mom had to work on the weekend. Long drives, trips to get ice cream and plenty of sports (to play and watch) filled our Saturdays.
As [...]
8 Random Facts about Mike St. Pierre [The Daily Saint]
Having been tagged by Ricky Spears in the 8 Random Facts meme, here goes:
I once appeared in a Prudential insurance TV commercial which aired around the world. My famous one liner was, "The potential is huge!"
I am the 2nd youngest of 66 first cousins and that’s only on my dad’s side of the family.
I spent [...]
21 Reasons Why You May Need a Coach [HD BizBlog 1.2]
Every sports team has one, to instruct and manage the capabilities of the team members. Professional football and baseball teams often have a coach for each different aspect of the game, yet many people outside of these arenas are completely on their own.
The worlds of business and work, family and life are just as important [...]
Seven Barriers to Growing [HD BizBlog 1.2]
Paul J. Meyer, the founder of Success Motivation International, has compiled a list of barriers that we need to overcome in order to grow and succeed.
I’m comfortable - Staying in the comfort zone and living at the present level of success is easier and less stressful than exerting effort to make needed changes.
I’m afraid of [...]
The Week in Review: GOOD Productivity Posts (and a few that you might have missed) [The Daily Saint]
Here are some excellent posts from the past week, in case you missed them:
Relaxing is GoodPatrice Fagnant-MacArthur talks about the role of vacation and unplugging.
Simplicity is GoodStephen at Hidden Dragon Biz Blog provides a pithy quote that is worth our reflection.
Customer Service is GoodRead Seth Godin’s discussion about how Sprint is letting 1000 customers go [...]
The Practice of Keeping Sabbath [The Daily Saint]
"I’m so busy… I just don’t have enough time to complete all my work."
Do you need a break, but doubt you have time for it? What about those who don’t have sufficient work to sustain themselves? The practice of keeping Sabbath helps us to resist the tyranny of too much or too little [...]
What Does it Mean to be a Workplace Saint? [The Daily Saint]
Anyone who has followed The Daily Saint blog from the early years can tell that I’ve gone through a bit of an evolution as to the how and why that I blog. As a high school administrator, I’ve spent my career in promotion of "the message". My world is made up of retreats and [...]