Archive for December, 2006

Purpose-driven work is like a trip to Italia

gondola_ride_by_de.jpgFinding your Divine purpose is like traveling to Venice. Why Venice? Good food, good atmosphere. When you get there, you want to take a gondola ride, so you ask a gondolier to take you to a cafe. He winks at you and smiles, ushers you into the gondola, and starts punting you along the waterway, without saying a word.

“Oh, geez,” you think, “does this guy know what I want at all? Where is he taking me?”
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You Are (Not) Sufficient

Let me ask you a question… one that may not be so simple:

Why are you in business?

Of course, there are probably dozens of reasons you could point to….

  • serve others
  • contribute to the greater good
  • meet a need that’s not being met otherwise
  • grow your financial well-being
  • express your purpose
  • prove to the world that you can

Wait - whoa - what was that last one? Take another look…
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How To Keep Your Desk Clean (Without Using A Shovel)

Take a look around you. Chances are, you’re sitting at your desk, or whatever desk-substitute you have. And chances are, it’s a mess.

What’s it going to take to free you from the mess?

  • A better filing system?
  • A bigger trash can?
  • A shovel?

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