May 2011 Blog Posts (169)

QUOTE:

"There is only one success to be able to spend your life in your own way, and not to give others absurd maddening claims upon it."

- Christopher Morley 

INSPIRATION:

I see people everywhere seeking success. Some seek success by being their own boss and in this way they are in control of their time and their future. Some seek success by climbing the corporate ladder which holds many slippery slopes…

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Bothered by those pesky mosquitos?...Here are a few natural remedies for repelling them...Mosquitos don't like windy conditions so use a fan in your home or even outside on your patio/deck...Catnip in sachets placed around your home will work...Repel mosquitos while enjoying your barbecued meal by placing a sprig of Rosemary or Sage on the top rack of… Continue

Two of us in the 48 Days community have launched a new brand Pursuing Your Calling. A new website, podcast, and blog was launched TODAY!

 

Josh Bulloc and I (Brent Green) launched this after an active…

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After celebrating her 50th birthday, Deb knew that it was now time to reflect, reevaluate, and renew.

By combining years of corporate American experience, together with her strengths and passion, she is now creating her own path to discovery.

 

(Today’s guest, My Wired Style founder, Deb…

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 I visited Christ Church this morning anticipating Dan Miller's talk about life and fullfilling our dreams. Dan has made a strong difference in many lives including my own. There's an old adage that states "Your future is determined by the books you read and the people you meet". 

 I met Dan and Joanne Miller while taking a Tae Kwon Do class there at Christ Church in the late 90s. When I met Dan I told him "Oh you're the Dan Miller on the radio", he…

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So here you are in the midst of living and working and dreaming about the future.  You may have a very good job with a great company, surrounded by positive, talented people. But you still dream about someday finding that career “sweet spot” wherein it’s nearly impossible to distinguish between work and play.  You… Continue

I am learning something valuable in my forties that I didn’t grasp in the first few decades of life.  And that is the necessity of finding balance and forward momentum in the midst of what isn’t fully desired yet is and what is fully desired but is still yet to come.  The Chinese call a similar tension in…

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Are you qualified?

 

I was reading in Colossians the other day in Chapter 1 Verse 11-12 and it said  “May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.  I thought about it for a while and thought, wow, if God called you, He has qualified you.   How many times do we…

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Flies are an annoying part of summer especially with food around (or garbage, too)...Here are a few more natural ways to rid your home, yard or pets of those pesky "bugs"...Place some Sweet Basil in a small container on a shelf/on your kitchen table or around your pet's food bowl to repel flies...Use Bay Leaves, Cloves, or Eucalyptus in a… Continue