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When the Grammy Nominee Received Her Gift of Vocation

by Tony Rossi January 5, 2012

Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Sarah Hart has a gift for music and lyrics, so it’s a good thing she didn’t follow through on her initial career goals of becoming an archaeologist or pediatrician.  During an interview with me on Christopher Closeup, Hart…

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Good Leader/ Bad Leader

by Bradley J. Moore January 4, 2012

In April 2011, an oil explosion on a BP oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 people and caused the greatest oil spill in U.S. history. The CEO at the time, Tony Hayward, uniquely rose to the occasion…

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The Personal Ponzi Scheme

by Laura J. Boggess January 2, 2012

“I’ve decided that life is a Ponzi scheme.”
I give my friend a quizzical look.
“Do you know what that is?”
“Yeah, sure, sort of. Isn’t that what Bernie Madoff got in all that trouble for?”
She nods her head…

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Time to Move On – and Up

by Dr. Vincent Kituku December 30, 2011

“Ye have compassed this mountain long enough, turn you northward.”  Deuteronomy 2:3
Have you ever been involved in a project that seemed to go nowhere? No matter how much time you take and how much you try, still no results!…

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Start Your Workday with a Smiley Face :)

by Bradley J. Moore December 28, 2011

Lately I have taken to using the smiley face in my emails at work.
It started a couple of months ago when sending an email to a colleague. I was in a bright and convivial frame of mind, so I…

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Is Your Job the Golden Calf?

by Ann Voskamp November 9, 2011

On a Monday during piano lessons, I just sit with the dead at the cemetery.
Is there such a thing as a sustainable economy of the soul in this industrial world addicted to speed?
Only a wind from the west…

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Bring-Your-Soul-to-Work Day

by Bradley J. Moore November 8, 2011

I spent several days last week surrounded by writers, artists, musicians and poets. It was the Writer’s Retreat at Laity Lodge, in Texas, my second year attending.
This is a stark contrast from my routine as a business executive. I…

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To Move Up, Go Back Down the Mountain

by Dr. Vincent Kituku September 27, 2011

To have someone to care for, whether in prayer, visitation, or volunteer work, is the greatest source of fulfillment. It may make you feel burdened, but thank God you can help.
It’s only when one has a burden to carry…

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