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War on Apathy

The War on Apathy Continues …

October 29, 2009 · 13 comments

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We have seen the enemy…

Do you ever get tired of going through the motions?

You know what I mean. In a bit of passive aggression, we give less than our best because our heart is just not in the activity.  We do what we have to and no more.  Can you think of times when you’ve done this? (Be honest!)

Well, I’ve done it and I’ll probably do it again, but I’d like to confess that I hate it.  The struggle isn’t in the project or the work, but in my heart.  Why would I do a good job at something I like and a poor job at something I don’t like?  You might say that’s only human nature. [click to continue…]

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War With Apathy

October 27, 2009 · 9 comments

in Leadership Development

In a discussion a few days ago, Mandy Vavrinak made an observation that I promised to write about. She has a knack with words and can typically apply precise wording to a particular effort or idea. She said I was “at war with apathy.”

The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines apathy as:

  1. A lack of feeling or emotion
  2. A lack of interest or concern

Wikipedia defines apathy as: Complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest. [click to continue…]

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Strengths – Energy, Talents and Passions

September 17, 2009

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been talking about strengths.  This is the final post in a 5-part evaluation of Strengths. Strengths are the combination of Energy, Talents and Passions. But strengths without achievement are nothing.  Achievement, significant, material, long lasting, world-changing achievements seem to always result from the application of strengths.
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Passion: Turbo-charged Talent

September 10, 2009

This is part 4 of the series on Strengths.  We talked about how your strengths can be identified by three questions:

Energy – What energizes you?
Talent – What gifting or abilities do you have?
Passion – About what do you truly care?

How strong is your passion?
There are things about us that no one else knows.  There are [...]

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Elements of Strength

August 24, 2009

Have you ever noticed that some people seem to get more done and have more life than everyone else?  You seem to notice them everywhere doing everything.  They seem to complete two lifetimes while you’re fighting just to get your kids to school.  Why do they seem to have more energy or accomplish far more [...]

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What Grabs You?

June 22, 2009

A follower on Twitter recently asked me to clarify my bio. Since my bio says I’m interested in “applying Christian principles in business,” he wanted to know what biblical principles I applied in business. In effect, he was asking what I value. I couldn’t get it in 140 characters. In fact, I’m [...]

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Teamwork, Strengths, and Passion

April 27, 2009

Have you ever noticed how sometimes in groups, one individual’s passion for a particular topic or aspect of the group’s purpose makes them a bit difficult to deal with?  Haven’t you experienced teams where one individual “sticks out” for how they always gravitate back to the same subject or work?  They seem to only have [...]

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