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21. Too Busy to Die to Self: I believe the closer I get to God, the better I will lead. It's easier to "die to self" when I remain near the cross. When I drift into being busy and "getting stuff done," I begin to lose the heart of ...; Created on 09 October 2017
22. 3 Building Tips to Avoid Shallow Work Today: Deep Work by Cal Newport is a great book packed with levers to improve productivity. Cal Newport subtitled his book "Rules for focused success in a distracted world." I've written many times about the ...; Created on 21 August 2017
23. Your One Surefire Response to Insult: What is your knee-jerk reaction when someone insults you? Retaliation is a dangerous weapon. But the type of retaliation that becomes a Godly lever is revealed by Peter: "Don't repay evil for evil. Don't ...; Created on 18 August 2017
24. Beat the Afternoon Doldrums With This Productivity Secret: It seems I can't open my email without seeing a note from someone offering suggestions on how to create a better morning ritual. Time management gurus are obsessed with the 5 things I should do every morning. ...; Created on 17 August 2017
25. Clean Up Your Inner Circle: Does your environment contradict your goals? Reliable research continues to support the belief that environmental stimuli play a significant role in goal achievement. Economic mobility is highly determined ...; Created on 16 August 2017
26. When We Need a Tune-Up: Emotional intelligence is an important lever to getting things done through others. "When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion." —Dale ...; Created on 15 August 2017
27. Are You Practicing Your Serve?: It's rare to read anything about leadership without seeing the phrase "servant leader." It seems the phrase has become a candidate for the Oxymoron Hall of Fame. It will be enshrined with other head-scratching ...; Created on 10 August 2017
28. How Do People Get to Know You?: Sometimes, marketing is like pushing a rock up a hill. We feel like we are making progress, but we know that one slip of the foot can cause the rock to crush us on the way back down the hill. Successful ...; Created on 02 August 2017
29. When Can You Start?: Aim and fire. We can do without the "ready." When I ask friends or clients about the development of their platform, I frequently hear things such as "I'm getting my thoughts together and will start soon," ...; Created on 01 August 2017
30. Do One Thing Well: The one thing I hear most often from ministry and book authors is that they don't have time to do the work necessary to attract people to their platform. A platform is a place in which you show up every ...; Created on 31 July 2017
31. Your Message of Hope: If you are struggling to define the message of your ministry, how will your audience define you? What do you hear yourself saying most often? What do you wake up thinking about? What one thing do you ...; Created on 28 July 2017
32. Does Your Ministry Deliver Competitive Advantage?: The essence of an effective marketing strategy is to develop a clear and powerful competitive advantage. The thrust of a product or service advantage is to meet the felt needs of a customer in a better ...; Created on 26 July 2017
33. Open to Closure: As you glance at this image, do you anticipate the destiny of the drip from the faucet? The principle of closure refers to the belief held in the Gestalt school of psychology that the human brain perceives ...; Created on 25 July 2017
34. Catch Me if You Can: Haven't you noticed that when you chase something, it tends to be running away from you? Pushy sales people or advertising messages chase prospects. Push marketing lives for the chase. Push marketing is ...; Created on 19 July 2017
35. Slower and Better: One of the most important lessons to learn in marketing is to get there slowly. The faster you try to race to get there, the longer it will take. There is always a temptation to spray and pray messages ...; Created on 18 July 2017
36. Cause and Effect: Marketers have been attempting to study cause and effect since the arrival of their first advertising invoice. If we pay our electric bill, we flip a switch and get lights. If we pay to fly across the ...; Created on 17 July 2017
37. A Message for the Decades: Fireflies are fascinating. They fly around in backyards and signal their mates with a flashing light. They signal until one specific response is returned from the ground. I wonder if the little insect ...; Created on 12 July 2017
38. Do You Remember These Slogans?: The term "effective frequency" hovers over media plans with a great cloud of doubt. What is "effective?" My proposed definition of effective is not veiled in the list below: Got milk? (used for 21 years, ...; Created on 10 July 2017
39. Is Your Message Worth Repeating?: Scientific rules are based on natural laws. Gravity works every time because of a law of nature. Airplanes fly when rules are followed. Medicine operates mainly within a set of rules. Law and accountancy operate ...; Created on 07 July 2017
40. But One Thing Is Needed: "Jesus answered her, 'Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed. And Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken from her'" (Luke 10:41-42). I've ...; Created on 05 July 2017