In a recent article from Psychology Today, Sara Canaday says, “Separate your self-worth from perfectionism: 'you' are not the outcome of the project." Perfection is not wrong to aspire to. It becomes harmful to a person's self-worth when tied to the outcome of perfection. Human nature is to judge a man based on his perfection and performance. 1 Samuel 16:7 ...
A recent study published by Harvard suggests that the average executive in the US works 62.5 hours per week. Quick math shows that to be 12.5 hours per day in a work week. Why then is there a sense of shame that surrounds the inability to stay on top of it all? Psalm 127: 2 says, “It is in vain ...
In the “Power of Vulnerability” Brene Brown said, “I don’t ‘do sick.’” She said this to her husband as she was hospitalized during pregnancy for a severe medical issue. In her mind as a high performer, sickness equaled weakness. The shame tape plays on repeat and says peak performance isn’t possible if we are sick and sick means we are ...
Our daily Integrity Moments are not only in written form, but, they also are recorded as a daily radio program and podcast. Due to time restrictions, I have a limited number of words to communicate each message. These factors sometimes hinder me from providing a full context for my thoughts. This occasionally has led to some people taking away a ...
According to the Census bureau, 5.2% of workers worked from home prior to the pandemic. Global Workplace Analytics believes that by the end of 2021, 25-30% of the workforce will be working multiple days remotely. This can be good for business. A recent survey by digital.com discovered that 70% of remote workers feel more productive working from home. An unforeseen ...
When I was 25 years old, I started a faddish used car rental agency. After a year of struggle, a friend wisely recommended I close the business. After working through my pride and fears, I finally mustered the courage to close the business. But, I discovered that I carried a great deal of shame. I was ashamed of the mistakes ...
When I was 25 years old, I started a faddish used car rental agency. After a year of struggling through a terrible economy and a small business loan at 21% interest, a friend wisely recommended I close the business. After working through my pride, and finally concluding that my friend was right, the next emotion I had to tackle was ...
When I was 25 years old, I started a faddish used car rental agency. Shortly after taking out a small business loan at 21% interest, unemployment skyrocketed to 13%. My business prospects became bleaker each month. As I was nearing the end of my loan proceeds and cash flow, I asked a friend for advice. When he encouraged me to ...
In this series, we are looking at what we can learn from entrepreneurs about restarting our businesses post-lockdown. Sadly, many of us don’t know whether our businesses can survive this restart. That is why many startups use bottoms-up financial models to quickly test new scenarios and whether they have enough cash to survive. They make decisions to increase cash, reduce burn ...
In this series, we are looking at what we can learn from entrepreneurs about restarting our businesses post-lockdown. Many startups have adopted Design Thinking. The shortest definition of design thinking is to focus on the needs of the people you serve. Jesus reminded us in Matthew 22:39 to “love your neighbor as yourself.” Some startups use a process called Customer Discovery. This requires ...
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