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Evaluate, Adjust, Repeat
You know what often happens when you make a plan? Nothing goes according to it! Isn’t that frustrating? Yes, it is. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make a plan. It means we need to have a healthy attitude towards ... Read more
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The Planning Six-Pack
We are moving right along with our Elephant Eating! I hope you are starting to see that big elephant as a bunch of little pieces. Are you beginning to have some hope that you actually CAN eat this thing? Last ... Read more
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Mind Mapping – Get the Clutter OUT of Your Head!
ALL the thoughts! Really. ALL the thoughts swirling around in my head. It’s like the tornado from Wizard of Oz in there. Oh look! There goes that phone call I need to make! Wow! That cool new social media tool ... Read more
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Community Means Better Together
There is a natural cycle in elephant eating. First, you are terrified of the hugemongous gray thing staring at you. The flapping ears and flailing trunk are threatening to knock you flat on the floor. But then, you start ... Read more
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Model, But Don’t Compare
Well, Elephant Eaters … we are well into to our 31 Days of Eating Elephants series. How are you doing? Are you starting to wrap your head around how you will attack your elephant? I sure hope so! One really ... Read more
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Elephants Take Time
Wouldn’t it be awesome if we could lose 50 pounds in a week? Or write a 40,000 word book in a day? I’m still waiting for The Cat in the Hat to barge in with the Thinga-ma-jigger and declutter my ... Read more
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January Reset: Social Media Guidelines
There is nothing that seems to bring more angst, stress, and even fear to those in online ministry and business than social media. Which platforms are the best? How many days a week should I post? What should I post? ... Read more
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January Reset: 3 Tips for Managing Email
Before we close our 2022 planners and open the crisp new ones, blank with possibilities for 2023, there are some things we can do to make way for all those possibilities. We need to unload some things and straighten up ... Read more
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January Reset: Financial Stewardship
This is it! The last week of our January Reset… a month spent cleaning up our ministry and biz clutter to make room for the new opportunities God has for us in 2023. Are you ready to talk about financial ... Read more
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January Reset: Organizing Digital Files
Here we are in our second week of January Reset … time we have set aside to clear out some of our ministry and business clutter and make way for the amazing opportunities God has in store for us this ... Read more
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What I Learned from Launching A Podcast
When my business coach first told me I needed to start a podcast, I thought I’d rather poke my eyes out with a hot needle. I was very familiar with the podcasting world. At that point, I had been a ... Read more
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My Favorites from the Amazon 3-for-2 Book Sale!
Note: The 3-for-2 deal in this post has expired, but most of these books are still on sale. Check them out, along with other deals in the Amazon Prime Day sales. You’ve been waiting for it an it’s finally here! ... Read more
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Is your to-do list out of control?
Grab my best to-do list tips and learn to overcome the de-railers in your week
