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Define your goals

You’re focusing on working smart, not hard. And you want to move forward on this. Good.

What can you do? Define your goals. How? By making your goals SMART. Read More...

Think big

Want to work smart? Think big. To get an idea of how you can think big, take the following self-assessment. Read More...

Clearly communicate results

You’re in the staff lounge, and the basketball coach walks in.

You: How’d the game go last night?
Coach: Pretty well. Read More...

Do right things first

Imagine: You have arrived safely and on time—which is important because your wife, who is in the car, is in labor. You both wore seatbelts. You drove the speed limit and obeyed the traffic lights. You feel good—until you realize you are at the wrong hospital. Read More...

Share your thoughts about life and success

Encourage others to pursue their God-given calling. One way you can do this is by sharing your thoughts on life and success. Here are some of my thoughts. Read More...

Use a scorecard to “budgetize” your God-given mission

Your organization’s budget system works. Your organization uses common categories and common line items. Individuals track expenditures. Individual data is compiled into the overall budget. Your organization uses budget data to make decisions. What if your organization could do the same with its mission? Read More...

Curriculum mapping helps

Tom Postema
Tom Postema, department chair coordinator at Christian Academy in Japan (CAJ), describes how curriculum mapping helps CAJ. Read More...

Use MOSAIC compliments today to inspire others

Give others MOSAIC compliments, compliments that connect daily activity to the mission. Here are 3 examples. Read More...

It’s self-management, not time management

I don’t try to manage certain things. I don’t try to manage gravity. I don’t try to manage the revolution of the planets around the sun or the rotation of the earth on its axis. And I don’t try to manage sunrise or sunset. Read More...

Danglestalk

Dangle. Like a wind chime. Arms limp, hands open, feet air-perched. Fiercely await Wind. Read More...