You’ve documented your goal: To develop a community of practice for Christian school curriculum coordinators.
 
You did a careful study of the current situation, considered options for moving forward, and documented your goal. That’s good. Now you’re ready to start. Read More...

The point is not to have goals. The point is to achieve goals. To achieve your goals, take 4 steps: pray, put, take, and reflect.

You’re pursuing God’s calling. Good. Three weeks ago, you developed a list 5 goals that are part of pursuing God’s calling:

1. Pray more.
2. Make spouse happy.
3. Answer email immediately.
4. Coach students.
5. Provide training for Christian schools.

Now, you’re seated at your desk, reflecting on your goals. Read More...

Email is a useful, but limited, form of communication. Being a good steward of the resources God has given you includes making email work for you—and not the other way round.
 
Question: How can you make email work for you? Read More...

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You have a plan. Before you start working, try to get the resources specified in the plan. Read More...

Goals help. Goals help you get focused, get energized, get organized, and know what to say “yes” and “no” to.
 
But having goals is not enough. You don’t just want to have goals—you want to achieve goals. You want to achieve your goals in order to pursue your God-given calling. Is there something you can to do increase the likelihood that you’ll achieve your goals? Yes! Read More...

A good way to get organized is to do the behaviors that organized people do. Here are 3. Read More...

Looking for a way to address your challenges? Try using the Rule of 3.

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You're at work, and you want to help others grow. Instead of giving advice or suggestions, ask questions that fit the DRAW protocol. Read More...

You’ve gotten away for a bit and identified some key priorities, including spending more time with family, regularly getting exercise, and getting coaching each week.

But when you come back, you hit reality. Read More...

Knowing where you are and where you want to go helps you make effective decisions.

You’re at the train station. You need to buy a ticket. How much should you spend? That depends on where you are and where you want to go. Read More...

God calls us to manage ourselves within the time He gives us, not to manage time.

You’re planning a workshop for an organization. You’re talking to the contact person about the objectives, and the contact person keeps talking about skipping the application so there’s more time to cover more content. I’ll be you’re frustrated. Read More...

You want to help others pursue God’s calling, so you give advice. But it doesn’t really help. Sound familiar? Instead of putting advice in, try drawing out. Read More...