Open Your Mouth and Remove All Doubt
For many, the going strategy in meetings, whether in the business or personal realm, is to make sure your voice is heard. Whether you know about the topic or not, the person following this...
Tagged: Proverbs
Why Do You Do What You Do?
We like to think that we are complex people, that we think through our every action, and that we do the best things. We like to think that we know more than the next...
The Folly of Going It Alone
In today’s society, we are constantly bombarded with individuality. We are told that we can be anything, conquer anything, and have things our own way. We are told we don’t need anyone– except whomever...
All Talk and No Action
For every one of us who has been in a meeting that could have been an email, the wise king of Proverbs has one for us: There is profit in all hard work,but endless...
After You No Longer Need It, Will There Be Any Left?
The classic arguments I’m seeing around the Internet today are about whether the Baby Boomer generation will have anything left from their lives in terms of inheritance to pass down, or whether they will...
Discipline and Knowledge
No one that I’m aware of enjoys discipline. From the shame of feeling that you were wrong to the work that it takes to clean it up, it is not a pleasant experience. Perhaps...
Hoarding and Scarcity
It was just a couple of years ago when we all could remember shelves like the ones pictured– especially when it came to toilet paper. Maybe some are still using their COVID-19 stash, but...
Wisdom calls us to Shrewdness
Unlike flattery and trying to get your way by saying things that aren’t true, and seducing the foolish, wisdom calls for you to be shrewd and understanding. Developing common sense is something that can...
Unfortunately, Flattery Will Get You Everywhere
We all like to hear good things said about ourselves. We like the confidence boost, we like to know that others consider us to be something. Flattery sounds like that, but it isn’t. Flattery...
I’ll Write This Post Tomorrow…
Distraction and procrastination are not new. People have put off jobs that they didn’t want to do for various reasons for ages. We’ve been perfecting procrastination and now have it down to an art....
