We grow because we choose to change, personally and professionally – on purpose! Conversely, we don’t get what we don’t work for! This blog post contains my personal LinkedIn weekday posts for October 18 through October 22, 2021 Take time to check in! One way to determine where I am is to take time for […]
From Proverbs 24.10, we learn that a lack of resilience is deadly. Conversely, if I intentionally grow then resilience keeps me strong during difficulty. The Precept Explained Like some other precepts, Proverbs 24.10 is worded in the negative. As such, its key phrase is “… faint in the day of adversity …” Thus, according to […]
When I absorb the precepts I change how I talk. Conversely, the words of the foolishly unteachable are idle chatter. A Precept-driven Life Proverbs 10.8 defines a precept-driven life. Basically, it says the wise-hearted absorb the precepts. In doing so, they become precept-driven. In contrast, the babbling of the foolishly unteachable is self-destructive. Hence, there […]
To be most effective in my personal and professional life, I must balance knowing and doing. In fact, that’s a key insight from the early verses of Proverbs 3. Listen to these precepts because they’re good for you. Absorb them into your character so you can grasp life’s essential meaning. Proverbs 3.1-4 paraphrase Knowing and […]
Decisions must be defensible and fair if a leader is to be acceptable and influential, according to Proverbs 21.3. Therefore, as a leader I must decide right and do right. My decisions must be both sound and just if I’m to be chosen by the Lord. Proverbs 21.3 paraphrase Attitude and Actions How many times […]