I came across Meyer's Law this morning and pass it on to you: "It is a simple task to make things complex, but a complex task to make them simple." In terms of public speaking, you have probably heard that it takes longer to prepare for shorter speeches than for longer speeches. The shorter the message, the more concise and precise the words need to be. In terms of computing, what seems like a simple task (sending an email, updating your Facebook status) is in reality a series of complex tasks that are occurring behind the scenes. You don't need to know a lick of PHP to tell the Facebook world that you just bought a chocolate donut -- but someone knows how. When it comes to shopping, neuroscience has shown us that our minds are working far faster than we think they are. They are recalling memories, events, making…
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A few years ago, researchers wanted to determine how much pain a person would tolerate when they faced adversity alone as opposed to going through it with a friend. They had folks stand barefoot in a bucket of ice water. (How do they find people to volunteer for these things!). Not surprisingly, those who had someone to encourage them were able to withstand twice as much pain as those who stood alone. I read that and I thought of this passage from the end of 2 Timothy: 16At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. 17But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth. 18The Lord will rescue me from…
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Martin Luther King once said, "If you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl. But by all means keep moving."
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How do you clarify your vision for life, church, or business? Here is a good tool from Daniel Harkavy: 1. To what will my team members BELONG? 2. If they invest their time and effort in this organization, who will they BECOME? 3. Together, what are we going to BUILD?
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