Expand your mind by watching Simon Sinek's TED Talk on his simple, but powerful marketing message: The Golden Circle His great teaching, while it certainly applies to business, can also be applied to our relationships: "People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it." https://youtu.be/sioZd3AxmnE
Intelligent investors, especially those just starting out, follow some or all of these balanced principles: They invest based on well-defined goals. They basically understand how everything they own works, before they buy it. They know how their adviser gets paid at every level. They also know how much they pay per year in account and … Continue reading Intelligent Investing
No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money. Matthew 6:24
We're all hearing it right around this time of year: "Make changes now and become the best version of you!" What a ridiculous statement. The problem with this idea is that it immediately asks us to focus on what we don't like about ourselves. There is no gratitude, contentment, or health in this statement. Instead … Continue reading The Best Version of You
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9
Do you work in a company or organization that is generally effective, but moves slowly and inefficiently in it's processes? Conversely, do you find that the company you work for is very efficient at doing ineffective things? Before we start a project or initiate organizational change, we had better define success. If success means more widgets … Continue reading Effectiveness vs. Efficiency
Looking at different workout options for this year and not sure where to start? Here's a suggestion called the Level 1 Fitness Cycle. As always, seek out the assistance of a professional trainer or local gym to implement your plan! The four-day cycle repeats itself like this: 1. Heart and Lungs Day Move yourself to … Continue reading Level 1 Fitness Cycle
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Romans 8:18
The one you can stick to for the rest of your life. "If you can’t eat a certain way for the rest of your life, that diet is an exercise in futility, Church says. Find a way of eating that becomes your new normal, your new lifestyle." Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scientists-agree-this-is-the-most-effective-diet-for-weight-loss_us_579f601ae4b0693164c1c89c
Does your marriage feel like a competition? Like you're constantly focused on who's right and who's wrong? Stephen Covey wrote: "The question of who's winning in a marriage is a ridiculous question. If both people aren't winning, both are losing." How will you spend time today working WITH your spouse rather than against them?
Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense. Proverbs 12:11
Level One Life - Faith, Family, Finance, Fitness, Food, Fun 