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Coaches are made, not born
Dan Miller answered questions on his podcast about coaching. He brought up some good points, particularly that you need life experience to coach effectively. Real experience is like real sanctification – something you can’t just get from reading a book or a college degree. My one takeaway I shouldn’t feel bad that I didn’t have…
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Evil design
I’ve been watching a series of courses on Persuasive UX by Chris Nodder on Lynda.com. The courses are a series of short talks about crafting the user experience on websites to drive users to your goals. Ethics of Persuasive Design One of the questions asked regarding the ethics of persuasive design is: When is it okay…
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Why poop is good for you
Where there are no oxen the manger in clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. Proverbs 14:4 If you want a nice, clean, picturesque manger or barn, get rid of the stinky animals. Stinky animals poop everywhere and stink up the place. They make messes. They make funny noises, sometimes in…
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Increasing only a little? You’re still increasing
Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it. – Proverbs 13:11 Ain’t nothing wrong with increasing a little at a time, except maybe when it comes to weight. What are you increasing in little by little? Income? Net worth? Weight? Do you have ways to measure your increase? Is there…
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Get to work
Sometimes when we say we’re “trusting” in God to give us a job, we’re just being slothful. I’ve been that, expecting God to drop something into my lap while I sat in bed or on the sofa, munching on snacks and sipping down both Starbucks and my savings. Proverbs 12 has some verses to combat those attitudes:…
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The danger of over-reliance on best practices
I love reading about best practices. Religiously I pop open my laptop and drink from the sages at MacWorld and LifeHacker to see what new tips and tricks they offer. I love to watch courses on Lynda.com and occasionally find good tutorials on YouTube. I enjoy following Dave Ramsey, Chris LoCurto and Dan Miller when it…