From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Inspired Family Lives Their Dream – Integrating Life and Work

My city, Grand Rapids, Michigan, is abuzz with all the art that is on display in the downtown area as part of the world’s largest ArtPrize, which runs from September 23 – October 10, 2009.
On Sunday, I took my family downtown to see some of the art.  We couldn’t see it all, as there are [...]

September 28, 2009 Family Read the full article →

How a Day of Rest Can Improve Work-Life Balance

If you’re new to Life Compass, on Sundays I write on Spirituality, Faith and Ethics. Here’s why.
Rest.  We all need it, whether we like to admit it or not.
I’m one of those people who doesn’t like to admit that I need it.  I can deceive myself into thinking that rest is only for the [...]

September 27, 2009 Spirituality, Faith and Ethics Read the full article →

The Weekly Review: What is Expected Must be Inspected

It is incredibly easy for me to get off track.  I can begin a task, project, or effort with the best of intentions…but if I don’t make a plan, and set aside time to review my progress, I fail.
My wife and I have realized this in our marriage.  Yes, we have times throughout the week [...]

September 25, 2009 Weekly Review Read the full article →

Life Change: Is There a Secret Ingredient? Pt. 2

In my last post, I shared a discussion from a webinar I attended, hosted by Lynn Terry.  Lynn is the author of SelfStartersWeeklyTips.com, an excellent resource for anyone interested in making money through an online business.
In the webinar, Lynn talked about the fact that some people, when they’re not successful in achieving change in their [...]

September 24, 2009 Life Change Read the full article →

Life Change: Is There a Secret Ingredient? Pt. 1

Yesterday I participated in a webinar hosted by Lynn Terry.  Lynn is the author of SelfStartersWeeklyTips.com, an excellent resource for anyone interested in making money through an online business.  She cuts through the hype (and believe me – there’s a LOT of hype out there about making money online) and offers practical “how-to” advice based [...]

September 23, 2009 Life Change Read the full article →

Speed Up Life Change by Speeding Up Your Listening

Yesterday, I shared some ideas on “How to Become an Expert on Any Topic,” including:

Read one book on the topic each month.
Study the topic for half an hour a day.
Listen to podcasts on the topic each week.
Get hands-on training by volunteering.

Today I want to share a quick tip (literally) I recently discovered on how to [...]

September 22, 2009 Life Change Read the full article →

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