The first hour is the rudder of the day

 

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We have to thank several readers/visitors of Authentic Christian Living for recommending this wonderful sermon from The Moody Church in Chicago. We very much appreciate your prayers and help in finding great material.

Who loves their enemies? Is that even a realistic goal? How is that possible? Rev. Bill Bertsche, ophthalmologist
Pastor for Global Outreach at The Moody Church in Chicago, speaks from Matthew 5 during the first week of their Annual Missions Conference in April 2010.

For those that have never heard Pastor Bertsche speak, I promise that this will be worth your 30 minutes. Pastor Bertsche has deep understanding of the Word, presents topics very clearly and has a sense of humor that connects with us every time we hear him.

Click hear to watch the video of Who Loves Their Enemies?

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If you are in Chicago, visit  The Moody Church at 1635 N. LaSalle • Chicago, Illinois.

Work. Sometimes it’s a place where you’re cranking out ideas and projects like a well-oiled machine. Other times, check
you’re squeaking through the day, story
easily distracted. And trust us, information pills
we know it’s tough to get everything done. With the workplace in a constant state of change and many companies forced to consolidate job responsibilities to keep down costs, there’s typically more work than seems possible to accomplish.

But before you let out a sigh or start screaming, “Is it Friday yet?” for the third time in an hour, there is hope for a better (and more productive) life during those eight-plus hours on the job. Ready to refresh your tactical take on the day?

Christa A. Banister offers a few suggestions in her article 18 Ways to Stay Ahead of the Curve at Work, available from Lifeway.

They include:

• Kill the morning clutter
• Get your head together
• Find the needle by organizing the haystack
• Play well with others, but don’t get too chummy on the clock
• Minimize multitasking
• Any many other useful tips

How else do you stay ahead of the curve at work? Please leave your tips below.
Every week, emergency
millions of viewers tune into “The Office” to watch the endless antics at Dunder-Mifflin Scranton. But why is this show so popular? It seems that the situations are not too far removed from our own day-to-day frustrations. And like the TV characters, sales
many Americans now find themselves in jobs where they are spinning their wheels, pfizer
going nowhere. Turnover rates are on the rise, and according to a careerjournal.com survey, 75 percent of workers are at least passively looking for a new job.

The advice in this article may seem a little harsh to some. I question whether it is harsh or just extremely honest. Often, we first try to find reasons for our failures or lack of success by looking around us. At least in my personal life, there is often another major contributing factor – me.

If you have seemingly stalled out in your career, though, consider this: You might actually be part of the problem.

Sales expert and coach Jan DeLory notes that “anytime someone has a career crisis, you begin by working on the person and then move to the work environment. Often, you solve the problem before you even get to the second part.”

If your job seems to be going nowhere, ask yourself if you’re making any of these dumb career moves:

Read rest of the article 6 Dumb Career Moves to Avoid.
Every week, nurse millions of viewers tune into “The Office” to watch the endless antics at Dunder-Mifflin Scranton. But why is this show so popular? It seems that the situations are not too far removed from our own day-to-day frustrations. And like the TV characters, Oncology
many Americans now find themselves in jobs where they are spinning their wheels, going nowhere. Turnover rates are on the rise, and according to a careerjournal.com survey, 75 percent of workers are at least passively looking for a new job.

The advice in this article may seem a little harsh to some. I question whether it is harsh or just extremely honest. Often, we first try to find reasons for our failures or lack of success by looking around us. At least in my personal life, there is often another major contributing factor – me.

If you have seemingly stalled out in your career, though, consider this: You might actually be part of the problem.

Sales expert and coach Jan DeLory notes that “anytime someone has a career crisis, you begin by working on the person and then move to the work environment. Often, you solve the problem before you even get to the second part.”

If your job seems to be going nowhere, ask yourself if you’re making any of these dumb career moves:

Read rest of the article 6 Dumb Career Moves to Avoid.
Henry Ward Beecher said, more about
“The first hour is the rudder of the day – The Golden Hour”

Be very careful how you start your morning. You are planting the seeds for what the day will hold. If you get up late, prostate grab a cheap cup of coffee, rush to work fuming at the idiots in traffic, and drop down exhausted at your desk at 8:10, you have set the tone for your day. Everything will seem like pressure and your best efforts will be greatly diluted.

Need a few good tips from on how to start your morning? Have you thought about how your morning ritual sets the foundation for the day?

Here is a short article and a few tips from Dan Miller of 48Days.com. Click here to read the article.

How do you start your morning?

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