Life Plan

When I ran cross country in high school, my team’s coach changed the workout schedule every week. Why did he do that? Because after following his workout plan for one week, we were in better shape and

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Has your office ever announced a “new and exciting mission statement” that is subsequently ignored? We all know, whether from real life or from Dilbert, that good intentions and eloquent documents don

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Let’s say that you are now excited to develop your own Life Plan. How do you go about writing it down? What does that process look like? Your number one enemy is procrastination. So the best strategy

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Putting together a Life Plan is an exciting process! Once you get going, you might feel a surge of energy as you dream about your future. Pretty soon you’re cramming it full with your entire ‘bucket l

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So you’ve decided to write (and follow) a Life Plan! But what do you put in your Life Plan – and what do you leave out? I’ve interacted with dozens of students as they’ve put together, worked on, and

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The idea of a Life Plan is an ancient one. It goes back to the Garden of Eden, when God advised Adm and Eve, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish

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Legalism is the attempt to be somebody, apart from the grace of God, by keeping a set of rules. Some people seek to ‘win’ through success in business and financial gain. Others do it through their goo

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Have you ever volunteered to be harnessed by a straight jacket? I know that I haven’t. In fact, I hope to never be trapped into such a claustrophobic experience. As far as I’m concerned, a straight ja

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Self-deception is a universal problem. For instance, we are prone to believe that we are all above average. Here are some particularly humorous examples to illustrate the point!: From the academic wor

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I love to say “yes” to people. There is a real pleasure in making someone else happy, seeing their needs met, and in honoring God, all by using the gifts He’s given me to benefit another person. Sayin

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Casual vs. intentional A few years ago I played in an Ultimate Frisbee league in Boston. The league is a casual one. Generally, teams don’t meet up to practice, but the members show up each week, play

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Home Decoration and Life Focus When I was younger (and, more importantly, single), I had a habit of typing up Bible verses, printing them out, and taping them to doors and walls in my apartment. In re

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Do you have a plan for personal growth? Do you know where your life is headed? If not, you need to develop a Life Plan! If you already have a plan for personal growth, you know why I’ve decided to foc

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