As I have always maintained, ambition is truly a virtue. We did a Saturday ZOOM session, back in early June, to explore the difference between building a successful Christian career foundation or just chasing fantasies.
What we didn't cover, however, was knowing how to prevent becoming a wind-chaser. What steps...
Many of us want to make a real impact for Christ in the marketplace. The way I advocate, more than any other, is through career excellence and progression. I believe the higher up the chain of command we go, the greater the impact we can have for Christ in...
Sadly, many of us have experienced a major professional setback only to now find ourselves stuck. In some cases, we can be hindered for many years. Worse yet, a few never recover and spend their years at work toiling away empty of dreams, ambitions or impact. The Bible is packed...
For those with ambitious goals, it is very tempting to look where others have gone and envy their success. Even though comparison steals our joy, it's easy to stumble into it. The worst part, it doesn't stop there. It's not long before we are resentful that others have it better...
There's a child inside of us that tends to whine when things don't go our way professionally. Sometimes we may even experience outright suffering in our career. And yet, when we display a whining or complaining attitude, we feel a sense of self-disappointment. There is a way to think about...
For years I read the story of Jesus at Martha's house and thought the following: Mary sat at the master's feet learning while Martha focused on her work and Jesus said Mary chose what was best. As a result I would often tell myself, "Shawn, your career...
The power of positive thinking has now become a form of self-deception. The once-beloved insight about focusing our thoughts on Jesus (from Norman Vincent Peale's book "The Power of Positive Thinking") has warped into a strange aphorism to avoid a negative mindset. The alarming truth is what happens when...
As many times as we wonder about God's will for our lives, most don't consider there is a way to know. We are puzzled most during those times when things didn't seem to go the way we wanted or asked. With a little bit of faith we can know...
There's never been more get-rich-quick scams. Just watch a few videos on YouTube and you will be interrupted by advertisements to "follow-this-new-process" or "just-do-things-this-way...to gain massive financial returns in a short period of time." They are very convincing and certainly tempting as they keep getting more and...
Have you become a career zombie? Not quite sure? Science shows that we unconsciously pursue the goals of others when our own are not clearly defined. No, this is not a session on goal-setting. It is a discussion about our WHY. As the prolific holocaust survivor Victor Frankly...