A few days ago I began writing about why I love the Olympics. I focused on the importance of camaraderie and specialization. But today I want to talk about the importance of being persistent. Fadzly Mubin via Compfight See everyone that makes it to the olympics has beaten hundreds of people for that opportunity. They…
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Finding purpose and passion in your work as a single woman
Why I love the Olympics (part one)
When anyone tells me I can’t do anything, I’m just not listening any more. ― Florence Griffith Joyner There is something absolutely magical about the olympics. Millions of people watching one event, trying to fathom what it must mean for the participants, and appreciating the years of constant effort and work that the participants must have endured….
Do all things with finesse
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. – Colossians 3:23-24 Thomas via Compfight Anybody can throw things together and call it a meal. Anybody can do a job halfheartedly…
Were you hired to do your own thing?
When I started working at my old job I had many plans. I had plans to look fabulous, to wow my bosses, and to be amazingly amazing. But on my first day of work, I realized that while my bosses appreciated my fabulousness (when they had the time to observe it) they cared more about…
What are you willing to do for love?
What is love? What does it mean to love someone? Gilles Guerraz via Compfight Every now and then I find myself asking this question: What is love? I hear the word so often in the media, and with people expressing delight for random things…it makes me wonder what it means. I see love expressed in…