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Adam Grant, who is the youngest tenured professor at Wharton College in New York, recently conducted research about how helping others can increase overall productivity. His research work began with a person observation, while Grant was working selling ads for a travel guide series. He realized that…

Even when people appear to be working hard, studies indicate that the average worker still wastes a lot of time on the job. Some of the waste comes through the use of the Internet and social media, and cell phones and text messages also take a toll. Joe Hruska is the founder and CEO of Rescuetime, a…

In How Will You Measure Your Life?, by Clayton M. Christensen, and James Allworth write, “It is hard to overestimate the power of these motivators—the feelings of accomplishment and learning, of being a key player on a team that is achieving something meaningful.” -- How Will You Measure Your Life, p.…

Joey Lee was in the race of his life—the 150-mile Marathon Des Sables, across the Moroccan Sahara Desert. On day four, Lee was still running, though other runners had already been airlifted out after surrendering to the heat or to physical exhaustion. About 80 miles into the race, the air pockets in…

[Dr.] Leon Bender became frustrated when he took a South Seas cruise and observed that the crew was more diligent about hand-washing than the staff at his own hospital. Frequent hand-washing by doctors and nurses is one of the best ways to prevent patient infections, and studies estimate that thousands…

In his book, Leadership and Conflict, Speed Leas writes, “Leadership is the mobilization of resources to arouse motives in others.” --Leadership and Conflict, P. 27 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson. Joshua 6: 16 “When they went around the seventh time, the priests blew their rams' horns. Joshua said to…

Extrinsically Motivated – The Law used outside restraints to keep people under control Intrinsically Motivated – Jesus/Holy Spirit uses internal measures to restrain Illustration: Empty Glass (Full of Air- Air=Sin) Remove air by vacuum pump…when vacuum is removed air comes back Extrinsically Motivated…

Einstein remarked that the modern age has perfect means but confused ends. Physicists have reduced matter to subatomic particles and software engineers have reduced most of what we know about the world to bits of information. We know how things work, but not why. We seem bewildered, actually, about why…

In his book Let Your Life Speak, Parker Palmer, a Quaker, tells the story of how God used Palmer's friends to shape his vocational path in a significant way. Palmer had been offered the opportunity to become the president of a small educational institution. He was certain the job was for him, but he…

I Ought It’s easy to think “I Ought” is the end, the ultimate Christian ambition, But ought wears thin at a quarter to ten, When you really want to go fishing. “I should” sounds good, but it’s as dead as wood When it comes to doing what’s right. For, the good that I could; What my head knows I should,…

“When it comes to change, there are three seasons of timing: People change when they hurt enough that they have to, when they learn enough that they want to, and when they receive enough that they are able to.” - John Maxwell preachingtoday.com, June 2003

Young Wisdom Last summer our six year old puzzled over a daffodil bud. As I watched, he suddenly lifted serious eyes. “Mommy, why is it when I try to open the flower it just dies? But, if I wait and let God do it, it’s so beautiful?” I was still thinking when he answered his own question. “I know,” he…

What would cause a 24 year-old man to break into a gas station, drink some beer, smoke some cigarettes, and then dial 911 and turn himself in? Didn’t he know he would end up in jail? That is exactly what Matthew Robert Kiss knew. That is what he wanted. He wanted to see his brother who was already in…

Change Before I was diagnosed with cancer, a couple of years ago, I was pretty active. With several surgeries, a thyroid out of whack and a sedentary lifestyle, I've gained a substantial amount of weight. I'd wanted to join an exercise club for some time, but they are so expensive. Finally, I decided…

A small businessman was in trouble. His products were good and his prices were in line. He decided to call in an expert for advice. After going over the problems and plans, he took the sales expert to a large map on the wall and showed him the colored pins stuck wherever he had a salesman. Looking at…

"Motivation is like love and happiness. It's a byproduct. When you're actively engaged in doing something, the motivation to keep on doing it sneaks up and zaps you when you least expect it."---- John Bruner Quoted by John Maxwell: Developing the leader Within You, 1993, p. 110-111.

An IRS agent called Father O’Malley and asked, “Father O’Malley, is John Brown a member of your congregation?” Father O’Malley said, “Well, yes he is.” The IRS agent asked, “Did he give your church a gift of $20,000?” Father O’Malley replied, “No, but he will.”

The football coach who chews out his players is doing it to motivate them. The parent who demands, “Sit down and do your homework before you go out,” is seeking to motivate. The pastor who preaches a fiery sermon on coming judgment is seeking to use fear to motivate his congregation to action. We have…

"human nature tends toward inertia in spiritual things and needs a prop, a stimulant of other persons to prod and encourage them to continue, and the convenience of methods which make it easy as possible to follow through." -- Dawson Trotman

Don't allow the fire of adversity to make you a skeptic. Allow it to purify you. The timing of your decision is just as important as the decision you make. A potential leader is the one who would be able to mentally sustain your organization's vision if you quit thinking for the next month. I like to…

Monsters, Inc. is a movie about a monster world that is fueled by fear, literally. The company motto is "We scare because we care." Each day, Mike, Sully, and the other monsters line up on the shop floor as a machine carries dozens of closet doors to individual scaring stations. A scream collection canister…