Note: In honor of the start of football season, here’s a post from the early days of this blog. For a lot of men, fall means football. Perhaps it’s the memory of their own playing days in Pop Warner leagues, sandlot games or the varsity squad. Maybe it’s memories of going to games with Dad. Or […]
“From the primal elements you brought forth the human race, and blessed us with memory, reason, and skill. You made us the rulers of creation…” – The Book of Common Prayer (Rite II, Eucharistic Prayer C) Here in the US we’ve just commemorated Labor Day which, despite its origins as a celebration of trade unionism, […]
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.” – Proverbs 27:6 (ESV) The story I’m about to tell you is true. While I am not particularly proud of certain aspects of this story, I think it has a happy enough ending, as well as a useful moral, so I’m […]
“It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.” – Psalm 127:2 (ESV) As a man considers his work, and how it fits or doesn’t fit his life, he needs to set aside proper amounts of time […]
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.” -Colossians 3:23 (NIV) Congratulations! You got the job! Now what? If you’re just entering the work force, or changing to a new job, you wouldn’t be human if your excitement didn’t also contain a bit of apprehension. […]
“But godliness with contentment is great gain” – 1 Timothy 6:6 (NIV) The title of today’s post is a quotation attributed to American president Theodore Roosevelt. The truth of this statement is so blinding, I am partly tempted to let it stand on its own. If I did that, though, you might think I was […]
“Nothing happens until something gets sold” -Ancient proverb It’s no secret that the job market is tough and more competitive than ever. There is a surplus of highly educated and ambitious college graduates vying for the most prestigious positions — and this is before one takes into account the number of people already working and […]
“You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to do.” – Henry Ford (1863 – 1947) Your reputation is critically important. You earn it — a task at a time, a job at a time, a decision at a time — over a period of years. The tough part is your reputation is largely if […]
“A worker’s appetite works for him; his mouth urges him on” — Proverbs 16:26 (ESV) If you follow current events, you know the economic news is mixed. On one hand, the price of crude oil has dropped to its lowest in a decade or more, making a gallon of gas much more affordable. On the other […]
When I was a graduate student, the Institute had a series of guest lectures intended to enhance and broaden our thinking. Attendance was mandatory. I can’t recall all the topics, but they ranged from Creativity to Ethics to building a successful career. It’s this last that I want to share with you. Dr. Louis T. […]
