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Christians Are Not To Worry
We get anxious over an endless list of reasons - uncertainty at the work place, tension in relationships, the development of our children, health of our loved ones, rising cost of living, the effects of aging on our competitiveness and our appearance â to name a few.nnThese factors have their way of weaving into each other, so that they hardly leave any gap in time when a person enjoyed absolute peace of mind. It is no wonder that people have to be reminded, even to re-lear
March 7, 2008
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Renew Mindsets Towards Building Multiple Sources Of Income
I heard a story about a fly. Being trapped in a restaurant, it reckoned that the street on the other side of the glass window was a better place to be in. In its attempt to go over, it flew right into the glass pane, bounced off, and then tried again. He kept doing it over and over again.nnIf it would just pause for a moment, and shift its bearing slightly to its right, it would have seen a door wide open into the same street.nnThe scenario is familiar enough. People watch ot
February 24, 2008
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Godly Faith Is Different From Confidence
Faith is an abstract idea. nnWhen applied outside of religious context, it broadly means confidence - confidence to materialize a hope, or to weather a trial. Apart from past successes, people really have very little basis for such faith. No matter how influential a person is, he is subject to dynamics and circumstances pretty much beyond his control.nnDo circumstances simply fall neatly in place? I donât find that any easier to accept than arguments that the universe and l
February 14, 2008
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The Happy Things For Free
You know the lyrics to the song. It says âsunshine on my shoulders makes me happyâ. In fact, sunshine doesnât have that effect on me. Perhaps I take it for granted. Tropical dwellers like me run to the shades instead.nnBut I simply love gentle breezes. They quite literally do calm my soul and lift my spirit. I savor every draft that comes by when I relax at a park, on the beach, on my sofa, or by the pool â it really doesnât matter where. And when I am not lazing, a
February 11, 2008
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Aspects That The New Entrepreneur Can Control
In a prior article âTaking the Plungeâ I shared about emotional and mental readiness for the aspiring entrepreneur.nnIn this article, I impart some insights on how to succeed, or at least how to avoid failure. While there must be a thousand and one reasons for failure, what I have listed here are the handful that I feel you have some control over. nnnCASHFLOWnnCashflow to any business is like blood to life. Many profitable businesses go under because they run out of opera
February 11, 2008
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Taking the Plunge
Owning a successful business is very ideal indeed. How nice. nnBut getting there? Everyone knows it is quite a different story. nnSwitching to business as a career is so overwhelming that most people are just content to dream about it. The courageous few who, after repeated cycles of procrastination, have finally decided to take action would have read materials in preparation. There is not shortage of books that share tips on money considerations, business technicalities and
February 5, 2008
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How the Israelites Days in the Desert Relate to Us Today
When God, through Moses, led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt some 4000 years ago, they complained about lack in the desert. Probably discomfort, too.nnIn Numbers chapter 13, the twelve men who explored the ‘land flowing with milk and honey’ had just returned to the camp. Ten of them were terrified by the magnitude of the task of taking over ‘the fortified cities inhabited by people stronger and more powerful than they were’.nnIn Nu 14:2, the Isr
February 5, 2008
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Freedom As A Measure of Success
The pastor reminded us during Christmas service that the routine of waking up in the morning, sitting through meetings, fire fighting at work, reaching home too late to see the family awake, going to bed, and repeating the cycle, is NOT what life is about. nnIf you are looking forward to retirement, the bad news is that many countries are already advocating older retirement age.nnWhile most of us dream of making millions, deep down inside we are really looking for freedom to
February 3, 2008
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Peer Pressure on the Teenager
As my daughter turns thirteen, I figure it is time to seek advice on how as a parent I should handle the defining years ahead. I attended a seminar by Ken Sapp on ‘Preparing Youth to Handle Peer Pressure’. (See acknowledgement at end of article).nnIn this article, I share some of his main points, and add in a number of ideas that struck me as I ponder the subject. nnTimes have changed since the 1950s. Back then, teenagers were shaped primarily by home, school and
February 3, 2008
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Starting A Carefree Business on a Small Budget
Many aspiring entrepreneurs look to starting a business in their quests to get out of the rat race. nnThey used to associate businesses with shop fronts, offices, factories, staff and rental. These are just way too intimating for an individual, without even considering yet foot work and admin work necessary in the preparation.nnAnd what about money? The perceived lack of it is a major stumbling block to starting up.nnThe good news is that things are changing. nnToday’s
February 3, 2008
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Praying For Others
As I reflect upon what I pray about, I find they almost always center around my own concerns and interests . It amazes me how endless my needs, wants and wishes seem to be – I hardly remember a time when I have nothing of my own to ask for, even in the better seasons of my life.n nI reckon it is selfisness – a form of which no one else will detect, thank goodness, except for the One being who ultimately matters the most. nnAnd so I gave the matter a little more th
February 3, 2008
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Continuing Adult Education
As Peter Drucker puts it, “We live in an economy where knowledge, not buildings and machinery, is the chief resource and where knowledge-workers make up the biggest part of the work force.”nnThe Internet has triggered an explosion of knowledge and information. The phenomenon is a double edged sword - easy access to tons of information makes the conventional wisdom that “learning is a life-long process” even more relevant today than it was for past gene
February 3, 2008
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