by joshuarivers | Oct 9, 2012 | Education, Leadership, Personal Growth
QBQ (The Question Behind the Question) addresses the attitude behind these kind of statements. They represent a victim mentality. They shift the responsibility and the blame to others. There is no sense of personal accountability. “It’s not my job” Are you part of the...
by joshuarivers | Sep 13, 2012 | Education, Leadership, Personal Growth
When you think about dreams in the Bible, there are probably two individuals that come to mind: Daniel and Joseph. Both of these men were used by God to have and interpret dreams several times. I spoke about Daniel in a previous post (“What’s Your...
by joshuarivers | Sep 11, 2012 | Education, Leadership, Personal Growth
Many times, it takes a big event to wake us up and motivate us to do something. In the movie, The Matrix, the main character Neo has the sense that something is wrong…or different (“What’s Your Dream?”). He’s just not sure what it is. When he meets Morpheus and is set...
by joshuarivers | Sep 10, 2012 | Education, Leadership, Personal Growth
In Daniel chapter 2, King Nebuchadnezzer woke up one morning knowing he had a dream. It was a troubling dream – maybe a nightmare. The problem was that he couldn’t remember what it was. Maybe you can identify with his situation. He was determined to find out what the...
by joshuarivers | Aug 29, 2012 | Education, Leadership, Misc., Personal Growth, Web Design
I would like to share the top blogs that I follow, and I highly recommend them to you as well. These are in no particular order (other than the first two, of course). Chris LoCurto Michael Hyatt Hard and Simple Things (Mark Seiverkropp) Your Website...
by joshuarivers | Aug 26, 2012 | Education, Leadership
No matter what your position is, you should try to train yourself out of your job. I don’t mean that should make yourself useless. Train someone else to do your job so you can move on as well. At my current job, I am helping to train a couple of people. One of...