by joshuarivers | Jan 10, 2013 | Dedication, Focus, Goals, Intentionality, Leadership, Opportunity, Personal Growth
A friend and fellow blogger, Carol Dublin, introduced me to the concept of choosing three words to focus on for the year. She had gotten the concept from Chris Brogan. Focus on meeting your goals Increase your personal development. I have decided to use these three...
by joshuarivers | Dec 14, 2012 | Leadership, Personal Growth
One of my main goals is discipleship: training and teaching – helping others to become better. Todd Liles (@ToddLiles) has an awesome give-away on his blog: Todd Liles: LIVEwell. He took the Enhance Your Blog class from Dan Rockwell, and purchased two...
by joshuarivers | Dec 13, 2012 | Leadership, Personal Growth
The Christmas season is a season of giving. It’s a time when people tend to think a little more about others, pay attention to their needs, and give a little extra. Of course, this stems from our ultimate example in Jesus, Who gave His life for us. This is also the...
by joshuarivers | Dec 11, 2012 | Goals, Leadership, Personal Growth
It is time to be looking at goals for the next year. Dan Miller suggests starting mid-November (so I’m a little late on this). I have not personally set goals in such a way before the start of the year, but there’s no reason to wait. I am using Zig...
by joshuarivers | Nov 12, 2012 | Leadership, Personal Growth
And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: (1 Kings 9:4) Integrity is the second of my five core values:...
by joshuarivers | Nov 9, 2012 | Leadership, Personal Growth
November is the month that we start focusing on being thankful. Gratitude is not something that we should practice just this month, but should be practiced throughout the year. “Thanksgiving must be practiced.” Gratitude is not the theme for this month, it one of my...
