by joshuarivers | Oct 23, 2012 | Leadership, Personal Growth
From time to time, we fail to meet a deadline or come short of some standard of excellence. When we start, the scenario plays out perfectly in our minds. But, somehow, we miss it at the end. Well, maybe that’s just me… I recently came across the perfect...
by joshuarivers | Oct 16, 2012 | Education, Leadership, Personal Growth
My wife and I were introduced to Dave Ramsey early in 2004. Well, we never “met” him (yet). There was a great couple that was gazelle intense about becoming debt-free. They shared tgeir story with us and let us borrow Financial Peace Revisited. I’m...
by joshuarivers | Oct 12, 2012 | Education, Leadership, Personal Growth
He has done several interview and articles. One interview was with Chris LoCurto for the EntreLeadership podcast. In that interview, he mentioned that he was 26 when he first realized the importance of intentionally working on personal growth. Then began the 40-year...
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 | Oct 1, 2012 | Leadership, Misc., Personal Growth
A while back, I started listening to podcasts as part of my weekly routine. Since January, I have used Stitcher to listen to them. Here is a list of the top 10 podcasts that I listen to regularly and links to their website and/or Twitter. 1. The Dave Ramsey Show...
by joshuarivers | Sep 24, 2012 | Leadership, Misc., Personal Growth
Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon...