Jan 30, 2023Member-onlyHow #ChatGPT changed my Ship 30 for 30 Essay (with examples)I recently participated in the January session of the online writing course “Ship 30 for 30.” It has been a valuable learning experience for me, especially in terms of how digital writing can improve my content for the audience I have been serving for nearly a decade. …ChatGPT7 min readChatGPT7 min read
Aug 24, 2022Member-onlyHacking Productivity with SoundtracksI primarily work in front of a computer. But like many people in our new world and economy, I hold down several “jobs”, and each is a bit different. I pastor two small rural churches, preaching each week. I coach ministry leaders all over the country and resource them with…Soundtracks Of My Life3 min readSoundtracks Of My Life3 min read
Aug 13, 2022Member-onlyHabits > HacksLet’s talk about my favorite/least favorite part of productivity. Hacks. I think productivity hacks were the beginning point of the whole work/productivity space on the internet. Did anyone else read lifehacker.com every day? …Productivity3 min readProductivity3 min read
Aug 11, 2022Member-onlyPersonal Clarity and Appreciative InquiryHave you ever felt like something needed to change? How easy was it for you to put your finger on it? For so many people, we find ourself in some situation of being unsettled, and we try to just fix it. Get it back to some previous understanding of stability…Appreciative Inquiry4 min readAppreciative Inquiry4 min read
Aug 5, 2022Member-onlyWhy Goals MatterAs a child, my Father always taught me to do my best. In this mantra I created an assumed idea to be productive, I must be always doing my best. A more contemporary idea of doing our best is the phrase “do work”. When I was younger we used this…Goals3 min readGoals3 min read
Aug 2, 2022Member-onlyWhat I Keep In My Reading KitFor anyone who reads a decent amount, you always want to be able to engage with what you read. To me, that is half the fun. Marking up a book. Underlines, highlights, additional notes…all of it. Why read if you don’t learn? Over the last couple of years, I have…Reading4 min readReading4 min read
Jul 31, 2022Member-onlyHow Multiple To-Do Lists Might Be Good For Mental Health.Have you ever been in a moment where you are at the absolute bottom of who you are? I have. Plenty of times. Especially in the last year. One of the things that I learned from therapy is that it is ok to give yourself permission to have a bad…Productivity5 min readProductivity5 min read
Jun 16, 2022Member-onlyWhen your Morning Routine goes south.Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve become more obsessed with my morning routine. I just moved two hours away, bought a new house, and started a new job. You could almost say it is borderline dream territory. But this means new routines and new priorities. I wrote earlier about…Morning Routine Habits3 min readMorning Routine Habits3 min read
Jun 14, 2022Member-onlyOne Behavior TheoryOver the last few months, my productivity and overall mental well-being have been a bit erratic. I went from a season of hyper focus in all areas (emotional, mental, spiritual, etc) in the fall, to a solid smooth flow in January, back into a bit of a cluster this spring…Productivity3 min readProductivity3 min read
Apr 1, 2022Member-onlyJerry Seinfeld and Continual Spiritual DevelopmentIn the productivity world, there is a legendary story about Jerry Seinfeld and a time he was struggling to write enough jokes to be successful. He realized that the more he wrote jokes, the better he would get at writing jokes. So he challenged himself to write a joke a…Spiritual Development3 min readSpiritual Development3 min read