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08 Jun

Why People Quit

By Motivationeer
In Personal Growth, Success

What Does the Bible Say About Quitting? Not much. The word “quit” is transliterated rarely in the scriptures – KJV (five times), NASB (once), NIV (nada). More commonly the Bible uses “cease” or “stop” instead. These words fail to convey the phrase and topic of today’s inspiration email, however. “I cease”...

08 Jun

Landing the Perfect Job

By Motivationeer
In Success

In previous posts, I wrote about the following: Your engagement level at work (“I Hate My Job”) Top reasons people are disengaged (“Why People Quit”) Things to consider when leaving (“How to Quit Your Job”) Now I will provide foundational tips to ensure you land the perfect...

01 Jun

How to Quit Your Job

By Motivationeer
In Dealing with Stress, Success

It’s not always easy to know when the right time is to leave a company or career. This week we will explore what you can do after you have tried, righteously, to be successful at work and realize it may just be time to move on. We won’t delve...

24 Jun

List it or Lose It – Part 1

By Motivationeer
In Prioritization, Stress Management, Time Management

How many of these statements apply to you in the last two weeks? I have felt overwhelmed at the sheer volume of my work I missed (or nearly missed) an important deadline I completely forgot to fill in the blank Many potentially important emails sit in my Inbox, unread

24 Jun

List It or Lose It – Part 2

By Motivationeer
In Prioritization, Stress Management, Time Management

The Power of a To Do List In the prior post, we covered the Zeigarnik Effect and how the brain naturally wants to complete tasks once started. The age-old To Do List (TDL) becomes a powerful tool to manage stress and increase work efficiency. This week we will cover...

22 Jan

Waiting is a Killer

What Are You Waiting For? For many years I directed professional services teams in high tech industries. A big part of my responsibility, and therefore my project manager’s (PM) responsibility, was to forecast (predict) how much revenue each PM would bring in each quarter. This was done on a...

22 Jan

I Hate My Job

By Motivationeer
In Success

Know Why Most People Hate Their Jobs? Have you ever caught yourself saying these four words, “I hate my job”…? They are often followed by, “God help me!” When that feeling bubbles up, it doesn’t take long to identify the root of that toxic thinking. Most Americans who hate...

15 Dec

Performance Reviews and the Threat Response

By Motivationeer
In Anxiety, Career Growth, Motivation, Performance Management, Success

Is it That Time Again? It’s that time again – performance reviews. Like millions of professionals across America, you work for a company that does either mid-year, end of year or both types of performance reviews. And the feelings of performance review anxiety are like dealing with a rabid dog. I know few...

12 Jun

Prioritization 101

By Motivationeer
In Career Growth, Prioritization

With Much Power Comes Much Responsibility You have a lot on your plate. People are constantly asking for your input or help. You have so many plates spinning it’s hard to imagine how you can get it all done each week. It seems like it has become more of a...

21 Feb

Are You Ready to See God?

By Motivationeer
In Christian Career Growth, Seeing God, Workplace Christianity

How to Find God at Work Matthew 5:8 says “Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God?” How many times have you read that verse and thought about that moment you will first behold the glory of God in heaven on that great day? This will truly...