No End of Year List

By this time in years past, I have posted on "The Best of Year______", my hopes and dreams for the coming one, and my disappointments and delights from the previous year. Not today. From the highs (like a trip to Rome and Paris with some of our best friends) to the lows (loss of a parent and more), 2023 was certainly a mixed bag. So as you celebrate the end of the year and the new one coming, know that in the midst of life's ups and downs, there's a whole new eternal life to consider. Jesus is calling people to himself. Is He calling you?

Keys to Success

Sometimes, something is worth repeating. As I begin to engage again on the Insights blog, I'm giving much thought to how I want to look at it all. A few years ago, I was asked to speak at a club for young businessmen. 

As part of my presentation, I delivered my "Ten Keys to Success". Here they are for your reading pleasure:

DO WHAT YOU LOVE – 

Be thankful for the opportunity you have to do what you love. 

Don't compare your life to others.

INTEGRITY- 

Do what you say you will do. 

Be the same person everywhere you go.

THINK BEFORE SPEAKING AND LISTEN WELL – 

In every situation. The lack of words can be as negatively impacting as the wrong words said at the wrong time.

BE HONEST- 

Speak the truth kindly. Don't lie and don't change the story depending on the hearer and how it will benefit you.

WORK HARD – 

Don't just work hard when people are watching.

ADMIT YOUR MISTAKES- 

Don't dwell on them. Apologize if necessary and move on.

MANAGE YOUR TIME WELL – 

There's much to do and limited hours in which to do it. 

Set your priorities.

TREAT OTHERS WELL AND INVEST IN THEM- 

This includes not being threatened by their success but instead helping work toward it.  

THINK CREATIVELY- 

Don't always do things the way they have been done. 

Think new thoughts, try new ideas.

HAVE FUN! - 

Life goes by so quickly! Enjoy it!

(Copyright Mark Taft.)