Productivity, Procrastination, and Propel in this week’s Friday Faves!
What You Missed
Mondays with Diane
As workplace women, it can often be difficult to keep all of our responsibilities, from home and family, to church and volunteering, balanced and in order. Sandra Crawford Williamson shares five ways to make the “plate spinning” a little easier.
Wednesday Interview
Find What You’re CREATED to Do
Have you ever wondered if what you are doing is truly what you should be doing? Cindy Fiala, Family Ministry Pastor at Preston Trail Community Church, shares her story of finding God’s plan for her life and how she has stayed the course through the years.
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Top Three
- Productivity Secrets of Top Women CEOs – Jana Kasperkevic with Inc. shares an interactive slideshow of tips from top women CEOs on how they make the most of their time.
- Parents Behaving Badly – Sissy Goff writes on Today’s Christian Woman about how you as a parent should respond when you’re the one who’s been bad.
- How To Stop Procrastination – Jon Bloom, president of Desiring God, writes on A Holy Experience about refusing to let procrastination be your Master.
Take Notice
BUDGETING AN INCONSISTENT INCOME: Rachel Cruze, daughter of Dave Ramsey, shares her advice for coming up with a budget that works with your ever-changing income.
SAVE YOUR BACK: Kate Hamill writes on Freelancers Union about how all of us desk dwellers can soothe and protect our backs after eight or more hours a day in a chair.
IPHONE USER = SMARTER?: Ellie Zolfagharifard writes on Daily Mail and investigates a recent study that claims those who use iPhones instead of Android devices are actually smarter.
4word: Local Group Events
Take a look at these upcoming 4word: Local Group event dates and see which one(s) you can attend. We’d love to see you there!
- Denver – Breakfast event – February 4 @ 7:45AM
- Nashville – Networking event – February 5 @ 11:30AM
- Dallas – Work, Love, Pray study – February 9 @ noon
- Dallas – Yoga Pant Coffee – February 21 @ 9:30AM
- Denver – Women, Work & Calling – February 26 @ 6:00PM
- Houston – Launch event – March 5 @ noon
For details on these events, please visit our 4word Events page.
Video of the Week
Christine Caine launched the Propel initiative at Liberty University on Monday. If you missed her powerful talk with thousands of students, you can watch the entire event in the video above. Christine also referenced 4word’s Sandra Crawford Williamson’s Institute for Faith, Work & Economics article in her talk. You can read that article here.
A Pinterest Find
Still living in a winter wonderland? Or are you just looking for some quick but hearty dinner ideas for the weekend? Check out these recipes from NY Times Cooking for some inspiration!
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