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Mondays with Diane
Do you think you’re a good time manager? Or do you often find yourself running out of day? Lori Berry weighs her time management skills against Jesus and His short time on Earth, and finds out which “time” she’s on!
Wednesday Interview
Working moms are everyday superheroes. They juggle multiple schedules, tasks, and worlds, making sure their families are cared for and their jobs and managers are satisfied. Not every mom has to contend with four children under the age of four, though. 4word woman and author, Elizabeth Knox, talked with us about how she’s adjusting to her new role of “mom to four.”
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Make Your Next Career Move
As a 4word: Member Insider, you’re given exclusive access to numerous job openings across the country via the 4word Job Connections Board. We wanted to highlight a few jobs currently available. Just login to your 4word: Member Insider account to apply to one or more of these positions!
Not a 4word: Member Insider? Email your credentials to hello@4wordwomen.org to begin the application process.
Featured Company: LaunchAbility
Location: Plano, TX
LaunchAbility promotes independence for adults with intellectual developmental disabilities through employment. Unique to LaunchAbility’s mission is to focus on opportunities that promote inclusive employment in the workforce. For over 50 years, LaunchAbility has helped change the landscape for people with disabilities and their families in North Texas through supported employment, job placement and their innovative Academy program.
Open Positions on the 4word Job Connections Board
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Job #1: Executive Director
LaunchAbility – Plano, TX
LaunchAbility promotes independence for adults with intellectual developmental disabilities through employment, and is seeking an Executive Director who will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for LaunchAbility’s programs, staff and execution of mission.
Job #2: Clinical Vice President – Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement
Encompass Home Health & Hospice – Dallas, TX
Encompass Home Health & Hospice, repeatedly honored on a national and regional basis as a “Best Place to Work”, is seeking a Vice President of Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement to be responsible for improving quality of care and patient satisfaction for home health, hospice, and pediatric care.
Job #3: Branch Director
Encompass Home Health & Hospice – Denton, TX
Encompass Home Health & Hospice, repeatedly honored on a national and regional basis as a “Best Place to Work”, is seeking a Branch Director to supervise the clinical operations of a team of field staff and report directly to the Agency Administrator.
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Top Three
- 6 Tips for Couples Who Travel for Work – Molly Fletcher shares six tips she herself has used to navigate traveling for work while her husband does the same for his job.
- Does Your Kid Need an IRA Account? – Matt Bell writes on Money and talks about why and how you should use an IRA account to prepare your child for their future.
- Kathie Lee Gifford: How Billy Graham Led Me to Christ – Christianity Today spoke with TV host and professional mom Kathie Lee Gifford and learned about how she came to Christ, a decision which got her to and through Hollywood.
Take Notice
GIFT IDEAS FOR MOTHER’S DAY: If you’ve waited until the last minute to get Mom a present, Business Insider has a list of gifts every mom would love to receive this weekend!
SANDALS OVER SPONSORSHIPS: Kate Shellnutt with Christianity Today interviewed 4word woman and Sseko founder Liz Bohannon to learn about why she’s set up Sseko the way she has. (You can shop Sseko products in the 4word store here!)
BE A HIGH PERFORMER: May Busch talks about three keys to becoming a more high performing professional in your career.
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BODY?: Ann Swindell writes on Relevant Magazine about four things she wished she’d known earlier about her body.
START A BUSINESS FOR LESS THAN $1000: Entrepreneur has a list of 27 businesses you can start for less than $1000. Take a look and see if you can broaden your professional horizon!
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!
- Nashville – After Work Meet Up – May 10 @ 6:30PM
- Austin – City-Wide Gathering – May 11 @ 6:00PM
- Tulsa – May Roundtable Luncheon – May 17 @ noon
- Houston – Tuesday Meet Up – May 17 @ 5:30PM
- Portland – Spring Speaker Series – May 17 @ 6:00PM
- Portland – First Thursday Luncheon – June 2 @ noon
- Phoenix – First Tuesdays Gathering – June 7 @ 6:00PM
- Portland – First Thursday Luncheon – July 7 @ noon
For details on these events, please visit our 4word Events page.
Video of the Week
Do your text conversations with your mom look something like this? We all got a chuckle out of this clever Samsung video. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!
A Pinterest Find
Who wouldn’t love breakfast in bed? Pass this on to your husband and kiddos and get ready to relax on Sunday!
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