The Professional Advantages of Being Shy

Your weekly roundup :: November 23 – 27

As you head into your weekend, here are a few articles from the past week we thought you might enjoy.


Review your favorite restaurants and stores and earn $100 for 4word!

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Thankfulness ‘In Such a Time As This’

4word founder Diane Paddison writes about what 2020 has taught her about thankfulness and shares some of the incredible blessings to come out of this tumultuous year.

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Listen to Episode 22 now!

Valkyrie Lang, Investment Advisor Representative at Chisholm Trail Financial Group, an independent financial planning firm in Austin, TX, lists out the financial goals all women should aim for and how anyone can start making their financial future more secure, no matter your starting point.


Our work, love, pray favorites

women in the workplace, career advice, Christians in the workplace

Women at Work: Too Shy To Be a Leader

Amy Bernstein, Amy Gallo, and Emily Caulfield with Harvard Business Review interview psychologist Alice Boyes on the HBR podcast Women at Work to learn the professional advantages of certain personality traits related to shyness.

relationships, dating, singleness, Christian dating, Christian relationships, parenting

Workplace Romance? Many Millennials and Gen Zers Would Never.

Krithika Varagur with the Wall Street Journal writes about how a tough economy, the pandemic, and the #MeToo movement have combined to make younger workers wary of love on the job.

Christianity, faith, spiritual walk, relationship with God

Is The Coronavirus Evidence of a Creation in Freefall?

Daniel Harrell, editor in chief at Christianity Today, asks how theology explains a pandemic: basic biology, human sin, or the Devil?

Catch the latest Mentoring Monday show!

Listen to the latest episode of the Mentoring Monday radio show, featuring Monica Escobar.


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