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Why Should You ‘Guard Your Heart?’
Your weekly roundup :: June 19-23 As you head into your weekend, here are a few articles from the past week we thought you might enjoy. This week's blog: "Enjoyment: Easier Said Than Done?" In this month’s blog series, we’ve talked about why pursuing enjoyment… Read More
Enjoyment: Easier Said Than Done?
This month, we’ve talked about enjoyment and how we can add a little more enjoyment to our daily lives in the midst of hectic schedules and the demands of work and family. But is making enjoyment a priority easier said than done? Here are three tips I’ve discovered… Read More
4word Women on World’s Top 10 CEOs List
Your weekly roundup :: June 12-16 As you head into your weekend, here are a few articles from the past week we thought you might enjoy. This week's blog: "Enjoyment: Live in the Moment" As the only female member of the leadership team… Read More
Enjoyment: Live in the Moment
When was the last time you slowed down and really enjoyed something? For many women, this is a luxury we feel we said goodbye to back in our school years! So how do we invite that joyfulness back into our lives in the midst of everything else we’re… Read More
How To Give Yourself Courage
Your weekly roundup :: June 5-9 As you head into your weekend, here are a few articles from the past week we thought you might enjoy. This week's blog: "Enjoyment: What Brings You Joy?" Are you making time for the things that bring you true… Read More
My Fixer Upper Journey: Working with Chip and Joanna Gaines
Laura Stafford, designer at Magnolia Homes and on HGTV's Fixer Upper, talks with us about career uncertainty and learning the importance of rest. ------ 4word: Tell us a little about your story and how you came to work at Magnolia Homes. Laura: I grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, and… Read More
Life’s A Roller Coaster. Enjoy The Ride.
Life can oftentimes feel like a roller coaster. Right when everything seems to be going against you, situations turn and you find yourself shooting up out of a valley to a mountain top. The key to not getting motion-sickness from life’s ups and downs is to always be… Read More
From Privilege to Orphanage
Making plans for our lives is a natural practice that we all take part in. From vacations to education to careers, we are constantly picking paths to take ourselves down. For Brittany Merrill Underwood, founder of Akola Project, the path she had thought she was going down… Read More
How to Shine At Your Next Work Meeting
What’s your meeting strategy? Don’t have one? You should! You REALLY should! In the working world, every meeting—big or small—offers a chance to put your best foot forward. Knowing how to handle yourself well in a meeting can distinguish you among your peers and it’s a great way… Read More
Some Practical Thoughts on Professional Success.
Want to distinguish yourself at work? Good! Just because “work” isn’t the very highest priority of us Christian professionals doesn’t mean that we aren’t called to do it well. God calls us to excellence in all things, including our professional lives: whatever you do, work at it with… Read More