RESOURCES from 4word
When Plans Get Changed.
When two people enter into a marriage, they often have grand plans and dreams for what the next few decades might look like. Perfect house, perfect children, and perfect careers are usually some of the top items on their list. Sonja Wilson and her husband Dan were no… Read More
The Business of Being Married
My husband and I consider financial planning a prime date night activity. We sit close together at the kitchen table sharing our favorite take-out meal, desserts, and coffee. We pray together, then start working through the papers we each have spread out in front of us. We laugh,… Read More
Creativity, Confidence & Casseroles
What You Missed Mondays with Diane What Honky Tonk Taught Me About Submission 4word Director of Operations, Lori Berry, loves to go Honky Tonk dancing with her husband. This week on the blog she shares with us the valuable lesson learned about submission by partner dancing… Read More
Thrive After 50
There are certain milestones in life that everyone reaches. First day of school, graduation, first day of work at our first “grown up job,” getting married, having children...the list goes on. One milestone women reach that seems drastically underplayed is turning 50 years old. For many women, this… Read More
What Honky Tonk Taught Me About Submission
One of my favorite things to do is take country dance lessons with my husband. I’m sure you’ve heard everything’s bigger in Texas, and Ft. Worth is home to the largest Honkytonk in the world: Billy Bob’s, so that’s where we go to learn. We aren’t very… Read More
Finances, Fasting & Formulas
What You Missed Mondays with Diane So You Hate Your Job. Now What? A whopping 69% of all U.S. employees describe themselves as “not engaged,” or as “actively disengaged” from their jobs. So what can you do with a job you hate? Diane Paddison… Read More
Be Silent and Surrender
One of the biggest dilemmas we face in life is whether or not what we’re doing is “right.” Are we at the right job? Are we with the right person? Have we surrounded ourselves with the right people? Stephanie Kaihoi, Executive Director of Legacy Living Ministries, talks with… Read More
So You Hate Your Job. Now What?
You hate your job. I’ve been there. When I first took the job, I thought I was accepting my dream position, but I was wrong. It didn’t take me long to realize that the hard-charging company culture was not at all family friendly. Things went from bad to… Read More
Strength, Sexuality & Spaghetti
What You Missed Mondays with Diane What to Consider Before Freelancing If a freelancing career is luring you away from your desk job, it might be time to do some “career soul searching” before making a drastic job change. Take a look at Diane Paddison's three… Read More
Why Magic Matters in Corporate Culture
Company culture is a business notion that is incredibly important to consider, yet is oftentimes barely paid enough attention. Companies that master the art of creating a work environment that thrives on unity, innovation, and giving back are undoubtedly more successful in the long run and become well… Read More
What to Consider Before Freelancing
Freelancing. It’s an industry shift rapidly becoming a driving force in the business world. According to The Wall Street Journal, one in every three U.S. workers is a freelancer and by 2020, 40% of Americans will be freelancers, according to Business Insider. Why are so many professionals leaving the stability and… Read More
Balance, Bodies & Bad Habits
What You Missed Mondays with Diane No Flirting at the Water Cooler What’s the big deal about flirting at work? It’s possible that flirting could put you at a short term advantage, but as a long term strategy, it stinks, both for your reputation and your… Read More
Pay Attention To YOU
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we wanted to highlight a recent innovation in breast cancer treatment. Sandra Rorem, a veteran of the healthcare industry, is working to bring a game-changing breast cancer treatment to the United States that has been done in Canada since 2002. She… Read More
No Flirting at the Water Cooler
What’s the big deal about flirting at work? When men and women working together in close quarters day in and day out, we expect some flirting to happen, and many people consider it “harmless.” Others openly advocate in favor of flirting to get what you want. But flirting… Read More
Babies, Boycotts & Breakfast
What You Missed Mondays with Diane Be the Bigger (Wo)Man Scripture tells us we will have conflict in life, and it’s how we handle the conflict that matters. How can we ease the tension, especially in the workplace? 4word Director of Operations, Lori Berry, shares great… Read More
Find Your Sweet Spot
You find yourself getting to the end of your day, with barely enough energy to crawl into bed. You logged time at the office, played chauffeur all around town after school, and managed to pull together something remotely nutritious for dinner. Yet you find yourself dreaming about doing… Read More
Be the Bigger (Wo)Man
This woman just doesn’t like me. She laughs with other co-workers, but when I join the conversation, she instantly freezes. She shoots down my ideas in meetings and goes out of her way to avoid making eye contact. What in the world? I have no idea what’s wrong,… Read More
Abstinence, Alarms & Apples
What You Missed Mondays with Diane What You’re Doing Wrong In Meetings Every meeting (even that boring, internal, “useless-feeling” one) is an opportunity to present yourself in your best light. Diane Paddison shares some of the most common mistakes made in meetings, and how to avoid… Read More
Leave a Legacy of Influence
When determining the path for our lives, it is often difficult to take one straight and easy path to our ultimate career dream. Life has a funny, yet predictable, habit of throwing bends and detours into the road. One key skill which will almost always assist us… Read More
What You’re Doing Wrong In Meetings
Kathy came in late (again) to the weekly staff meeting. She slumped in her chair, periodically thumbing through her phone as the group worked through the usual updates. She almost didn’t notice when her boss asked her a question. She hadn’t reviewed the agenda ahead of time and… Read More