On this Thanksgiving, I wanted to take a moment just to list a few things I'm grateful for (I know, it's not particularly original, but it is particularly important). I'm thankful for my family My family has always been close-knit, and I've
I've been to a fair number of presentations in the past few months on an array of different topics. Inevitably, the speaker opens the floor for questions from the audience. Almost without exception, what follows is confusion. Each person that raises a hand of approaches the microphone seems
Throughout High School and College, I was a grade A student. I can vividly remember the first time I got a B- in High School, and the shock and horror I experienced as I clutched that report card on my way home. That night, my family sat me down so
During the few minutes it took me to write this paragraph, I've resisted the urge to check Facebook at least four times. Judging by the fact that roughly 1 in 15 school-aged children today is diagnosed with ADHDâand symptoms are known to persist into adulthood almost 30%
Could you use forty extra minutes each day? I know I could. That's almost five hours a week! In the fast-paced world in which we live, every minute is precious. Whether it be used for reading a book, building exercise into your schedule, spending more time with your
I've always been a huge fan of positive language, however, in recent months I've taken this more seriously and restructured my vocabulary whenever I speak or write. Now when someone asks me how I'm doing my response is âGreat!â or âLiving the dream!â but
We all need to develop a trusted group of advisors to succeed in life. This support group builds you up, challenges you to grow, and is there for you to fall back on in times of need. Between, work, home, and Church, we all have many advisors, but each has
A few months ago, I spent some quality time with a colleague of mine working through important organization development. I was new on the job, and we got to know each other very quickly through working together in a series of meetings. I noticed right away that we each had
In September 2013 I had the privilege of attending The One Conference at St. Peter's University in New Jersey. This conference was designed to bring together youth and their leaders from every Orthodox jurisdiction in order to fellowship together and âbe strangers no more.â It was an incredible
Most people I know aim for what they believe is the general rule of sleep habits, the â8-hours-a-nightâ standard, and for years I bought into the same mindset. Now that I've taken the courage to challenge my sleep habits, however, I have more energy, motivation, and I'
Some of you may know that I worked for Chick-fil-A for about five years between High School and College. In retrospect, I'm very thankful for this, and I often tell people that many of the leadership lessons I have learned to date come from that and my involvement
In an OCF staff meeting last week, we discussed a recent proposal we'd begun circulating. When it came time to decide what steps were next, Jen (our Executive Director) asked me directly to âMake 5 slides!â My first response was confusion, as my mind immediately jumped to: âFor