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Intentional Stress

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Life Strategies, People on: March 11, 2012

Without even knowing it, I've created intentional stress in my life ... and those who are doing the pushing and pulling tell me it's a good thing. That's …

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My DISC Dilemma: Am I Really Such a Terrible Person?

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Balance, Life Strategies, Observations on: March 8, 2012

The most interesting class I had in graduate school was one in organizational behavior at Arkansas State University. Never having really considered the …

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40 Things You Feel 40 Days After Your Dad Dies

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Observations, People on: March 6, 2012

    Every single word in the Bible has meaning. Significant meaning. The words are there at the whisper, the love, and sometimes even the anger of …

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What These Numbers Say to Me…

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Observations, People, The Bible on: March 5, 2012

One of the best things that has blessed my life over the last couple of months has been the opportunity to re-connect with my best friend from high …

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My beautiful wife…that’s all I’m sayin’ today…

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, People, Uncategorized on: March 3, 2012

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Paying Someone to Yell at Me…

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Life Strategies on: March 2, 2012

I love sports. And for me, there is no greater time in sports than March. The NCAA basketball championship, known more commonly as "March Madness," has …

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How to Write a Great Book: Lessons from Ezekiel

by: Steve Watkins In: The Bible on: March 1, 2012

For transparency's sake I should mention two things. First, I have lived in the magazine and newspaper publishing industry for quite a few years, but have yet …

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One Click…

by: Steve Watkins In: Life Strategies, Observations on: February 29, 2012

You wouldn't expect a 45-year-old guy from Arkansas to be the most techno-savvy knife in the drawer. And that would be right. I've always been a late adopter, …

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Hooking your reader with your first line

by: Steve Watkins In: Uncategorized on: February 29, 2012

A great first line is essential. This is a really good one. …

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Seismic Testing & Gut Checks

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Father-Son-Holy Spirit, Life Strategies, Observations on: February 29, 2012

I hope you have a dream, and if you do, I hope you are pursuing that dream, now. There have been quite a few in my own life, there are some now, and I know …

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Evidence

by: Steve Watkins In: Uncategorized on: February 28, 2012

Really interesting insight on a controversial "religious" topic most people don't talk much about. …

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What Would it Look Like if… (Part 2)

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Life Strategies, Observations, People, What Would it Look Like if... on: February 28, 2012

You responded to that newspaper ad about the need for foster parents for at-risk children, physically challenged and developmentally disabled? You took just a …

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What Would it Look Like if …

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Balance, Father-Son-Holy Spirit, Life Strategies, Observations, The Bible, What Would it Look Like if... on: February 28, 2012

... we shattered our categories? "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must …

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You Can’t Handle the Truth!

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Life Strategies, Observations, People on: February 24, 2012

An exchange from a great scene in the movie: " A Few Good Men." Judge Randolph: *Consider yourself in Contempt!* Kaffee: *Colonel Jessep, did you order the …

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The Best Business Advice I Ever Got?

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Life Strategies, Observations, People, The Bible on: February 23, 2012

I've been blessed with a diverse career in journalism, publishing, fundraising, marketing and branding and even owned a small business for a period of time. In …

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A Fixed Point of Light

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Balance, Father-Son-Holy Spirit, Life Strategies, Observations, People, The Bible on: February 22, 2012

In his inaugural address in 1989 incoming president George Herbert Walker Bush initiated a domestic effort to recognize volunteer, humanitarian and community …

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Light that Motivates

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Balance, Father-Son-Holy Spirit, Life Strategies, The Bible on: February 21, 2012

I'm a big believer in the value of personality profiling, especially when it comes to how we relate to others in the workplace and in social settings. A few …

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Mistaken Light

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Father-Son-Holy Spirit, Life Strategies, The Bible on: February 20, 2012

You are a natural seeker of Light. So am I. Just one part of  God's great Design is that we are seekers of light. Our soul needs it; our skin needs it, our …

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The Seasons of Light

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Father-Son-Holy Spirit, Life Strategies, Observations, The Bible on: February 19, 2012

(Blogger's Note: In the ongoing series on Light, today's bonus post is a guest blog from Dana Watkins, who just happens to be my wife, best friend and partner …

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Why William Wallace, Maximus, Gus McRae and Jack Black Would be the Perfect Church Leadership

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Father-Son-Holy Spirit, Life Strategies, The Bible on: February 19, 2012

I'm a moderately passionate movie buff and have a handful of movies, that  probably like you, I could watch endlessly. Mostly I'm drawn to movies that have …

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