Intentional New Year Planning: 2 Benefits

It’s a new year, so it’s that time when people start thinking about what they hope and dream 2014 will look like. For years, my wife and I have struggled to find an approach to doing yearly family planning. As our family has grown, the challenges of “winging it” have become more significant. So, last…

500 Words a Day Challenge

Keeping on the theme of it being a new year, I’ve decided to join hundreds of other writers in a 31 day writing challenge. This is my first entry, and as I think about what I hope to get out of this stretching exercise, I can’t help but think about my 2013 stretching exercise (now…

Video: Twitter in Plain English

From the archives: I found a great video by Lee Lefer over at YouTube. Its sort of a “Twitter for Dummies”–great primer if you’re still not quite sure what is the point of Twitter.

Tech-Wise Parenting: Redeeming the time (Part 1 of 2)

Ephesians 5:15-18 tells us, “15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit….”

Tech-wise parenting: eReader & Accountability

The privilege and freedom to use electronic devices should be tied to simply having the technical ability to use it, but rather to the maturity and character to be Godly in what we do with it.

Email Marketing 101 for Small Biz

Presentation to local small business owners and entrepreneurs on the basic principles of email marketing, and covered some basic steps to getting started with email marketing.

Helping Fix Email Inbox Overload

Learn about the cost and negative impact of poor email management and an out-of-control inbox. Also, learn the action-based approach to achieve a “zero inbox” with your email. Increase your productivity by learning to be a better email sender and a better manager of your email inbox.

Video: Learning to be more productive

Hey There. I thought I would try out a different approach to sharing what I’ve been learning lately. Above is my first video blog post where I share a productivity technique I’ve recently discovered that is simple to implement and has helped me develop longer periods of focus, and increased productivity. It is called the…

Tech-Wise Parents: Facebook hasn’t changed anything!

If you’re a parent you’ve probably heard about Facebook. If you have teens, it is most likely your teen is an active user of Facebook. Like any tool, Facebook is a powerful website for good or for evil, depending on how it’s used or misused. For this article, I am going to assume you know…