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Coping with Your Husband's Job Loss
My cell phone rang on Monday morning while I was working at a client’s office. “Lori, can you meet me at home? I’ve just been let go from my job.” I packed up and got in the car and started to drive, my heart pounding, my mind racing…then the tears started, and I began to pray. Just the previous Sunday afternoon, Del and I had been talking...
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For most of us, work means a job. It’s something we do in order to pay the bills. Very few people would use the term “calling” when they talk about work. Ministers talk about a “calling”, but for most of us, work is just employment. The average person can only imagine what it must be like to own the business, be the CEO or be independently...
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Why should I act ethically? After all, if I can get away with a few short cuts here and there, my unethical behavior will serve me well. I will gain advantage over others. I may speed up the accumulation of power or wealth. So, why not? Apparently many others are stepping across the line. Why not me? What does it matter as long as I...
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One day I resigned as President of the company. What a difficult decision! I didn't resign because I was making a career ladder move. I didn't leave over decisions about executive fall-out or even the loss of income. My biggest fears were not about what was ahead but rather what I was leaving behind. My biggest fears were about the group...
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Over the years of working for Rich DeVos in the Magic organization, I have seen him make many bold, risky, multimillion-dollar decision. From watching him and talking to him in those moments of decision, I have identified eight principles Rich uses whenever he has a difficult decision to make. These eight principles have made him one of the most...
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My house has been foreclosed! After years of negotiating and trying to keep up with our repayment plan, we have lost the house we fought so hard to keep. Our mortgage payment continued to escalate along with other bills throughout the last few years. My husband of 10 years and I have two precious daughters ages 3 and 5. It seems like we could...
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This is Part 2 of a 2 part series - Getting Old How do we face the twilight years of life? With feelings of dread…or of hope? The French-born film and vaudeville actor Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972) remarked glibly, "Growing old is inevitable for all of us. The clever thing is to accept it and always plan your next move well in advance." His...
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This is Part 1 of a 2 part series - Getting Old I am 68 years of age and retired, so I suppose I am considered old. In our politically correct times, I am called either a "senior citizen" or "chronologically gifted." What is aging? How do we react to it? These questions are no longer academic for me. When I was in my teens, I thought that...
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