“I want to leave the world in a little better shape than when I entered it.”
Fred Meijer (1919-2011)
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Lead like Jesus: Be responsive and demanding
While reading my Bible, I came across a scripture that I have read many times. It was the story of the paralyzed man by the Pool of Bethesda that happens in the gospel of John.
Depiction of the Pool of Bethesda. Image via Wikipedia
The paralyzed man was at the pool to be healed of his paralysis. He believed this would happen if he were to be the first to enter the water after it had stirred. Being paralyzed, he never made it into the pool.
On this day Jesus came by and told the man he was healed. To take up his mat and go home. Your sins are forgiven.
This is the part of the story that I have always heard and knew. Jesus had healed the man and forgave him his sins.
Jesus was being responsive in his actions towards the paralyzed man.
Tech Tips Series: How to create a secure password
One of the areas I see computer users slack on is password creation.This can be dangerous. You want data to be secure!
A secure password means a secured account. Image via Wikipedia
Why does this happen? Many computer users will choose passwords that they feel are easy to remember.
Weak passwords can be an open door to your email account, bank account, or even website!
Unfortunately, they usually choose passwords that hackers and bots (programs that search for vulnerable passwords) can easily decipher.
Here are a list of popular passwords that were revealed when accounts from a popular site was hacked:
- 123456
- password
- iloveyou
- abc123
- qwerty
Do you notice anything about these passwords? Here are the things that I notice:
- They are short. Most were six characters or less
- When they contain numbers, they are in numerical order
The Greatest Good
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Think of all the good things in your life.
Money. Family. Talents. Hobbies. Career.
All of these items are GOOD. Some may even be great.
To you, these are your RICHES.
They are so good that you want to share them with others. You want to bless them with the experience.
But I want you to STOP!
Not because it sharing these good things is bad. I want you to stop because you can bless others in a better way.
What would happen if instead of sharing your talent or hobby with someone, you encouraged and helped them find their own talent?
You would have done the greatest good you could do for someone. You would have helped reveal their own riches.
Lets say you:
Top posts and commenters for January 2012
January has wrapped and that means another addition of Top Posts.
Thanks to the awesome folks at TentBlogger.com and their widget, I will also be honoring my top commenters.
Image courtesy of Wordle.net
Here are the top 10 posts:
- The 20 Mile March
- Dude, Things Are Not Okay
- The Power of Goals
- Get Fit To Lead
- G5 Leadership: Get a Free Year of Leadership Training
- Top Posts for December 2011
- Do You Standout?
- Tech Tip Series: Backing Up Your Data
- Are You a Bubble Boy
- Imagine More
Traffic stats for the website seemed odd for the month. January started off as the best month so far. First week traffic more than doubled. The second and third week saw a dramatic drop that caused me concern. And the final week picked up to levels that were seen in December and early January.
