tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15778166924021589882012-01-31T19:03:06.855-08:00Because the longer I live the more confident I become in what I do not know.Kevin Connernoreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577816692402158988.post-20456988393836225802012-01-31T18:29:00.000-08:002012-01-31T18:29:53.116-08:00

Philippians 2:3-4 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. "Look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others." When I think about this in the context of leadership I think of this simple idea: Leaders are in no

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Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Phil 2:3-4; NIV When I read portions of the Bible like this it really does make me ask the question, "Is this even possible?"  This really is a pretty lofty command.  Do nothing out of selfish

Kevin Connernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577816692402158988.post-44508860886425490422012-01-25T17:52:00.000-08:002012-01-25T17:52:57.618-08:00

I used to approach the idea of forgiveness with a "suck it up" attitude.  After all, the past is the past, and it should not have any bearing on the present, or the future either for that matter.  I must admit, that is an incredibly naive and pretty harsh view of the subject. I have come to learn that forgiveness is difficult for the simple matter that it offends every one of our sensibilities.

Kevin Connernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577816692402158988.post-4465813068629478832012-01-23T18:48:00.000-08:002012-01-23T18:48:55.895-08:00

Jonah 1:1-2 - The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me." NIV Jonah 3:1-2 - Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: 2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you." NIV One of the most interesting things to me about the story of Jonah is

Kevin Connernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577816692402158988.post-35381581888493787362011-06-17T06:14:00.000-07:002011-06-17T06:14:49.156-07:00

In my life, joy has been one of those qualities that has always been short-lived.  It seems to always be squeezed out by an overwhelming sense of discontent.  My belief that things should be better, or different, or more like I want them has placed an overwhelming obstacle to the growth of long-lived joy and contentment.  This week I decided to reverse engineer a familiar passage of scripture,

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Analysis paralysis.  I came across this concept for the first time a few years back.  It refers to a danger that all managers/leaders/individuals face when evaluating information in making a decision.  The danger is to become so bogged down in looking at the data and factors behind a decision, you become paralyzed and incapable of making any decision at all.  As if often the case, the more

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The halo effect is a cognitive bias whereby we allow one trait of a person or object to affect the perception of other traits.  A normal example is to assume that because a person is more attractive than others, they must also be more intelligent.  This is, of course, completely not true.  We all know plenty of people that are either pretty and dumb, or ugly and smart. The danger of this bias is

Kevin Connernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577816692402158988.post-18345221361404598702011-03-23T18:31:00.000-07:002011-03-23T18:31:58.785-07:00

What is it about us humans that makes us think that we are where we are because of hard work, but others are there because of luck?

Kevin Connernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577816692402158988.post-26402222115685865952011-03-21T10:47:00.000-07:002011-03-21T10:47:56.422-07:00

I spent the greater part of my Sunday afternoon doing some much needed maintenance to the privacy fence in my back yard.  As it so often happens in Oklahoma, weather and wind caused two of my wooden fence posts to snap in two, and the fence had been swaying for too long.  Shovel, hammer, and crow bar in hand I spent the next several hours beating the broken posts entombed in concrete, and my body

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Does it count as mentoring when someone says to you, "I am going to mentor you now."?  To me it sounds more like something someone is going to do to you, than something they are going to do for you.  As a matter of fact, it really comes off a little bit, well, stalker-ish.  What if I don't want you to mentor me.  What if I say no, are you going to mentor me anyway?  Mentoring is supposed to be

Kevin Connernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577816692402158988.post-12506209109268408602011-03-14T05:37:00.000-07:002011-03-14T05:37:39.819-07:00

STORY #1: Saturday my family celebrated my dad's 63rd birthday.  We had a great time.  As we were leaving, my 9-year-old told his poppi "Happy Birthday" one last time.  As he climbed in the car he looked at me with all seriousness and said, "They grow up so fast, don't they?"  It was the first time I laughed out loud all day. STORY #2: Sunday afternoon following my oldest son's soccer game we

Kevin Connernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577816692402158988.post-38858414905674010422011-03-08T12:57:00.000-08:002011-03-08T12:57:13.915-08:00

The older I get, the less I know.  Okay, maybe that is not actually true, but here is what is true.  The older I get, the more confident I become ABOUT WHAT I DON'T KNOW...and that is an unfortunate amount.  I used to be confident in who God called me to be and what God had called me to do.  The longer I live, and the more honest I get with myself, the less confident I become in what I used to "

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