111 – Can’t Get Your Work Done? Routines Increase Effectiveness

routines increase effectivenessRoutines increase your effectiveness. We make hundreds of decisions a day, but if you pre-decide the things you do over and over again, you will conserve a lot of energy you could devote to other things, you will not suffer as much from decision fatigue, and you will more efficiently get your work done. Then you can rest better and get to some of the things that recharge you.

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055 – Our Great Adventure Continues: We Are Stepping Into a New Chapter of Life

055 – Our Great Adventure Continues: We Are Stepping Into a New Chapter of Life

We’ve been talking a lot about living the great adventure, taking risks, stepping out in faith, living a joyful life, following your passions, etc. Well, we are leaving our present assignments and stepping out into an exciting future. This episode is about our journey and the reasons for our decision, but we do hope and believe that you will be encouraged by some of the things we’ve learned as we’ve made this monumental big leap.

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019 – Six Traps Keeping You from Reaching Your Summit

019 – Six Traps Keeping You from Reaching Your Summit

These 6 traps will cause you to make and perpetuate bad decisions. Overcoming or avoiding these traps will keep you moving forward on the path to the summit of the God-given dreams inside you.

In this third episode of this three-part series on making good life and leadership decisions, David and Donna discuss 6 Traps Keeping You from Reaching Your Summit . This discussion draws from many years of ministry experience, some of the difficulties we’ve faced, and how those things are related to exercising wisdom and incorporating godly counsel in taking decisive actions and calculated and God-honoring risks.

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018 – Six Keys for Making Awesome Life Decisions (Part 2)

018 – Six Keys for Making Awesome Life Decisions (Part 2)

Decisions are a vital part of  living a life of purpose, but how do we press beyond the though stuff and make good decisions that will keep us, our organizations, and those we love and lead on track. How do we make good decisions? How do we weigh all the factors in decision-making?

In Part Two of Six Keys for Making Awesome Life Decisions of the Calibrate Life Podcast, David and Donna continue the discussion of six keys for effective decision-making. This discussion draws from many years of ministry experience, some of the difficulties we’ve faced, and how those things are related to exercising wisdom and incorporating godly counsel in taking decisive actions and calculated and God-honoring risks.

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