First Things

I challenge you … “double dog dare you” as we say in the good old Southern USA … to take one day this week and make a break from your technology. Will you accept my challenge? We’re all addicted to tech. After long work days with eyes glued to glowing computer screens, dazed workers across […]

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Direct download: FT017_Tech_Fast.mp3
Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 10:46am CDT

We normally look at life as a series of crises.  But to see your life as a journey could be a catalyst for breakthrough productivity.  Your NOW moment is the ARENA to know your potential and happiness. In all the roads of your life, in all the pathways you find yourself walking on … not […]

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Direct download: FT016_Journeys.mp3
Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 10:48am CDT

At its most basic level, mentoring helps because it guarantees a person that there is someone who cares about them … that they aren’t alone in dealing with day-to-day challenges. The 2013 study “The Role of Risk: Mentoring Experiences and Outcomes for Youth with Varying Risk Profiles,” examined mentoring program relationships, experiences and benefits for […]

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Direct download: FT015_The_Mentor_I_Never_Had.mp3
Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 2:29pm CDT

The lost art of listening … some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. Recently, I was talking to someone who was not very present in the conversation. Even though she would nod and say “Yeah” the whole time we communicated, her follow-up comments would reveal she wasn’t […]

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Direct download: FT014_Listen.mp3
Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 12:22pm CDT

Statistical studies have derailed more people’s productivity than anything else I know. I am a statistician. So, I say this statement very carefully.   How do we properly process statistical studies?  How can we ensure that we don’t make one of the biggest mistakes made with statistical studies … assuming that correlation proves causality? Click […]

The post #013 – Ice Cream Causes Divorce: How Statistical Studies May Be Killing Your Productivity [Podcast] appeared first on First Things.

Direct download: FT013_Statistics.mp3
Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 11:20am CDT

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