Yesterday I had a phone call with a friend that I haven’t seen in over a decade. If you know me, time on the phone is a rarity. I for some reason really do not like the phone. But we have a little money that was given to us for our son and I don’t […]
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Author Archives: Jim Baker Are you WRITING DOWN your goals? I watched Stephen Larsens youtube video yesterday on productivity and he talked about how he plans his next 3 months out on a google sheet and asks himself what can I do for this 3 months, and what will I do. When he boils down his list to the […]  What is a constant stressor in your life? Jess and I are SUPER busy right now with her running the Bible Core Course and me working a few jobs. For us in the Baker household the recurring stress is this: “What do you want to eat?” We’re shifting gears with Jess in her third week […]  The people who learn to work hard AND enjoy it are winning over the complainers every single time. If we sit around and complain about what we have to do, what we need to do and even what we want to do, we’re not making things easier on ourselves. The people that are winning at […]  Are you expending massive amounts of effort and not getting the results you want? How does that make you feel? When that happens to me it makes me want to quit. If I’m working this hard I should be getting results. But quitting won’t help you move forward. So we have to readjust our efforts. […]  The longer you sit in inaction the worse it gets. Tempted to be lazy and not do something you know you need to do? I’ve noticed the longer I sit and debate about whether I should do something or not, and fester in the feelings of not wanting to do it, the more likely I […]  Hosanna! This past Sunday we celebrated Palm Sunday. Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Let’s imagine this scene. Jesus is riding two donkeys down a road. Yup, two donkeys. Check out Matthew 21. People are LIT and shouting and exclaiming Hosanna. Waving palm branches, throwing them in his path. What were the side conversations like? Were […]  C U L T I V A T E : to improve by labor, care, or study : W O N D E R : the quality of exciting amazed admiration : How are we cultivating wonder in our lives? How are we laboring, caring for, and studying to improve the quality of exciting amazed […]  The other day I was sitting with my friend Melanie and as she was telling me about her day, she casually said that she “zoomed out.” I had never heard this term before but I really liked the concept and the visual it placed in my head. The overhead crane shot that starts on the […] |
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