1. You We made it, congratulations and thank you for journeying with me over this 10 week adventure. I hope it has been interesting and engaging, I enjoyed writing this series of blogs. OK, no.1, you matter. In the list by Aseem, published by the Observer, the top slot goes to this one, ‘you matter’. […]
Fake news everything is fake news … been reflecting on this a bit recently and thinking about the subject of ‘dits’ .. a ‘dit’ is naval parlance for a ‘story’ all of which are based on fact … some of course more so than others, but that’s what a good dit should be … in […]
2. Thinking clearly Being able to distinguish between facts and opinions. At Bible College I struggled with this transformation of the mind. At no.2 in the list of the top 10 important things you need to know in life we find this one, ‘thinking clearly’. Essentially this is defined as being able to distinguish between […]
3. 20 Minutes We are nearly there, I hope you are still with me working through this 10 episode blog extravaganza! In at number 3 is a routine and pattern called the 20 minute morning and night rule. It doesn’t need a huge amount of explanation as it is essentially suggesting that habit, routine and […]
How often have you have you woken up grumpy or felt nervous in a new situation? Emotions are an important part of our make up as human beings. But just because you feel a certain way, does that mean that you are stuck with that feeling? I hear people talk about how they feel helpless […]
4. Leave it looking great I remember hearing a story about a stadium in the UK that was used for a big national event by the Jehovah Witnesses. After the event they had teams of Jehovah Witnesses come into the venue to clean it. They cleaned everywhere, even areas they hadn’t used, they went above […]
5. Creating ‘Value’ for others Lets start with this today, a section from the bible where Jesus is speaking to his disciples. ‘My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.’ John 15:12 So in this, the 5th of the most important things you need to know in life, Aseem suggests we […]
Well, what an incredible journey that Pam (my wife) and I have been on. To be told only 3 months ago that I should basically prepare for my own funeral as I was given a 9-month shortened life expectancy was a shock. With the diagnosis of oesophageal cancer, the best I could hope for was […]
6. The Right Questions The next essential bit of need to know information from Aseem’s top ten is this: ‘Ask the right questions’. I like this one because it plays right into a sense of self-reliance and independence. What? Well, I used to make it a bit of a habit to ask other Christian men […]
OK, we are looking at No 6 ‘The 6th grade level of talking’. I think this is about how we can learn skills to talk and share our views by developing really clear and uncomplicated levels of communication. By intentionally talking at a 6th Grade level it is being suggested here that we will be […]
