In honor or St. Mary of Egypt, let me introduce you to my brother Homeless Mark.

Great Lent is behind us but Holy Week brings its own set of challenges. This is where we become wholly weak and rely even more on the strength of Christ to get us through.

What do we do when bright week seems dim?

Black lives matter. All lives matter. What should our response be as Christians?

Advent begins in just seven days! What are some books that would be great to read during the fast or to give as gifts? PLUS, a sweet little give away!

It can be exhausting raising a "hard" child. Here are three things to remember as we struggle through this thing called parenting.

After a very long summer, and crazy start to this school year, I'm back and ready to go. So much has happened and I have so much to share!

SUBSCRIBE There is a developmental stage that no one talks about. The transition from childhood to adulthood can be a challenge for even the most seasoned mamas. How do we successfully interact with our adult children? And what if our best attempt at parenting wasn't good enough?

In this episode, entrepreneur and bestselling author Josh Kaufman reveals the secrets to running a successful creator business as a solo entrepreneur. Josh shares his insights on leveraging AI and smart systems to accomplish the work of an entire team while maintaining work-life balance. Learn practical strategies for working efficiently, understanding your audience, and building […]

Search for something like [lax nyc] and Google will help you buy plane tickets for that trip.

Details about how it works in the link.

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Some great stories about Google's early days, with more to come.

How can you improve your negotiation skills even if you HATE to negotiate? Here 7 of my best tips to help you get what you want… #1 Ask Yourself These 2 Questions… You might think that in order to negotiate better you have to strong-arm people. Like… You walk into the room and DEMAND to […]

Ahh!! The last couple of months have been CRAZY busy… So, I stopped taking breaks because I thought I could get MORE done. The problem? My productivity completely tanked. Something needed to change. And I had a lot of questions… Like, how do breaks help or hurt your productivity? How do you take an effective […]

Today I’m pumped to share the unusual story behind how Marc Ecko turned his love of street art into a billion dollar clothing company. You see, like most artists, he got the “itch” early on, but he abandoned his craft for a much more stable career move – pharmacy school. He didn’t last long though, […]

So, the year was 2011. I had just given a speech at Marie Forleo‘s live event. And everyone seemingly loved it. (She even got me to moonwalk on stage…) This was one of my first speaking engagements about business and entrepreneurship. And I was a little stressed out about it. Social Triggers was new. I […]

So, one of the first rules of “Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” is, “take each item in one’s hand, and ask, “Does this spark joy?” If it does, keep it. If not, dispose of it. …and while I love Marie Kondo’s rule, I think you should take this one step further. Don’t just apply […]

So, I ran a mastermind group. One of the members was struggling with content creation. She said: Our blog posts are informative. But how do we make them more engaging for our readers? What did I tell her? I shared my “3 sentence rule” for making boring content more engaging. Here it is… First of […]

In the end, your success or failure is a combination of what you control (your decision making) and what you don't (timing). Most people aren't really great at decision making. But that's something you can get better at. So let's move to the harder dynamic that we can't control – and that's timing. Everything in ... Read more

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I couldn't get my camera to focus by pressing the shutter button down half-way. It has always worked in the past. I didn't understand what had happened. I started with checking the modes – was I in a different mode than normal? Nope. Then I went to the settings. I set the focus setting correctly. ... Read more

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Keeping high performers engaged at work not only maximizes productivity, but also drives revenue up. I won't bore you with the research, but studies show that a single top achiever can deliver as much productivity as up to four average employees. In the heart of every small business, there are standout stars – the true ... Read more

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An untimely net-cord winner sets Tomas Martin Etcheverry on his way to victory against Dan Evans in Great Britain's opening match against Argentina at the Davis Cup in Manchester.

24-time men's Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic says Jannik Sinner's doping case "is not helping tennis at all". Sinner, the men's world number one, was cleared of any wrongdoing after twice testing positive for low levels of clostebol - a steroid that can be used to build muscle mass - during the Indian Wells tournament in March. The World Anti-Doping Agency have appealed against the decision which said Sinner bore 'no fault or negligence' for the substance being in his system.

Watch American Frances Tiafoe's furious outburst at an umpire following a 5-7 7-5 7-6 (7-5) defeat by Roman Safiullin at the Shanghai Masters.

Twenty years since he became the US Open boys' champion, Andy Murray is giving New York a miss and beginning retired life with a holiday in Spain.

Novak Djokovic says he is shocked and overwhelmed by the news that his "greatest rival" Rafael Nadal will retire at the end of the season.

Aryna Sabalenka continues her dominance over Zheng Qinwen with victory in the first match of the season-ending WTA Finals.

Elena Rybakina appoints fellow former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic as her coach from next season.

Great Britain's Katie Boulter reaches her third WTA final of the year with a 6-2 5-7 6-2 victory over China's Yue Yuan at the Hong Kong Open.

Aryna Sabalenka is looking to cap a superb year with a first WTA Finals triumph. Here's everything you need to know about the event - and cast your vote for the winner.

Iga Swiatek begins her bid to regain the world number one ranking with a comeback victory over Barbora Krejcikova, while Coco Gauff also wins at the WTA Finals.

British number one Katie Boulter is comfortably beaten in straight sets by top seed Diana Shnaider in the final of the Hong Kong Open.