Randy A Brown

Author: Randy A Brown

  • New Men’s Devotional Bible Kindle Edition

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    Available for Kindle for only $3.99!
    An all-new devotional Bible, the New Men’s Devotional Bible helps apply God’s Word to a new generation of Christian men. It includes a full year of all-new devotions by well-known—and not-so-well-known—men of God. Added features from its bestselling predecessor make this Bible more engaging, practical, and versatile than ever.Features:* Complete text of the NIV—the most read, most trusted Bible translation* A full year of weekday and weekend devotions along with application statements, questions for reflection, and more* Devotions written by a gifted author team also feature insights by Rob Bell, Chuck Colson, Brennan Manning, Brian McLaren, John Piper, Lee Strobel, Rick Warren, and Ravi Zacharias* Multiple reading plans for year-after-year use* Introductions for each book of the Bible* Over 400 callouts spotlighting key verses of the Bible for memorization and contemplation* Author index with biographical information on each contributor* Subject index to help you locate topics easily* Presentation page* Easy-to-read typesetting in a double-column format

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    1 Essentials of Genesis Genesis (meaning ‘origin’) outlines the beginnings of human history. Filled with dramatic stories and characters, it’s an easy book to read devotionally. You’ll find God intimately involved in this book. He’s the Creator, diren?’ Still others might attack the source of your trust: ‘The Bible is full of inconsistencies, and you’re choosing to base your life on this book?’ How prepared are you for the assaults that will come your way? Do you have a tight grip on God’s truth? Think about this today: How will God’s truth impact your actions—from the time you set foot on the floor in the morning to the minute you go to bed tonight? you can you say Jesus is the only way to God?’ Some may appeal to your sense of freedom: ‘Doesn’t God want you to have any fun?’ Still others might attack the source of your trust: ‘The Bible is full of inconsistencies, and you’re choosing to base your life on this book?’ How prepared are you for the assaults that will come your way? Do you have a tight grip on God’s truth? Think about this today: How will God’s truth impact your actions—from the time you set foot on the floor in the morning to the minute you go to bed tonight?ice paid by a husband’s family was to be held in trust to provide for the wife if she were to find herself abandoned or widowed (31:14–16). * A man’s seal, cord and staff were symbols of his individual and corporate identity—the ancient equivalent of an I.D. card or signature (38:17–18). * Both the Egyptians and the Babylonians compiled ‘dream books,’ containing sample dreams with keys to their interpretation (40:8). * The philosophy behind the Egyptian practice of embalming was a belief that the body was to be preserved as a repository for the soul after death (50:2–3).

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    Virtual Professors offers many good quality online lectures and courses in many topics. many of the courses are in video format and are from top universities such as Harvard, Yale, MIT, Berkley, and more. To make it even better, they’re all free. You can see the course here:

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  • Four Types of Workers

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    There are four basic types of workers.

    1. The worker that sees what needs to be done and then does it.
    2. The worker that asks what needs to be done and then does it.
    3. The worker that will do whatever you tell them to, but you have to tell them what to do.
    4. The worker that you have to tell them what to do and they still don’t do it.

    I know people in each of these categories. The number 4 worker is the most aggravating. Most micro-managers that I know like number 3 workers. I like to think of myself as a number 1 worker. Realistically, this is probably only sometimes true. It comes down to the situation. If you are starting a new job it would be very difficult to see what needs to be done until you know the job better. I try to look at every task that I do and ask myself what type of worker I am in that task. Then I try to figure out how to become a number 1 worker in that task. The closer to a number 1 worker you can become, the more respect and credibility you will build and the more valuable you will become.

  • Achieving Excellence

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    448637: Achieving Excellence Achieving Excellence

    By Robert Heller / Dk Publishing Inc.

    Learn how to be positive and determined in setting and achieving your ambitions in life. Achieving Excellence demonstrates how to improve your physical fitness and mental agility, and shows how to increase your personal productivity and become more effective, allowing you to fulfill your ambitions and achieve success. As part of an innovative series The Essential Manager, which covers a wide range of management and personal development titles, each title is a comprehensive yet compact source of easy reference for all those in or aspiring to a position of responsibility, with a focus on developing and enhancing professional management practice.

  • Motivation

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    Motivation is the driving force that helps us get things done. Sometimes it feels impossible to get motivated and once we’re motivated it can difficult to stay motivated. Sometimes it can be so easy to get distracted. Look! Something shiny!

    There is no one best or easy way to stay motivated, but one thing that I find helpful is to pay attention to my goals. To say it another way- keep your eye on the prize. Keeping my goals in mind helps me to stick with it. It helps me to write my goals down and look at them often. This helps me see what I need to do to reach my goals.

    Of course being able to stick with it depends on how bad I want it. If I don’t want it bad enough it is easy for me to get distracted. I usually lose interest and forget about my goals, even if it’s a good goal.

    For me, motivation is tied directly to desire. But, even if I strongly desire something, it can still feel out of reach, which makes me lose interest. To keep focused I give myself pep-talks. Sometimes I write post-it notes and place them around my monitor. So when I’m working on something that I know I’m likely to be distracted from, I see these notes that tell me to stay focused. Notes like: “You KNOW what you need to do”, “Stick with it”, “Don’t waste time”, etc. I usually find a desktop background on the topic I’m working on to remind me of my topic. For example, I had a background of a cap and diploma when I was in college.

    Write your goals down. Stay focused on your goals and keep your eye on the prize, but don’t forget to take a break every now and then.

  • EntreLeadership

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    617856: EntreLeadership EntreLeadership

    By Dave Ramsey / Howard Books

    Take your business to the next level! Whether you’re sitting at the CEO’s desk, the middle manager’s cubicle, or a card table in your living-room-based start-up, this practical step-by-step guide shows you how to unify and inspire your team; handle money and debt; deal with contracts and vendors; reach every goal you set; and more! 320 pages, hardcover from Howard.

  • A Higher Standard

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    A leader is respected when he holds himself to a higher standard. When everyone thinks of you as ‘one of the guys’ they might feel more comfortable being around you, but they can’t fully respect you as their leader because they know you too well. They might think of you as the boss, but that doesn’t mean they think of you as a leader.

    When everyone in the office uses bad language their fellow workers don’t think anything of it, but when the person they look up to as the leader uses the same language they talk among themselves about how they were surprised that someone in their position would talk like that. Without realizing it or knowing why, they are holding their leaders to a higher standard. This standard holds for your work ethic, time management, and even education.

    Leaders should be more reserved. This shows the character of leadership. This doesn’t mean that you think you’re better than anyone else. The fact is, people tend to hold their leaders to a higher standard, so why not hold yourself to that same standard?

  • Rising to the Call of Leadership

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    457691: Rising to the Call of Leadership Rising to the Call of Leadership

    By Random House, Inc

    Rising to the Call of Leadership is a 6-week small-group study for people who are interested in learning for themselves more about what the Bible says on various subjects, but who have only limited time to meet together. In this study of four important leaders of Israel- Eli, Samuel, Saul, and David-you’ll explore key leadership principles, including how to make wise decisions under pressure, deal effectively with mistakes, and set a course that others will follow. Most important, you’ll learn what God expects of you-and how you can rise to the call of effective leadership.

  • Christian Ethics Essentials from BiblicalTraining.org

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    Ethics is the study of right and wrong. It attempts to explain why something is right and why something is wrong. Too many people try to explain ethics on majority rule, popular opinion, or even personal opinion. I believe that God gave us the Bible as our foundation for ethics. BiblicalTraining.org provides a free seminary class in audio on the subject of Christian ethics. You can listen to the course here:

    Christian Ethics Essentials

  • The Davy Crockett Method

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    One of my favorite principles of leadership and life in general is what I call the Davy Crockett Method. I’ve quoted this method for many years and I’ve been known to quote this principle in many situations. A situation will arise where someone asked “how should we approach this problem?” I always answer “I would use the Davy Crockett Method.” As most people nowadays are not as familiar with the saying of Davy Crockett, I almost always have to explain what the Davy Crockett Method is by giving the quote: “Make sure you’re right, then go ahead.” Sound advice.