Cure for the Common Life

• MS Access development
• Pitching (baseball)
• Organizing baseball cards and comics
• Video games
• Close to God / Christ
• Math
• Playing music
• The goal-line stand (discipline)

• Sports (pitching, goal-line stand)
• Creativity (development, music)
• Technical skill (Math, development)
• Organization (development, collectibles)

• Not afraid to do what’s right
• Make those around me stronger
• See what others don’t
• Creating
• Organizing
• Seeing the big picture

• Invisibly creating something that can be of greatest value to the greatest number of people

Cure for the Common Life – notes

While reading chapter 7, pg 66-67, I started thinking about how I wondered whether God considers my not using my STORY to his glory is, in a sense, like stealing.  It’s like using time, that isn’t mine in the first place, for something that isn’t of value to God who owns my time.  Additionally, if I’m not as effective at my job as I should be, for my position, am I cheating, or stealing from, my employer?  Will I ever really be the project manager that they think they got or that they deserve for the salary?  Or is my salary truly worth it, but because of the other talents and value I bring to the organization?

I then started wondering whether the Business Analyst position would be better suited for me.  It’s data analytics and modeling, working with business, and if I could work in my development expertise, it seems like it would be a good fit.  I wonder whether they would pay me the same salary for it though.  It’s not about the salary… it’s about doing the most what you do the best.

I think God is answering my prayers right now.

My S.T.O.R.Y. (Cure for the Common Life)

My S.T.O.R.Y. (chapter 4 of Cure for the Common Life)

S – Strengths

• Make those around me stronger
• See what others don’t
• Not afraid to do what’s right
• Creating
• Organizing
• Seeing the big picture
• Accomplishing great things without all the ‘red tape’ (controls)
• An avid learner
• Great at taking tests (thrive on testing myself)
• Great at interviews

T – Topic

• Leading others to Christ
• Programming
• Music
• Numbers

O – Optimal Conditions

• Building (creating) something
• Open-ended possibilities
• Boundaryless opportunities

R – Relationships

• Prefer working alone until the vision is clear, then lead
• I’m not sure I was born to lead, I actually think it’s something that I want to be rather than something I am

Y – Yes!

• Witnessing others come to Christ – become closer to their Creator
• Seems almost sad to say so, but building MS Access databases
• Creating music
• Organizing
• Doing more with less