No plan was ever executed without a few hitches, nor do all aspects of a plan bear fruit. They never do. Learn from failure, adjust, and/or move on. God always provides what we need to do what he asks of us. His grace is sufficient.

Practicing admiration, gratitude, generosity and humility help us to appreciate each other, and not compete with each other, so that we benefit from each other’s strengths. Now, that’s good for business!

We are called for a specific purpose, and it is in living this purpose that our lives have meaning. There is also a correlation to between purpose and productivity. Knowing and living according to your unique purpose is good for you and good for business.

Everything we have, every breath we take, every talent and ability we develop, is a gift from God. We are not to be credited with the land yielding fruit, but we must cooperate with God in scattering seeds of joy, gratitude, forgiveness and love.

There are no winners and losers in the blame game. There are only losers. People who invest in blaming others cannot learn from mistakes. Blaming leads to win-lose thinking, defensiveness, wasted energy, increased the animosity between departments, all the while, no one learns from the situation, nor do they figure out how to prevent it from happening again.

When daily challenges make it difficult to live up to our part of the covenant, we can rely on the fact that God has given us everything we need. He’s told us everything we need to know. He has given us food for the journey. This celebration should transform us. So how are we going to be different this week because we’ve participated in this Eucharistic celebration?

You don’t have to leave the country to make disciples of all nations. You don’t have to stand on a street corner with a megaphone, go door to door, or organize bible studies. All these things can be good, but you can fulfill the Great Commission by how you live your life, at home, in your neighborhood, and yes, at work.

Despite technology that enables language translation and voice, text, and video communications across the globe (and cubicle wall), a failure to communicate is the cause of most problems in the workplace.

Jesus wants us, our lives, to be consecrated in truth, that is God’s word. It is easy to get sucked into office gossip, politics, or trivial conflicts and it can drown out his voice. To remain in truth, we must make prayer a continuous part of our lives, especially at work. He has already given us the gift of consecrating us in truth. We just have to open it.

We become what we focus on. Our thoughts become our actions, and our actions lead to our results. By recognizing and measuring your wins, big and small, you can celebrate progress, and this positive energy fuels you to keep going. And that is what it is about, making progress on the journey to achieving your goals.