NewGradAdvice

Ever wonder what the "Judgement Seat," the "Great White Throne", the "Rapture" or the "Tribulation"? are all about? These are terms you have probably heard of but are not quite sure what they are, how they all fit together and how we will all be involved. So that's what this podcast is all about. What's exciting about this subject is that we, as Christians know how it will all end, even though we all get discouraged from time-to-time in how this world of ours is evolving! We know that God is in control and His timing is perfect!

“Oh ya, I know I can read and understand the Bible, even though it was written a couple thousand years ago. I don’t need the minister to lecture me on what the Bible says, after all I can read it myself; when I get the time and desire to read it.” I think that time is called the twelfth of never. It should be your hearts’ desire to grow in the understanding of true Christianity and to put the messages of the Bible into your daily practice and that will come with a good understanding of what it says to the people of that time and how it can be applied to our lives today.

This podcast will give an example of how sometimes it’s not easy to fully understand how a Biblical passage is truly applicable to your life today and hopefully this will encourage you to seek out wisdom on a daily basis.

Before my wife and I became Christians, she was having lunch with some Christian women in the neighborhood and were discussing Christianity. My wife knew one “born-again” Christian, her brother-in-law; who was an alcoholic and treated her sister miserably. “Is he really a Christian?” she asked. While there was a little bit of a disagreement, one woman said that he could be saved, but has never made Jesus the Lord of his life! That phrase really hit home with my wife and she knew that while she loved Jesus, she had never accepted Him as her savior nor made Him the Lord of her life. That night, she asked Jesus to come into her life as her Savior and also made the commitment for Him to be the Lord of her life!

This podcast will help you relinquish every aspect of your life to Him, while truly making Him the Lord of your life and not just your savior.

There are many topics that I wanted to include in this series of podcasts to help you thrive in your Christian walk and make it more meaningful and this podcast is a compilation of short discussions which will be useful and meaningful to you in working to deepen your faith.

This podcast is presented to those who want to continue on their journey towards a deeper faith and also for those just starting this trek. This podcast provides a series of short subjects to help you on the path to a deepening faith.

Time is your most important asset, depending on how you use it. Do you manage your time or do other people, events and issues manage it? It is critical that you establish your priorities which are in-line with your personal goals and allow you to be the manager of your time. It is also very important for your career to learn how to become a good time-manager, for which many people do not even have a clue in how to do this.

If you think your time is stretched and precious now at your young age, wait ten or so years when you are advancing in your career and have a long commute, are married, have a houseful of children and still want some down-time of your own. That is what is called a good balancing act! To prepare for these times, you need to understand now how to set priorities and establish a plan, so that you can manage your time in an efficient manner. This podcast will provide some basic information on how to manage your time effectively. 

There is nothing magical about becoming a manager and being successful at it. However, sometimes the company takes a great worker-bee and sooner or later becomes a terrible manager (often referred to as the “Peter Principle). However, if you understand and learn how to implement a few basic concepts about managing people and projects, you will become successful and I will bet that this is the goal of many readers here.

If you’ve followed the sequence of these podcasts and my book; you’ve learned about excelling at an interview and then learned more about starting your new job, what to expect and how best to perform in that role. Sooner or later, I fully expect that you will move into a supervisory or management role and hopefully become a leader along the way. This podcast will provide some basic information on what it takes to be a good manager.

Starting out working in the corporate world can be a daunting task! What am I supposed to do when I get there? How am I supposed to act? Can I really do the work or will I be become an immediate failure? 

One important fact that you need to realize and to put self-doubt aside; is that your new manager, who just hired you, also wants you to succeed and most likely will take the effort to help you to become a successful employee.

It really can be a scary thing for a young high school or college graduate. But you are not the first one to ever do this and certainly not the first new graduate this company has ever hired. Rest assured that the person you will be reporting to is ready for you to start, knows what he wants you to do and is looking forward to you becoming a contributing member of the team. This podcast addresses three important points I always told my recent graduates about how to start off his/her career on a positive note.

For all of you introverts out there or those of you who don’t like to talk about yourself, toss those feelings out the window as this interview could be your one-and-only chance to sell yourself and demonstrate to the interviewer that you can be a real asset to his/her company. First, do your homework about the company and on the day of the interview; dress appropriately, be confident, continuously tell of your positive attributes and follow-up with a courteous response. You have one chance to impress the person across the desk, so don’t blow it; but follow the simple messages in this podcast to prepare for this all-important event.

I have seen some of the most atrocious resumes ever written (or at least I thought so) when I was hiring over one hundred and fifty chemical engineers and technicians. At times, I wondered how they ever got through college not knowing how to spell or punctuate a written document. These terrible resumes also included some of the most non-relevant information about themselves, which I didn’t care about nor wanted to take the time to read. If they can’t write this critical document, which could be the key to their future; I often wondered how good the rest of their work would be. The most important document you need to write when looking for a job is your resume and this podcast will provide the basics for it.

As part of your learning process of how to manage your money, there is one basic aspect that may not enter your thinking process as you are trying to save as much money as possible. That is giving back and being generous with the money you have earned. While it is wrong to look at others who have more than you and be envious, it is right to look around at those who have less and to see how you can be a blessing to them, with what the Lord has blessed you. This podcast presents a few basic aspects of developing this giving attitude.