I count it a great blessing that my grandparents adopted four Liberian girls, allowing me to grow up with half of my family American and half African. Despite the fact that we have two very different cultures, we have a commonality just because we are family. The bond I have with my aunts is unique and it has always made for interesting conversations when we try to understand one another’s way of life.
A word to young leaders* everywhere:
If a 19 year old, single college student comes up to me and starts telling me how I, a husband and a father, need to care for my 2 year old son, it’s going to feel weird. Why?
Not because he’s young. Or because I don’t respect him. Or even because he doesn’t know who I am.
It’s because he’s not a husband or a father.
We young leaders need to make sure we don’t have all of the answers to every question and scenario that’s thrown our way. It’s wise to sometimes say, “I don’t know…because I’ve never done it like that.”
Remember the Easy Button? In 2005, the well-known office supply chain store, Staples, brought to life their ad campaign, “That was Easy,” with the release of the Easy Button. Obviously, the product has no real power, but its high volume of sales reveals a common theme: People dream of making their problems disappear instantly. Who doesn’t, right?
If only there was an Easy Button for life. In an instant, we could turn those moments of crisis, frustration, and pain into seasons of joy, favor, and blessing. We could continue living our lives of simplicity and happiness without even a flinch.
Reality check: There will never be an Easy Button. There will be difficult times. There will be loss. There will be pain. And there will be disappointment. In the midst of it all, we weren’t designed to go at this life alone. We endure difficult situations with the help of God and those around us. Continue Reading…
If you are anything like me, you love technology. If you are a millennial, then technology is a massive part of your DNA. If you don’t have any technology in your life as a millennial then I would question if you really are a one!
Just kidding, but really. I am passionate about technology and using it in the best way possible. I know that’s subjective, and it’s okay because we all have different jobs and our use of technology in those jobs is not going to be the same for all of us. It changes, and as technologies change so will our use of those technologies. Makes sense, right?
So without further a-do here is my list of the top for technology gadgets that every ML should own:
