The Effective Faith Podcast

How do we know if we have the time to manage all the different requests that come into us each day? How can we keep focussed for the long term on what is actually important? How can we be sure we take time for important things that may not show up on our task manage or projects list? We need an effective plan for the week ahead.

Most of us would like to be more organised but none of us want it to take over our lives. As we look at a question from a listener this week we consider how to become more effectively organised without it becoming a burden.

"I don't have the time!" We've all said it but is it true? What is the basic principle behind effective time management?

Know your enemy and know yourself. Knowing ourself is critical to our effective use of time and energy. Considering ourselves with sober judgement, with humility, is critical to knowing ourselves. If you want to be more effective, then consider yourself with sober judgement, with humility.

The technology and devices with us at all times have unlocked access to a wealth of knowledge that we often don't know what to do with.  There is so much value available to us right now and there is also a huge risk present in this access.  How do we have a healthy relationship with technology?

We all have 'stuff'.  Meetings, events, ideas, tasks, projects, notes files etc?  How do we keep track of it all?  Here is a basic guide to being effective with your time.

I have encountered a surprising lack of interest in or knowledge of Church History from my fellow believers.  This I think is a tragedy.  This I think opens us up to many potential dangers and lessens our understanding of the gospel and of God’s power and grace. It’s my view that every Christian should be a student of Church history.  Here are my FIVE reasons why. To get started in...

Imposter Syndrome is something that can plague us all.  It’s the feeling that we are a fake and fraud.  Whatever role we have, whatever we are setting out to do achieve, we convince ourselves that we are not qualified and we do not fit in.  That we are out of place. Imposter Syndrome can be destructive to our effectiveness. Imposter syndrome is a lie. There are two ways to respond t...

We all intuitively know, that if we spent all of our time on these small, mundane, every day maintenance tasks, then we would not get very far and we would not achieve very much.  We are never going to move the needle in our industry or achieve any of goals by cleaning our house, checking our e-mail, cutting the lawn, paying the credit card bill or any kind of other administrative housekeepin...

PACT - Patience, Action, Consistency & Time are the crucial building blocks to help us achieve what's important and be effective in life.

Managing the environment we are working is just as critical as managing our time and our energy.  This week we have some great tips on what to do to make our working environment as effective as it can possibly be.

With more and more apps and tools on the market than ever before, and all of them promising to solve your productivity problems, how can we decide which apps to use to help us be effective and get stuff done?

If you fail to plan you plan to fail. But is this true? Why should we give time to planning our day? Having a plan is the key to being effective. Here are some reasons why and a great formula to set us up for an effective day.

We all have a morning and an evening routine, but we may not know it and it may not be effective....