Podcasts about leave it better

The first rule of camping is "leave it better than you found it." We will jump into 1st John 4 and discover how this rule of camping applies to our daily lives!

Consider how you can be a trustworthy servant of God.

Ever wonder why it feels so great to be out in nature? Amanda Baker, Partner Marketing Manager with Visit North Carolina and oversees North Carolina's Outdoor NC initiative, and Clark Lovelace, Executive Director of the Transylvania County Tourism Development Authority, share how the love for the outdoors makes us feel happy, inspired, and excited to explore more. And why it's important to to build awareness around responsible travel, destination stewardship, and sustainable tourism concepts.Amanda explains how North Carolina has a strong commitment to protect and preserve the culture and natural resources of the state. With three flagship programs in place: Leave No Trace, Accessible Outdoors & Trail Town Designation, they have expanded their initiatives beyond responsible travel by providing educational workshops, along with a practical tool-kit, to advance stewardship activities and communications.  Clark shares how Transylvania County is recognized for their long-standing roll in sustainability by creating Transylvania Always and Leave It Better as their key initiatives.And with 250 waterfalls in Transylvania County, Clark relates how waterfall safety is a focus they share with land agencies, emergency personnel, and others.  The state and its partners are creating programs with local businesses, residents and visitors to help protect and preserve North Carolina's outdoor spaces for the future.  A must listen! Only on Speaking of Travel.Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

Healing Your Feelings : How To: Leave It Better Than You Found It Part 4 by Rivertown Community Church

Choose To Become : How To: Leave It Better Than You Found It Part 3 by Rivertown Community Church

On this special episode of Leave It Better, host Brandon Trammell has a heartwarming conversation with Tauna Dean, former Senior Director of Social Impact & Director of Global Talent Acquisition at Adidas and current founder of Kind World Collective, a recruiting firm for Purpose Driven companies. They discuss cultivating inner joy, practicing gratitude, achieving contentment, and living a values-based life. Tauna shares lessons learned from her own journey and concrete daily practices that shift mindset. Tune in for an uplifting and inspiring discussion about true wealth and wellbeing.Show Notes:In this episode, Brandon and Tauna cover:Letting go of chasing validation and approval from others [00:12:00]The importance of discovering your unique gifts and purpose [00:17:00]Ways to cultivate daily gratitude and appreciation [00:23:00]Achieving contentment and viewing wealth holistically [00:28:00]Overcoming limiting beliefs through new experiences [00:33:00]Tapping into the wisdom and strength of your future self [00:40:00]Living your values instead of society's expectations [00:46:00]Perspective shifts that bring more joy and peace [00:50:00]Show Links:website: https://www.kindworldcollective.com/

Believe God For The Impossible : How To Leave It Better Than You Found It Part 2 by Rivertown Community Church

What The World Needs Now : How To Leave It Better Than You Found It Part 1 by Rivertown Community Church

If you borrow something, return it, and make sure it's clean. If someone leaves their trash behind, throw it away with your trash. If you can help someone have a little brighter day, smile and show kindness. If we all help out a little, then the burden is not on one person, and makes the world better. Ralph Waldo Emerson: “To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived — that is to have succeeded.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kevin-hannegan/support

Learning this from my Mom and Dad was a gift! It's one of the single greatest lessons I've ever made a part of my daily existence. I have taught my children the same. How are you doing this in your life?

On this week's episode of Leave It Better, host Brandon Trammell has an enlightening conversation with trauma recovery coach Ali Kates. They discuss how unresolved trauma and an unregulated nervous system can hold entrepreneurs back from achieving their goals and living joyfully. Ali explains why nervous system regulation is key for sustainable social impact work. She shares how healing trauma allows you to show up more powerfully. Tune in for an insightful discussion on transforming limiting beliefs, finding meaning beyond money, and leading from an embodied, empathetic place.Show Notes:In this episode, Brandon and Ali cover:How trauma recovery helps entrepreneurs overcome limiting beliefs [00:05:00]The importance of nervous system regulation for clarity and empowered decisions [00:02:30]Why unresolved trauma perpetuates fight-or-flight reactivity [00:16:00]How to complete the stress response cycle to heal old wounds [00:18:30]The potential toxicity and meaninglessness of wealth accumulation [00:28:00]How to break out of past patterns driving you unconsciously [00:43:30]Why nervous system work enables more effective, sustainable leadership [00:52:00]The blessings and learnings of facing yourself during COVID [00:49:30]Show Links:https://alikates.co/

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We already have the tree up! Nick is hitched! Baby is talking too much. Van is frustrated. Blizzcon made us miss it. Sleeping weird. Having babies after ELR! Getting rid of bees! Live when we were kids! More music! And what it would take to get Kim to play Diablo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We already have the tree up! Nick is hitched! Baby is talking too much. Van is frustrated. Blizzcon made us miss it. Sleeping weird. Having babies after ELR! Getting rid of bees! Live when we were kids! More music! And what it would take to get Kim to play Diablo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one improvement at a time. In this episode Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters discusses a powerful lean principle known as: Leave It Better Than You Found It! Along the way he and Producer Matt talk about: The three levels of “Leave It Better Than You Found It” Creating a generous team culture that always thinks of the next person Practical use cases for individual work areas and communal spaces in your business Why his 12-year-old forklift looks brand new Leaving a job better than you found it by becoming a process engineer Implementing a “this is the worst it will ever be” mentality across your team The radical changes this principle had made on Ryan's business And how you can apply this concept to your professional and personal life by the end of the episode Check it out! P.S. Book a Lean Made Simple Tour at: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour

Alicia Butler Pierre is on a quest to revolutionize the way small businesses operate. She does that by speaking, coaching, writing, lecturing, and podcasting. She is the Founder & CEO of Equilibria, Inc. and the bestselling author of Behind the Façade, the world's first published book on business infrastructure. She's an adjunct instructor of Lean Principles at Purdue University and Operations Management at Nichols College. A chemical engineer turned entrepreneur, she's advised, designed, and optimized processes for organizations including Coca-Cola, Shell Oil, The Library of Congress, and The Home Depot. Alicia Butler Pierre's career in operations began over 20 years ago as a chemical engineer in several chemical plants and oil refineries in her native Louisiana. Her passion is in designing processes that help people, places and things flow more efficiently. Alicia is the Founder and CEO of Equilibria, Inc., a — 16-year-old operations management firm specializing in business infrastructure for fast-growing companies. Her company is currently the world's largest and most comprehensive repository on business infrastructure for small businesses. It is at Equilibria where she invented the KasennuTM framework for business infrastructure and software by the same name. She has since successfully applied this framework in over 30 different industries and counting. Alicia has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University and an MBA from Tulane University. Her ability to blend scientific, business, and mathematical methodologies to solve complex operational problems enables her to bring a unique, tactical, and realistic perspective to her clients, who have also included larger organizations like The Coca-Cola Company, Lowe's, The Library of Congress, and Shell Oil Company. Alicia is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and has produced over 500 articles, podcast episodes, case studies, videos, and white papers in the areas of business infrastructure, process improvement, and operational excellence. Combined, her content has over a million views across various online platforms. Alicia hosts the weekly Business Infrastructure: Curing Back Office Blues podcast. Her show was only one of six initially hand-selected in the world by HubSpot to become a part of its new podcast network in 2021. She's also the author of the 2x Amazon bestseller, Behind the Façade: How to Structure Company Operations for Sustainable Success. Her book debuted in Oct. 2018 on Amazon as the #1 New Release for business books in the Production and Operations category. Committed to doing the right things the right way, Alicia's mantra is "to leave it better than you found it." Alicia's website Alicia's LinkedIn

This week on Coffee With Khalipa, Jason shares how this topic was inspired simply by a neighbor borrowing his truck.Thanks for listening to Episode 345!Follow JasonFun, Effective Workouts: NCFIT AppWeekly Motivation: EOE NewsletterLevel Up Your Business: Build Better NewsletterGym Owners: NCFIT Collective ProgrammingVisit NCFIT Online

“You know, I've always just believed really simply in leaving things better than what you took them. And I don't have any sort of grand plans for legacy. I would like to leave things better. Everything that I touch, better than what I started it.” — Stuart McCarrollIn this episode of Owning Your Legacy,  Laurette is joined by Stuart McCarrroll, a seasoned food and beverage industry leader turned entrepreneur who has harnessed his vast knowledge and experience to found three companies—Menu Collective, an agency that specializes in food service innovation, CoLaboratory Chicago, an F&B co-working space, and most recently, SuperFree Beverages. Stuart knows the food and bev business from all angles and has helped to scale some of the industry's best-known companies, including Kerry and DöhlerGroup, before venturing into his own businesses. With Menu Collective, Stuart co-led menu innovation for the Starbucks Reserve alcohol beverage program—a special project that continues to evolve.  In this episode of Owning Your Legacy:The importance of creating anticipation with consumers; why the best process is built around people; the pros and cons of fast growth; designing the Starbucks Reserve roasteries beverage program; why uncomfortable situations are necessary for growth.If you enjoyed the episode please share it with others, and rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about me and how I am Owning My Legacy, you can find me on Instagram @LauretteRondenet and online at lauretterondenet.com.

In this episode of the podcast, sponsored by L3Harris, Chief Ron Siarnicki, executive director of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), reflects on his 20-plus years with the Foundation and what's next for him personally after so many years working with firefighter families. The chief, who recently announced his upcoming retirement – but not his successor (yet) – details the Foundation's extraordinary evolution since 2001, when 9/11 forever changed its course; shares his 9/11 story – the early NYC setup, the often-disbelieved story of the unlimited credit card, the Foundation's ongoing support to FDNY; and offers a key reminder to his successor. Plus, we get into all this: Building resilience in a role focused on fatalities; the Life Safety Initiative with the most impact; and how his “builder” mindset helped him throughout his career. Don't miss: The person who had the biggest impact on his career Episode power quote: “We have to be open and supportive and not be threatened by those who come behind us. You gotta take somebody under your wing somewhere along the way.” Hot seat sneak peek: The chief's apparatus collection – yes, collection Resources we mentioned on the show ‘We needed to do more': The evolution of support in the aftermath of tragedy 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives First Responder Center for Excellence Memorial Weekend Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters Connect with us Email bettereveryshift@firerescue1.com to share your feedback! Enjoying the show? Please take a moment to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. 

In today's podcast we discuss a mindset that can help improve the quality of the world around you, and, the world within you!  How you interact with others and with the world around you can have a huge impact on your own quality of life!  Listen in to learn more!!!

This week's episode Tony talks with Carl about the age of not giving a f@*# and training good work ethics. He discusses the following: 1.) Dealing With Errors & Mistakes 2.) Age of Not Giving A F@*# 3.) Kindness vs Empathy 4.) Random Acts of Kindness 5.) Dealing With Bad News 6.) Training Good Work Ethics & Good Attitudes 7.) Leave It Better Than You Found It Tune in again next Monday at 8pm EST. #domore #bemore #businessstrategies #accountability #evolution #pushingforward #buildleaders #leadership #strongleadership #mentaltoughness #influence #strongeryou #everydayfight #workethics #kindnessvsempathy

On this episode I set the stage for why I'm doing the podcast, what inspires me, and where my life mantra Leave It Better came from. If you want to watch the episode, and all future episodes, subscribe to my YouTube channel: Leave It Better with Brandon Trammell. Follow the show on Instagram @_leaveitbetter_ for clips and inspiration on how to operate your business from a more purpose driven perspective.

Alicia Butler Pierre is the CEO of Equilibria, Inc, an operations management firm she founded 17 years ago. She designs scale-ready business infrastructures for fast-growing small businesses. At Equilibria, she invented the KasennuTM System for business infrastructure and software by the same name. Alicia has successfully applied this system in over 30 different industries. She is also an adjunct instructor of lean principles at Purdue University and the author of Behind the Facade, How to Structure Company Operations for Sustainable Success. A chemical engineer turned entrepreneur, Alicia has advised, designed, and optimized processes for enterprises, including Shell Oil, Coca-Cola, and Home Depot. She hosts the weekly Business Infrastructure: Curing Back Office Blues podcast, which ranks in the top 2% of the world with listeners in 60 countries. Alicia attended private Catholic school through 8th grade, where there was a methodical, process-oriented cadence to everything. Her father was in the Air Force, and her mother was a health inspector. She sees how these foundations informed her work with clients today. Interestingly, when Alicia entered high school, she planned to become a journalist. She loved English, the arts, and writing. In 11th grade, she took chemistry, discovering she loved it so much that she opted to take the advanced course the next year and studied chemical engineering in college. In this week's Work From The Inside Out podcast, learn more about Alicia's journey: After many years in technical roles as a chemical engineer at Monsanto, Alicia was encouraged (more than once) to pursue the managerial track as she was recognized for her outstanding communication skills. Alicia's online content has over a million views and downloads across various platforms committed to doing the right things in the right way. Her mantra is “to leave it better than you found it.” Learn more and connect with Alicia here: https://twitter.com/alicia_b_pierre https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliciabutlerpierre/ https://www.youtube.com/user/EquilibriaInc https://www.eqbsystems.com/

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Leave it better than you found it. That's a Boy Scout slogan. I've never been a Boy Scout, but I'm sure I could benefit from making that a personal goal—to leave everything better than I found it— a personal goal. I've talked about a leaving our jobs better than we found them, leaving our relationships and environments better than we found them and leaving our churches better than we found them. I want to tell you about my friend, Cynthia, who definitely left a situation at her work so much better than she found it. Some years ago, she worked in a department where one coworker made it very clear that she and Cynthia could never be friends because Cynthia was African-American. It's hard to believe that someone would actually say that, but this person said those very words to Cynthia. Thankfully, Cynthia was able to get beyond her hurt feelings and respond appropriately to this situation. She prayed about it, and got the idea to start what she called “Project Love.” Now, she didn't announce to her coworkers that she was starting “Project Love,” she just decided to do it. Besides being kind and considerate on a daily basis, she decided to invite each person in her department to have lunch with her as her guest. So once a week she would deliver a written invitation to a coworker, including this woman who said they could never be friends. Well, who can refuse such an invitation? So, the two of them went to lunch, they began to get to know each other, this woman saw how wrong her attitude was and what a good friend Cynthia would be, and before long they became friends. Now this woman openly and proudly claims Cynthia as a friend, and though they no longer work together, they keep in touch. Cynthia left that place and that relationship so much better than she found it. She could have responded with anger and bitterness, but she chose to respond in love. That's the power that we have as believers because we have the Holy Spirit within us to enable us to do what otherwise we would find impossible to do. I hope you'll remember this simple slogan: Leave it better than you found it. It's one way to show God's love to others. (Click here to download the devotional for the entire week.)

Leave it better than you found it. That's a Boy Scout slogan. I've never been a Boy Scout, but I'm sure I could benefit from making that a personal goal—to leave everything better than I found it— a personal goal. I've talked about a leaving our jobs better than we found them, leaving our relationships and environments better than we found them and leaving our churches better than we found them. I want to tell you about my friend, Cynthia, who definitely left a situation at her work so much better than she found it. Some years ago, she worked in a department where one coworker made it very clear that she and Cynthia could never be friends because Cynthia was African-American. It's hard to believe that someone would actually say that, but this person said those very words to Cynthia. Thankfully, Cynthia was able to get beyond her hurt feelings and respond appropriately to this situation. She prayed about it, and got the idea to start what she called “Project Love.” Now, she didn't announce to her coworkers that she was starting “Project Love,” she just decided to do it. Besides being kind and considerate on a daily basis, she decided to invite each person in her department to have lunch with her as her guest. So once a week she would deliver a written invitation to a coworker, including this woman who said they could never be friends. Well, who can refuse such an invitation? So, the two of them went to lunch, they began to get to know each other, this woman saw how wrong her attitude was and what a good friend Cynthia would be, and before long they became friends. Now this woman openly and proudly claims Cynthia as a friend, and though they no longer work together, they keep in touch. Cynthia left that place and that relationship so much better than she found it. She could have responded with anger and bitterness, but she chose to respond in love. That's the power that we have as believers because we have the Holy Spirit within us to enable us to do what otherwise we would find impossible to do. I hope you'll remember this simple slogan: Leave it better than you found it. It's one way to show God's love to others. (Click here to download the devotional for the entire week.)

How's your church doing? Since I've been on staff at my church, I'm well aware that churches that thrive and do well are those who have lots of involvement from the congregation. I'm proposing that we adopt the Boy Scout mantra to leave things better than we found them, and I was thinking how much better our churches would be doing if every church member took that seriously. You know, it's not difficult to find things wrong with your church. It's full of people—people who make mistakes, people who don't have it all together, many are new believers with lots to learn. So, you won't have trouble finding something about your church that you don't like so much. But if it's a Bible preaching church, under godly leadership, and that's where God has put you, then you have to ask yourself what you're doing to make it a better church. I think of a woman who was in our church until God called her home—we called her Miss Shirley. Miss Shirley never held an office in our church, but few people have benefited the church like she did. For years she made it her job to greet someone new every Sunday, invite someone new to sit with her, get to know them, and just share God's love with them. One of my friends tells how when she started coming to our church, she was very wounded and was trying to just isolate herself from everyone, but Miss Shirley found her, sat with her, invited her to a Sunday class, and eventually helped her get involved and find healing. Miss Shirley definitely left our church better than she found it. Just ask yourself: If you dropped out of your church today, would it leave a hole? Would your service to the church be missed? God created us for community; we are one body in Christ, and we need each other for fellowship, for healing, for growth, for accountability. I hope you are very much committed to your church and you can say for sure that you are leaving it better than you found it.

How's your church doing? Since I've been on staff at my church, I'm well aware that churches that thrive and do well are those who have lots of involvement from the congregation. I'm proposing that we adopt the Boy Scout mantra to leave things better than we found them, and I was thinking how much better our churches would be doing if every church member took that seriously. You know, it's not difficult to find things wrong with your church. It's full of people—people who make mistakes, people who don't have it all together, many are new believers with lots to learn. So, you won't have trouble finding something about your church that you don't like so much. But if it's a Bible preaching church, under godly leadership, and that's where God has put you, then you have to ask yourself what you're doing to make it a better church. I think of a woman who was in our church until God called her home—we called her Miss Shirley. Miss Shirley never held an office in our church, but few people have benefited the church like she did. For years she made it her job to greet someone new every Sunday, invite someone new to sit with her, get to know them, and just share God's love with them. One of my friends tells how when she started coming to our church, she was very wounded and was trying to just isolate herself from everyone, but Miss Shirley found her, sat with her, invited her to a Sunday class, and eventually helped her get involved and find healing. Miss Shirley definitely left our church better than she found it. Just ask yourself: If you dropped out of your church today, would it leave a hole? Would your service to the church be missed? God created us for community; we are one body in Christ, and we need each other for fellowship, for healing, for growth, for accountability. I hope you are very much committed to your church and you can say for sure that you are leaving it better than you found it.

The Christian Working Woman, began in 1984 to challenge workplace Christians to see their jobs as assignments from God, not just a place to earn a living. And the way we live on those jobs has a greater impact for the Gospel than anything else. I'm taking a phrase from the Boy Scouts and applying it to our lives. It is: Leave it better than you found it. I've talked about leaving our jobs better than we found them and leaving our relationships better than we found them. Now let's think about leaving our environment better than we found it. There's a lot of concern about what's happening to our environment, and we should be good stewards of God's universe, that's for sure. Which means we recycle as much as possible and do whatever we can to make our physical world better than we found it. Then there's our more personal environment: our living space and our working space. I have a friend who decided she could do something for the environment. She got tired of how messy and unclean public washrooms tend to be. So, she decided that she would try to leave any washroom she used better than she found it. When she told me what she was doing, I realized I had never even thought of taking that kind of responsibility—to leave a public space better than I found it. But if we all did that, we'd live in cleaner, nicer environments, wouldn't we? Our streets and roadways wouldn't be cluttered with trash. Someone has said that cleanliness is next to godliness, and while I'm not sure that can be supported biblically, there's no doubt that we should care about cleanliness for ourselves and for others. So, why don't we just decide to leave our environments—wherever they may be—better than we found them.

The Christian Working Woman, began in 1984 to challenge workplace Christians to see their jobs as assignments from God, not just a place to earn a living. And the way we live on those jobs has a greater impact for the Gospel than anything else. I'm taking a phrase from the Boy Scouts and applying it to our lives. It is: Leave it better than you found it. I've talked about leaving our jobs better than we found them and leaving our relationships better than we found them. Now let's think about leaving our environment better than we found it. There's a lot of concern about what's happening to our environment, and we should be good stewards of God's universe, that's for sure. Which means we recycle as much as possible and do whatever we can to make our physical world better than we found it. Then there's our more personal environment: our living space and our working space. I have a friend who decided she could do something for the environment. She got tired of how messy and unclean public washrooms tend to be. So, she decided that she would try to leave any washroom she used better than she found it. When she told me what she was doing, I realized I had never even thought of taking that kind of responsibility—to leave a public space better than I found it. But if we all did that, we'd live in cleaner, nicer environments, wouldn't we? Our streets and roadways wouldn't be cluttered with trash. Someone has said that cleanliness is next to godliness, and while I'm not sure that can be supported biblically, there's no doubt that we should care about cleanliness for ourselves and for others. So, why don't we just decide to leave our environments—wherever they may be—better than we found them.

Leave it better than you found it! What a good idea. I'm taking a look at how we, as Christians, can leave things better than we found them. I talked about how to leave your job better than you found it and now I encourage you to consider how to leave your relationships better than you found them. Relationships are the sandpaper of life, are they not? We all need to live in relationship with others, and yet getting along with the people in our lives can be the toughest assignment we have. So, how can we leave our relationships better than we found them? Let's start with what we call the Golden Rule, which Jesus gave us when he said, “Treat other people exactly as you would like to be treated by them—this is the essence of all true religion” (Matthew 7:12 Phillips). Jesus says that we should take the initiative to improve the relationships of our lives, not wait on the other person to do it. Has someone treated you ill lately? If so, are you willing to put this Golden Rule into practice and respond to them the way you wish they would respond to you? If so, you will definitely improve that relationship. Here's another relationship principle from the Bible that will definitely leave a relationship better than you found it. From Philippians 2:3-4: Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. Putting others first is a sure winner when it comes to improving relationships. I remember when I read that passage and just shook my head because I couldn't figure how in the world I could ever live up to it. Consider others better than me? That doesn't come naturally for me, how about you? So, I just began to pray and ask God to show me how to put this into practice. God showed me that it begins with an attitude of the heart—consider others better than yourself, think of others in that way. I find that if I change my thought life and truly remind myself that others are just important as I am and what they're doing is just as important as what I'm doing, then I can start to truly look to their interests, and not just my own. Well, if we practiced these two principles in our relationships, there is no doubt we'd see great improvement, and we'd leave them better than we found them.

Leave it better than you found it! What a good idea. I'm taking a look at how we, as Christians, can leave things better than we found them. I talked about how to leave your job better than you found it and now I encourage you to consider how to leave your relationships better than you found them. Relationships are the sandpaper of life, are they not? We all need to live in relationship with others, and yet getting along with the people in our lives can be the toughest assignment we have. So, how can we leave our relationships better than we found them? Let's start with what we call the Golden Rule, which Jesus gave us when he said, “Treat other people exactly as you would like to be treated by them—this is the essence of all true religion” (Matthew 7:12 Phillips). Jesus says that we should take the initiative to improve the relationships of our lives, not wait on the other person to do it. Has someone treated you ill lately? If so, are you willing to put this Golden Rule into practice and respond to them the way you wish they would respond to you? If so, you will definitely improve that relationship. Here's another relationship principle from the Bible that will definitely leave a relationship better than you found it. From Philippians 2:3-4: Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. Putting others first is a sure winner when it comes to improving relationships. I remember when I read that passage and just shook my head because I couldn't figure how in the world I could ever live up to it. Consider others better than me? That doesn't come naturally for me, how about you? So, I just began to pray and ask God to show me how to put this into practice. God showed me that it begins with an attitude of the heart—consider others better than yourself, think of others in that way. I find that if I change my thought life and truly remind myself that others are just important as I am and what they're doing is just as important as what I'm doing, then I can start to truly look to their interests, and not just my own. Well, if we practiced these two principles in our relationships, there is no doubt we'd see great improvement, and we'd leave them better than we found them.

There's a slogan from the Boy Scouts that I like a lot: Leave it better than you found it. It's good for Boy Scouts, but don't you think that Christians should have that same kind of attitude? I'm going to talk about what we should leave better than we found it. We should leave our jobs better than we found them. I'm not suggesting you literally leave your job, but rather that because you are doing your job, things should be better where you work. Your presence in that job should be a positive thing, so that if you did leave the job, it would be better than you found it. Another way to put that is to ask, If everyone in your organization worked like you do, would the organization be better off? For example, If everyone worked as hard as you do—put in the same number of hours really working—would productivity go up or down? If everyone arrived at work the same time you do, would everyone be on time or late? If everyone were as creative as you are, finding new and better ways to do things, would there be new initiatives and new ideas happening—or not? If everyone were as willing to go the extra mile like you do, would there be more people exceeding requirements—or less? If everyone were as positive and upbeat as you are, would there be a better morale where you work, or would it be worse? If everyone were as neat and tidy as you are and cleaned up after themselves like you do, would the work environment be nicer or messier? If everyone talked about others in the organization the way you do, would there be lots of positive confirmation going around, or lots of gossip? You get the idea. Paul wrote to the Corinthians that “if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment” (1 Corinthians 11:31). It's just smart to check up on ourselves—to judge ourselves—and avoid coming under judgment by others, so ask yourself if you are leaving your job better than you found it!

There's a slogan from the Boy Scouts that I like a lot: Leave it better than you found it. It's good for Boy Scouts, but don't you think that Christians should have that same kind of attitude? I'm going to talk about what we should leave better than we found it. We should leave our jobs better than we found them. I'm not suggesting you literally leave your job, but rather that because you are doing your job, things should be better where you work. Your presence in that job should be a positive thing, so that if you did leave the job, it would be better than you found it. Another way to put that is to ask, If everyone in your organization worked like you do, would the organization be better off? For example, If everyone worked as hard as you do—put in the same number of hours really working—would productivity go up or down? If everyone arrived at work the same time you do, would everyone be on time or late? If everyone were as creative as you are, finding new and better ways to do things, would there be new initiatives and new ideas happening—or not? If everyone were as willing to go the extra mile like you do, would there be more people exceeding requirements—or less? If everyone were as positive and upbeat as you are, would there be a better morale where you work, or would it be worse? If everyone were as neat and tidy as you are and cleaned up after themselves like you do, would the work environment be nicer or messier? If everyone talked about others in the organization the way you do, would there be lots of positive confirmation going around, or lots of gossip? You get the idea. Paul wrote to the Corinthians that “if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment” (1 Corinthians 11:31). It's just smart to check up on ourselves—to judge ourselves—and avoid coming under judgment by others, so ask yourself if you are leaving your job better than you found it!

Looking for an example to teach your students on what it means to 'leave it better than you found it"? Look no further than the Japanese National Soccer team and their fans. (links below) I also give you three ways to build a "better than you left it" culture. Pictures of the Japanese locker room and gift https://www.marketwatch.com/story/japan-team-goes-viral-after-cleaning-world-cup-locker-room-leaving-origami-gifts-11669393623 Video of Japanese fans cleaning the stadium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfJTgqxkGsU Weekend Warrior Lessons https://youthminresources.gumroad.com/l/cBYey Leave a review https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/youth-ministry-in-motion/id1071146493

Jesus replied with a story: “A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road. “By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by. A Temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side. “Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him. Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him. The next day he handed the innkeeper two silver coins, telling him, ‘Take care of this man. If his bill runs higher than this, I'll pay you the next time I'm here.' “Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?” Jesus asked. The man replied, “The one who showed him mercy.” Then Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.” Luke 10:30-37 NLT

Joshua 1:3 "I will give you every place you set your foot"To whom much is given, much is required. Just be the light my friend.Love is the answer!Be sure to like, and subscribe and share!!The link to the EMF protector I mention is below! https://amzn.to/3RWhoniReal talk with Coach Rachel is a LIVE Call in show where Rachel will talk with live caller's on all areas of struggle. Her years of experience in coaching and her own time in the school of hard knocks has led people to freedom in all area's of their life!! To participate on a LIVE show call in to 1-312-626-6799 use meeting code 260987788#The show airs LIVE at 12 PM EST. This episode is brought to you Gym Growth Experts. visit them at www.gymgrowthexperts.comInstacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In our first episode of season six, hosts Jenette Jurczyk and Kerry Rossow are back in the studio with their inspirational guest, Nashla Vega Zamora, from the Champaign She Said cast of 2022. They discuss the challenges involved in immigrating to the United States and how they shaped who she is today.

When Jesus moves into a community, it should be BETTERWe all want to be part of something significant. Whether it's sports, business, social causes, romance or friendships, our lives are aimed at finding the deepest meaning we can. Often, the most meaningful parts of our lives can be a little messy. God is building a beautifully messy community, where things aren't squeaky clean or perfectly organized, but where we find ourselves in process on a journey together that brings fulfillment and impact.#thisbeautifulmess #GoodWORK #GoodWILL #GoodNEWS #Better #worship #westsidechurch #noperfectpeopleallowed #church #2022sermon #onlinechurch #churchonline #churchonlineservice

Having just started month three of living off the electric grid in Manhattan, technical issues led me to stop the experiment. I'm not sure the problem, but connecting the solar panels to the power station, it doesn't charge. I don't know how to diagnose it without another power station or solar panel I know works to find the problem.Here are the notes I read from:Last use of electronics off-grid before cooking lunch with pressure cooker, which will mean reconnecting the apartment's master circuit that I disconnected in May.I knew I'd feel dirty because I would cause pollution.Up and down stairs, sleeping in heat, knee injuredThe hard part wasn't living traditionally. My food was more fresh. I lived with more meaning and purpose.The hard part was living in a different culture, even if just me, than America.I lived by Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You and Leave It Better Than You Found It.As for America, by its fruit shall ye know a tree. What are America's fruits? Not Do Unto Others or Leave It Better.American culture: more men with breasts and fewer sperm than any culture in history.But choice made for me: Power station broke, the computer battery, then charger, now either power station or solar panels.Yesterday had to postpone two meetings.Used power from last time it charged down to six percent on station, about an hour on computer, though longer on phone.Will cook stew, declare victory, and keep using little, especially the fridge.I expect to make twelve months without the fridgeEarlier episodes on the experiment:586: My Kitty Hawk moment, on the way to a Moon Shot584: Freedom, continual improvement, fun, and curiosity: day three only solar in ManhattanPlus I spoke to a city government advisory group and talked about leading up to it.593: How I disconnected from the electric grid in Manhattan for 2 weeks (and counting) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

About Joey Abdullah: He is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and Johns Hopkins University with degrees in both Economics and Finance.Joey's goal is to offer advice that helps customers build wealth and prosperity with real estate quickly by helping them make smarter mortgage decisions. He will always help customers to manage their mortgages over time to ensure that they always have the best option to achieve their goals.Joey loves playing golf and skiing. He lives in Denver, CO with his beautiful wife Lindsey and their awesome sons Danny and Nathan. In this episode Steve and Joey Abdullah discuss:Giving reverence and respectBetter than you found it Commit to giving value An opportunity in chaos Key Takeaways: Give respect and reverence to first responders, soldiers, and other people that serve and protect us. Wherever you go, whatever you do, and whoever you encounter, leave them better than you found them. Commit extra effort into making sure that people you encounter receive value from you. For clients, provide education, and for other people in your industry, help with networking. There is an opportunity to be valuable in the midst of chaos. As an advisor, knowledge is the value that people need and that's something that you can provide if you enrich yourself with relevant information. “Everybody's scared to ask ‘what do I not know?' That's why I flood them with education. That's how I wanna leave them better than I found them.” - Joey Abdullah Connect with Joey Abdullah:Website: www.bellcohomeloans.com/jabdullahLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeyabdullah/ Connect with Steve and Jason:LinkedIn: Jason or SteveWebsite: Rewire, Inc.: Transformed Thinking Email: grow@rewireinc.com Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine TallaAudio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Join host Steve and Matt as they have a great conversation with 30+ year Raleigh NC Fire Departments and PFFPNC board member Kieth Wilder.

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Stewardship is not always about massive projects, sometimes, it's encouraging others to do little things that make a great impact.In this episode, Bri sits with Phill Monson, Founder of Adventure Responsibly and they talk about his life's purpose of promoting outdoor awareness and encouraging engagement in outdoor stewardship. He shares the B attitudes of the outdoors.Listen up and learn more about this worthy cause.Episode 3 at a glance:How Phill always had close access to the outdoors which caused outdoor principles and awareness to be ingrained in him since childhood.The direct correlation of being prepared with conservation in outdoor experience and the massive rippling effect of it.The greatest threats of access to the outdoors. The importance of having a reason for existing that is greater than yourself.Phill's why and what in what he does.The difference between passion and being purpose-driven.Being connected to nature by serving it.How doing a little every day can create a big impact and change.The B attitudes of the outdoors.Instilling principles to younger generationsKeeping nature wild is to pass on what we are enjoying currently. To put nature first, think about yourself second, and think how you would leave it better for the next generations.Until the next episode!Today's Guest:Phill Monson is the founder of Adventure Responsibly.Adventure Responsibly believes in encouraging people to enjoy the Great Outdoors responsibly and to Leave It Better. The way they do this is through design, messaging, and social impact.Connect and know more about Phill and Adventure Responsibly here:Website: https://www.adventureresponsibly.coInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/phillmonsonhttps://www.instagram.com/adventureresponsiblyAbout the host:Briana Sullivan is the Community Manager of Keep Nature Wild. Her passions for writing, trail running, and community building sparked and fires up the value that she brings to creating compelling and exciting content and campaign ideas.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briana-sullivan-31602224/More about Keep Nature Wild:At Keep Nature Wild, we like to have fun outside. We share stories around the campfire. We look up at the stars. We dream big. We laugh—loudly. We bring that light-hearted spirit to every item we make and every outdoor cleanup we host. And together, we pick up one pound of trash for every product sold.Our products are crazy cozy, super soft, and exceptionally comfy. We design outdoor apparel and accessories to bring a smile to your face, to brighten your day, to enable your next adventure, to spark connections, to build community, and to make our planet a better place.Website: https://keepnaturewild.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepnaturewild/

In our making a difference series, Owner and Founder of The Art of Hustle and Heart, Katie Kunker, interviews people that are out in the working world making a difference everyday. This episode features April Gill,  Executive Vice President and General Manager, Health Plans and Systems at Virgin Pulse. Katie and April discuss having a non-linear career path and that there are multiple paths to get to your career goal. April also talks about how life is an education and the value in leaving things better than you found it, in and outside of work.

Graham Meriwether started his career as a filmaker in an interesting way, chasing bodies around the streets of Detroit. Even though the young documentatian hadn't found his calling, he knew that he was inspired enough to create content that mattered.  By the time he turned his focus to his bigger films like American Meat and Farmers For America, he'd filmed countless dead bodies and foraged the Detroit Police Department's Delta Zones and produced content for The Julliard School of Dance.  American Meat eventually became his first theatrical release and It contrasts industrial feedlots with Joel Salatin's Polyface Farms, a model where rotational grazing and local distribution give hope that a different, more humane and environmentally conscious way to farm may indeed save the day…and our future. In 2010, Meriwether founded the non-profit organization, Leave It Better Foundation, whose mission is to empower youth to make the Earth a better place. They have helped build 10 gardens in New York City schools, and taught over 2,000 students compost, plant and harvest through their own community garden in the Bronx. They even distribute cameras to schools so students can document their journeys. It's an incredible story that Meriwether tells - and it's pretty inspirational. If you are new to conventioNOT or our guests, be sure to listen to the end to hear about his upcoming work and a few other exciting interviews featuring Mike and McD. conventioNOT is available wherever podcasts are. Subscribe today. 

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Craig Johnson is Founder of a non-profit organization called 'Champions Club', that provides incredible training, support and education to children and families dealing with special needs. Birthed out of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, Craig's life was changed when his young son was diagnosed with autism.