How to Do Less and Get More by Brian Clark I’m a big fan of Leo Babauta. His book, The Power of Less, is required reading for anyone who wants a rewarding life. But many of Leo’s followers think doing less means, well, settling for less. I’m here to tell you it can mean achieving much more. In the last 4 years, I’ve been living the power of less. In fact, I started with that philosophy well before I knew it was one. Do Less to Achieve More I annoy many of my partners and friends with my approach. But the reality is, engaging in busy work is not the secret to success. Success comes from ignoring the busy and sticking with developing content and pursuing projects that matter to your goals. That means you need time to think. Enjoy the Stillness Don’t get me wrong, I work hard and push the envelope. But I choose the things I pursue very carefully. And that means ignoring the immediate until I know the right thing to do. Again, this often annoys people who want my immediate attention. But when it’s right, I act . . . and everyone involved is a... Continue reading

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If that's true, then the best diet is the simplest one. So I asked myself: what's the one thing I can change that will make the biggest difference in my calorie consumption? Everyone has one thing. via blogs.harvardbusiness.org When Peter Bregman says "everyone," he means everyone and everything. His suggestion is, well, quite singular: To be successful in life—whether you are dieting, starting a business, or even planning a sabbatical—the trick is to identify the one thing that carries the most influence and pour your existence into that one task. He writes: Typically, people overwhelm themselves with tasks in their eagerness to make a change successfully. But that’s a mistake. Instead, they should take the time up front to figure out the one and only thing that will have the highest impact and then focus 100% of their effort on that one thing. What would happen in your professional or personal life if you concentrated on one single, ragingly important aspect? What would that be? A thought-provoking and important question for anyone. (On a completely stylistic note, this posts rocks. It is a masterfully guided, personally rich blog post with swagger. Enjoy!) via holykaw.alltop.com Something to think about regarding leading... Continue reading

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The Holy Spirit is the most important person on the earth. He lives in every believer and He is on most. He is in me for my sake and He is on me for yours. Jesus had the Spirit in Him for He was fully God. He had the Spirit on Him to expose God to world, demonstrating how to live the normal christian life. The Fruit the Spirit is to grow the internal Kingdom in us. The Gifts of the Spirit are to increase the Kingdom of God around us. While the born-again experience redeems us, being anointed with the Holy Spirit empowers us. We need both. I believe the anointing (the Holy Spirit smeared on us) can grow and increase, much like favor and authority. We should be desiring this increase to glorify God and demonstrate His love to the world. I encourage you to fall in love with the Holy Spirit. Understand that He is a person who is sent by Jesus to teach, counsel, comfort and empower us. Do you have more of His presence on you today, it is possible. Posted via web from Greg Simas BlogStream Continue reading

The Holy Spirit is the most important person on the earth. He lives in every believer and He is on most. He is in me for my sake and He is on me for yours. Jesus had the Spirit in Him for He was fully God. He had the Spirit on Him to expose God to world, demonstrating how to live the normal christian life. The Fruit the Spirit is to grow the internal Kingdom in us. The Gifts of the Spirit are to increase the Kingdom of God around us. While the born-again experience redeems us, being anointed with... Continue reading

"What you want from God: Salvation. What God wants from you: Intimacy. (Ps. 32:3-8) He just wants you at the table with Him." Continue reading

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Our church is filling people up, physically, during this Thanksgiving season. We got a bunch of food including turkeys and are giving them away to people who are needing a Thanksgiving meal. I love being apart of blessings others. When you serve others you bless the Lord. Jesus said that even when you give a cup of cold water to someone you do it to him. Let us keep giving to Jesus by giving to others. Posted via web from Greg Simas BlogStream Continue reading

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We had an amazing time with Mike Bickle and Misty Edwards. It came to us completely unexpected. We were supposed to just greet them and it turned into an hour and a half meeting. More to the story at another time. Of course, Mike and Misty are some of our hero's as they champion the HOP around the world. We were thrilled to hang out with them. Mike spent time sharing the foundations of the iHOP and wanted to know our story and prophetic history. Wendi shared the story around the painting Theresa Dedman painted for us. We shared our story of the converging streams, thus the name of our House of Prayer, what we seek to build and why we are doing it. We feel strongly that the converging is way beyond us. They prayed over us. As they did, Mike saw Fremont becoming an epicenter and had a picture of a magnet landing here. He continued by praying that many would be drawn to us. I recieve that! Misty declared musicians and singers to be brought to us. It was such a privledge to have that much uninterrupted time. Hopefully there will be more in the future. Who... Continue reading

I guess the reason why I am posting these pics and videos is that all this stuff was completely unexpected. These came to us by invitation. Loved it. Also, it is anointed. Way. Lastly, we want to cheer on our team and honor them. Saying "yes" to their gifts and anointing. This is how it is in a culture of honor. Download now or watch on posterous IMG_0072.mov (8562 KB) Posted via web from Greg Simas BlogStream Continue reading

Pic 1 - Nina singing with Misty's team. Like I said on been up 2 -- freaky (in a great way) anointed Pic 2 - Our kids at the same set Pic 3- Lydia loved it. Right up front and participating Pic 4 - Misty leading the set Pic 5 - Met with Michael Grant, formally from Roseville HOP and starting a HOP in Northland KC. Great time of fellowship and sharing stories. The other guy that come and said hi is Billy Humphry the director of iHOP Atlanta. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via web from Greg Simas BlogStream Continue reading

Misty invited Nina to be part of her team today (Thursday). It was freaky anointed...that is all I can say. Powerful. Team got blasted and so did all of us. Here is portion I recorded from my iphone. Click here to download: IMG_0064.mov (22288 KB) Posted via web from Greg Simas BlogStream Continue reading