Valued and Cared for Creates Loyalty In business, there is a cost to onboard new employees. Employee retention saves money and is good for business. However, there are many businesses that do a poor job of employee retention and consequently are continually on boarding new employees. It is a pretty safe bet that the companies […]
Young people cracking the code
November 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Young people cracking the code On Wednesday, we drove around Buka Island to the village of Kesa where the YWAM (youth with a mission) medical ship, Liberty, was anchored. I saw something there that absolutely filled my heart with joy. I saw a bunch of young people (18 to mid-twenties) and some older people too […]
Touching their hearts
November 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Touching their hearts Yesterday was the Nurse Force Global mission to Indulang in Talakag in Bukidnon. We saw over 220 families. Some treatments were provided, some recommendations were made, some medicines were dispensed, and everyone got fed. And then there will be future follow up on what was started yesterday. So, some people who needed […]
Non-attachment to the results
October 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Non-Attachment to the Results Yesterday Kendrick and I drove for about 45 minutes to talk to the mayor of Talakag, Bukidnon about the upcoming Nurse Force Global event and to get his official blessing. Although we had been told that he’d be there anytime before noon, he wasn’t, and so we ended up waiting for […]
Karis – a better way of doing business
October 24, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Karis – a better way of doing business I recently met the founders of Karis Properties in South Africa. Karis is a Greek word that means grace, or kindness, or love. And that is how Betsie and Andre run their business – with grace, kindness, and love. They are making the world a better place […]
Choose kind
September 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Choose Kind Regardless of the circumstance, we can always be kind. Kindness comes from love. And, we can love even when someone is screwing up, or trying to cause us problems, or is making poor choices. We can be kind and still stand up for ourselves, protect ourselves, or even administer consequences. It just depends […]
Generosity
August 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Generosity In my last week of traveling, I’ve interacted with a lot of people. Some were generous with their time, attention, support, and or resources. And, some were not. Not hard to guess which ones I enjoyed more and which ones I’d want to do business with again. Which one are you? And, does that […]
Making time for people
August 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Making Time for People A lot of the quality of our lives comes from our interactions and connections with people. Yet, so many people don’t make an effort to do this and then wonder why their lives are unfulfilled and lonely. Make time for people. It is so worth it. Much Love, Jonathan Help me […]
Reasons to divide or reasons to connect
July 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The ease of kindness
July 13, 2018 by Leave a Comment
