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5 Practical Steps to Managing a Stressful Period

Ron Edmondson

I have a “system” I have used over the years when I’m in an especially stressful season. Here are 5 practical steps to managing a stressful period: Get a set of index cards. You may need to review your budget. But if you have the normal stress of life, I’ve tried this for years and have always found it helpful.

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7 Specific Ways I Deal with Stress

Ron Edmondson

Yesterday, I shared some general ways I deal with stress. Today I’m following that up with some specific things I do that help me deal with daily stress. Here are 7 specific tips I have for handling stress: Plan each day – Begin each day with a predetermined win for the day. You can read yesterday’s post HERE.

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10 Inexpensive Development Options for Your Team

Ron Edmondson

When budgets are stretched, development options are seen as too expensive and pushed to the back burner. It’s important, therefore, to find ways to develop even with stressed budgets. The post 10 Inexpensive Development Options for Your Team appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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4 Suggestions to Protect Your Marriage This Christmas

Ron Edmondson

Here are 4 suggestions to protect your marriage this Christmas: Plan a budget together. The Christmas season can be stressful. The post 4 Suggestions to Protect Your Marriage This Christmas appeared first on Ron Edmondson. How can you protect your marriage this Christmas? Sounds like a good goal, right? Or two spenders.

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4 Free Ways to Develop People You Lead

Ron Edmondson

Are there ways to stimulate development of leaders regardless of size of the budget? And it always teaches us more than we could learn in a “ safe place” To develop leaders we must give others ample chances to live firsthand in the stress of leadership. Join Nate and I for the Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast.

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7 Specific Suggestions for Dealing with Stress in Life and Leadership

Ron Edmondson

Stress is very much a part of life. Having traveled to many cultures, however, I think we may sometimes “specialize” in stress in America. It almost seems we look for ways to bring more stress in our life. Yesterday, I shared some general ways to deal with stress. When stress hits you – read a Psalm.

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7 Tips to Navigate Emotions as a Pastor During COVID-19

Ron Edmondson

Of course, we should listen to and learn from them, but pastors have budgets and buildings we need to fill. The busier and more stressed you are the more important it becomes. That first day everyone was looking to me as to whether to take services online was one of the most stressful I’ve had in a while. And context is king.

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