Aaron Marcelli | May 29, 2013
Between earning my MBA and some demanding changes at work I feel like I’ve not been able to give much time or creative energy to this site over the past months. When I launched the blog several years ago it was an outlet for all the thoughts I was used to sharing through public speaking. [...]
Aaron Marcelli | March 19, 2013
One of my first posts when I launched this blog was a listing of five celebrities I would like to meet. Though it was just for fun the list was not well thought out an included two too many female pop singers. So three years later here is my updated list of the five celebrities [...]
Aaron Marcelli | March 7, 2013
Most people would feel bad for complaining about their job in a poor economy, yet the truth is that many are either under-employed or not working in their field of choice. This can lead to apathy, disdain, and lack of motivation. Workers can find themselves in a rut of under-performing as a result of feeling [...]
Aaron Marcelli | February 13, 2013
A little over two years ago we were knee deep in church planting. I was making plans to quit my job, we were looking at houses in another city, I was writing letters to potential staff members and donors, and we were enrolled with a school of church planting. I was immersed in the church [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 16, 2013
A year ago today I weighed 205 lbs. I currently weight in at around 165 lbs. As much as I can remember, losing weight has been a new year’s resolution for me every year since I graduated college. So what was different about 2012 that it actually happened? I went to the gym and ran [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 9, 2013
“To help people I must be free of the need to please them” – John Ortberg I heard this quote in the middle of a sermon cd and it stuck with me. Now, the message I was listening to was from a pastor’s conference focused on preaching, so the quote was in the context of [...]
Aaron Marcelli | December 31, 2012
I usually begin in November planning what resolution I will make in order to make my life and myself better. I’ve done this for years. And because I’ve that I’ve had some successes and some failures. So if you are creating resolutions around the New Year, allow me to share a few tips. 1. Avoid [...]
Aaron Marcelli | December 7, 2012
My wife and I recently decided to become more generous and intentional in our giving. In addition to giving to churches and charities, we wanted to be intentional about giving to random needs. It’s a good idea to have ‘play money’ above your budget so you can occasionally splurge or reward yourself. Katy and I [...]
Aaron Marcelli | October 4, 2012
My personality leads me to be a planner. Whenever I get a good idea or a revelation, my natural tendency is to first thing get out my calendar or make some sort of to-do list. My wife is very much the same way. And on top of that we live in a secular culture that [...]
Aaron Marcelli | July 23, 2012
I read a lot of books. Now that I’m back in school I read even more. Part of my healthy reading habit comes from a desire to learn new things, get fresh perspectives, and understand other philosophies. I realized lately that my desire to read went up a gear. I wanted to read even more [...]
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