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 | 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 19, 2012
I was casually listening to a TV preacher a while back who was talking about faith. Most of what he was saying was simply background noise to me but I remember looking up when I heard him say something to the effect of, “If things aren’t going your way and it’s hard for you to [...]
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 [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 21, 2012
Earlier this week I asked you to share the first thing that comes to mind when you think of any or all of the following four celebrities: Bill Clinton Tiger Woods Whitney Houston Rush Limbaugh I was part of a conference break-out session where this exercise was done and people were asked to give their [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 13, 2012
I grew up in atmospheres that had mostly negative views of feelings. As a matter of fact, I remember individuals I knew and respected preaching against feelings or condemning them as though they were the root of all evil and could in no way be of use. I grew to assume a similar position and [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 7, 2012
Sometimes I hear people talking about something they read when they will say something jumped off the page at them. This always sounded weird……until it happened to me. I was reading a relationships book, and I don’t even remember what the chapter was about. But suddenly I read the sentence: “Be a giver and not [...]
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