NewGradAdvice
Practical, real-life and holistic advice for graduates transitioning into adulthood.
Episodes
34 episodes
Podcast 33 Leading Others to Faith inChrist
As fellow believers in Christ, we are called to minister to others and share our faith in Him; but most of us do not know how to do this. In some cases we may know how to do it, but it is so far out of our comfort zone, that we just don’t want ...
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Podcast 32 Addictions
“You know, I can stop drinking whenever I want; I just don’t happen to want to stop right now!” This podcast will discuss the many forms of addiction and you can fill in any one of many addictive behaviors into the sentence above and k...
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Podcast 31 Pride and Humility
It’s time to delve into one of our potentially biggest issues: pride! You know that the other person is not as smart as you, doesn’t have the background or things you have; so, you have the “right” to look down on him and you are going to do ju...
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Podcast 30 Forgiveness and Reconciliation
“Do you know what that person did to me? I am never going to forgive him and certainly will not forget it! Right now, I just have to think how I can get even; forget what the Bible instructs me to do!” You will soon realize that all this pent-u...
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Podcast 29: Being Accountable
We all probably have a close friend who we know has gone astray and is living a less Godly life. Should we bring it to his/her attention as the Bible instructs or should we just mind our own business and let that person lead the life he/she has...
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Podcast 28: Honesty, Integrity and Purity
Do people trust you? Do you do what you say you will do? Do you act the same when you are with people as when you are alone? Are your thoughts and actions pure? These three traits are critical to the Christian and how each of us conducts our li...
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Podcast 27 Prayer
Many have said “if all else fails, pray about it!” How many of us use this fantastic tool to talk to God as a last resort? He wants dearly to have a relationship with us and our way to communicate with Him is through our daily prayer life.<...
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Podcast 26 Spiritual Gifts
God provides each believer with at least one special talent, as described in the Bible and it is up to us as to how we use these gifts to bring glory to God. You as a believer may think you do not have any special gifts, but the Holy Spirit has...
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Podcast 25: A Successful Christian Marriage
Hang on; this podcast can be a wild ride! If you want to get a lot of opinions and advice of how to be in a successful marriage, just Google this topic and you will find all sorts of advice and these will vary all over the map. You’ll find 5,7,...
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Tips on Making a Presentation
You are now part of a company and are on the path to a successful career and your boss just came to you and requested you present the results of your most recent work to a large audience of potential clients, as well as your own management team...
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Podcast 24: The “End Times”
Ever wonder what the "Judgement Seat," the "Great White Throne", the "Rapture" or the "Tribulation"? are all about? These are terms you have probably heard of but are not quite sure what they are, how they all fit together and how we will all b...
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Podcast 23: Understanding the Bible
“Oh ya, I know I can read and understand the Bible, even though it was written a couple thousand years ago. I don’t need the minister to lecture me on what the Bible says, after all I can read it myself; when I get the time and desire to read i...
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Podcast 22: Jesus, Our Savior and Lord
Before my wife and I became Christians, she was having lunch with some Christian women in the neighborhood and were discussing Christianity. My wife knew one “born-again” Christian, her brother-in-law; who was an alcoholic and treated her siste...
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Podcast 21: Making Christianity Meaningful
There are many topics that I wanted to include in this series of podcasts to help you thrive in your Christian walk and make it more meaningful and this podcast is a compilation of short discussions which will be useful and meaningful to you in...
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Time Management
Time is your most important asset, depending on how you use it. Do you manage your time or do other people, events and issues manage it? It is critical that you establish your priorities which are in-line with your personal goals and allow you ...
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Leadership Principles
There is nothing magical about becoming a manager and being successful at it. However, sometimes the company takes a great worker-bee and sooner or later becomes a terrible manager (often referred to as the “Peter Principle). However, if you un...
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Early days of Your Employment
Starting out working in the corporate world can be a daunting task! What am I supposed to do when I get there? How am I supposed to act? Can I really do the work or will I be become an immediate failure? One important fact that you ...
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Podcast 16: Interviewing for Your First Job
For all of you introverts out there or those of you who don’t like to talk about yourself, toss those feelings out the window as this interview could be your one-and-only chance to sell yourself and demonstrate to the interviewer that you can b...
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Podcast 15 Writing Your Resume
I have seen some of the most atrocious resumes ever written (or at least I thought so) when I was hiring over one hundred and fifty chemical engineers and technicians. At times, I wondered how they ever got through college not knowing how to sp...
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Podcast 14 Giving Back and Being Generous
As part of your learning process of how to manage your money, there is one basic aspect that may not enter your thinking process as you are trying to save as much money as possible. That is giving back and being generous with the money you have...
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Podcast 13: Buying a vehicle
Buying a vehicle can be a stressful situation, especially when you are sitting across from the salesperson and trying to get the best deal possible. You do this task probably once every 5-10 years and he/she does this every day for a living. ...
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Podcast 12 Buying your First Home
This subject will address the process used to make the biggest purchase of your life. There are so many decisions that need to be made before you even start looking and the most overlooked pre-purchase activity is usually an afterthought and th...
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Podcast 11: Understanding Insurance Issues
Understanding the insurance business and all the options available can be truly mystifying to the casual observer, but it is a necessary subject that has to be addressed in order to minimize risk for all of us. I remember many years ago discuss...
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