{"id":504,"date":"2007-05-13T14:12:04","date_gmt":"2007-05-13T11:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/2007\/05\/13\/starbucks-follow-up\/"},"modified":"2007-05-13T14:12:04","modified_gmt":"2007-05-13T11:12:04","slug":"starbucks-follow-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/13\/starbucks-follow-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks Follow-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m about to disappear for a few weeks while I teach a short-term program, but before I go, I thought a brief follow-up to the previous post<\/a> might be beneficial. \u00a0 I simply want to re-state my main point, and to elevate two helpful comments so that those who don’t read the comments will benefit from them.<\/p>\n

Main Point:<\/strong> Working at Starbucks, as a waiter, etc., may certainly be a good learning experience, but after a while, you hit the point of diminishing returns and you should move on (or don’t go back). \u00a0 Unless Starbucks itself is the goal.<\/p>\n

Comment #1 (Sam Neylan):<\/strong> \u00a0 May I suggest to your reader’s who will take your advice to read and do what’s offered in the book ‘What Color Is Your Parachute?’. it is an invaluable book that helps you evaluate yourself, your gifts, your purpose on earth, what you’ve learned about you and past employment scenarios, etc and tranforms you from a desperate job beggar to a confident work offerer. It’s not a magic pill, you have to do hard work (I photocopied the exercises and did them all! They were awesome). The premise of the book is ‘God created you to accomplish something on this earth-go figure out what it is (or what will get you there) and go do it ‘. \u00a0 I think it’s one of the only helpful books out there…and it’s been on the business best seller for the last 30+ years…DO IT! \u00a0 [Ed. note: I found 700 used copies for sale here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

Comment #2 (Eric Zeller):<\/strong> A good followup post would apply the same thinking to church ministry… Don’t just sit through church all summer because you don’t think there is any ministry you can do before going back in the fall. Set up a meeting with your pastor the first day you are in town and say “I am here for three months, how can I serve?” And if you have ministry goals, talk with him about how you can develop your gifts in those areas, stc.<\/p>\n

Get to it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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