Succeed at Work Without Sidetracking Your Faith

By Amy Baker
New Hope Publishers

7 Lessons of Career Excellence for Women

Here are some key points:

“Maybe you’re thinking, ‘career? How is selling cosmetics at the department store a career?’ Whatever you do, you can do it excellently, with purpose and in a fashion to lead to personal and spiritual growth and development.” (page 27)

“You don’t always have to be in the spotlight…The Bible is full of stories of individuals who didn’t have leadership positions, fancy titles and corner offices, but still impacted their nations, encouraged their mentors, and saved their people through their scope of influence.” (page 39)

“You may wish that you could find a workplace without politics, but it doesn’t exist…If you accept politics as the norm and learn to handle it while keeping your integrity, you will be light years ahead in the workplace.” (page 64)

“It’s critical to remember that the customer who has a bad experience is a bane to the businessperson’s existence. The old adage is true: If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. And mama’s going to make sure everyone knows she is unhappy whether it is with the auto dealer, air conditioner service person or grocery store.” (page 81)

“The job title: a moniker, a label or an identity on a little rectangle of cardstock that allegedly tells worlds about who we are and what we do…From our earliest days we begin associating value with what we may or may not do for a living.” (page 103)

“Our sphere of influence waxes and wanes throughout our working lives, just as our influences shifts with our children as our parental roles change. I call it the morphing scope of influence.” (page 111)

“A certain amount of chemistry is necessary for an effective mentoring relationship.” (page 128)

“The headline news that the King of the Universe had overcome the powers of hell was entrusted to a woman…We read enough about Mary Magdalene to see Jesus’ respect for women and the role He wants us to play in the spreading of the Gospel. ‘Go tell those guys, Mary! Go tell them, and then you all get to work! I am alive!’” (page 178)

Excerpted from Succeed at Work Without Sidetracking Your Faith by Amy Baker.  Used by permission.