February 2012
3 posts
Untitled by Blaine Hogan →
I just finished reading Blaine Hogan’s book called “Untitled: Thoughts on the Creative Process” and it’s amazing! If you’ve ever felt stuck when trying to be creative, read this.
Why Some Believe and Some Don’t
This is...
January 2012
2 posts
The first thing you do when you sit down at the...
Let me guess: check the incoming. Check email or traffic stats or messages from your boss. Check the tweets you follow or the FB status of friends.
You’ve just surrendered not only a block of time but your freshest, best chance to start something new.
If you’re a tech company or a marketer, your goal is to be the first thing people do when they start their day. If you’re...
Daily Challenge →
I recently started the “Daily Challenge” and I’ve been loving it! It’s a great way to slowly introduce positive change in your life one step at a time. Each challenge doesn’t take a lot of time but forces you to be progressive and grow. I’ve only been doing it for a few days now, but so far it’s been amazing!
If you decide to join, please invite me -...
November 2011
3 posts
In the blink of an eye
I’m sitting here at a Starbucks in Kansas City, MO. An elderly gentleman sits a few tables down from me. He slowly sips his coffee and carefully, yet deliberately, raises his fork to his lips. The hand is shaky, but firm. Little by little, the blueberry scone is transferred from the white plate to his mouth. The man cherishes each bite. He looks old. He looks weak. Each bite is a...
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“Now dear Christians, some of you pray night and day to be branches of the true...”
– Robert Murray M’Cheyne
October 2011
3 posts
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Health, Tech, Community & Love
Chad Anderson, my good friend and pastor, recently shared this short essay with me from Wendell Berry: “Health is Membership”. It’s not a light read by any means, but I just about wore out my green highlighter. If you only have a couple free minutes right now, I’d encourage you to bookmark the essay and mark it as a “must read for later” item. However, if...
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September 2011
1 post
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Formality
Heart-religion is too holy to be popular. It will not leave natural man alone. It interferes with his worldliness and his sins. It requires of him things that he loathes and abominates, - conversation, faith, repentance, spiritual-mindedness, Bible-reading, prayer. It bids him give up many things that he loves and clings to, and connot make up his mind to lay aside. It would be strange...
August 2011
4 posts
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The Facts
A statement of fact is insufficient and often not even necessary to persuade someone of your point of view. [I was going to end the post just like that, but then I realized that I was merely telling you a fact, one that might not resonate. Here’s the riff: Politicians, non-profits and most of all, amateur marketers believe that all they need to do to win the day is to recite a fact....
Third Place
I’ve been thinking a lot about the “Third Place” lately. For those unfamiliar, here’s a snippet from Wikipedia:
The third place is a term used in the concept of community building to refer to social surroundings separate from the two usual social environments of home and the workplace. (via Wikipedia: Link)
The story goes something like this:
The first place is your...
Time is probably one of the most valuable things...
I crave adventure, exploration, and the unknown. ...
July 2011
2 posts
“The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life. The...”
– Timothy Keller (via workingninja)
June 2011
3 posts
Stop. Ask Why
Stop what you’re doing right now. Stop what you’re thinking. Try for a minute (maybe two or three) to stay still and listen to what’s around you. Just Stop. Please.
Now, take a few minutes to think about what you were doing just a minute ago. It could be something small you were doing in the present (like typing up an email) or something you’ve been working on for a...
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Emancipator Music →
I’ve been loving this music! I stopped in Suwannee this evening for some Thai carry out and they were playing this. I asked for more info and they said it was “Emancipator”. I looked it up online and found the website. You can listen to all the songs via the website and of course buy the albums in iTunes (Link). The website also has a few tracks as free downloads: Link....
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May 2011
5 posts
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“The spark I’m talking about is simple to describe, but easy to avoid.
Is...”
– via Poke the Box by Seth Godin
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What's Your Posture
You’ve probably heard the expression “dressed for success”…maybe not, either way I think it has some legitimacy. Perhaps even more than being dressed for success; consider ones posture. I’m not thinking so much of ones physical posture…but instead of the mental state of being. Are you leaning forward, being proactive, seeking out opportunities? Or are you...
Building Stuff + My Crazy Dream
I like to build things - I always have. I guess you could say it all started when I was a young boy playing blocks with my dad. We had a large cloth sack filled with wooden blocks - all shapes and sizes. Each block was unique and we took turns placing one on top of the other building a tower, trying to make it as tall as the ceiling. When I first started, I wasn’t very good. I was too rushed...
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Eliminate the Stimulation
I was talking with Chais (my business partner) last night…we were supposed to be working on a gazillion things we needed to accomplish, however sometimes you just have to take a step back in life and focus on the basics…so we let things slide and embraced the conversation.
We talked about all kinds of things, but one thing that really stuck out to me was how dangerous it can be to...