I reviewed Jim Axelrod’s book In the Long Run on Saturday. I wasn’t expecting much out of the book, but I came away with three points that really impacted me. The value of a father. Success isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. A don’t quit attitude can take you a long way. I […]
Book Review: In The Long Run by Jim Axelrod
I’ve mentioned before my newfound appreciation for the public library. It’s amazing to walk into a building full of books that allows you to walk out with any you like…for free. Kia is much more systematic about her library trips. She researches books she wants to read and then reserves them online (this allows her […]
3 ways to stay INNOVATIVE
Kia and I are in Portland, Oregon attending The Storyline Conference sponsored and featuring author Don Miller. I look forward to sharing more with you about the conference. I thought I would share a few articles from before the true beginning of The Collective. Innovation is tough. Truly being different, unique, inventive is not easy. […]
Recent Reads. Books of the Month.
Today marks a new post that will occur on a monthly basis. Recent Reads. Books that I have recently read that you may also find interesting. If you have suggestions and reviews, I would love to hear them – see the end of this article for more information. Join the Club Tina Rosenburg has written several books, […]
Book Review – The 100 Thing Challenge
Could you reduce your life down to 100 possessions or less? Would you be able to narrow down your clothes, computers, phones, cameras, cars, hobby materials, and everything else to 100 things? It’s an interesting question, and one put to the test by Dave Bruno who wrote about his experience in The 100 Thing Challenge: […]
Creating Margin in your Life and Business
Last week I was swamped between life and business. At the end of the week, I had to make some choices. Do I blog or do I let it rest? Do I Facebook or do I let it rest? Do I twitter or do I let it rest? A quick look back at my activity […]
A Couple more reasons to get an iPad
If you haven’t already been talked into it, here are a couple of more reasons for you to get an iPad. First, this is probably one of my favorite apps I have right now (about 50 or so that I’ve cycled through both paid and free) – Flipboard. It takes your Facebook and Twitter accounts […]
How to build your TRIBE – part 1
I reviewed Seth Godin’s book, Tribes, at this post if you would like more information on what the book is about. I highly recommend it. More than anything it is a challenge to go about beginning the process of building and leading a tribe – no matter what the size. When reading the book, though I was […]
VeggieTales saga…
I just finished reading the biography of the creator of VeggieTales (direct to video animated kids series starring vegetables) and the founder of Big Idea – Phil Vischer. It was fascinating to me to read from several standpoints. First of all, Phil is a Christian and while the videos are not overtly, down your throat […]
