Catalyst Dallas 2013 Last week, I shared a post of my thoughts from Catalyst Dallas. In particular, I highlighted a session by Brenee Brown – a researcher and TED alumni with over 9 million views of her presentation. Today, I want to share another presentation at Catalyst. Craig Groschele is the pastor of Life Church […]
It’s okay. You’re not alone. (revisited)
One year ago… Last year, I wrote a post with the same title. It came after a road trip Kia and I took with our family. On the way to and from visiting my dad in Florida (from KC), we visited photographers from all over. As we talked with these people the common thread we […]
2012 Word of the Year Finale – RISK.
A little background on me. For sake of context, it’s important for you to know a little more about me. Immediately out of college, I worked at a church helping reach children in their neighborhood in urban core of Kansas City, Missouri. During these two years, Kia and I lived and worked in this neighborhood, […]
How I went “Back to the Future”
Ummm…it’s been a while. It has been exactly 31 days since my last post. One month. In blog time, it’s like a million years. Let me share what is happening in my world. Back to the Future I’m moving into the future, looking back at my past. Growing up, one of my favorite movies was Back […]
4 steps to make better decisions.
This land is my land… 5 years ago this summer, Kia and I purchased a piece of property. We had come to a fork in the road, and we knew we needed to make a decision. We made a choice, and continued down the path. It took us somewhere we weren’t planning. We originally looked […]
Hiding from reality? 5 ways to become more real.
Ready Player One A couple of weeks ago, I read, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. It’s a goldmine for anyone who enjoys sci-fi, the 80’s, video games, role-playing games, or a mixture of any of those. It’s a kind of nerd’s paradise. It’s set in postapocalyptic United States in 2044 and follows Wade Watts. Young […]
7 ways to find inspiration for your Word of the Year.
2012 Word of the Year In 2011, I began a Word of the Year challenge for myself. I shared a lot of what I learned right here on The Collective (see the summary of my lessons on Freedom). For 2012 I challenged you to join me in choosing one word to focus on in your […]
RISK = The potential for pain.
2012 Word of the Year I learned from my 2011 Word of the Year (freedom) the power video has in learning and growing. It puts in a story how I am feeling about my word, my life, my situation, my future. My word for 2012 is RISK. Through my experience of applying for Photographers Ignite, […]
Old but relevant news. Steve Jobs was a jerk.
Steve Jobs changed the world. I recently finished the biography Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. Early this week I shared a 2 part post called “7 ways be like Steve Jobs” 7 Ways to be like Steve Jobs pt 1 7 Ways to be like Steve Jobs pt 2 You could call the above the positive Steve […]
6 steps to move your business from Winter to Summer.
Yesterday, I compared the first snow of the winter in Kansas City to your business. Specifically I related the first snow as the unofficial signal of the arrival of winter to moments in your business signaling change. I had more thoughts as I wrote. In particular, recognizing a signal that your business needs to go […]
