Are you pregnant (with a dream)? I’ve heard references to a vision or dream for your life or business like being pregnant. If this is true (which I believe it is), it means you must give birth to your dreams and ideas to see them come to life. This could be your actual business. It could […]
Fear plays an interesting role in our lives.
Last season, the television show The Office made some big changes. Namely the star, Steve Carell, left the show. He was replaced by James Spader. I have really enjoyed the shake up on the show and in particular Spader’s character, Robert California. In contrast to Carell’s Michael Scott, Spader plays a character that has it […]
Last week on The Collective…
Tonight I will be in Branson, Missouri for spa Connects (which begins tomorrow morning for the pre-conference classes, and tomorrow night for the main conference). Make sure to say hi if you see me! A great week again for The Collective which is on pace for the biggest month ever (in visits and pageviews). Here […]
Take your business to the next level: Define the why
Simon Sinek has given, what I feel, is one of the best TED talks ever. Despite some technical difficulties and low-tech methods of sharing, Sinek gives a 20 minute talk that wraps up why some businesses fail (or fail to be incredible) and other businesses are GREAT. You can watch the video at the end […]
My word for the year. Freedom [UPDATE]
I am now almost 2/3’s of the way through 2011, and my chosen word of the year – Freedom. It seems like that I find inspiration in bursts, and not slow incremental segments. This past week, I had a burst of inspiration in the form of video. This is a music video from Bon Iver. […]
Let’s go to the “golden age”
Sunday night was “date night” for Kia and I. We had a great time hanging out, including getting ice cream, window shopping and seeing the newest Woody Allen movie, Midnight in Paris. Midnight in Paris The the movie follows the protagonist, Gil (a screenplay writer from Hollywood), as he travels to Paris with his fiance. […]
Hope is one open door away
Sometimes hope is hard to come by… I read an article in the USA Today yesterday about the consumer confidence index. Basically it states that the index holds what may be the most significant signal of the US descending deeper into recession or moving up. The index moved down for the month of June, and […]
What do you want?
What do you want in your life? That’s a loaded question isn’t it. How you answer it may determine how you spend your time, your success and failure, whether you feel good or bad about yourself, and a host of other potential issues. Yet it’s one of the core questions of personal (or corporate) identity. […]
Pursuing dreams – Is it all worth it?
I attend a church that believes in God speaking through people to other people. Some people call it prophesy; others call it words of encouragement. Basically the belief is that God isn’t limited to the Bible (though that’s the touchstone), but He and His voice is alive. As I was sitting in service last Sunday, […]
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, […]
