The Philadelphia Eagles traded short term “success” for long-term failure. They did this when they brought in Terrell Owens. Sure, people change; sure, people can turn their lives around and become a team player. But when he refused to go to Baltimore after he was traded, you had to see that something was awry. He [...]
From Church Marketing Sucks: Stupid Church Rules The “task force” considered your requests to provide links to your blogs on the Church web site at our last meeting. The following conveys the committee’s thinking on the subject at this point. Whereas blogs are typically personal and should not be controlled, censored, or managed by anyone [...]
These posts show why you should call/im/email/say “Happy Birthday:” TOP TEN REASONS why MY 25TH BIRTHDAY WAS THE BEST EVER! and My Top Ten Reasons for a Happy Birthday. It’s so simple; it means so much. Why not just say “Happy Birthday!?”
Throughout life, we are constantly confronted with choices. And of these choices, we make our decisions based on emotion and fact. Every decision we make is likely to be influenced by both factors. Take dessert, for example: after dinner you may want dessert (emotion) but you may know that it is not healthy (fact). Your [...]
After a conversation about mission statements this weekend, I started thinking about them while driving today. Are mission statements good? And should everyone have a mission statement? To that end, I decided: Mission Statements should be internally defined and externally obvious. Take ExxonMobil’s “Guiding Standards” for example [Link]: Exxon Mobil Corporation is committed to being [...]
Disagreements are a funny thing. They happen rather frequently and are a source of continuous dischord between people. The ironic thing isn’t that they happen; the ironic thing is that we rarely do anything about it. Every day we disagree– Where do you want to go to lunch? Fazolis? No. Quiznos? Maybe. Whataburger? No. Then [...]
This past weekend, I have been considering what makes me learn…What is it in life that causes me to reevaluate myself and reconsider whom I am and what I am doing. I wish I could say that I am constantly changing–that is, I look at my life and adjust my behavior based on what I [...]
What are the root causes of being defensive? Why are people defensive, but more importantly, why I am defensive from time to time? 1. We are unprepared. Being defensive is partially caused by not planning. Is the website that you designed well thought out? Is the navigation useful? Are the buttons easy to read? Are [...]
In the May issue of Fast Company. Alan Deutshcman made some great points…so great I highlighted them in the magazine (a first for myself). The quotes below are made by Dr. Dean Ornish (as part of the article) Enjoy… Telling people who are lonely and depressed that they’re going to live longer if they quit [...]
Yesteray I read that Microsoft finally was introducing tabbed browsing for IE. It was by way of the MSN Toolbar, but still it was a momentous moment for Microsoft. Of course, The IE weblog mentioned that IE7 will have tabbed browsing, but that will not be available until the end of the year at the [...]