http://www.davidfoster.tv Fostering Hope. Leading Change. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:57:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Copyright © 2010 David Foster Live dave@daveseldon.com dave@daveseldon.com posts http://dev.davidfoster.tv/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://www.davidfoster.tv 144 144 Just another WordPress weblog dave@daveseldon.com no no http://www.davidfoster.tv/where-have-all-the-innovative-leaders-gone-someone-please-tell-me/ http://www.davidfoster.tv/where-have-all-the-innovative-leaders-gone-someone-please-tell-me/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:09:54 +0000 The Gathering Nashville http://www.davidfoster.tv/?p=2410 Today I have a question I’d love to have your answer to, or your input, or your take, whichever.  Where have all the innovative leaders gone? Some would say, “Well, they’re in the tech world.”  Well, I’d be hard-pressed to disagree with that because there’s a tremendous amount of innovation going on, particularly in the [...]]]> http://www.davidfoster.tv/where-have-all-the-innovative-leaders-gone-someone-please-tell-me/feed/ 0 http://www.davidfoster.tv/how-to-start-something-big-the-final-and-most-exciting-step-4/ http://www.davidfoster.tv/how-to-start-something-big-the-final-and-most-exciting-step-4/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:14:37 +0000 The Gathering Nashville http://www.davidfoster.tv/?p=2102 For the past several days I’ve been talking about a change in mindset from a “work for the man” mentality to a “mind my own business” mentality. It’s more important than ever to realize that whatever you do, wherever you go, wherever you show up to practice what it is you do in the world, [...]]]> http://www.davidfoster.tv/how-to-start-something-big-the-final-and-most-exciting-step-4/feed/ 0 http://www.davidfoster.tv/how-to-start-something-big-step-3/ http://www.davidfoster.tv/how-to-start-something-big-step-3/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 15:27:23 +0000 The Gathering Nashville http://www.davidfoster.tv/?p=2056 The past several installments I’ve been talking about switching from a work for the man mentality to a mind my own business attitude. In the brave new world that’s being constructed around us we must become, like it or not, more responsible for our own lives.  Attendance-based employment which simply means, show up and we’ll [...]]]> http://www.davidfoster.tv/how-to-start-something-big-step-3/feed/ 0 http://www.davidfoster.tv/how-to-start-something-big-step-2/ http://www.davidfoster.tv/how-to-start-something-big-step-2/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 11:57:34 +0000 The Gathering Nashville http://www.davidfoster.tv/?p=2040 The very first thing you need to start a great company is a set of core beliefs and values.  These are the never-changing part of your life that equip you to face the ever-changing realities of the 21st Century world. The second thing you absolutely need to start a great business is a calling.  This [...]]]> http://www.davidfoster.tv/how-to-start-something-big-step-2/feed/ 0 http://www.davidfoster.tv/how-to-start-your-own-business-step-1/ http://www.davidfoster.tv/how-to-start-your-own-business-step-1/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 11:02:47 +0000 The Gathering Nashville http://www.davidfoster.tv/?p=2030 Alright, for the past couple of days I’ve been advocating a “mind your own business” mentality rather than a “work for the man” attitude. Why is this important?  It’s because we need people just like you, with talent, faith, and heart to create more businesses that meet the gaping needs that we see in our [...]]]> http://www.davidfoster.tv/how-to-start-your-own-business-step-1/feed/ 0 http://www.davidfoster.tv/you%e2%80%99d-be-surprised-at-what-you-don%e2%80%99t-need-to-start-something-big/ http://www.davidfoster.tv/you%e2%80%99d-be-surprised-at-what-you-don%e2%80%99t-need-to-start-something-big/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 11:10:00 +0000 The Gathering Nashville http://www.davidfoster.tv/?p=2021 Yesterday I advocated a “mind my own business” mentality as opposed to a “working for the man” mentality.  I’ve seen this demonstrated so vividly in the way Nashvillians have dealt with our flood.  I haven’t seen one house or one neighborhood sit around waiting for the government to take care of them.  What I have [...]]]> http://www.davidfoster.tv/you%e2%80%99d-be-surprised-at-what-you-don%e2%80%99t-need-to-start-something-big/feed/ 0 http://www.davidfoster.tv/how-to-adopt-a-mind-your-own-business-mentality/ http://www.davidfoster.tv/how-to-adopt-a-mind-your-own-business-mentality/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 11:34:16 +0000 The Gathering Nashville http://www.davidfoster.tv/?p=2015 One of the things I am learning as I get older is that people can fit into two very distinct categories.  I’ve seen them evident during the recent flood in our city.  It’s the “work-for-the-man” mentality, and the “mind-your-own-business” mentality. I was raised with the “work-for-the-man” mentality which basically says you show up, you put [...]]]> http://www.davidfoster.tv/how-to-adopt-a-mind-your-own-business-mentality/feed/ 2 http://www.davidfoster.tv/mega-church-envy/ http://www.davidfoster.tv/mega-church-envy/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:48:56 +0000 admin http://www.davidfoster.tv/?p=117 Everyone, it seems to me, wants to be successful in his or her chosen field.  For me, what I do is a calling; not a job, not a profession, and not a career, although I hope I bring all the seriousness and commitment all of those categories denote. The highest aspiration among American churches is [...]]]> http://www.davidfoster.tv/mega-church-envy/feed/ 0 http://www.davidfoster.tv/dave-rave-7-costs-of-a-creative-life/ http://www.davidfoster.tv/dave-rave-7-costs-of-a-creative-life/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:19:57 +0000 admin http://www.davidfoster.tv/?p=418 I love living in Nashville, Tennessee, the epicenter of creativity; not just in music, but in film, art, and so many other endeavors.  I love being around a creative atmosphere. But for those who think being creative comes easy, it doesn’t.  It comes with a high price.  Over the years as I’ve struggled to be [...]]]> http://www.davidfoster.tv/dave-rave-7-costs-of-a-creative-life/feed/ 0 http://www.davidfoster.tv/what%e2%80%99s-filling-the-void-vision-leaves-behind/ http://www.davidfoster.tv/what%e2%80%99s-filling-the-void-vision-leaves-behind/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:35:38 +0000 admin http://www.davidfoster.tv/?p=482 I thought Tony Morgan’s post, The Void, hit the nail on the head: Without vision, people will define their own vision and the loudest voice will prevail.Without strategy, people will do what they’re most passionate about whether or not it helps the organization fulfill its mission.Without clear communications, people will assume for themselves what’s most [...]]]> http://www.davidfoster.tv/what%e2%80%99s-filling-the-void-vision-leaves-behind/feed/ 0