All of us are on a roller-coaster ride of change.  The world is transitioning.  It’s not just a bad economy; it’s a new economy. It’s not just the loss of jobs; it’s the loss of sectors and segments of services and products.  How do we respond to this current chaos creatively?
One of the ways [...]

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Welcome to the future!  It’s here, and it waits on no one.  I hope you’ve made plans to enter this decade differently, to use what you’ve learned, to be smarter, wiser, and more focused on what matters.
To help me focus into the New Year and decade, to help me target my energy (which is [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.  In just a few days we’ll all gather around the table with our families and friends and give thanks for the blessings we’ve received and will continue to receive at the hands of a good and merciful God.
Oftentimes I think we fail to realize that there are a lot [...]

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Have you ever said anything you regret out of pain or disappointment? Ever call someone a name you wish you could take back?  Ever made statements that are totally out of character with who you are?  Remember, words are important. They create worlds and they also destroy them.  They galvanize people together, and [...]

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In the wild, new world we live in today, we have to learn to connect to people in a whole new way.  Whether you’re in business, or even communicating with your family, there are amazing new tools available to get your message out, stay connected, and even connect to more, and more people.
Things like [...]

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I like my wife.  That may seem like a silly pronouncement, but I know an awfully lot of people who are in love with people they don’t like.  Yeah, weird.
Not only do I love my wife, but I like her. I like her as a person.  I like being around her; not because I have [...]

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We live in a world reeking of complexity.  We add more and more things, more activities, and more options.  You can’t buy a pizza or even go to the grocery store without being overwhelmed by layer upon layer of complexity.
For people, organizations, and movements to be successful into the 21st Century, we’re going to have [...]

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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 creative [...]

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We live in transitional times.  You can call it a recession, a downturn of the market, whatever you want to, but things are changing, and changing forever.  If you know how to deal with it and face it positively, you can benefit from it.
But most people that I listen to want to put their head [...]

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During these times of financial transition and change, the newest twist is that now the government is going to bail out the American auto industry.
I feel very strongly about this because I was raised buying American.  I bought American-made cars only.  My father was a Ford man. And I, from the very first car I’d [...]

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