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Category: Ideas

  • Subtext and Mediocrity

    Subtext and Mediocrity

    The ideas in the title has nothing to do with each other, but I want to share with you the subtext of the story that a friend was sharing tonight about Mediocrity ergo Subtext and Mediocrity.  He did not share it in the way that I’m about to.  These just…

  • Nouwen and Room

    Later has come.  If you don’t know what that means, please refer to the last post. Although we can find Home in God’s unconditional love, I love Nouwen’s idea of prayer being the discipline that encompasses all the other disciplines.  Prayer for Nouwen was what nurtured the relationship with God…

  • Nouwen and Home

    I was talking to my friend Chuck.  Check out his Facebook profile and tell him that he’s awesome.  Don’t tell him that I sent you there. So we were talking tonight about many things, and one of the things that came up was Henri Nouwen’s idea of Home.  We both…

  • Cell Phone Conditioning

    Today I was at my in-law’s house.  I don’t get cell phone service at their house.  It’s not the house – it’s not where they live – it’s my wireless service.  It’s not my choice.  It’s a work phone, and you can “get more” pretty much every where except for…

  • Chula Vista Park View Little League

    I love how a big town like San Diego can still have that small town feel – well, at least San Diego is trying to keep that small town feel going.  The latest thing that has brought this town together is the recent win of a little league team from…

  • LL12: The Era of Grassroots Change

    It’s a phrase that I heard while listenting to Tribes this morning.   It is the era of grassroots change.  Anyone can lead. You don’t need to be at the top to lead change.  You don’t need a position to lead change.  You don’t need to manage your way to…

  • Strategy

    There are many things that I am strategic about.  There are a few things that I’ve been reading about being strategic about – having a coping strategy; having an identity strategy.  It is a proactive pursuit of everyday normal things.  Those are the 2 that pop into my head, but…

  • LL11: Name Your Price

    I think I heard this phrase from someone that gave a talk year ago.  I use it as a leadership lesson because the line in between what you are willing to do and not do is quite thin. On the one hand, you can’t know what you’re are willing to…

  • Tribes by Seth Godin

    Don’t buy this book.  Well, I bought it, but gave it away because it was so good.  I downloaded the audio for free.  I’m sure Seth wouldn’t like that I said to not buy the book since you can download it for free, but I’ve listen to the book over…

  • Ignore Everybody by Hugh MacLeod

    It is quick book review night.  Once again, the reviews aren’t that long, and it’s not super comprehensive.  It’s just simple. Ignore Everybody is a book by Hugh MacLeod.  If you click on the title, it’ll take you to his website.  He’s a cartoonist that started drawing cartoons on the…

  • The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz

    I bought the book a few weeks ago.  I couldn’t get through it.  The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz is something that I bought because of his presentation of his ideas on Ted.com. I couldn’t get through the book because the presentation on Ted.com was basically what the book…

  • Status Update

    A few days ago, one of my students posted a status update that said, “Take care of yourself, and you will do great things.” I responded to his status update with, “Take care of other people, and YOU will be great.”  Great play on words and his ideas, I thought. …