I posted back in November about our church building program and the struggles we were having closing the gap between rising construction costs and what was raised from the congregation. The deficit amount grew to $160,000 and we needed to close this gap so we could fund the loan and start the building project. We [...]
Success: The Giver
Posted on November 13, 2005 Written by Leave a Comment
When I think of the title of “Giver” I think immediately of Mother Teresa or other helpful person. Someone who has given up the comforts of a normal life to help others. There are many “Givers” in our society, many whom you would never know. The person working behind the counter in a soup kitchen, [...]
Passionate Purpose
Posted on November 8, 2005 Written by 5 Comments
I read with some interest Steve Pavlina’s article the other day entitled the “Million Dollar Experiment.” In the article Steve talks about putting an intention out to the universe and have it radiate back to bring a million dollars into his life. He explains… I’ve decided to try a new experiment to see if I [...]
The Definition of Success
Posted on October 18, 2005 Written by 2 Comments
What is the definition of success? I looked at Webster’s dictionary and they have “The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted:” as their definition. This is a start, but what if success is not an achievement? I opened another book, Celebrating Success by Gerard Smith that has inspired letters on the meaning of success. [...]
Peer Conversations
Posted on October 16, 2005 Written by 6 Comments
In my previous post I talked about “Peer Production” and the synergy that can be derived from working with a group of your peers. As I thought about the topic I ran into some interesting conversations around the net about bloggers getting together for meetings, bike rides and just plain fun. Here are some of [...]
Peer Production
Posted on October 14, 2005 Written by Leave a Comment
I found an interesting article on “Peer Production” by Ziv Navoth over on “Change This” today. The article talks about the incredible power and intelligence of collaborating together with your peers on any given project. Ziv comments… Peer Production is based on a belief that the wisdom of the crowds is greater than that of [...]
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