I was intrigued by this article about how China has chosen to invest in future technology during this COVID season, whereas many western economies have held back on investment at the same time. Communication speed […]
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You Are Not Afraid of Failure, You’re Afraid of Criticism
I remember reading this quote from Seth Godin’s excellent book called Tribes What people are afraid of isn’t failure. It’s blame. Criticism. To be a leader in any sphere of life and work you will […]
Atmosphere – the top 5 things that will shape the atmosphere around your life today
Yesterday I spoke a message entitled God is my source and in it I spoke about the atmosphere of your life and the need to be able to shift an atmosphere on Mondays as well […]
Small Things
Do not despise the day of small beginnings – Zechariah 4:10 Don’t aim to be the biggest aim to go the longest Don’t strive for fame rather keep bringing your best Give your all to […]
CS LEWIS thoughts on Living in a time of Threat
As a Christian apologist, Lewis often spoke and wrote about cultural concerns and how those intersect with Christianity. His famous work Mere Christianity was adapted from talks he gave on the radio. So it is not surprising […]
7 Ways To Think Bigger As A Church
Churches can experience significant growth but still think like small churches think. Here are 7 ways to stop that and think like a church larger than your current size. 1) Not every individual should speak into […]
4 Ways To Be A Better Learner
“I’m in my early 50s, and I’m afraid that the next time I want to change jobs, people will see me as irrelevant. I’ve seen it happen to plenty of others. How do I stay […]
Saving Starbucks
Here’s a link to the 2007 leaked email. The commoditisation of Starbucks. The woman in the grey sweatshirt stood up in front of roughly 100 others at Borders Books’ Chicago State St. location and tearfully […]
6 Things A Leader Mustn’t Lose
I was looking back at some notes and found these thoughts that I had been asked to prepare as a back up for a Ground Level (our network of churches) leaders meeting. I didn’t get […]
How To Leave A Legacy
STAY PUT ADD VALUE Below is an interview with Cheryl Bachelder that expertly explains that to leave a legacy as opposed to mere results one has to stay put somewhere. Cheryl A. Bachelder is a […]
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