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October 16, 2007
The People Filter
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What would my life look like if every single thought or action I had was filtered through the lens of "other people"?
- Education would be less about me acquiring knowledge and more about who I can share this with.
- Personal budgeting would be less about what I need and more about what I can give away.
- Marriage would be less about my needs and more about her needs.
- Business decisions would be less about the bottom line and more about the impact on my employees and clients (and their families, friends, etc.).
- Entertainment would be less about my thrills and more about inviting others to share in the joy.
- Praying would be less about what I want and more about what God wants.
- Church would be less about what it does for me and more about what it does for others.
- Sports would be less about competition and more about winning together.
- Government would be less about preserving and more about serving.
I know it sounds sort of utopian.
But a homeless Guy from Nazareth seemed to get it right.
I'd like to do the same.
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October 15, 2007
Laughter is Funny
Filed under: Big Ideal
On a recent flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta, I kept going back and forth between reading and working. About an hour into the flight the movie started playing and the guy next to me put on his headphones. Up until that point, he was doing absolutely nothing, except for whatever was going on his mind, which could have been more than I was doing for all I know. But that's not the point.
When I first boarded, I thought this guy would go crazy if all he is going to do is people-watch on a plane.
I don't know what movie was playing, but you could tell it was a comedy.
This guy next to me laughed the whole way through the movie.
Hysterical laughs.
I couldn't help but snag a photo of him to capture the joy.
Contagious.
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April 7, 2005
Talkin' 'Bout My Generation
Filed under: Big Ideal
If the "older" generation of today - the ones with all the life experience, the gray hair (or no hair), and the many years of wisdom - were to understand and grasp the technology of today, what would we have now that we don't?
If the generation of today were able to grasp the technologies of tomorrow, what would the next generation have that they won't because the wisdom of today will die with the people that have it?
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February 22, 2005
48 Hours In My Life
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For one of the classes I am taking at Biola University, I had to do a 48-hour time log analysis...
While I did consider this time log exercise to be most helpful, I was modestly encouraged by the not-so-shocking results.
Continue reading "48 Hours In My Life"
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January 2, 2005
Six Steps
Filed under: Big Ideal
In 2005, I want to find out if what I am doing is what God wants me doing. Because I don't know the formula for figuring this out, and because my faith is pretty big, I am going to make up my own. I am going to take six steps for each major initiative I pursue. At each of the six steps, I am going to do little checks to see if the next step seems right.
Nothing big, spectacular or magical.
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November 17, 2004
Pride's Antidote
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Could the antidote to pride be swallowing a pill called "unattached?"
If I am unattached to everything in life, I have nothing to base my pride on, do I?
If I am only attached to God, is not my identity then found in him?
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September 24, 2004
Goodbye Sir
Filed under: Big Ideal
What do you do when a leader leaves? When a mentor moves on? When a reason for signing up is not reason enough for staying on?
Today I said goodbye to someone who has been an example to me of leadership, humility and wisdom more than anyone I have had the privilege of working with in a long while. His discipline, courage and genius caused me to jump on board and help build a vision.
I've been working for him for the past two years. He was a quiet man. A shy guy. One of those people you know are thinking all of the time. We were not close friends but there was something about being around him that pushed me further and challenged me a lot.
And because proximity often determines proclivity for any more potential "bond," I don't see anything else beyond what the last two years have given.
He will be missed.
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June 29, 2004
Old People Are Socks in a Drawer
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How can we tap the knowledge of older people? They know so much, but they sit at home like socks filed in a drawer. I want to write a book about connecting generations.
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