Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track. Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! Your body will glow with health, your very bones will vibrate with […]
“The human race, to which so many of my readers belong, has been playing at children’s games from the beginning, and will probably do it till the end, which is a nuisance for the few people who grow up. And one of the games to which it is most attached is called, “Keep to-morrow dark,” […]
We all bring a certain perspective to our work. We look at what we do through the lens of what we’ve already done. Our past is like a lens. It tints what we see – for better or worse. Everyone brings something unique to the table based upon their past. In the knowledge economy, employers […]
As a marketer, I’m always interested in learning about the new and exciting trends in the industry. Sometimes this means I spend way too much time reading about marking and not enough time actually doing marketing. In fact, this is one of the fundamental problems with many marketing positions today. Marketers spend a lot of time […]
One of the most exciting things to occur in government over the past few years is the rise of the OpenGov Foundation. OpenGov is based on the idea that each of us should have a say in our government. Ironically, this is the exact idea that our country was originally founded on. At the time […]
It’s always amazing when I see photos of old houses. In old houses all the future was turned in – toward the center of the room. Chairs faced each other or at least faced something simple like a fireplace or bookshelf. Today there has been a fundamental shift in the floor plan of most residences. […]
As I wrap up my final semester in the MBA program, I’ve been thinking back on the class offered over the past year. Many of the classes have been helpful, but there are still huge gaps in what I know. I’ve done my best to fill in those gaps with outside learning, but I still […]
But your assumptions do. All predictive data sets are based on certain assumptions. Whether you are estimating costs or returns, there are a few inherent assumptions in the data. Even if these assumptions are off slightly, drastic differences appear in the end result. The first step after developing a mathematical or statistical model is to […]
The other day I was having a conversation with a friend who has already created and sold one business. He had just finished speaking with a class on the traits that make a great entrepreneur. We started discussing what makes a great entrepreneur. Our conversation was filled with a lot of the cliches – some […]
“All the easy stuff has already been done.” – Seth Godin Today we have opportunities that no generation before us ever had. We have more resources, more influence, and the lowest cost of learning that the world has ever seen. Information is available everywhere. That means two things. First, it means we can do more […]
