Heading to Northern California to speak at Arcade Church Jr. High group & to participate in the Hope for Haiti event to raise money for this. It’s basically returning home for me – it’s been awhile! Look forward to hanging w/ Jasen and Amanda. When I come back from Cali. My family will head to [...]

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I’ve recently been asked multiple times why “one” should attend !C//Orphan. I thought I would take a moment to share why I think EVERYONE should go! But, I do realize I’m biased! Back-story My friends Charles Lee started The !deaCamp roughly two years ago. The heart behind The !deaCamp is simple: how to bring ideas [...]

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I was writing this morning on this exact topic, when I saw this from Don Miller. “I think half the battle of a creator is in finishing their projects. I wonder how many of the worlds greatest creators never created anything great, because while they may have had the intelligence and even the skill, they [...]

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Great video about two Ted speakers. I love seeing real life footage. The nerves, excitement, fear, joy…etc!

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I’ve had my share of failures. Failing is apart of life. If you’re not failing, there’s a good chance you’re not risking. Lives of great leaders are littered with big-time failures. Many times we refuse to risk because we’re scared to fail. Check out this blogpost by copyblogger and be encouraged. Like I said, EVERYONE [...]

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Habits are vital to productivity. Creating bad habits usually means really negative things happen. If you eat bad, your body suffers. If you’re unorganized and fail to pay your bills, your credit suffers, if you don’t spend time with God, your spiritual life suffers…etc. If you create good habits, you can maximize life and opportunities. [...]

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Yesterday I spent close to seven hours replying to email. The last few months I’ve had this pent of tension, almost anxiety as I’ve allowed my two inboxes to collect over 2400 emails. I had no clue what emails were important and what emails could be deleted. Email changed a lot for me in 2010. [...]

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Monday morning breakdown: I realize that I’m fortunate to actually love Monday’s. I get a chance to do work I enjoy. It’s challenging work, by the end-of-the-day I’m usually mentally exhausted. That said, I love Input. (it’s one of my top five strengths according to some leadership guru – Let’s hope he’s right!) Which means, [...]

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Thank you Haiti. Thank you for for your courage. Thank you for your faith. Thank you for your resolve. When I first visited You in May, I knew not what to expect. The stories I heard were heartbreaking, unimaginable, painful and tragic. Your burden became mine, your suffering left a mark on my soul, and [...]

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I originally posted this on theThe !deaCamp’s blog for !C//Orphan and Amber Haines blog. I thought I would post it here also. ==================================================== We hopped off our plane from Cape Town, picked up our rental car and began the long, 15 hour drive into Harare, Zimbabwe. As we drove, I noticed the large sprawl of [...]

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