If you have ever been on a cruise ship you have witnessed people running to catch the ship before it leaves port. You may have even watched people running to the departed ship thinking it would turn around because they failed to follow instructions. That ship had sailed. Mary & I have been on a …
Tag: Born Again
“Question Bearing On Need”
This is one of the fundamental Principles taught in the Dale Carnegie Sales Course. It’s the question that gives the conversation focus. It’s the question that must be satisfied. What kind of questions are you chasing an answer for? I remember the lonely nights in college (1965-68), driving gravel roads thinking and talking to myself. …
The Key?
I’m a dude. Although He has changed much of my dude thinking ways since 1984 when I came to Jesus, I am still a work in process. One of the areas He is working on is my entrenched way of focusing on performance. Performance is a core attribute of our culture. Did you make the …
Rice Field Religion
One of the main reasons I did not want to be a rice farmer was I really don’t like snakes. I have so many snake stories. One morning I counted 51 snakes in one field. That will cause a guy to be a bit jumpy. I’ve had one swim between my legs. And when you …
When You Run Out Of Track…
Do you ever feel like you don’t measure up? Of course you do. I remember having a conversation with my boss after I turned in my team evaluations. She said, “You rated your people too high.” I asked her, “Where do you start on the rating scale, at the bottom and work up or at …
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