Book Review: I Am A Follower

Posted by on Feb 14, 2012 in leadership, Life, The Voice | 0 comments Leonard Sweet has penned another excellent book about a counter-cultural topic.  After reading his book I Am A Follower, I was left with the overwhelming desire to go out and be a follower.  The well-written book focuses on the notion that church culture and the American culture in general have emphasized the role of leadership too much.  Sweet goes a different direction and asks the question:...
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What Do You Write About?

Posted by on Feb 7, 2012 in leadership, Life, The Voice | 0 comments I have been sitting here for about 20 minutes thinking about what to write for this blog.  Usually I have a whole list of blog topics to choose from, but today I thought I would just do it off-the-cuff. And so there I sat. But while I was sitting there thinking, I thought to myself, “Hey, this is what I could write about!”  Because here is a great question for you all to think about: What...
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Income-patible

Posted by on Feb 1, 2012 in leadership, The Voice | 0 comments Shoot.  Money is important. It is really important. I recently became engaged to the most wonderful woman in the world.  She is so great.  And we have been talking about all the things that an engaged couple needs to talk about – including conversations about money. And the more we talked about money and what we want to use our money for in our daily lives, the more I thought about how...
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Upselling?

Posted by on Jan 30, 2012 in leadership, The Voice | 0 comments So here is something that probably bothers some people, but maybe it does not bother everyone.  I know it is something that bothers me.  I mean, it is not the end of the world.  But it is just something that has always rubbed me the wrong way. I am talking about upselling. Upselling.  When someone working in retail, food, service, or any other industry tries to get you to buy something a...
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