Daily. Desperate. Prayer.

November 13, 2011 in Faith with 0 Comments

I wasn’t aware of it at the time, but when I started Orange Thread Media four years ago I never realized how much my prayer life would be boosted. Ever been in a situation where you don’t feel qualified or capable to succeed? Welcome to starting a business. Or at least that’s how I felt.

I’m not saying that I didn’t believe in myself, I did… but that was different when I dabbled in business during high school. There was no pressure. Parents were paying the bills.  Food and clothing weren’t something I had to worry about anymore and I only had to look out for myself. Do you see where I’m coming from? What was once a hobby in high school now woke me up at 6am some mornings.

I didn’t intend to start OTM either… that’s another story for another blog…. but it just sort of happened. One thing lead to another and soon enough I was coming up with a name and registering a business.

 

 

I don’t know about you, but for me when Continue Reading…

Excellence.. The one thing the world will recognize.

October 12, 2011 in Miscellaneous with 1 Comment

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

- Philippians 4:8

I found this underlined in my bible tonight…. what a powerful piece of scripture. However it caught me off guard. One of the things I have been taught all my life is to live out of excellence. The most common verse I refer to drive home a point of excellence is Colossians 3:17… in fact so much that I think that is the only verse to talk about living out of excellence.

That’s not the case is it? No, the bible is full of statements of excellence…. doing admirable tasks and simply making your life count.  I don’t have time to write a ton tonight, but thought I would share this simple thought.

The world recognizes one thing above race, gender, wealth… or poverty, intellect and religion… There’s one thing that above all the world will commend and encourage. That is excellence. It’s interesting to me how many people I meet that truly think being a christian excludes them from working incredibly hard… being obsessed with excellence and paying attention to detail.

This process takes time to perfect, and it takes work too! Stop. Slow down and work on building excellence! Remove all those thoughts that don’t contain excellence in them… and fill your mind with visions and pictures of a life full of excellence, integrity, truth, love and purity.

I saw this the other day on YouTube and thought it would be good to share it with you! Hope you enjoy…

Leadership Through Dancing

link October 6, 2011 in Leadership with 0 Comments

Burgers 2 Billionaires: Leadership is Capacity

September 30, 2011 in Leadership with 0 Comments

It was 1937 in a city just east of Glendale, California, two brothers, Dick and Maurice, opened the doors to a new drive-in restaurant serving burgers and milkshakes. Seeing immediate growth, they expanded their menu and relocated to San Bernardino in hopes to attract more customers and increase revenues. That they did. Within 5 years, this small startup burger joint was earning over $350,000 annually.

The brothers attempted to start a second location on numerous occasions but simply couldn’t get one off the ground. The reason was simple. Dick and Maurice knew how to run a single-store business extremely well, but what they lacked was the capacity to grow beyond their initial dream and turn the company into a successful franchise.

However, this same restaurant exists today in 119 countries with over 31,000 locations. It is considered one of the most recognized brands in the entire world. You know this restaurant Continue Reading…

Leadership Is Lonely.

September 6, 2011 in Faith, Leadership with 0 Comments

One of the things that I have been extraordinarily blessed with almost my entire life is a group of people (both men and women) who have loved me well and mentored me through life. These people have made me a stronger person, a more well-rounded leader and they continually (even to this day) help me stay level-headed through seasons of disappear and seasons of overwhelming joy!

In all the meetings and all the cup’s of coffee we have consumed together I don’t remember any of them telling me how lonely leadership can be. I mean, They have taught me a lot over the years and there’s a chance they mentioned it but no one informed me on HOW lonely it can really get….

Running a company, being the lead pastor or being appointed as the main leader for any organization can be the loneliest job in today’s culture. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying this job doesnt have the potential for great satisfaction or incredible reward… Continue Reading…

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

-Abraham Lincoln

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