Archive for February 2013

Good news! Seth Godin’s got your back. OK. I’m not in Seth Godin’s league. Most of what I write probably makes you shake your head – while much of what he writes makes you want to stand up and cheer. In his Tuesday blog, Godin describes a recent meeting he attended where a community college…

Muffing the Magic – Taking a Mulligan for Monday In yesterday’s Encourager I wrote about the lessons I learned from a 60 year-old plus magician. Many of the responses back to me echoed my own – and this surprised me. Whenever lots of people agree with something I’ve written or said, I go back to my…

Monday? Magic? Maybe. Last week I heard a veteran magician speak. At his age (older than me even), I doubt if being chained inside a swimming pool with live sharks is on his list of tricks, but Wow! He was passionate about magic. He was so passionate about magic that all he did was speak…

Day 5 Campaign Tips Bootcamp Graduation Are you happy now that Campaign Tips Bootcamp is about over? Me too. Watch for your diploma and per diem participation stipend check in the mail. I got a great rate from the postal service for a Saturday delivery sometime in September. Let’s just hope I filled out the…

Day 4 Campaign Bootcamp – Proof is not a Guarantee. “Show me the money.” Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr. made this phrase famous in the movie, Jerry Maguire. And we’ve heard it repeated a zillion times since. This phrase is relevant within sports, entertainment, kitchen remodels, school budgets, and even more so in our state…

Campaign Tips Bootcamp – 4 Questions for Day 3 You’ve got to admire the leaders of any school district who – after countless hours of needs assessment, discussion, and thought – make the official announcement that they’re going to launch a public campaign to ask voters in their community to approve a building bond or funding…