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Surely Sweet Summer

August 22, 2009

There was a long, cool spring this year, and many people complained – repeatedly – wishing for more heat and sunshine. I grew up further north so the cooler weather felt good. The garden has also flourished, rarely needing watering. But today was a fine summer day. There was beautiful sunshine and big, white clouds. It was well worth the wait. [Return to the home page of MakingMoreOfToday.com.]

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Beyond Keeping Up with the Joneses

August 21, 2009

When I was growing up “Keeping up with the Joneses” had an air of inevitability and a hint of disdain, as if someone was being excessive and pulling us along. Our culture seems to have gone beyond that level. Our shopping-oriented culture is now beyond compare, with warehouses filled with even more stuff. Nowadays, many people in North America have more than enough of everything, and the choices for buying are beyond easy comparison.  Style, personal choice and the sheer magnitude of what’s available has changed the landscape and expectations for what any one person might have right now, today, [...]

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Willow Creek Leadership Summit a growing success

August 21, 2009

Unlike conferences that focus on making money, the Willow Creek Leadership Summit focuses on inspiring and empowering leaders. Although run by a church, the Summit is widely attended by business people and community leaders who have heard about the amazing speakers and understand the great value this conference provides. The 17 Summit speakers represented a culturally and racially diverse group of leaders from business, ministry, politics and entertainment including: Willow Creek senior paster Bill Hybels, former British PM Tony Blair, Made to Stick authors Dan Heath and Dave Heath, renowned leader and thinker Gary Hamel, and U2 leader Bono. Some [...]

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Setting myself in motion

August 20, 2009

Today I am laying the groundwork for new possibilities. Some days we are able to make progress on particular projects, but today I am building the foundation that will support my blogging, helping and communicating. I like working on websites, though I end up rediscovering techniques and using time learning to use the tools.  I have a two hour rule for tool learning – if I can’t figure something out in two hours I look more diligently for information I am missing, often by searching the web, asking someone, or checking the documentation: reading the fine manual can be helpful! [...]

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Let’s get going!

August 19, 2009

Sometimes what gets done is not what really needs to be done. I always have lots of things on the go, and even more jumping off my desk. It is time to focus on the creative, vital and inspiring projects that have waited earnestly as too many moons have spun past. I am putting myself on notice: You must be active and earnest about creating the next stage of your life. We need to recognize when important things aren’t getting done, acknowledge that they are important, and make changes today to help ensure that tomorrow is a better day. Here [...]

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