Archive | January, 2010
Part 2: Everything I Learned About Change I Learned as a P.K.

Part 2: Everything I Learned About Change I Learned as a P.K.

Last week I blogged about my life as a preacher’s kid, and the lessons I learned about change under the guidance of a father who helped struggling churches recreate themselves. Revisiting the past has been like opening the doors of WalMart on Black Friday . . . memories have come flooding in. I thought about [...]

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Everything I Learned About Change I Learned as a P.K. (Preacher’s Kid)

Everything I Learned About Change I Learned as a P.K. (Preacher’s Kid)

I just spent an entire week in a dark house, cuddled under a blanket, visited by the flu fairy (and, believe me, there was nothing fun left under my pillow). Too tired to even read, I spent a lot of time staring at ceilings and pondering life (in between naps). In some dehydrated, hallucinatory moment [...]

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Influence: Connect before you Convince

Influence: Connect before you Convince

I attended a seminar once with several high-level leaders speaking on influence. They were to share how they achieved good sales results. I had my little notebook ready, my pen poised to jot down great thoughts, and my mental adrenaline charged and ready for inspiration. After the first speaker spent ten minutes describing his change [...]

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