Archive for March, 2007
Haven’t had enough? Fresh Air had Richard Dawkins yesterday and will have Francis Collins today. Good stuff. You can listen to both here.
Launching a new church without any Sleep
Closed Published by Charles Whitmire March 29th, 2007 on ConnexionSleep is highly overrated. That’s what I finally decided at 3:30am this morning. I got some sleep, but I woke up with my brain stuck in overdrive and it wouldn’t shut down - so I just gave up… The guys…
Where is the line between Open to Change and Resistant to Change? RG4N and Walmart are still at it… Walmart has listened and proposed making store changes, while RG4N is shouting that Walmart isn’t listening at all. It makes for…
Earlier here I mentioned that we bought a guide book to Seattle, to plan all our rainy exploring weekends.
Well, I sat down with that book today to see what we should see…
We’re going to be busy. I used a lot of little post it flags!
We are launching a new youth experience tonight @ 7pm. I’m really excited with all that Keith has going on. I am super happy with how it’s all going and it’s really fun to watch from a distance as a…
Are you buying it? Which are you?
HANDWRITING AND WHAT IT MEANS
If letters slant to the left: Indicates introspection and a lot of emotional control.
If letter slant to the right: Reveals […]
Make a Real Connection: Find Passion
Closed Published by Business Networking in Austin Blog March 28th, 2007 on Business Networking in Austin Blog
I had an interesting experience earlier this week. I scheduled a meeting with someone I wanted to network with. We’d met a couple of times before, but never had the chance to really get to know each other individually. (Remember, Networking doesn’t happen at networking events… You have to meet one on one).
This meeting for some reason just felt difficult. The problem was that we weren’t really connecting. We hadn’t found very much common ground. I just continued to listen hoping I could find something to open them up.
Then it happened. They mentioned running and I saw something in their eye. So I asked a question or two. That’s all it took. We talked for a good 15 minutes about Marathons and training and how they started. The whole meeting changed completely. We both left feeling great.
The secret was finding passion. Find something that someone is passionate about. It might be running, their family, a hobby, with entrepreneurs it’s often their companies. Whatever it is find it, and start asking questions. You’ll open the door to a great connection.
Happy Networking!
Scott Ingram
25 (twenty five) and 300 (Three Hundred)
Closed Published by Charles Whitmire March 27th, 2007 on ConnexionThey are just numbers: 25 and 300. But to me, they represent a target on a wall - a goal - a step of faith - a big dream - my new reality… 25 is the number of contacts I…
I got to talk to James Dalman today from the branding shed. He’s my kind of guy - a crazy church planter with great ideas, big dreams, and God on his side (which really helps, cause often no one else…
What did you think of that movie, The 300? The gratuitous nudity and beefy men had me only half interested. The cinematography was neat. I didn’t know it came from a comic book graphic novel… that’s cool, I guess. I saw it at the Alamo, the day it came out, that may have been […]