I check Phil Gerbyshak’s blog every day to see how I can stop having a nice day. Phil wants us to stop settling for “nice”days, and make every day a great day! Check his 4 Rs for Recharging Your Batteries.
Thanks, Phil!
Month: October 2005 (page 5 of 5)
Ted reminds us to be careful what we say – on or off the blog!
…45 looooong years ago…
- The Yankees won their 14th straight, beating the Red Sox, 3�1.
- Future Hall of Famer Billy Williams hit his first major league homer, as the Cubs beat the Dodgers, 10�8.
- Oh, the Braves lost to the Pirates 7-3 in Pittsburgh.
- Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” was the number one song in the nation for the fourth straight week.
- Nigeria and Cyprus gained their independence from Great Britian.
- The Beatles performed at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.
- Miles Davis performed at the Astoria Theatre, Finsbury, London.
- Atlas ICBM Missiles were first deployed.
- The Cartwrights tried to end a disabled rancher’s dependence on his corrupt hired hand on Bonanza.
- Rose, the former housekeeper, got married, Opie was unhappy at her departure, Aunt Bee came to live with Andy and Opie, and Opie was not exactly thrilled with her, as the best TV show ever debuted.
And on this day, in other years, these people made their debuts…
- Jay Underwood
- Mark McGwire
- Randy Quaid
- Donny Hathaway
- Stella Stevens
- Julie Andrews
- Sir Richard Harris
- George Peppard
- Rod Carew
- John Glenn
- Tom Bosley
- Jimmy Carter
- James Whitmore
- Walter Matthau
- Vladimir Horowitz
The first list? I don’t remember a single one of those events!
The second list? Pretty good bunch of folks, eh?
The last word on time and such for right now (part three…”slippin’, slippin’, slippin'”…get it?)…
The good folks over at Creating Passionate Users remind us that we need to think young – so we can keep our own minds sharp and so we can better meet the needs of those we’re trying to reach. Four really good posts from over there grabbed me this week. I’ll just drop ’em in here like the infamous random links – you can need to check ’em out…
Patrick Rhone guest-blogged over at To-Done about making the best use of one’s time. He wrote in the context of meeting a client’s ever-changing specs, but his quote is well-suited to all of us in whatever endeavor we’re currently undertaking…
Time not spent on the front end of a project is usually spent on the back end. Sometimes, it is even multiplied. Therefore, it will take the same amount of time, if not more, no matter what.
I’ve been thinking – obsessing, really – about time lately. About days that slip away. About weeks that are not effectively used. About years you can’t ever get back, once they’re gone.
This week, I’ve been challenged by some things that others are saying about these kinds of issues.
Tony Morgan, one of the Simply Strategic guys, has been posting notes from the Innovative Church conference at Granger. The stuff from Mark Beeson’s opening session smacked me right between the eyes and left a permanent mark (no pun intended). He asks three foundational questions that ought to change our perspective and give us a sense of real urgency about how we use our time and energy…
- Do you really believe people need the church?
- Do you really believe your days are numbered?
- Do you really believe God is working and you are doing God’s work?
It was the second question that turned my crank. Here’s how Mark filled that one out…
I don�t have time to play church. My days are numbered. Life is brief. Then I tell people, �Your life is precious. You don�t have time to play church. You need to make your life count.�