by joncook | Sep 17, 2013 | Leadership, Vision
The Princess Bride is a classic movie. It’s quotable, has great characters, the plot is ridiculous, yet emotionally honest enough to make it cult-like in its following. All in all, a great movie. One of the most memorable threads throughout the movie is Wallace...
by joncook | Sep 27, 2011 | Dreaming, Everyday Life, Faith Journey, Purpose, Vision
Do you feel fulfilled? That’s the question I’ve been asking to different people over the past two months. Friends, family, even people I only met minutes earlier, I’ve asked this question: do you feel fulfilled? Well, fulfilled in what sense, they...
by joncook | Oct 12, 2010 | Leadership, Purpose, Vision
Our Creative Planning Team is taking a sabbatical for the rest of the year. This wasn’t something that I had planned on happening but in retrospect I see a lot of benefit from this break. Over the last week or so I’ve done a lot of thinking about teams...
by joncook | Oct 6, 2010 | Everyday Life, Vision
Today’s a day of rest for me. Yesterday was moving day and I am definitely feeling it. There was a point this morning where I wondered if the creaking and groaning I was hearing was the stairs, only to realize that it was my bones that was making those...
by joncook | Sep 4, 2010 | Leadership, Purpose, Vision
Earlier this week I read some of the wisdom of John R. Mott, former President of the YMCA World Committee and recipient of the 1946 Nobel Peace Prize. As you’d probably guess, Mott spent a vast majority of his time developing young leadership around him. He put...
by joncook | Aug 16, 2010 | Leadership, Vision
Recently my best friend Randy and I had a discussion about structure and organization. I made the comment that I’ve seen different companies and individuals who have been organized but not structured while some can be structured but not organized. Both are...
