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 | Sep 3, 2010 | Friday List
Happy Friday. College football is here again. Life is beautiful. Enjoy the Friday List. Teenage driver = SUV in swimming pool. Apparently there is an Air Guitar World Championship. This is for all the people who are Ted Nugent in their own minds. Quote of the...
by joncook | Aug 27, 2010 | Friday List
The Friday List is getting out late today. I spent the morning in New Student Orientation for grad school. Classes start on Monday for my journey towards an MA in Leadership. Happy Friday everyone. Do your Friday dance. A Beautiful Mind: Stephen Wiltshire has a...
by joncook | Aug 26, 2010 | Everyday Life, Faith Journey
Can you remember the last time you felt discouraged? Well, you probably do remember, probably too well. In fact, you can probably remember the exact time that it happened and where you were when you last felt that way. Discouragement has this bad habit of sticking...
by joncook | Aug 24, 2010 | Everyday Life
I’ve noticed that with artist sketches or comics that the artist rarely includes blemishes on the people in their sketches. Everyone has perfectly toned skin, straight teeth, nice hair, and only bad guys, the villains, have scars. But only on occasion. Why no...
by joncook | Aug 20, 2010 | Friday List
Friday is here. Thank God. It’s been a long week for a lot of people. Happy Friday everyone. Yes, it’s almost a requirement and necessary for me to be hatin’ on Justin Bieber every week. This week his music actually sounds good…if you slow...
by joncook | Aug 18, 2010 | Everyday Life, Faith Journey
I heard a story earlier this week from Patrick Lencioni about a CEO who had flown over to Asia for a conference on economic development. The CEO was a technology specialist who didn’t get involved or engaged in the conference but was there as part of a...
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...
by joncook | Aug 13, 2010 | Friday List
Happy Friday. Do your Friday dance. Sing your Friday song. Do your Friday thing. Enjoy the weekend. Parents who wonder if they should send their kids to this school probably have second thoughts after seeing the crosswalk. Yes, Chelsea Clinton got married but the...
by joncook | Aug 12, 2010 | Leadership
Yesterday I watched one of Bill Hybels’ talks called “The Leader’s Edge” from the 2003 Willow Creek Leadership Summit. If you have never been to one of the Summits or seen any of their sessions online, I would highly recommend them for any...
