Video Blogging: Yesterday I tried to record a video blog since I didn’t have time to write. I looked both nervous and pretentious. I still want to make it happen…but I’m not liking how it’s turning out. I don’t know how to fix that. Communicating with a Following: I run into this dilemma. My committed following…
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The riskier the project is, the more chance you have at success. Follow me. Imagine you want to invent a new product. Now imagine that product is guaranteed to be a success. As soon as your peers and other onlookers hear you’re inventing this particular product, they’re going to jump into the game and create…
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Last Thursday I went out for burgers with some of the fabulous RT South Office team. We tried a new burger joint called Shady’s. And the burger I got was definitely shady – beef, chorizo, grilled jalapeños, and cheddar cheese. I knew as I took my first bite, bad things were going to happen. After nearly…
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I’ve been on a journey of epiphany for the last few months. It started when I began attending Fellowship Church (Ed Young’s church) here in Dallas. It’s continued and even intensified since coming on staff at RT Creative Group. I’m starting to realize that all these celebrities we look up to or despise are just…
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I’m starting a new website. I’m keeping it covert and secret for a couple weeks while I work out the design and build up the content. But it’s something I’ve been wanting to do for two years. It was an obvious idea, but it only came to fruition now. I’ve had the idea for a…
DetailsChurch worker. It’s over. Relax. Hibernate a bit. Recover from the nightmarish weekend. But don’t let yourself get discouraged. Don’t give up. Real things happened yesterday. Eternities were changed. Lives were made whole. It wasn’t all about perfection and production. It was about real people in need of a real savior. Don’t ever forget that.…
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Yesterday, someone invited me to contribute a new book they’re writing. I barely read the request before saying “yes”. My friend approached me from the assumption that I would say “no”. But I didn’t. Does that mean I have spare time for new projects? Does that mean I had a chunk of a few hours…
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Today I opened Twitter to search the #Echo13 hashtag. I was ticked to find out a festival in Germany, that previously used #Echo2013, had now jacked #Echo13 as well. Great. Just great. Stinkin’ Europeans… Then yesterday I was informed a magazine had reprinted a blog post I’d written without my permission. Stinkin’ Christian magazines. On…
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Yesterday was a wasteland. A wasteland of motivation. After lunch I hit a wall and felt like I was trudging through mud trying to get things done. I felt like I completely lacked motivation. I hate trying to do anything when I’m not motivated. So I had two options. (1) I could watch one hour…
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Got a chance to sit down for coffee with a super cool friend on Monday. Esther Havens. She’s an ultra legit humanitarian photographer who works with companies like TOMS, Charity: Water, and Warby Parker. She’s also speaking at #Echo13 – the conference I’m directing in July. I’ve had the chance to sit with her a few times…
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