I once worked for someone that when anyone told him that he look tired, he had a standard response – “I didn’t know there was another option.” Well, there are other options. There has to be. Those we are called to serve need our energy. And more importantly, the task we have been called to is too […]
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Who Is The Next 20 Year Old Billionaire? Meet Jessica Mah
Brian Dodd on April 5, 2011 in Church Leadership
In an effort to identify the greatest NextGen Leaders, I want to pass along someone I recently learned about at the website Netizen. The next young billionaire may just be Jessica Mah.  Go to TechCrunch: inDinero’s Jessica Mah: This Is A 20-30 Year Company That We Want To Build (TCTV): to see an interview with this person that […]
“Boring” Lessons On Parenting From Pastor Steven Furtick
Brian Dodd on April 4, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Relationships
If you are a regular reader of this site, you know I have a great passion for parenting. Recently, I read a practical but very profound blog on parenting written by Pastor Steven Furtick of Elevation Church. I wanted to pass his thoughts on to you. Many of you know of Pastor Steven and if you […]
22 Leadership Quotes And Principles From Mark Zuckerberg And The Facebook Effect Part 2
Brian Dodd on April 3, 2011 in Performance
The following is Part 2 of the leadership quotes and principles from the first six chapters of The Facebook Effect by David Kirkpatrick. This incredible book chronicles Facebook’s journey from conception to becoming a legitimate business. To read Part 1, click here. All quotes are from Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg unless otherwise noted. More than 80% of the […]
20 Leadership Quotes And Principles From Mark Zuckerberg And The Facebook Effect Part 1
Brian Dodd on April 2, 2011 in Performance
Mark Zuckerberg is a fascinating individual. By all accounts, he appears to lack even rudimentary people skills but he has created a medium for inter-personal communications that has made him the world’s youngest billionaire. I am currently reading the critically acclaimed book The Facebook Effect by David Kirkpatrick, the former senior editor for Internet and technology at […]
10 Most Popular Posts Of March 2011 – A Month From Hell
Brian Dodd on April 1, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Most Read, NBA, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
March 2011 will be a month I will never forget. Many things happened that will leave lasting memories and that was reflected in what the readers felt were the most popular posts. The #1 post is about a man on a highway to hell. Posts #2 and #9 were about hell on earth – Japan. […]
One Of The Great Leadership Videos Of All-Time
Brian Dodd on March 31, 2011 in Family, Relationships
Have you ever seen something that challenged your assumptions about life? Here was an assumption that I had – Leaders Were Not Born. They Were Made. The video below is teaching me that may not always be the case. Notice the two babies. Who is passionate about his position? Who owns the vision to a point that […]