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Thanks for the Book reminder Brian. I've ordered it from Amazon. I'll be looking for your itinerary.
Not letting life happen
Today I interviewed a guy I admire a lot. Brian Tuten lives in Pheonix, AZ and is a husband and father to five kids. He's got a 'good job and pretty much everything that people in today's culture aspire to. Trouble is, he has bigger aspirations. Some 'cliff notes' highlights here are thus: ...
This is inspiring to me. I know, Kevin, that you do not use the word inspiring lightly and it is in that spirit that I use the word inspiring. I am highly motivated to action and Brian's story is stirring my desire.
At the FAA IDEA event Brian mentioned a book that he is reading to his girls about two boys who go on an adventure to NYC. I would like to get the title to that book. Now I see why he enjoyed reading it to his family.
I am glad to be at the cusp of Tuten family quest and will see if we can enjoy a leg of the journey.
Chris
Chris
Not letting life happen
Today I interviewed a guy I admire a lot. Brian Tuten lives in Pheonix, AZ and is a husband and father to five kids. He's got a 'good job and pretty much everything that people in today's culture aspire to. Trouble is, he has bigger aspirations. Some 'cliff notes' highlights here are thus: ...
I did not get this in time for the show. My soap box?
Exotic Excuses: knock em off.
I am exhausted by the litney of excuses I hear to avoid doing something great! What ticks me off even more is I use them too. Up till this year. I have begun a journey. I am not turning back. I am enjoying training, traveling and tribulation.
Here are some notes on the subject I've plugged into my iPhone when inspired:
Accrostic FEAR: From Exotic Excuses to an Awesome Automatic Response
I use FEAR because it is lousy FEAR that causes someone to engage in an Exotic Excuse. Also heard fear describved as false evidence appearing real. That's what an Exotic Excuse is--giving false information that you want the person to accept as real.
An excuse is an explanation why something has been done, why something has not been done or why something will not be done.
An Exotic Excuse is used to cover up 3 I's
Incompetence
Indifference
Inadequacy
Exotic Excuse: anything but the truth, the whole truth, or anything resembling the truth and likely used to cover up the truth.
Some use an Exotic Excuse to explain away bad behavior or showing disrespect. Self justification.
An Exotic Excuse only supports our own delusioned self. It does not help us grow character; just makes ya another character. Go Away!
Financial Exotic Excuse: "Live a little." What they're saying is "I don't want to police my impulses." Christ said to have life in abundance. He want's you to live a lot not a little.
Exotic Excuse: Take a Chance! Do not allow the winds of chance to dictate your resolve to live an intentional life.
In politics an Exotic Excuse is called SPIN
Has the Exotic Excuse become a reflex for you? So engrained it's automatic?
We need to figure our why we are giving an Exotic Excuse. To avoid hurting feelings or to avoid reality?
Do we encourage the Exotic Excuse out of others by over reacting to the truth?
Do we use an Exotic Excuse to avoid telling the truth? to avoid embarrassment? hurt feelings? wanting to avoid the subject? to sugar coat and beat around the bush?
"To tell you the truth" often preemts an Exotic Excuse
Some will offer an Exotic Excuse even when no excuse, reason or explanation has been asked of them.
An Exotic Excuse for being lazy. Proverbs 26:13
Exotic Excuse: There is a reason I'm pissed. True, but if your looking anywhere outside of yourself then you are an Exotic Excuse and a POOR one at that. A poor excuse for a human being.
That was fun. Thanks for reading.
When you have influence, you can talk about anything
The beauty about having a platform is influencing others. We all care about and believe in things and wish others would listen to us. That sounds egotistical and unpolitical incorrect, but it's truth. And we readily accept it from those we trust. Choose your favorite expert or authority, celebr...
"the way to filter their merit is through other people."
Looking forward to some filtering next weekend.
What if God told you to be self-employed?
Imagine if you would, a knock on your door one day. As you approach, the light shines from outside. You open, and behold…Jesus Christ in the flesh is on your doorstep. And He says, "My dear child, I have a path for you, and it's free from the shackles of a job that demands it must be your pr...
Kevin - Reading your blog and all the comments made me think of Ecclesiastes 12:12 "take this warning: To the making of many books there is no end, and much devotion to them is wearisome to the flesh."
I love to read. With blogs and email updates and such have a season. They speak to me because of the season or situation I am in. When that season ends so goes the reading.
Now how about a post about actually ending the subscription to the podcast, blog etc. Something in me still wants to see keep it going even though I'm ignoring and deleting.
Chris
Your continued reading and listening is a sin
We'll be discussing this in our 12pm MT, live Free Agent Underground Show this afternoon. You can join us here. If you are reading this blog, you probably read other blogs. If you listen to my podcasts, you probably listen to other podcasts. Chances are you may get some business magazines, or y...
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