6 comments January 19th, 2007
So this one’s pretty basic, but if it gets votes I might not change it too much. kinda getting tired of the red/gray one previously used. Eventually I’ll learn how to do up my own.
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Add comment January 19th, 2007
I hate it when you have a honest REASON for something, but all you ever get told is that you’re making EXCUSES. Here’s the reason you haven’t read a post until now: My laptop is with my employer’s IT department getting some tweaks/upgrades. Other than that I’ve been way busy from sun-up to “My-time” with my Asherkins. I’m watching him right now as the wife is getting some chores done away from home (without him, a nice break for her). He’s been a wee-bit fussy, but right now he’s in the office with me trying to eat a mousepad as I type.
Next Wed. I board a flight to tall-a-ha-ss-ee to attend the annual sales meeting. Not really looking forward to it, and it’s not why you think. I’d rather be able to go and do the meeting, get the training/coaching, then fly directly back. Instead we’ll have some “team-building” stuff and a bunch of fancy dinners and parties that I have to go to. The funny thing is the “team-building” part. The “team” I work with is the customer-service folks in San Diego and my direct boss Pete via the phone. But will I see any of the fabulous people from the customer-service department in Florida? My actual “team-mates”? Yeah right. Instead it’ll be with people I only see maybe 2 times a year, and never have any contact with otherwise. Whatever…
2 comments January 8th, 2007
So, from the library I’m reading The Little Red Book of Sales Answers by Jeffery Gitomer. Fascinating stuff, and definately a must-have for my “reference library” collection. AMAZON-TIME in a big way and while there I got a sweet book on networking from the same author.
I’m eager to see the flicky Thank you for Smoking as I’ve heard it’s really smart/funny, and for a particular line from Nick Naylor, the lead character. He says something snappy like: “Michael Jordan shoots baskets, Manson Kills people, I talk” Being he’s a lobbyist you get the drift, and being that lobbying is a form of sales, I can relate.
~e
2 comments January 8th, 2007
One of my New Year’s resolution is to be a better husband to my wife. The Men’s Fraternity curriculum “The Quest for Authentic Manhood” I went through last winter did a great job of helping me to realize my potential and rise above my past “wounds”. Now that I’m a dad, and actively attempting to support my wife in raising our son, I more fully understand one particular tenent of authentic manhood, and passivity is a no-go for 2007. Those tenents in the full statement are: “Real Men Lead Courageously, Accept Responsibility, Reject Passivity, and Expect God’s Greater Reward”. I don’t think I’ve had a hard time with the other 3 statements describing real men, but until now didn’t realize how passivity in particular can creep up and overtake me. In the last 8-9 months with Asher in our life I’ve realized my role in the care-taking of him hasn’t been a big one. Of course I did change diapers, feed the night-time bottle, and so on, but I could see that in the bigger picture I wasn’t stepping up when I should. It’s as if I thought my life hadn’t changed a whole lot, and I should be able to do/play/go as I want because Asher could be cared for by his mommy.
NO LONGER DO I WANT TO BE THIS PASSIVE.
It’s really cool Asher is now 9-months old, and really expressive and animated. He’s grown so much bigger in 9-months than I thought he would, and realized I shouldn’t expect Jessica to carry the bigger-load of caretaking he requires. Actively involved is where I want to stay, and I know that by doing so I’ll enjoy a more fufilled marriage as a result. I don’t (obviously) mind sharing this with you, dear reader, and hopefully it will encourage you to seek Him. Expecting God’s Greater Reward is a statement everyone should be able to say, man or woman, and I’m praying for you in this regard.
Where are you in your walk? Do you know where you’re going? God longs for our fellowship. He desires we become more like Jesus in every aspect. It’s amazing His love for us, and I want to encourage you to seek Him and the potential He is desiring you to become. Comments welcome, discussion invited.
~Ethanbro
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