I adopted a personal mission statement back in 2005. It has become the daily action plan to fulfill my purpose. This is the story of its development.
Category: Commentary
Commentary on the local church, radio and podcasting, open source software, journalism, communications, photography, education, and web development.
Doubling down on human creativity
We're discussing algorithms, artificial intelligence, and social media again. Reservations abound. Consider a few of them with me in this commentary.
It’s just not for me
American football fans may object! This commentary explains how I found a helpful phrase that applies to sports and countless other matters of opinion.
I don’t collect analytics data
The numbers don't matter. Well, some of the numbers don't matter. Allow me to explain why I collect words-written stats, but not website visitor stats.
This is not a good commentary
I'm not the right person to judge the quality of my own creative work. When I click publish, all I want to know is whether or not I am happy with it.
Protect your team from third party headaches
Here are a few thoughts about hiring vendors for creative and technical projects. They may come in handy for those in marketing or communications.
When failure makes all the difference
Bad ideas and foolish assumptions can be rejected and replaced. I rejected some of my own and replaced them with good memories and rich experiences.
No one is clamoring for my input
When we are angry and ignorant of the facts, social media provides an opportunity to speak. Too many of us do. This is our encouragement to reconsider.
I stopped saying I don’t have time
Most of us are busy, but new opportunities can arise in life that allow us to help people. We must not convince ourselves we have no time to take them.