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Now You’re Thinking- Honoring American Heroes
It’s Memorial Day, and I cannot think of a more appropriate time to share the inspiration for the “Now You’re Thinking” book. The first chapter of “Now You’re Thinking” honors the amazing courage, perseverance, faith, and critical thinking skills of the Marines in the 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment. These men moved mountains to save [...]
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Decisions: Credit Union Will Pay Despite Government Shut Down
This is the 9th edition of the “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Decisions” series where we highlight another person/organization who embodies the statement: “Change the way you think, and you can change the world.” View the entire series here. ________________________________________________________________ Many Americans are feeling frustrated, angry, and helpless as they watch their leaders battle out the budget [...]
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Decisions: My Insurance Agent
This is the 8th edition of the “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Decisions” series where we highlight another person who embodies the statement: “Change the way you think, and you can change the world.” View the entire series here. _____________________________________________________________ After a night of gustnadoes, active storms and “hen egg” sized hail, I wasn’t surprised when my [...]
Scott Stratten Says “Stop”: Changing the Way We Think
I recently finished reading a great book on social media that changed the way I think about engaging with customers. The book was called Unmarketing and it was written by Scott Stratten. I’ve been lucky enough to see Scott give presentations on social media a few times, and each time the message is simple, yet [...]
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Decisions: Super Mom
This is the 6th edition of the “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Decisions” series where we highlight another person who embodies the statement: “Change the way you think, and you can change the world.” View the entire series here. ________________________________________________________________________ As I settled into my seat for my flight to Austin, TX today I was a little [...]
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Decisions: Heifer.org Lets You Gift a Pig
This is the 5th edition of the “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Decisions” series where we highlight another person who embodies the statement: “Change the way you think, and you can change the world.” View the entire series here. _______________________________________________________________________________________ My colleague Lizzie is getting married and as a newlywed still recovering from my wedding planning addiction, [...]
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Decisions: Brad Meltzer is Changing the World
This is the 4th edition of the “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Decisions” series where we highlight another person who embodies the statement: “Change the way you think, and you can change the world.” Last night when I Google’d “Change the world” I was a little surprised that a New York Times Bestseller, comic book author, and [...]
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Decisions: Pitbulls & Parolees
This is the 3rd edition of the “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Decisions” series where we highlight another person who embodies the statement: “Change the way you think, and you can change the world.” Mahatma Gandhi once said ““The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” [...]
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Decisions: Khan Academy
It’s Thursday and we are continuing our “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Decisions” series where we highlight another person who embodies the statement: “Change the way you think, and you can change the world.” Have you ever tried to help a sibling, child, or friend with their homework? Salman Khan was asked to help his cousin Nadia [...]
New Series: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Decisions (The Story of the Oregon Trail Game)
Months ago Heather Ishikawa, a co-author of the soon-to-be-released book “Now You’re Thinking,” said something that really stuck with me: “If you can change the way you think, you can change the world.” The statement still gives me goosebumps. Since then I have read hundreds of stories about ordinary people who challenge the standard way [...]