In 1993, I saw the web coming. I was hired to write the cover story for a now defunct computer magazine about the internet, and dismissed the new Mosaic browser in a single paragraph.
I figured the web was just like Prodigy, but slower, harder to use and without a business model.
About as expensive a wrong analysis as a single entrepreneur with an email company could make in 1993.
The reason it was an insanely valuable lesson: I got better at announcing that I was wrong, learning from it and doing the next thing.
Politicians, of course, are terrible at this. They are never wrong, apparently, and when they are, spin instead of admitting it. Which not only hurts their trustworthiness, it prevents them from learning anything.
Two elements of successful leadership: a willingness to be wrong and an eagerness to admit it.
I’m Embarrassed By Tim Tebow | Ragamuffin Soul
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Pastor Steven Furtick – Kill the Stork, Have the Baby
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Why I Started Journaling …
So, in 2012, I started journaling (again). I’ve always heard people who journal and say there’s nothing better to map your spiritual journey. I’ve always been inspired by my wife’s journaling, for her times with God and prayers. But for me, I’ve tried it, and never been able to make it a discipline in my […]
A few small habits can make a BIG difference in your family!
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Two Secrets to Keeping New Year’s Resolutions | careynieuwhof.com
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Living in the Cloud – My New Year’s Resolution from 2011 – Leah Culver’s Blog
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Start Doing. Stop Doing. | BrianAyers.net
Start Doing. Stop Doing. | BrianAyers.net So simple, but true! It seems like resolutions fall into two categories: Start doing. & Stop doing. What I’ve personally found is that resolutions only work when a ‘stop doing‘ also has a corresponding ‘start doing.’ …and vise versa. So ‘start working-out 3 times a week’ (a start doing) […]
We need hindSIGHT (past/yesterday), inSIGHT (present/today), and foreSIGHT (future/tomorrow) to SEE God’s vision for our lives in 2012!
Your wife is the daughter of God which means you are His Son-in-law. How are you treating his daughter? Stephen Arterburn from Every Man’s Marriage