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Thankful

On this day of thanks, I want to wish all who've been inspired by this blog a happy Thanksgiving.

I am thankful for the inspiration you bring me.

Updates and Such

Thought I would inform you all of my wanderings:

• Been working on a new model (for me anyway) to venture into.  Totally unrelated to Epic Living, except it has the "help" element.  Been a struggle and has taken longer than I expected.  I undertook this new venture to help stop the financial bleeding that Epic Living has been experiencing since the beginning of 2009.  Yes, I am not immune to the perfect storms of the American economy.
• Been grieving more deeply about my dad and his absence.  This one is ongoing.  Can't deny the void, and I don't quite see what will grow from that right now. 
• Trying to re-learn some of my family leadership roles.
• Learning the heart of being-leadership versus doing-leadership.  A contrarian art if there ever was one.
• Learning every day not to take anything for granted.  Seems that God really wants me to understand this.  My dealings with living and dying have awakened this sleeping giant.  I'm waking up every day looking for the gifts given from above, and then act upon them, even when they break my heart, don't make sense or cause me to be afraid.
• Learning more about the honesty of wine-really.

More to come...

Thinking, More Than Writing

Been thinking, more than writing these days.  Hoping to get back here very soon.  Many events of 2009 have conspired in a way not imagined.

The Cost Of Leaving Vision Behind

"Without a clear vision, odds are you will come to the end of your life and wonder.  Wonder what you could have done-what you should have done.  And like so many, you may wonder if your life mattered at all."

        -Andy Stanley

In the coming weeks we (Epic Living) will be introducing a program that will guide you to your better future.  In your life, in your business, and in your career.

Don't leave your vision behind.

The Running To, Running From Idea Post

If you attempted to check-out my first video post and failed, I want to beg your indulgence.  Some have told me that the post was not viewable.

We're working on the problem and I hope to have a problem-free version in the coming days. 

New Guest Post On Brazen Careerist

You can take a look at a post I did for Brazen Careerist here.  It was a joy engaging with them and there site is pretty cool too.

Dynamic Presentation Tool That's A Must

Jeff Gaily, one of my followers on Twitter (I follow him too), pointed to this site/organization named Prezi.  They're presentation tool is one of the coolest I've seen in a long time.

If you're someone who does a lot of presentations, this could be a great find for you.

Enjoy!

Leadership Development Carnival

Dan McCarthy over at Great Leadership is the host for April's Leadership Development Carnival.  I submitted a post titled, How Leaders Can Overcome Insecurity, and voila I it was included.

You can view the piece here, but don't miss out on the other great insights found at the carnival.

My Favorite Business Book

Top Finds for 2008

By random thought last year I decided to create a brief list of my top finds for the year.  Most of it was specific to the Web, bust some non-Web too.  I think I'm gonna make it a tradition. 

So here's my list (in random order) for 2008:

• The Weekly Leader from Peter Mello.  I love the format and content of this site.
• Lois Kelly's blog: Blog Hound for great marketing insight.
• John Kotter's book: A Sense of Urgency.
• Jeremiah Owyang's blog: Web Strategy by Jeremiah.
• The team at Webbed Marketing.  I dig their work and thoughts.
• Inside Work.  I've used them to help leaders grow.
• James Suckling's blog.  A great writer and I love his insights on Tuscan wine.
• Runner's World (magazine and site).  Not really new for 2008, but has helped me in a big way with my running.
• Curt Smith's blog. 
• Terry Walling's revamped site and blog.  He got back to blogging again, and I am the better for it.
• Joseph Langford's book on Mother Teressa.

Here's to more great finds in 2009.  Happy New Year!