Last time I asked: Can You Do A Thousand Of Something? As a teacher I saw a lot of interesting student projects. One of the coolest was devised by a group of seventh graders. They proposed collecting a million of something. Have you ever seen a million of anything in one place? It was a […]
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A Quarter Century…
…is a long time. I can remember when a quarter-century was my whole life, then most of my life. Now it’s less than half my life, but it’s still a long time. A quarter-century ago today, lots of things were different for me. I still had hair, for example. And I could walk. Tomorrow’s the […]
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Have you ever thought about doing a thousand of something? That’s your challenge for today. I’m going to ride 1000 miles around the perimeter of Florida for Florida Hope Tour 2013. I challenge you to do a thousand of something. And, to make it fun and add a bit of accountability, how about sharing your plan […]
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Happy Monday! I took a really winding path to today’s word-of-the-week… BELIEVE Do you really believe what you believe? A guy told me a few days ago that the most important thing we can do is tell people the truth of scripture, especially when it hurts. I asked him to explain. He said people need […]
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My dad had a lot of “sayings.” He seemed to have an adage for nearly any circumstance. Most were funny, many weren’t suitable for this blog or any other polite company. One of his favorites was “pouring perfume on a pig.” After he retired, Dad once served as an expert witness for an attorney in a […]
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It’s never too late…or too early…to be thankful. This time I have something truly special to share with you. I hope you enjoy it. Please check out this post-Thanksgiving edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter.
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I don’t remember being this excited about sharing something with you. Monte and I made a cool new book promo with some extra-special music. Last year we chose Martina McBride’s “Anyway” as the Rich’s Ride theme song. I’m honored and humbled that my friend Kristin Orphan and her incredible band agreed to allow us to use this beautiful […]
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I have. I observed an all-too-familiar situation this weekend. The details don’t matter, but the principle is essential. It sounds like the lyrics to a bad country song. When you look around at where you are, the one thing you know for sure is…there you are. Circumstances just are. Perhaps we could have made better […]
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Just in time for Cyber-Monday, I have another way for us to bring some people into the circle surrounding RICH’S RIDE. This one’s easy—you can pre-order a copy or three of RICH’S RIDE: Hope Changes What’s Possible. I’ve always been a reader, but I’m not sure I ever understood the real power of a book […]
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Happy Monday! My desire to be part of our current unofficial national sport inspires today’s word-of-the-week… SHOPPING As a kid, I thought Thanksgiving involved some combination of food and football, and I never was quite sure which was more important. I’ve learned to value the “thankful” aspect of the holiday. But sometime Thursday afternoon it […]
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Last time I promised I’d ask for some help as we work together to expand and enrich the circle around RICH’S RIDE. So today I’ll use my spiffy little graphic to talk a little about connect and spread the word. Connect is about enhancing a conversation inside the circle. Please don’t think of this as […]
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This started as the kind of Thanksgiving post I thought I was supposed to write. I guess I let myself get sucked in occasionally by some self-imposed set of expectations. For some reason I had this idea that a Thanksgiving message “should” have a particular religious message. I don’t know where crazy stuff like that comes […]
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