Here’s a link to the 3/4 edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter. Thanks for all of your continued support.
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Gasoline, Money, And Stuff That Matters
Do you have a good working definition of “what matters” to you? I like to think and write in terms of metaphors and analogies. I heard a comparison a while back that helped me think about money in my own hierarchy of what really matters. In life’s journey, money is like gasoline for a car. You have […]
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Welcome to Monday and a whimsical word-of-the-week. This week I’m thinking about … FOOLISH Last Saturday I shared a talk by Steve Jobs (Stay Foolish). I’ve been thinking a lot about this simple advice. Sometimes I think I take everything—especially myself—a little too seriously. When this happens I lose track of what’s really important and […]
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Steve Jobs is a pratty amazing guy. In this video he tells three powerful stories to graduates at Stanford University. I encourage you to leave a comment and tell us your favorite line from the speech. If you can’t see the video, click here to watch it on my site. Have a great weekend!
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…get me in a lot of trouble. I got disappointed this week. Disclaimer: I’m only telling this story because I think it contains some valuable lessons. The details don’t matter—this is about my personal failure, nothing else. # # # # # A couple of years ago I was invited to be a very small […]
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What did you learn? The big event’s over, the project’s complete, the crisis has subsided—now what? My “teacher mentality” trained me to move on to whatever’s next. Get ready for the next class, the next lesson, the next unit. It just keeps coming, and there’s little time to reflect. It’s a huge lost opportunity. It’s […]
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Majestic. The dining room of this old lodge overlooks the entire valley. The cloudless sky is an impossible shade of blue. Across the valley some aspens are just beginning to turn, splashes of gold amidst the deep green pines. Aside from a narrow dirt road and an occasional four-wheeler heading into the national forest, there’s […]
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Welcome to Monday and a good news/bad news word-of-the-week … OVERLOAD Today I’m starting the week by looking back—I’m operating on overload. I’m thinking there are two kinds of overload. One is overwhelmed, when there’s just too much input or too much to do. That’s the overload that jams the emotional circuits until something snaps and […]
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Are you ever tempted to think it’s impossible? Whatever “it” is, there just aren’t enough resources, or nobody believes in you, or there’s just too much doubt? I’m betting this short video will inspire you to re-think “I can’t.” If you can’t see the video, click here to watch it on my site. Have a […]
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I read a story this morning that disturbs me. A missionary had been a bed-ridden invalid for eight years. During that time she prayed for healing so she could do the work to which she’d been called. No response. Finally she got tired of asking. Basically she said, “Okay, you decide if I’m going to […]
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Have you ever asked a question and received a less-than-helpful answer? A few days ago my Internet connection decided to demonstrate its absolute power to control my life. For no apparent reason I’d suddenly have no signal. A few moments later everything was fine. This cycle recurred several times. I did all of the standard […]
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The title of the talk seemed a bit odd: The God of “RE.” I figured I was about to discover that “re” was a Greek or Hebrew word with deep theological significance. Pastors are good at digging out this sort of stuff. I suspect it reflects a need to justify the value of their seminary training. But […]
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