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By James Kissinger
“… my prison was just an open cage,
there were no keys, no guards,
just one frightened man and some old shadows for bars.”
– Bruce Springsteen – Living Proof
I earn a living in sales. I’ve been selling in some form or fashion most all of my life. I was a scrawny kid growing up, 5 [...]
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by James Kissinger
This week I paid a visit to Carl Walter. Carl repairs shoes in downtown Rogers, Arkansas. He’s been plying his craft for a whole lot longer than I’ve been around. Sixty one years to be exact. As I stood in his store I did the math in my head and figured out that our [...]
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By James Kissinger
I love the stories of the Old Testament. They’re usually about someone screwing up, and I can so relate to that. But occasionally someone will get it right. One of those men who did get it right is Abraham. To me, the story of him willfully offering his only son, Isaac, in [...]
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By Greg Primm
A couple of weeks ago I ran across an interesting article written by a Harvard Business School professor. The author, John Kotter, spoke about a company he had just visited that was being heavily impacted by the tough economic times. How was this company dealing with the potential crisis?
Finger pointing.
Blaming “that”department for the [...]
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I Do Not Choose to Be a Common Man
It is my right to be uncommon—if I can.
I seek opportunity—not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me.
I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed.
I [...]
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August 31, 2008 — Tree house roof done!
Took about 3 hours, but the roof is finally on the tree house. Lauren (4 year old daughter) had to see it after dark, so she tracked down a flashlight and we made the adventurous trip across the yard. I hit my head once and I think I [...]
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I played a lot of sports growing up – baseball, basketball, swimming, tennis, golf, you name it. My favorite, however, has always been basketball. As a 5’ 10” guy (in sneakers), I had to depend on a good outside shot to make an impact in the game. My dad and I would spend hours [...]
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