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I’ve seen a few great posts, over the last couple of days, regarding the ‘National Day of the Cowboy’. It made me think of an interview, with Sam Elliott, that I read recently. These words are pretty poignant and I wanted to share his perspective.
“I don’t consider myself a cowboy, but I consider myself a cowboy at heart,” he says. “And I think it’s in the way one conducts themself, what kind of a person you are. I’m used to hard work—I’ve worked hard all my life. I think that’s a big portion of it. I think it’s how you treat people, how you treat women, what kind of integrity you want to have, what kind of character one has, my love for livestock of all kinds… I feel very fortunate to have grown up where I grew up. I wouldn’t have minded growing up years before, a couple of generations earlier, but I think that I had the best of it. I look around at what’s going on today and damn, I’m glad I’m not my kid’s generation, my daughter’s generation… It’s a pretty sad world out there right now. And it’s hard to be optimistic about it. I feel like on some level you don’t know who to believe any more. And that’s not a good thing, regardless of where you stand politically.”
“Cowboys stay close with their family”. “We have a set of values that goes with that code. You know, you get sick of hearing the talking heads talk about the moral decline and the moral decay and all that. You hear all this talk, it’s an awful lot of lip service, but there doesn’t seem to be an awful lot of people doing anything about it… I think those people that wear hats—or don’t even wear hats, but those people that understand the cowboy way (or whatever you wanna call it), the code of the West—ranchers, farmers, or any of those people who are close to the land, who work off the land, they get it. They get it. And that’s gonna stay alive there. And I think that’s gonna stay alive there for a long time. I’d bet on that more than I would anything else in this country. I think those guys are gonna survive all of us. Outlive all of us.”
— with Garrett Fry.
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Serving The King Who Can!
We start our week knowing all our hope and all our trust is in God and His Word…that every one of His promises are yes and amen… we know He that started a good work in us will finish it…that no matter how many times we have messed things up, His grace is still sufficient… that His plan is still in place for our future…I’m so glad He has a new serving of His mercy waiting on us each and every day…we truly can and will do all things through Christ who strengthens us!!! By Steve Curry
“ I rise before dawn and cry for help; I put my hope in your words. My eyes are awake before each watch of the night, that I may meditate on your promise. “Psalm 119:147-148 (NRSVCE)
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Dance
This is the day the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it…it’s an act of our will…a choice to rejoice and be glad…the enemy would rather us choose to rehearse the mistakes of the past…to dwell on what might have been or the what ifs…but we choose to fix our eyes on our chain breaking, way making Savior…for the joy set before Him He endured the cross…in His presence we know there’s fullness of that same joy… and His joy truly is our strength!!! By Steve Curry
” Know that the Lord is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise.Give thanks to him, bless his name.
For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.” Psalm 100:3-5 (NRSVCE)
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“GPS”
His Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path…Psalm 119:105…. kind of seems redundant…but the lamp to our feet shows us where we are now…the light to our path shows where He’s taking us…proof once again our steps are ordered by God Himself…Psalm 37:23…no matter where we are now He’s paved our path with grace…God’s grace…I shudder to think where I would be without the grace of God!!! By Steve Curry
“The lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail.” Isaiah 58:11 (NRSVCE)
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Shared by Jaspreet Singh Sodhi, Banking Professional
A morning share by one of my friends, that made me cry and touched my heart.. I am sure you all would like it too.. This is a beautiful piece from – Jeff Foster.. Here it goes..!!!
YOU ARE LIKE NEW The world has gone insane with work. You alone have the courage to rest. The world has lost its playfulness, its joy of being. You alone have the courage to live like a free child. To touch life at the point of creation. To laugh at cats and snow. People seem busy, but they are running. Running from their feelings. Running from shame and guilt. Running so they don’t have to stop. And meet themselves. And wonder who they really are. You alone have the courage to stop. To feel your feet in contact with the sacred ground. To notice your breath rising and falling. To feel yourself caressed by the morning sunshine, filled by the afternoon, and entered by the evening. The world needs you, because you are not fully in this world. You bring a presence that warms this world. Your innocence is a balm for this world’s certainties. The world has become jaded, but you are like new. – Jeff Foster #Reflections
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Grace
Here we are again….day one of the rest of our lives…we have a choice today to dwell on the past…to relive all the times we blew it…the times we tried and failed…or we can look to the One that never fails…I believe God is more than able to work our failure into His plans… His grace is more than sufficient…His love is so much stronger…so here we are again… trophies of grace…products of mercy…made worthy by God’s own Son…empowered by the Holy Spirit… ready to be used by Him for such a time as this!!! By Steve Curry
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NRSVCE)
“My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. “
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Let the Entrepreneurial Mindset of America’s Founding Inspire Us Again
By Chris Newton
07/05/18
Benjamin Franklin, 4th of July
Although immortalized in statues, Benjamin Franklin was undeniably a human, whose life lessons are still relevant today.
As the haze of fireworks cleared in cities across America, I found myself thinking of the circumstances that led to our nation’s founding, and in particular how one man – Benjamin Franklin – helped shape this great experiment we call America. In reflecting on his life, as well as those of countless other Americans who have strove to improve themselves, as well as a lot of their fellow humans, I have to ask myself: How can we do more to live up the opportunity we’ve been given by those who came before us?
To answer that question, I have a proposition: Bring Out Your BENJAMIN:
Build Your Community
Ben Franklin established an unbelievable volume of civic engagement in Philadelphia. He chartered library systems and hospitals, co-founded the first volunteer firefighting company, and, as deputy postmaster-general of British North America, directed the infamous postal system reform, which led to the delivery of weekly mail – just to name a few. Today, community building at this level seems hard to imagine; we live in different times. However, the lesson is the same – no matter which community belong to, are you involved in making the community better?
In our work at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, I see individuals rising to this challenge in so many ways, from grantees to Great Schools Visits participants to commenters on the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building Playbook.
Experiment with No Bounds
Franklin was consumed with curiosity. He was endlessly observant and experimental. His famous “kite experiment” led to advancements in an understanding of electricity and his invention of the lightning rod. Franklin’s relentless instinct to experiment is a welcome reminder to all who wish to invent or innovate.
Access to, and equity in, this kind of learning will be essential to education if we are to meet the needs of a future transformed by technology. The entrepreneurial mindset, so present in the founding of our country, is just as important now as it was then.
Notice Those Who Break Barriers in Your Path
While Franklin had a healthy ego, he recognized others for helping him along the way. He credited a Philadelphia merchant, Thomas Denham, with his start as a clerk and bookkeeper. He credited the German scientist Otto van Guericke for early findings related to electricity.
Makers, doers, and dreamers are the sum total of the people they meet. This ideal will be on full display next week at the second-annual ESHIP Summit.
Junto Club: Convene Others for Mutual Improvement
Among my favorite cuts from Franklin lore is his starting of a “mutual improvement” club called Junto. Upon his return to Philadelphia, at 21-years-young, he pulled together 11 other members with diverse skills, trades, and backgrounds to meet on Friday evenings. In taverns or club members’ homes, Junto members engaged in debates about philosophy and morals, and swapped insights about local business happenings. Franklin individually recruited each member, ensuring their desire for self-improvement, and to do well by each other and the greater community.
As Franklin knew, success is best-bred by connecting with others. However, success cannot meet its full potential if convenings and networks are exclusive.
Purposeful inclusion, seen in Inclusion Open grants, Amplify, and prioritized at every weekly 1 Million Cups event (to name a few), is essential. Whether it’s the entrepreneurs’ voice in policy decisions, or the voice of parents and students in matters of education, there must always be room for another chair, and a diverse perspective, at the table.
Awareness for “Blind Spots”
Franklin was far from perfect (and he knew it). At 20 years, he created “12 guiding virtues to nurture his character and to live-by.” Yet, an enjoyable tidbit uncovered in his self-reflective autobiography calls out the establishment of a 13th and final virtue – humility – after a friend shared, “… that my pride show’d itself frequently in conversation; … I was overbearing, and rather insolent, of which he convinc’d me by mentioning several instances …”
We all receive feedback exposing “blind spots,” or areas we are unaware and cannot see. It’s important to give this feedback careful consideration. It’s more important to adjust accordingly with the newfound awareness; humility is key in that.
Major in Lifelong Learning
Franklin’s formal education stopped at age 11. He apprenticed at his older brother’s print shop. The experience brought demanding labor, but it spurred Franklin’s triumph as a colonial printer, publisher, and newspaperman. It was his thirst for truth and knowledge, not formal education credentials, that propelled his greater success. His commitment to self-education was profound.
As young people work through the education system, some of which go off to college to declare a major and “finish” school, do we lose the love of learning? As we dreamers fill our backpack with books and tools for life’s journey to the ambiguous future, we better not forget the intangible value of lifelong learning.
It’s OK to Innovate
The lightning rod. Bifocals. The Franklin Stove. Each were the inventions or innovations of Ben Franklin. “… As we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously,” Franklin said.
Children are great inventors and innovators, but that imagination must be cultivated as we grow. Ben Franklin would have loved Maker Faire. It’s a great example of the countless opportunities in this world to create or to make an existing product or process better.
Never Stop Hustlin’
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” Ben Franklin lived that until his final breath in 1790 – even in his 70s and 80s, he kept the line moving. He was appointed Ambassador to France, traveling across the ocean with his grandson. He was the U.S. Minister to Sweden; conducted a lecture series connecting an Iceland volcano to a harsh European winter; was the sixth governor of Pennsylvania; co-authored the first treaty of friendship with Prussia; and created a trust endowed to Boston and Philadelphia, which accrued interest for more than 200 years. He kept busy.
Now it’s on us – the hustlers – the makers, the doers, and the dreamers, to keep the line moving. To be driven to find uncommon ways to create opportunities.
To connect people to the tools they need to achieve success, to change their futures; so that every person – regardless of background – can take risks, achieve success, and give back to their communities.
This is how we innovate on the American idea.
So, to my fellow makers, doers, and dreamers, and all who empower them, the call-to-action stands: How can you do more? Not only for yourselves, but for your neighbors, for strangers, and for your community. How can we make the risky, innovative, American idea that all are endowed with the natural right to “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” ring true?
Thursday’s thought: There are many team members who have wonderful ideas to help with the business at hand. There are also many people who have wonderful ideas to help the world environmentally, politically, economically and so on… We never should underestimate the value we can bring. Know with confidence that stepping up and sharing the thought or idea provides great leadership and bravery. Our concepts are ours to share. Who knows it may be a groundbreaking idea.
Cheers to embracing the thought of sharing our ideas!
Michael Zeidenberg🇨🇦
President, Specializing in Strategic & Succession Planning
Michael thanks for your daily mind provoking thoughts.
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GW
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Michael Zeidenberg🇨🇦
President, Specializing in Strategic & Succession Planning