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Decision making within the life cycle of complex systems

Matt and I were talking today about the role that decision making plays in our lives… and I mentioned how when you’re younger, you have fewer decisions to make… but they are more critical, while as you age, you have a greater number of decisions to make the older you get (until it plateaus at [...]

19Aug2008 | Jim | 0 comments | Continued
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Momentum as one of your greatest assets

A few months ago, I had a friend who’s car would not start while he was visiting me at my house. Fortunately it was a stick shift… and anyone who has driven one of these knows what it means to ‘pop’ start it when the battery is dead. For those who have not had the [...]

14Aug2008 | Jim | 4 comments | Continued
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Hosting Provider Challenges

1 year.
That’s about my average stay at any given hosting provider. I think it must be timed with hosting software product releases or something, because it’s actually pretty spooky… but it always seems like right around 1 year renewal is when I inevitably start looking for a new relationship. Like that car that ran great [...]

3Aug2008 | Jim | 2 comments | Continued
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We’re Pregnant!

Last week, Melissa started feeling a bit ‘icky’, and while she wasn’t exactly ‘late’ … we haven’t been exactly ‘careful’ lately, and she was definitely symptomatic, so I urged her to take a test. Sure enough, it came back positive! This past saturday (the 19th) we went to see her doctor for a second opinion. [...]

22Jul2008 | Jim | 8 comments | Continued
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10 Simple Things YOU Can Do TODAY to effect your marketplace for Christ!

 Ask 1 new person if you can pray with them about any need or desire in their life.
If they say no (trust me, 9 out of 10 won’t say no!) … ask someone else! Once you are done praying, ask them if it would be ok if you called them / emailed them to [...]

16Jul2008 | Jim | 0 comments | Continued
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Secrets of Private Money Revealed! (or how you can earn guaranteed 10-12% return on your money!)

I should probably apologize for the title. I guess i have developed a bit of a flair for the dramatic. See… Melissa and I have spent SOOO much money in boot camps, home study courses and coaching… not to mention just getting our business off the ground and running… that we’ve actually out leveraged ourselves [...]

16Jul2008 | Jim | 0 comments | Continued
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New Company :: Creative Lawn Works

I recently invested in a lawncare / landscape service with my friend Aaron. He’s been managing it, acquiring new customers… etc… I bought the truck, equipment and paid for the marketing. He’s been doing pretty good, especially for having started a bit late in the season. It’s not really profiting… but at least it’s paying [...]

13Jul2008 | Jim | 0 comments | Continued
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noPhone (or how i stood in line for 8 hours and came away with some friends)

the new apple iPhone 3G has officially been released, and once again… i have missed the opportunity to own one of these things. First… a little background. About a year ago, I needed to switch carriers. Sprint was not working at all in our new home, dropping calls and generally misbehaving.
Now, I would be classified [...]

12Jul2008 | Jim | 2 comments | Continued