by Ralph
on December 21, 2011
I gave a speech last week.
Last week I gave a short presentation to a business group. This group’s purpose is to provide referrals for members. In short the other members are my sales force. From time to time, I get 8 minutes to tell them more about my business. The first time, I didn’t make a good connection. I told them the details about how my service works. They listened politely but got no insight about how they, or anybody else might use or need it. [continue reading…]
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by Ralph
on December 21, 2011
Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
The bible is an inexhaustible source for life principles and guidance. You don’t have to be Christian to find inspiration in the New Testament or Jewish to appreciate the truth in the Psalms. You don’t even have to be religious to understand how the bible is important as a foundation for the rights and freedoms embodied in the US Constitution by the founding fathers. So when I quote scriptures, I am not proselytizing, just providing a cultural resource for living life fully. Sometimes it helps to look at scriptures out of the context of religion because many times there is an added message loaded on top of the literal meaning by religious tradition or practise which distracts from the actual words. [continue reading…]
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