by
Chet
3. February 2012 08:24
Today on the Daily Audio Bible we read Exodus 18. There are many stories I enjoy revisiting in our yearly revolution through the word, but this one has become both special and a continual challenge to me.
Here's the story that always connects with me:
12 Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat a meal with Moses' father-in-law in God's presence. 13 The next day Moses sat down to judge the people, and they stood around Moses from morning until evening. 14 When Moses' father-in-law saw everything he was doing for them he asked, "What is this thing you're doing for the people? Why are you alone sitting as judge, while all the people stand around you from morning until evening?"
15 Moses replied to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God. 16 Whenever they have a dispute, it comes to me, and I make a decision between one man and another. I teach [them] ...
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Chet
28. September 2011 12:16
I went to my first conference with a group of REMC / Electric Co-Op's from around the country last week. We were a "vendor" at the meeting so had the chance to set up a little table, meet some other vendors serving this industry, and talk to a wide variety of people from the REMC industry. I learned a number of things, and wanted to get them down here before I lose this sheet of paper. I may come back to this and embellish it later, but these are key things that I can do better at (or keep doing) the next time we go to a conference of any sort. Most of these are in the order of their occurance, or just randomly inserted because I remembered them.
It was a good idea to come as early as we did. We had our choice of tables, and also had easily access to electricity. Some other vendors that came later did not have any access to electric.
There was a wide variety of booth styles. Some people had 8 foot tall setups with great marketing slogans and images, others had a table full of too...
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Chet
13. January 2011 22:05
Yesterday I sat down to a meeting with one our larger clients to talk about planning for the future. We talked for a while about some upcoming issues that we've been working on for awhile and needed to get on the calendar. I've recently been able to do some on-target work for this client as we've developed some unique solutions, and it's been good. The guy I report to at this company is a V.P. of sorts, and wears many hats. He's H.R. He's I.T. He's Operations. In other words, he's always on the move. While necessary for the business, the computer systems seem to have become much more of a liability or necessary evil to this company instead of an investment, an asset. This led us a few months ago, as we were starting to look for new lines of business, to offer up services to allow this guy to step back from I.T. and hand us the reigns... basically, to outsource their I.T.
We're good at this. We've been doing it for years at our VERY biggest client that recently closed it's doors. It'...
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Chet
27. October 2010 23:19
I've spent the last several weeks doing some research over some new avenues I'd like to explore with my company. Well travelled roads that I've travelled with some long term clients, that I have long believed have a place in "the market." I've been encouraged as I've done so, because not only have I heard "I think that idea would work" from every person I've spoken to, I've also seen the "buy in" in their eyes as they start dreaming along with me. Niches it could fit into. Opportunities it could create. Small changes here or there that would make a huge difference in it the value of the product we have to offer.
So today I sat down with a whiteboard and started compiling my notes. Started dreaming "on paper." It's both enjoyable and invigorating to see an idea beginning to develop, a plan beginning to emerge, and "the next step" beginning to make itself known.
I have much to owe to the men who have taken time over the last month to sit down with me and work through both details and...
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Chet
25. October 2010 23:44
I've been on a search for some core values in my life lately, and also for my business. Priorities, Goals, and Values. They all seem similar, yet also different. Goals most certainly change over time, and Priorities seem to be my interpretation of what's most important in life. But Values? Those seem to be things that I don't determine as important. They're already there, it's my job to recognize them, identify them, and then align my goals and priorities with them. But what are those values?
I have a client who has their values clearly listed on about every piece of advertising they put out, and I like that. JDH Contracting's values are:
Honesty and Integrity
Do What Is Right For Our Customers
Treat each other with Kindness, Dignity and Respect
Never Compromise Safety in the Workplace
Support our Community
Protect our Environment
I like that. Very much. But I need my own. That's why I was stopped in my tracks during my Bible reading this morning from 2 Timothy 2:22 and t...
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