Let me say that It’s Okay to be the Boss was a great read! This book had so many great insights into managing and leading. It blew up a lot of the myths about managing and really got me thinking about how I manage and how I can improve and set our staff up for success. I saw so many of the mistakes I have made as a manager and a lot of the mistakes that people made in managing me in the past 🙂 Here’s a few quotes that stood out: “If you are the boss, it is your … Read More

The Magic of Thinking Big was an interesting read. Part of it was very “The power of positive thinking-ish”, but other parts were very insightful into human behavior. I couldn’t help but think of people I know who are negative when I read the book. Mostly because the author describes these people to a “T”. I really believe if people were more positive and believed that God did want to work in their lives that He would. There’s a few too many Eeyore’s in the church there days and not enough Tiggers. (I’m not talking about being extroverted, just positive … Read More

I really enjoyed You, Inc., so I decided to pick up Selling the Invisible by Harry Beckwith. While I didn’t like the book as much as You, Inc., there were some great nuggets in the book that were very helpful. Here are a few of my favorite quotes: “Ignore your industries benchmarks and copy Disney’s.” (That’s funny and true) “Don’t just think better. Think different.” (What worked in the past won’t necessarily work in the future) “Everyone in your company is responsible for marketing your company.’ (Every person in our church is a representative of CF) “Go where others aren’t.” … Read More