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Friday, July 18, 2014

Thought of the day July 18

My TWITTER posts this morning.
Meeting one of our grandsons this morning. Maybe he will bring his golf clubs?
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A few books I am re reading.
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Thursday, July 17, 2014

July 17th Update

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"Commit to the LORD Whatever you do, and our plans will succeed." Proverbs 16:3

"In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD  determines his steps." Proverbs 16:9

One of the key takeaways from the Red Cross Conference last year was: "Be  Prepared and be Flexible"  The P and F words.

"Blessed are all who wait for Him!" NIV Isaiah 30:18
"If you want to be used by God, you must be prepared to wait for Him so that He can speak into your life, so you have something of substance to tell the world." 


Dealing With Discouragement. Nehemiah 1:1-11
"Nehemiah turned to the Lord in prayer. He knew that only his great God could change the situation. Likewise, when we are discouraged, our first priority should be o cry out to our heavenly Father."
 A Mustard Seed: A Daily Devotional. Angus Buchan. www.shalomtrust.co.za

In Touch: Daily Devotion magazine http://www.intouch.org/Magazine/DailyDevotion.aspx

"Winners evaluate themselves in a positive manner andd look for their strengths as they work to overcome weakness." -Zig Ziglar

http://www.amazon.com/Year-Daily-Insights-Ziglar-Signature/dp/141431941X 

 A few Twitter posts from today. 


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A few books I am re reading.

Great organization doing great work around the world. Business people putting their strengths to use! …

y Richard Dassow
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Fishing boats headed out to Lake Michigan in .



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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

July 17th; NorthShore Finishing Well Group: How this blog got it's name.

You are probably wondering why the name "Northshore Finishing Well" for my blog.
I grew up in the North Shore area of Milwaukee on a farm. Yes, in Glendale.
So my "roots" run deep!

It all started when I read an interesting book, "FINISHING WELL BY Bob Buford.
The book talked about how we live our lives and that we all want to have an impact on the world and finish our life well.

I intended to start a book discussion group in the area where I grew up-The NorthShore area of Milwaukee. Just about one-half mile from the location of our farm our church has a coffee house, "Holy Grounds" Perfect place for connecting with people. http://www.eastbrookchurch.org/content.aspx?site_id=10809&content_id=405888'
https://www.facebook.com/hgcebc 

I started entering information on the blog about what I was involved in, "Helping People Grow Food When There is Little or No Rain" and it kept growing. I do the website for Chapin Living Waters.
http://chapinlivingwaters.org/

I was just experimenting to see how a blog works. When I decided I had learned what I needed to know I decided to change the title of the blog and discovered that I couldn't!

Basically, the message of the book was/is that we should finish our life well.
That could mean different things to different people. Here is an excerpt from the book, "Make sure you die in battle. It's good to know what your desired outcomes and objectives are, but you never know what's going to happen in your life. The key is to live intentionally, with passion, for a cause that's worthy of your life. And then die bloody. I plan to go down swinging. I want to die in battle."
I agree with this!

So what's your mission?

"Must have clarity about the mission.I look for people I respect who are practical-minded. I want to be sure it's the sort of project that I can bring something of value to, and in which I'm being involved in a meaningful way. So I always ask myself: Is it a mission I believe in? Do I believe in the people who are in it? and Does it use my talents and gifts in a way that engage me?"

There's a lot of noise going on in the world. We need to listen to God speaking to us and that it is God that is speaking.

"A twenty-five-year high-productivity plan at age sixty built entirely around the core of the things you love to do struck me as a great strategy for finishing well."

I'm starting alittle late...past 70 now, but I believe this with a passion.
No, I'm not retired, I'm refired!

When I stand before Jesus one day, I want to hear, "Well done, good and faithful servant". Isn't that what you want to hear?

So that's how the blog got it's name.

No, I haven't started the book discussion group-yet!

So, I hope you purchase the book. "Finishing Well" by Bob Buford.

We actually don't have to meet in person. We can do a webinar. Anyone interested?
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July 16th Rich's Thoughts for the Day

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Monday, July 14, 2014

July 14 Be BOLD :

 Proverbs 28:1 "The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion." 

 "All worth-while men have good thoughts, good ideas and good intentions, but precious few of them ever translate those into action." John Hancock

 "We try a bunch of stuff...see what works...and call that our strategy,: Dennis Bakke, co-founder and former CEO of global energy supplier AES Corp.

Wouldn't it be better to know what our Strengths are and use them daily?

 http://strengths.gallup.com/110440/About-StrengthsFinder-20.aspx


Stengthsfinder 2.0 is a book that can be purchased for $15 at Amazon.

Has a CODE in back of book that when you enter on their website, you can take an Assessment that takes about 1/2 hour and gives you your top 5 Strengths out of the 34. Best assessment that I have seen and taken.  It gives you a printout of your strengths and also an Application section which explains how you can further use your strengths, improve on your strengths and work with people that have different strengths. It should also be great for marriages and also for single people...

We can make the most impact in and on our world by using our strengths.  

Doesn't make much sense by trying to improve on our "weakness's" 

Here is the website to learn more about Strengthsfinder 2.0
  http://strengths.gallup.com/110440/About-StrengthsFinder-20.aspx 

 IDAK Talent Survey is also an excellent instrument for showing you your "Abilities"

  https://tdg.idakgroup.com/tdg/index.cfm

Combining your "Strengths" and "Abilities" is a fantastic way for non profits to help their Staff and Volunteers fit in and make the most contribution and experiencing the most JOY!

What a combination!

These two Assessments are great for secular non profits.

Now church's and Christian nonprofits have an additional "Tool". S.H.A.P.E 

This is what I used at Eastbrook while on staff.
 S.H.A.P.E  Also, our Spiritual Gifts, Heart or Passion, Abilities, Personality and Experiences.

In a different way, it looks at your S-Spiritual Gifts, Your H or Heart-Passion, A Abilities, P-Personality and #-Experiences (Family, Career, Non profit).




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