Words from Todd

June 27, 2013

What is your favorite quote?

We may be increasing our office size soon and are thinking about hanging some inspiring, challenging and funny quotes around the office. What is your favorite quote that you come back to for a spark every once and a while?

Here are a few of mine:

Whether you believe that …

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June 21, 2013

I should know better.

Last night, my little man had a major breathing problem caused by the Croupe. I came racing home from a Young Life group to find him unwilling to take his medicine. The medicine required him to wear a mask attached to a nebulizer to vaporize the medicine so that it …

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June 12, 2013

What do you do?

I was driving the other day and saw this on the back of a truck in front of me:

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I laughed, but then realized how common this is. 

You simply can't be an expert at everything. It takes a lot to be great at something and we've …

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June 6, 2013

Something Ridiculous

You should stop today and do something ridiculously fun. It should have absolutely nothing to do with your work. I was reading about the way the human mind works and how American culture has become so overwhelmed with constant thought, work and progress that folks never "shut off" the productive …

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May 30, 2013

I recorded this for you while in the drive-through

I was sitting in the drive-through the other day waiting on my sandwich when a pet peeve of mine boiled over.  I've started using the voice memo deal on my phone lately so I quickly (and very roughly) recorded this thought for you. 

 

 

I hope …

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May 20, 2013

How to Win Friends and Run Off Weird People

I've been thinking lately about how grateful I am for our amazing friends and clients like you. We work extremely hard to take phenomenal care of you, but it still takes a lot of trust for you to hire us and for you to introduce us to your friends …

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May 14, 2013

Why Would You Fear Success?

Lately, I have been surrounded by opportunity, as have the members of my team. I hope you have too. 

What strikes me about the excitement of opportunity though is the accompanying fear. Many people sabotage their own success by quitting when things get tough or too busy and this …

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May 10, 2013

Why I'm Weird

Clearly there is more than one reason I'm not "normal," but I wanted to share a specific reason with you and I hope that you like it.

I love learning about marketing.  I mean, I really really like it. Just this past week, I was having a conversation …

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April 29, 2013

The little things and the Big Money

I have two little pieces of advice and a thought for you.

1. Fertilize your yard this week if you haven't already. A great looking yard leads to greater pride of ownership, happier neighbors, outdoor family fun and of course higher resale value.

2. Have your AC checked before …

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April 22, 2013

An Invitation & The Age of Adventure - 3

I'm going to get straight to the point here. I partied pretty hard this weekend. My little guy turned three and we went all out with pizza and bounce houses. It was pretty legitimate as far as tiny people parties go.

Somewhere amidst all the pepperoni and kid sweat …

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