Here are my notes from the second session (led by Craig Groeschel) at Catalyst One Day at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg. A lie believed as truth will affect you as truth. (Craig told the story of one of his colleagues held captive because of his wrong mindset – trapped in the closet, nothing [...]

Here are my notes from Andy Stanley’s first session of Catalyst One Day at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg. Momentum is forward motion fueled by a series of wins. If you have momentum and you don’t know why, you’re one stupid decision away from loosing it. If you don’t know why you had it [...]

I’ve been wrestling lately with this whole idea of vision. Or perhaps more accurately, with the lack thereof. And it’s odd because several years ago, I delivered a speech in Toastmasters on this very subject. I began by quoting the familiar proverb, “Without vision the people perish.” Advice from the pages on white built-in bookcases [...]

When I was in youth group a thousand years ago, I remember going to Ridgecrest for summer camp. One of the most popular sessions of the week was always, “How to Find the Will of God” or some similar title. It seems we’re always searching, looking to know if we’re in the right place. Or [...]

If they’re smart, they can turn lemons into lemonade. A Little BackgroundToday was my lucky day. When I arrived at the Post Office, I found a 5-Minute Parking spot, right on the Avenue. I tried to pull up as far as possible, because I didn’t want to block passersby from experiencing one of the biggest [...]

This coming weekend is the final retreat for the inaugural class of the Women’s Uptick network. For the last 18 months or so, I’ve been working with my dear friends Laura McDaniel of WMUV and John Chandler of the Spence Network, to dream about and implement this 9-month leadership and networking opportunity for emerging entrepreneurial [...]

Yesterday I read about this 6-minute TEDActive video by Sebastian Wernicke, about the best and worst of TED Talks. Take a look for yourself and then read the 10 Tips for Public Speakers that I gleaned. See if you agree. Here are 10 Tips for Public Speakers Make your speeches available online. There are a [...]

This week during my session at the Progressive Business Forum, we had a great discussion about social viruses. You know, when you see your 70-year old aunt has sent you a Facebook message that says, “This video of you is so funny!” These viruses are horrible, malicious and very difficult to get rid of. (Hear, [...]

Yesterday I thought I saw a change in Facebook, but it was so subtle that I didn’t fully pay attention. My friends at Associated Alarm & Camera invited me to join their Facebook Fan Page but there  was no “Become a Fan” button. Instead, I was asked to “Like” their company. Peter and I are [...]

This morning I had the privilege of presenting a session on social media for Lynchburg College‘s Progressive Business Forum. (Thanks Ben, for the invite.) Here’s the slide deck, followed by a few of the key points and links to resources. Social Media For Business View more presentations from Cheryl Smith. First and foremost, remember your [...]