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People count on you every day. They’ve grown accustomed to your kind words, friendly smile, and helping hand. You are happy to make a difference [more]
Micro-Philanthropy: 10 Ways You Can Change the World with a Dollar
What difference can you make with a single dollar? Can anything be gained with a few measly coins? Is there any value in de minimis [more]
The Process of Creative Genius
You are going to do amazing things in the future. Count on it. Present-day insights will percolate in your mind, melding together with memory fragments [more]
The past is a forge heating, bending, and shaping each of us through the crucible of occasion and the hammer of experiences. Through good times and [more]
Time is absolute. ... Or is it? One of the basic principles of how we interact with our environment states perception is reality, at least for the [more]
Love is a word with a variety of meanings, most of them concerning pink hearts, chubby cherubs, or an overabundance of hormones. In the same [more]
No team will win anything without hope and determination, especially when confronted with overwhelming odds. We continue to push forward and struggle on when the rational [more]
What is success? In the sports world you might be thinking of baseball’s Yankees, basketball’s Lakers, or the reigning FIFA World Cup champion, Spain. In [more]
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Author Archives: Rick Chezum
Family: The Second Circle
“At one point in my life I hadn’t been home for two and a half years. I hadn’t spoken to anyone or sent any emails. And I remember the day I came back I had all my luggage with me … Continue reading
Self-Service
People count on you every day. They’ve grown accustomed to your kind words, friendly smile, and helping hand. You are happy to make a difference using your strengths and passion. This is your personal ministry, your daily expression of faith. … Continue reading
Micro-Philanthropy: 10 Ways You Can Change the World with a Dollar
What difference can you make with a single dollar? Can anything be gained with a few measly coins? Is there any value in de minimis giving? These are the questions Google is asking with their app One Today. The concept … Continue reading
The Process of Creative Genius
You are going to do amazing things in the future. Count on it. Present-day insights will percolate in your mind, melding together with memory fragments from days gone by. Some of the resulting ideas will be fantasy, others will compel … Continue reading
Shadow Days
The past is a forge heating, bending, and shaping each of us through the crucible of occasion and the hammer of experiences. Through good times and bad we have grown through our personal histories to be the individuals we are … Continue reading