Big day tomorrow

Hey you, 

How's your Thursday? Ricky and I had a great meeting with my friend Flip Flippen this morning. Flip is doing a lot of work for a company called Compass Learning, which is an Austin-based technology company in the education space. Compass has a job opening at the moment that is right up my ally and would be a really good job. Eric Loeffel is the CEO. Did you know Eric's son, who was on the football team? Curtis? Flip promised me he would put in a good word with Eric. 

I love you, 

Dad 

P.S. Happy Birthday tomorrow!  

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The Churn: Meeting DeLoss Dodds

Day before your birthday girl, We are having a lot of fun with Ricky in town. I have had him scheduled in several interesting business meetings. I just got back from Balfour (where I used to work) and we talked to my old boss about the sports business. What do you think of my churnOn.com logo, which you can see on the home page of my website? There is a smaller version on the other website pages of the logo in a circle. Women power, Dad The Churn: Meeting DeLoss Dodds: "UT Disch Falk Field: Last night, I had the privilege of meeting and spending a few minutes with University of Texas Athletic Director, De..."

The Churn: Word of the day - afflatus

Sally, I hope day two of your birthday week is off to a great start. Special birthday here today as well! Any thoughts on how you are shaping your personal brand as you move towards the end of your freshman year? Enjoy today's post on The Churn - a word that means 'inspirational'! Stay whole, Dad The Churn: Word of the day - afflatus: "Afflatus: The word of the day in my 6:30 a.m. yoga class was 'afflatus'. Afflatus is a Latin word derived from Cicero (The Nature of Gods..."

The Churn: Initiative isn't given, you take it

Hey Sally, It's your birthday week. I hope you are making it a great Monday. Take initiative! I love you. - Dad The Churn: Initiative isn't given, you take it: "From Seth Godin's blog, 'Initiative isn't given, you take it'. 'The amazing thing is that unlike taking an apple or a chocolate bar..."

The Churn: You can't control the wind

Sally, I have a nice theme going this week on 'what we do with what comes back at us' when we put our stuff out into the world. I am heading to Marble Falls to watch Emily in a golf tournament. Will look forward to catching up by text and voice later today and over the weekend. Stay fit my daughter! Dad The Churn: You can't control the wind: "But you can adjust your sails: As the Tar Heels prepare to take on Marquette tonight in the NCAA round of 16, a friend shared this articl..."

The Churn: churnOn language from John Morton

Hey Sally, How goes your day. I have been working hard on a sales pitch I am making at 4 p.m. to help Forefront Austin nail their business proposition. Check out www.forefrontaustin.com to learn more about this interesting start-up. Also, had an amazing meeting this morning with a gentleman who teaches at St. Edwards in the MBA program. He teaches in their Digital Media area and he asked me to speak to his class as a guest lecturer on entrepreneurship and selling. I think that will be fun! Great quote from John Morton on The Churn today. I love you, Dad The Churn: churnOn language from John Morton: "Back at you: 'One way to look at what is going on is we are continually being exercised in our growth and learning and so we are constan..."

The Churn: Back at you

Sally, How was the Hawk's game last night? Your date? I am headed to the airport for a meeting with Forefront Austin, one of the cool Austin startups I am helping out with their sales value proposition. What is coming back at you? Woman power! Dad The Churn: Back at you: "What's coming back: Okay, I have put it out there. churnOn.com was launched on February 7th and the idea was really fairly simple. In sum..."

The Churn: Churn - Oscillation is the key to happiness and su...

Sally, How are things back in Athens? I hope spring break was a success and that you are taking care of yourself in every way. We are glad to have Emily back from Mexico. Mom and I had a nice trip to Houston, where I completed my outline for the rewrite of 'Releasing the Churn' and also made some nice progress on my 'call to action' for the website and the blog. This week, I will begin to layout the website so that it answers the question, What is churnOn.com? Any thoughts? Make it a great Monday, Dad The Churn: Churn - Oscillation is the key to happiness and su...: "If it's not butter yet: This is the sixth and final post in my series The Four C's that launched churnOn.com and this blog; as well as an..."

The Churn: When you start to slide - slide

Sally, How goes Spring Break? Women power Wednesday, Dad The Churn: When you start to slide - slide: "Second cheero: Coach Paul Rogers: On Monday, I wrote about the word 'complete' - the third 'C' that launched churnOn.com and this blog; a..."

The Churn: Complete - Keep your attention on the essential ta...

Sally, Make it a great Monday and stay safe! What do you think of my post this morning? Dad The Churn: Complete - Keep your attention on the essential ta...: "Head down, complete the task: This is the fifth post in my six part series The Four C's that launched churnOn.com and this blog; as well ..."

The Churn: Feel the Steel

Sally,

Please be safe!

Stay fit and Go Heels!

Dad

The Churn: Feel the Steel: "Feel the Steel in Chapel Hill: When Carolina claimed the ACC regular season championship last weekend, with their 81-67 win over Duke, on..."

Famous to the family

Sally,


I thought this was interesting from Seth Godin, called Famous to the Family.

The race to be slightly famous is on, and it's being fueled by the social and tribal connections permitted by the net. We give a lot of credit and faith to the famous, but now there are a lot more of them. Over time, once everyone is famous, that will fade, but right now, the trust and benefit of the doubt we accord the famous is quite valuable.

Read the entire post here: http://bit.ly/gFNev4 . Have you been thinking about ways to become a little bit famous?

I love you,

Dad 

The Churn: What's in a word: churn?

Hey Sal Pal, Check out this 'out of the box' post. Woman power to you! Dad The Churn: What's in a word: churn?: "I have never entered a poetry contest before, so first time for everything . . . churn churning, burning, learning fumbling, bumbli..."

The Churn: Stand by you

Sally, I hope you are having a nice Tuesday. I really like my blog post on 'The Churn' today, because it celebrates our wonderful friend Margot Ritchie and her non-profit AFPYC.com. I hope you will share the post with your friends on Facebook and take a few minutes to look at how well Margot is doing with the non-profit. I will try to get those pictures out to you, but it will be a few days, as I have to figure out how to get them off of my old phone. I am now an iPhone dude. Stay whole, Dad The Churn: Stand by you: "AFPYC.com: 'This song says . . . no matter who you are, no matter where you go in your life, at some point you are going to need somebody..."

The Churn: Connect - It is still a who you know world

Hey Sally, We loved having you home this weekend and hope your reentry to Athens has been smooth. Also enjoyed getting to know Ryan better and meeting all of your friends. Thanks for sharing churnOn.com with your friends! What do you think of my blog post, 'Connect - It is still a who you know world'? Are you making connecting on all cylinders? Make it a great Monday, Dad The Churn: Connect - It is still a who you know world: "Kendall Marshall #5!: This is the fourth post in a six part series about how I created my website, churnOn.com and this blog; as well as..."

The Churn: Go, do that

The Churn: Go, do that: "Bailey and Ball by Cindy Fuller Anybody who knows a dog like our Jack Russell (Bailey) has got to appreciate that image. Bailey is the on..." I think you will like this one. Travel safe. - Dad

The Churn: Alternative Universe

Sally, Can't wait to see you tomorrow! I wrote a take on an interesting piece about alternative universes this morning. I also sent Bradley J. Moore (the writer) an email and asked him for his advice. Here is what I asked: "You have a Senior Vice President of Sales title and seem to balance that with a passion for writing about work and spirituality. I search for a Senior Vice President of Sales title and share the same writing passion. What can I learn from you about how to succeed in both areas, without inappropriately mixing the two?" Women power, Dad The Churn: Alternative Universe: "The final plate on the resume: For a guy with ten license plates on his resume, this from Bradley J. Moore really hit home. Very funny an..."

The Churn: Look for work, not a job

Sally, Been running hard today from meeting to meeting and all going great. I celebrated my friend John Fees in my post this morning on The Churn. He immediately 'tweeted' the post to his social network, so got some nice publicity in my sweet spot (education and technology.) When you are home this weekend, I can't wait to show you all of the cool companies that I am talking to at the CEO level. Stay whole, Dad The Churn: Look for work, not a job: "Inspired by John Fees: A paradigm shift that works, when looking for work! That is my friend John Fees, a talented entrepreneur and str..."