I figured I’d just show the videos for Evernote and Neatdesk, as they can communicate the potential of these applications better than I can.

Evernote:

Evernote is universal and hands down one of the simplest tools out there. I am a fan of Evernote and the evernote clipper plugin tool for Google Chrome is awesome.

NeatDesk:

NeatDesk is by far the best real document organization tool ever. I don’t care whether you are organizing recipes, business cards, notes, statements, receipts… I had the original NeatReceipts and it was cool and it’s portable enough for me to carry with me. The NeatDesk for Mac takes it a whole nutha’ level… it’s ridiculous. I 100% guarantee you will appreciate it and Uncle Sam will as well.

CardMunch:

CardMunch is one of my favorite apps. It’s really simple, you take a business card, take a pic of it with your camera, submit it, it uploads all of the name, contact and title information along with a pic of the business cards to your contacts. Yes it’s that easy and yes it works. I have had this app for awhile, sometime last year LinkedIn bought it, so it’s now connected to LinkedIn. That doesn’t affect the usability of the app at all. I basically gather a bunch of cards, when I find a spare moment I scan them all in and throw them away. Easy, Breezy!

SoundNote:

I have had this SoundNote app for years, originally it was called SoundPaper; however SoundNote is probably a better descriptor. The short and skinny of this app is it allows you to take notes and record audio at the same time. Once you are finished taking notes, you can simply tap your notes and it will take you to that part of the audi recording. Great for meetings, conferences etc.

Share your thoughts and experiences with these products. What are some of your favorite productivity tools? 

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We simply get to sit and watch greatness. We get to imagine what greatness could be and get a little glimpse of what it is. We get to watch greatness all around us and often times we are in awe because of it.

I was watching a little singing competition called American Idol where people who watched greatness for years decided to take a shot at becoming great. Twelve made it to the top, two made it to the finale and there was one great winner. What changed with these top 12? They chose to be great, they gave it a chance, they stepped in the ring, they got off the sidelines and they got in the game.

“Greatness is inside of you” is not some random quote or saying… it’s truth. You have potential for greatness, it’s time that you reach your God potential.

“Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness but it is greatness.” ~George Bernard Shaw

You Can Watch Greatness or Choose To Be Great!

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My 9yo son Jayden plays “Grenade” at his recital yesterday. This kid does not get nervous at all, I’m not sure how he does it but he just dives in and knocks stuff out. My wife LaKendria works with him along with his piano teacher, because I don’t have a clue. I flew back into town yesterday, just to be a part of this 2:38 experience. You don’t get moments and memories like this back.

Not Bragging: It’s kinda cool that he’s a straight A student, an all-american shot putter, nose guard and tailback in football, track, basketball and yes piano… #ProudDad Remember I’m all about Diversity!

Enjoy!

What small moments like this have you been a part of this year with your kids and family?

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Everyone has an opinion and often times people have thoughts, ideas and suggestions that can be helpful to those that are in charge. My Way Or The Highway is fueled by insecurity, the insecurity of thinking that someone else may have a better way. Not only the insecurity of a better way, it’s fueled from the insecurity that someone else may have another way.

My Way Or The Highway Is Dead. Leaders, it’s paramount that you listen to your people, involve your people, learn from your people and embrace the reality that the collective sum is much better than the single input of the Big-Headed MyWay Or The Highway Leader.

My Way Or The Highway Is Dead and if that’s how you roll… You’re dying!

Share your thoughts or experience with My Way Or The Highway people.

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Often times people are assessing their jobs, roles, calling, family, life… by asking themselves the following question over and over: “Should I stay or should I go, Should I stay or should I go?” This is a such a great question and the more often we can come to a timely and right answer to that question, the better off we will be.

“Moving On” doesn’t only apply to your job or work, but also relationships and other commitments. This is a constant tension for entrepreneurs, working moms, over-working dads and the list goes on and on. Below I have outlined what I consider to be 10 Signs or Reasons It May Be Time To Move On.

10 SIGNS IT MAY BE TIME TO MOVE ON

• 1. You get an upset stomach every morning on your way to work.
• 2. At-least once a week you think the following thoughts “If so and so does (_blank__) again today I’m going to quit.”
• 3. You’ve asked God for signs that it’s time to move on and HE has spoken to you through people, places, circumstances, His Word… in other-words you’ve heard its time to move on from God in every way besides hearing His audible voice.
• 4. You can’t find anyone within a square mile radius of your job that you like, trust or believe in.
• 5. Your boss has said to you “It may be time for you to move on!”
• 6. You are 100% certain that you could have a bigger impact, be happier, put your family in a better situation etc. by moving on and the only thing that’s holding you back is fear or that un-almighty-dollar.
• 7. You tell yourself, your spouse and your friends on a regular basis that it’s time to move on and they agree.
• 8. When you hear the phrase “Dim The Lights” or see an American Idol Contestant sent home, you begin envision greener pastures for yourself. You then draw parallels to yourself being in the Top 10 and imagine how being kicked out of your workplace will be better for you.
• 9. March Madness is the terminology that you use to describe your workplace during the month of March. You also think of the Final Four as being a countdown to the number of days before you put in your two week notice.
• 10. You’ve read through the 9 signs above and said to yourself “That’s the confirmation that I needed.”

Life brings us many seasons and we have to be prepared for each and every one of them. There is always a “Time To Stay” and a “Time To Go.” Many people are absolutely supposed to stay exactly where they are; however there is a percent who should definitely Go.

“Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that’s more productive.” ~Donald Trump

Whatever decision you make, don’t merely make it on emotions alone. Seek wise counsel and make it a family decision. Don’t be the miserable person sitting around saying “Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda but never Dida!”

Shh, be quiet & listen to God’s Whispers. “Move On!”

Share your stories, perspective & thoughts on moving on.  What are other signs that it may be time to move on?

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These 3 Words above are all that I have today, tomorrow and yesterday.

~Scott

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Leadership is just like swimming — you can’t just read about swimming, you have to get in the water, kick your feet and stroke your arms. Leadership is the exact same way, you have to get in the leadership waters, kick your feet and stroke your arms. If you wan’t to be good at it, technique does matter. You have a continuum from dog paddlers to Olympic swimmers.

Leadership Is Simple and boils down to these 10 Simple Things:

• Believe In Yourself
• Believe In Others
• Point The Direction
• Understand That Team Matters
• Create an Environment For Growth and Develop Others
• Take Some Risks
• Truly Care About Others
• Inspire and Motivate Others
• Move People From Where They Are To Where They Need To Be
• dream BIG. think BIGGER.

Often times managers make leadership more difficult than it has to be. Leadership is about influence and relationships.  Leadership Is Simple.

Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu says it this way, ”When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.” Simply put, it was simple.

Is leadership that simple?  Share your thoughts and experiences with leadership being made more difficult than it had to be.

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Greatness is always possible, it begins with your inner dialogue, your thought process and is followed up by your actions.

Most people miss greatness because it’s camouflaged in hard-work, effort and a desire to be great.

Do you want to be great? Go ahead, you have permission. Do you want your children to be great? Tell them to go ahead, they have permission. Do you want those round you to be great? Tell them to go ahead, they have permission. The opportunity for greatness doesn’t knock, it comes to those who build the door and beat it down.

Once you realize that the same spirit that raised “The Greatest” from the dead resides in you… you will accept your ticket to achieve greatness.

Greatness is waiting on you… What are you waiting on?

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One of our visits included stopping by the Country Office in Arusha, Tanzania. We had a great time of worship, learning about the program and heard from the Country Director Joseph Maila. It was great to hear his story prior to ministry and learn how he worked his way up the ranks to be the Country Director.

Director Maila shared some guiding leadership principles that he lives by and guide how he leads Compassion Tanzania. It was obvious that Joseph is a gifted leader and I couldn’t take notes fast enough on my iPhone as he was sharing these core leadership principles.

I have named these 6 principles “6 Universal Leadership Principles” because that’s exactly what they are. If you want to lead strong and with integrity, do these 6 things that Director Maila does. These are laced with some of my commentary.

• 1. Provide Spiritual Leadership – Those you lead, need and expect some sort of spiritual leadership. By example or directly speaking into their lives. He mentioned their mission was the great commission.
• 2. Advocate – His role is to advocate for staff, partners, sponsors and children. We are called to be advocates for those that we lead and not just sit in the corner office and point.
• 3. Promote Your Organization – His role is to promote Compassion International around the country. He is responsible to make sure that people know who they are and what they do. Leaders are responsible for casting vision both internally and externally.
• 4. Provide Leadership and Direction To The Office – The leader has ultimate responsibility to provide direction and leadership throughout their organization. This can be accomplished by hiring, empowering and trusting great people to accomplish the mission.
•  5. Guard Integrity Of The Organization – Integrity matters… if you don’t lead with integrity and dignity, there is a good chance that you’re not leading but rather manipulating.
• 6. Cultivate a Mindset of Effectiveness and Efficiency – Effective and efficient operations honor the organization, the staff and God.

These  6 guiding principles can be used in Tanzania, Europe, America, Australia…  These 6 Universal Leadership Principles translate to success around the globe.

Share your thought on any of these 6 Leadership Principles.

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This game is going to be intense, especially since the last time the Thunder faced the Lakers Ron Artest gave the cheap shot elbow to 6th man of the year James Harden. Artest was recently quoted as saying he’s not going to shake the #Thunder players’ hands and he doesn’t shake the subs hands anyways, only the starters. Maybe it’s just me, but Ron Artest makes it really hard to like him or the Lakers. I have grown to respect Kobe, not only because he’s one of the best to players to ever play the game and competes at a high-level at an old age; rather because he’s a straight shooter and respectable as a basketball player.

Three things are guaranteed tonight, the #Thunder fans will be jacked up out of this world. Ron Artest won’t receive a warm welcome and the Home Team will come away with a victory.

My Game 1 Predictions:

• The announcers will say they have never heard a crowd this loud before.
• Durant, Harden & Westbrook all have BIG offensive games.
• Ron Artest will do something a little goofy… not Big goofy, just a little bit goofy.
• Sefolosha will do a stellar job containing Kobe 3 quarters, Kobe will have solid 4th quarter.
• Thunder win 105-99.
• Bonus: I will tweet no less than 25 times during the game!

Those are my predictions… What do you think of my 5 6 predictions. Share your predictions. 

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