If you want to try the process, it works something like this: think of how you want to be successful in 2009. Then, try to think in even broader terms. Extrapolate on the broader terms, and find one word to hang the idea on. -Chris Brogan

So here we go:

Fun
I am married to an amazing woman, that loves to have fun, I have 2 wonderful girls that are 7 and 4 and they love to play and have fun…As I look back on 2008 I really think I missed out on having as much fun as I should. Of course work is busy, live is hectic, but there is no excuse to not have fun! In 2009 I am committed to having more fun with my 3 girls!

Global
Global is a word that I use at work and a home a lot. At LifeChurch.tv we are really focused on global ministry and trying to reach all ends of the Earth. And at home we talk often of global for a lot of reasons…but mainly because we feel like the Storch Family will be moving internationally in the future. I use future because I have no idea how, or when or even why…but I feel pretty sure it is in God’s plan for us. The word Global is also critical for me in 2009 because my world view is so, so SMALL! My goal in 2009 is our minds will be opened, and our world view will be stretched!

Leadership
Everything. Everything. Everything…rises and falls on leadership! EVERYTHING! I am blessed with an amazing family, an amazing job, and an team of all-stars at work. All of these need my leadership! No, all of these DEMAND my leadership. Even more, all of these will rise and fall based on my leadership. Looking back on 2008 I am sad to say, leadership took a bit of a back seat. My goal is to see my leadership stretched, challenged, and for it to grow well beyond my own abilities while God is glorified.

Ok, your turn. Share Your Three Words

The Cleanse (Complete Body Cleansing Program, GNC)

The Liquid Cleanse diet

Monday
Grapefruit for breakfast
Lactose free, organic Milk (8oz) every 1-1.5 hours
Grapefruit for dinner

Tuesday
Grapefruit for breakfast
Lactose free, organic Milk (8oz) every 1-1.5 hours
Grapefruit for dinner

Wednesday
Grapefruit for breakfast
Lactose free, organic Milk (8oz) every 1-1.5 hours
Grapefruit for dinner

Thursday
Eat every 1 – 1.5 hours
Eat/Drink veggies, fruit or Lactose free, organic Milk (8oz)
Keep calorie intake for each meal around 100-150 max.

Friday
Eat every 1 – 1.5 hours
Eat/Drink veggies, fruit or Lactose free, organic Milk (8oz)
Keep calorie intake for each meal around 100-150 max.

Saturday
Eat every 1 – 1.5 hours
Eat/Drink veggies, fruit or Lactose free, organic Milk (8oz)
Keep calorie intake for each meal around 100-150 max.

Sunday
Eat every 1 – 1.5 hours
Eat/Drink veggies, fruit or Lactose free, organic Milk (8oz)
Keep calorie intake for each meal around 100-150 max.

TwitterGram, a tool brought to you by the amazing Dave Winer, allows me to send pictures to Flickr from my Blackberry Curve, and those pictures and messages automatically route to Twitter. I personally added the Special Tag feature with TwitterGram. I have my TwitterGram set up with “Twitter” tag. So, when I tag a picture with Twitter it sends that photo to Twitter. Here is how I use TwitterGram.

1. Take picture with my Blackberry
2. Add “Twitter” post in the Subject line of email.
3. End the subject with “tag: twitter”
4. Email picture to Flickr (how to set this up)
5. Thats it…in about 5-7 min the Tweet will end up on Twitter and looks something like this.

TwitterGram is a great tool, but who knows how long it will be a service. On the site, Dave tells us it is an experimental service. It may be taken down at any time, without notice.

Enjoy!

Read the Swerve post about “Free Mobile Bible”

Read the YouVersion Blog about the release.

Check out http://m.youversion.com today….Enjoy!

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Today I got the updated, or new version of it Strengths Finder 2.0. Not a Buckingham book, but still a good read, and abbreviated. Here is the outcome.

Terry Storch 2004
Strategic
Significance
Relator
Deliberative
Futuristic

Terry Storch 2008
Command
Futuristic
Maximizer
Significance
Strategic

Here are the 08 details if you care.

What about you…..Have you taken the test?

You might want to stop by and see what all the talk is about. You could even comment if you like. Bottom line….the look, feel, and layout is much more “where I am right now”.

I love Twitter!

Automatic Update took care of it all for me.

Brendon Mills – CEO, RipCode
Todd Bryant – CEO, Netcast HD Inc
Jeff Kramer, Polycot Labs
Sloan Foster – Chief Mktg Officer, DCI
Ashley Still, Adobe Systems

This was a very good session with some good information. However, I do think that a running rule should be no more than 3 people on a panel. When you get more than that everyone has something say…a lot of resaying and restating the same information….tends to drag! Here are my tidbits.

The Holy Grail of video ubiquity is about the user interface, accessibility and….content, content, content! – Brendon Mills

U-Verse a 25 mbps service from ATT that you will see improve over the next 3-5 years. Problem is…U-verse is a closed network….wondering how long the public will let closed networks exist.

Net Neutrality

Scalable Video Coding looks like something we really need to take a look at.

The recent Writer strike showed us that people can and will move from television to the pc. The future will be one…you have to be able to go back and forth between the two!

The panel was asked who is doing online video well…here are there responses.

- www.hulu.com nice interface, easy to find…and have great content
- www.abc.com video unique interface, nice video,
- www.vtap.com mobile video is critical
- Miro
- Whole Foods Market, videopodcasts are amazing!

Dirac looks very interesting!

Bryan Mason – Chief Operating Officer, Adaptive Path
Sarah Nelson – Design Strategist, Adaptive Path

One of the best sessions so far. Similar to the Jason Fried session…nothing really new, but amazing information that we all need to hear again, and again, and again! I missed the first 7 or so minutes, but I caught the list…so here are the tidbits.

1) Cross training the entire team. Teaches you the possibilities within the team!
2) Rotate creative leadership.
3) Actively turning the corner. Creative period to production phase. Creative leadership.
4) Know your role! Successful team know what they do and what they are responsible for.
5) Practice, Practice, Practice! In crunch time you need to know how the team is going to respond.
6) Make your mission explicit to the team. -make sure your mission is actionable. Constrains are really good! Even when you don’t think they are…
7) Killing your darlings. Be respectful, but cut the fat and execute on the projects.
8 ) Leadership is a service. When successful, the leaders are servants.
They recommended The art of possibility
9) Generate projects around groups interest.
10) Remember your audience. They talked about this a lot!
11) Celebrate failure. Must take risks!! What worked, what didn’t, what can we learn?