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[5 Dec 2007 | One Comment | ]

Walt Disney was undoubtedly one of the world’s best at making dreams come true. He was born 106 years ago today, and so we honor his birthday by sharing a couple of his thoughts about dreams:
It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.
and
Somehow I can’t believe that there are any heights that can’t be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four C s. They are curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy.
What are …

Careers, Dreams, Job search, Passion, Service, Work »

[8 Mar 2007 | 4 Comments | ]

What defines a “successful” career?

Money?
Power?
Prestige?
Popularity?

Too often we define success by looking in the review mirror. We look at our accomplishments to see how our peers and employers value our contribution — measured by our salary, position, or influence. In other words, we let the market be our measure of success or greatness.
Seth Godin talks about this phenomenon as it relates to a work of art, or a song. If the picture sells for a lot of money, or if the musician becomes really famous, our society tends to assume that …

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[6 Mar 2007 | 3 Comments | ]

My good friend Toby from Impact Productions writes:
The family-friendly film The Ultimate Gift opens this weekend in about 800 theaters. It is not an Impact Productions film but the story was written by Tulsa native Jim Stovall who is a friend of Impact and we had the chance to screen the film last summer. It is a heart-warming story and has some great life lessons. It features respected actors including Academy Award nominated Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine), James Garner (Space Cowboys, …