by Donovan | Jul 21, 2014 | Leadership
Below are 10 mistakes that leaders must be careful not to make. See if you can find yourself or your organization in this list. 1. Top down attitudes 2. Putting paperwork before peoplework 3. Failing to affirm people 4. Not making room for mavericks 5. Using...
by Donovan | Jul 21, 2014 | Christian Commentary
In my book, The Gospel Explained. I open chapter three with the following statement: “Do you know why Jesus came? It was to provide you with life. Whatever “life” is; God believes that it is so important that He allowed His son to leave the glory of eternity, live on...
by Donovan | Jul 17, 2014 | Leadership
In last weeks, post I talked about how leaders are always looking to be more effective. To increase our effectiveness it helps to look for principles that can help us do that. I mentioned that the Pareto principle. Commonly referred to as the 80/20 principle is a...
by Donovan | Jul 14, 2014 | Authorprenuership, Christian Commentary
I want to give you a scene. The angel Michael overlooks the lake of fire at the end of time and sees multitudes of men and women screaming. Moans, and wails and curses echo from the Lake of Fire. As he listens, he hears a curse come from one of the persons judged to...
by Donovan | Jul 11, 2014 | Authorprenuership
Today I want to reblog and direct you towards an excellent post written by Avily Jerome of the New Authors Fellowship. I think her remarks echo my own that standards used by the Christian Booksellers Association will leave a lot of wonderful Christian stories in a no...
by Donovan | Jul 10, 2014 | Leadership
Everyone who works or is in a position of leadership is always looking for methods, tools, etc. to help them get more done with less. As a person who both studies and is presently in a leadership position its important that we always take time to see how we can be...
by Donovan | Jul 7, 2014 | Christian Commentary
Recently I had to teach a college class for the first time. I was standing in for an absent professor so the content was not my own. In reviewing the material for the class, I came across a curious new idiom that is being promulgated: The Platinum Rule. As I taught I...
by Donovan | Jul 2, 2014 | Authorprenuership, Book Reviews
I purchased this book as I am always on the lookout for excellent helps for authors. Ms. Carter’s book is one of those gems. In it you will discover everything from how to time the release of your book. To a host of other helpful pointers from someone who...
by Donovan | Jul 2, 2014 | Leadership
In Joshua chapter 9 we read the story of the Gibeonites. In this story, we see the Gibeonites a people that occupied a portion of the Promised Land that Israel was to conquer had heard that Israel was coming, and devised a plan to secure their survival. Essentially,...
by Donovan | Jun 30, 2014 | Authorprenuership, Marketing Tips
Every Indie writer worth their salt knows that Bookbub is the 800 pound gorilla when it comes to book promotion. It’s easy to think that there are not other options out there. But there are other upstarts that actually can help get you sells. Today I want to...
