May 2010 Blog Posts (11)

Shrewd As Snakes

Leading Synergies Business Journal

By Michelle Sugerman

Sometimes, just the word ‘snake’ makes people’s skin crawl. Other times, the word ‘snake’ conjures up an image of a long skinny reptile shedding its outgrown skin in order to keep growing. But, heebeegeebees and science aside, the word ‘snake’, especially in the Bible, reminds us of Satan or a conniving trickster. So, it’s…

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There are a number of CEO's who are marketplace leaders on more than one front!

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SOULutions is planning on going to Nashville for disaster relief this next week. They have people on the ground now and think they may be mobilized soon. They need to raise support and volunteers to do the needed work there. Please contact Charles at fieselfirm@yahoo.com if you are interested in helping out.

The Case of the $15,000 Pizza

Leading Synergies Business Journal

By Michelle Sugerman

Not too long ago, I had the opportunity to observe a surprising conversation between a team of leaders. Each leader had invested heart, soul, and a lot of money into a wildly successful endeavor. With the group’s quarterly meeting approaching, each individual would recommit to the same mission, values, and business goals they…

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Death Zone

Leading Synergies Business Journal

By Michelle Sugerman

“Even though we are weak, we are glad that you are strong, and we pray that you will do even better. I am writing these things to you before I arrive. This way I won't have to be hard on you when I use the authority that the Lord has given me. I was given this authority, so that I could help you…

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Best Careers from A to Z

Leading Synergies Business Journal

By Michelle Sugerman

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD , "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. " (Jeremiah 29:11) NIV

The right job is hard to find these days. At the end of March 2010, Gallup reported that about 1…

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"Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of Your universe. Delight me to see how Your Christ plays in ten thousand places, lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not His, to the Father through the features of men's faces. Each day enrapture me with Your marvelous things without number. I do not ask to see the reason for it all; I ask only to share the wonder of it all." - Rabbi… Continue

I received a most unusual package in the mail last Friday - 10 caterpillars arrived safe and sound from Insect Lore in California.

I love things that fly – mostly birds but I enjoy butterflies too. I think it’s because they are less focused and more playful. They appear to flit and float instead of soar and dive. Birds work. Butterflies play.

Right now, the…

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