Why you should believe in failures like me. I left school at 17 barely able to read, average at the more complex forms of maths, but strangely very good at accounting. Despite being a “failure”, I have discovered I am actually not as dumb as the school system lead me to believe. In my adult years I taught myself to read (by reading more and more books I actually enjoy). View Post
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Why you should believe in failures like me.

I left school at 17 barely able to read, average at the more complex forms of maths, but strangely very good at accounting. Despite being a “failure”, I have discovered I am actually not as dumb as the school system lead me to believe. In my adult years I taught myself to read (by reading more and more books I actually enjoy).

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Google Hangout with Victoria Ransom

Along with 3 other kiwi entrepreneurs, I caught up with Victoria earlier in the week. Here are a couple of key takeaways:
 
Sales | They invested heavily in a sales force. It was generally low base, with commission (with ramp bonuses). They looked for people with little experience but the right fit and raw talent, then significantly invested in their training.
Marketing | A competitor instead invested in marketing heavily. (They needed to raise 10x more money), but the brand awareness paid off. [in reality building brand and sales requires both]
Growth | She spoke about how they grew to have multi-national offices. Great strategy.
 
Quote - “Good Business is good business”
 
More information about Victoria / Wildfire http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10823755

2 lessons about leadership I gleaned while being driven through Phnom Penh.

Those of you who have travelled through parts of  Asian know how mad, crazy, radical their driving can be.

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If you haven’t, watch this short video of a normal intersection at 6:30 at night.

At first we described it as ‘Organised…

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Ponder the words of this prayer;

“You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands.”

Its this simple: I am created; I am his clay; I don’t make the rules. 

Therefore: since He made me. His commands make sense. Now might I have the common-sense to follow them.

Psalms 119:73

“For he is sent by God. He speaks God’s words, for God gives him the Spirit without limit.” - John the baptist

He received the Spirit without limitation.

I have never thought of this before, but the Spirit of God may still be limited in us today. Not taken from us, as in the OT, but limited.

I also immediately thought, wow I desire the Spirit of God without limitation. I wonder if this is why Jesus could be Holy, why he could heal, if this is the key difference between Jesus, 100% Man and Jesus 100% God.  

When I think about having the Spirit unlimited my mind was drawn to the verses that talk of to whom much is given, much is required (spiderman version).

Yet it is the same Spirit that is in me!

But is Gods Spirit in me limited, or do I myself limit its effectiveness?