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Tribe and Council: How I’m thinking about my social network
Posted on 20. Sep, 2010 by Brett.
I wrote a while back about living life intentionally. Radical things happen when you begin applying that principle to every area of life. This is not something I do naturally, but I’m learning.
One such way is in my relationships. I’m thinking differently about this now. I’ve been out of college for five years and my [...]
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Thanks, Debbie. (a reminder on living)
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by Brett.
Imagine you could touch and see all the nuggets of wisdom from the last decade of your life. Imagine you could gather them together, one-by-one, and pour them into a giant distillery of wisdom. Imagine then that the machine slowly awakes from its sleep, creaking to life. Gears begin to grind, steam shoots from aluminum [...]
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TRAPPSTR.com turns One!
Posted on 22. Aug, 2010 by Brett.
365 days ago today I launched this blog. After planning (read procrastinating) for literally two years prior, I finally pulled the trigger and got the thing launched. The original intent for this blog was for it just to be a platform for my thoughts on two things: my Christian faith and business. My thinking was [...]
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And the winner is…
Posted on 01. Jul, 2010 by Brett.
All right, here it is! Last week I set out to raise $2200 in 22 hrs to help bring clean water to people in Kenya. You guys stepped up, and we did it! Well I won an ipad for my efforts, and I said I’d give it away randomly to someone who gave at least [...]
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Vampires and Surgeons: A Mentoring Metaphor
Posted on 29. Jun, 2010 by Brett.
This is a post I recently wrote for the Plywood People blog. I made a few edits to that article. My post there was more from a values-based perspective while this one is more faith-based. Enjoy!
Our life is a story of growth. From diapers to school naps to multiplication tables and so on. Under [...]
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We did it!!!!!!!
Posted on 26. Jun, 2010 by Brett.
NOTE: If you didn’t read my post from Thursday night, you need to read that first, or this won’t make sense. Read it here.
Wow! I am blown away! At midnight on Thursday night I kicked off a little fundraising campaign to help bring clean water to Kenya. I honestly didn’t know if anyone [...]
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22 in 22! Give Water / Win an ipad!
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by Brett.
If you’ve been listening lately, you’ve heard me talking up the Water for Kenya 5K. This is an event the company I work for is hosting and sponsoring. The 5k is happening in downtown Norcross, Georgia, tomorrow, Saturday, June 26, at 8:00am. We’re partnering with an incredible non-profit here in [...]
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Vampires and Surgeons/A guest post for Plywood People
Posted on 20. Jun, 2010 by Brett.
Jeff Shinabarger is a new friend here in Atlanta. Jeff is an incredibly talented creative. Aside from doing creative consulting with organizations like Catalyst, he also is a serial entrepreneur having started organizations like GiftCard Giver and Plywood People. Jeff was at a recent event where I spoke to some high school students about tuning [...]
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5 things I’m doing to be more productive these days
Posted on 10. May, 2010 by Brett.
1. Using my laptop battery in my favor – If your laptop is a couple years old like mine, then your battery probably has the lifespan of an Iranian bid for the winter Olympics. Mine lasts about an hour these days. But I’ve learned to use that in my favor. If [...]
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Picking and Choosing in Conference Royale
Posted on 03. May, 2010 by Brett.
My job has taken me to some great conferences in the last few months. I’ve been to Catalyst, Catalyst West, Adopted for Life, LifeWork 2.0, and the Q Conference. Each experience has been rich, opening my eyes to the dark places and introducing me to great new people.
However, I [...]
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