Archive for 'Leadership'
The Eric Trap Blog Tour: Day 3
Posted on 11. Apr, 2012 by Kenny.
Man, we’re really starting to get into this thing.
Today we had two incredible reviews of the book, The Eric Trap. Let me tell you, these people aren’t being paid or encouraged to say what they’re saying. I personally asked about 3-5 people to write reviews and Sam invited 3-5 people as well. Everyone else simply requested a book to review. I had a conversation with Brother Jim last week where he told me that he didn’t know half the people who were going to review the book. We determined that this is a good thing… that’s its not the normal fans who are going to say it’s a great book just because someone’s name is on it.
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Eric Trap: First video review
Posted on 11. Apr, 2012 by Kenny.
Several people will be posting video reviews of the Eric Trap over the next few weeks. If they say a picture is worth a thousand words… it probably means a video is worth ten thousand words. Don’t let Paula Dean throw you off, I haven’t gotten her to read the book yet.
Evan Doyle was the first person to submit a video review. Awesome… and it only took 17 tries.
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The Eric Trap Blog Tour: Day 2
Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 by Kenny.
Now we’re getting somewhere! Today the blog tour jumped to the next level with three different reviews. Trust me, it’s going to get a little nuts these next few weeks. Just wait until the week the book comes out!
Actually last night, Rob Livingston wrote a great post starting off day two. Rob is a bi-vocational kid’s pastor… a school teacher in Sweet Home Alabama. He and I broke bread (or tacos) at Chuy’s here in Austin 8 months ago and I think I made a friend forever by sending him on to eat the best BBQ brisket he’d ever tasted. The funny thing is that Rob didn’t have a blog 10 days ago when he requested a copy of the book… perhaps the Eric Trap prompted a new habit? I hope so! I liked Rob’s review a lot. He described how at one point he got really excited about a decision Eric made thinking, “finally, he got something right!” only to find out that this too was a bad decisions. This illustrates a story we wanted to tell.
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The real Eric Newman
Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 by Kenny.
Sam Luce wrote a great post yesterday about the Eric Trap book. For a great behind the scenes scoop on the book, check it out.
However, as you read this book, I know that some of you may ask, “Who is Eric Newman really?” Is he a real person? Did you and Sam have someone in mind as you told his story? Hmmmm, maybe. Yes… but we’ll never tell.
But what we will tell you is that you’re asking the right question but looking for the wrong answer.
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The Eric Trap Blog Tour Begins
Posted on 09. Apr, 2012 by Kenny.
So, today is the beginning of the three week blog tour for Kidmin’s newest resource, The Eric Trap. Last night, Jim Wideman shared a little of the “behind the scenes” look into how The Eric Trap came about. It’s certainly worth the read. Brother Jim has published several books over the years, but this one is the second book produced through his Infuse coaching program.
To start things off today, Jenny Funderburke posted her review of The Eric Trap. We picked her to start this tour because she’s been intimately involved in the project.
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The Eric Trap Blog Tour
Posted on 06. Apr, 2012 by Kenny.
On Monday, April 9th, the Eric Trap blog tour BEGINS! Let me tell you. This isn’t like any blog tour you’ve ever seen. This one is going to be Epic. I’ll go ahead and apologize right now because the kidmin blogospher and twitterverse are about to get overloaded. Almost 50 people are participating in the blog tour and most will be using multiple streams of social media. Many of the bloggers will be giving away books (more than 40 up for grabs).
So, get ready. The Eric Trap goes on sale in 3 weeks and you’ll get some sneak peaks in the coming weeks about this new book. Stay tuned, I’ll post more on Monday as the blog tour starts up. I can’t wait!
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The Eric Trap has arrived… kinda
Posted on 29. Mar, 2012 by Kenny.
So this is what just arrived in the mail yesterday. It’s so exciting to see the culmination of this project. It’s truly been something that’s been in the works for years. It was so much fun putting it together and I think it’s going to be even more fun interacting with people who read it.
You may be wondering… “how do I get a copy?”
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Book recommendation on initiative
Posted on 26. Mar, 2012 by Kenny.
Does anyone have a recommendation for me on a great book about initiative. I’m helping someone with a development plan and one area I’m recommending for improvement is in the area of initiative. I’m assuming I was shaped early in life with a strong drive to get up and get things done, or it was baked into my personality. However, I’m hoping there is a great resource that might help someone who wasn’t shaped that same way. I really like the book Eat That Frog as it deals with procrastination and getting things done and that might be a supplemental book that I use, but I’m looking for other suggestions as well. Thanks for your help!
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Fish Philosophy
Posted on 06. Mar, 2012 by Kenny.
Today we had a guest speaker come to our staff meeting at Gateway, K & N Management from here in Austin. K & N management own all the Rudy’s BBQ joints in town as well as Mighty Fine Burger’s, two HIGHLY successful restaurants (8 in all) here in the Austin area. Actually, one of the Rudy’s they own does more in sales per square foot than any other restaurant in TX. Today they came to talk to our staff about the people business. Although they sell burgers and BBQ, they recognize that it’s just as important to be in the people business.
They shared with us what they learned from the Pike Fish Market in Seattle over 10 years ago.… Read the rest
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Orange Tour Online
Posted on 05. Mar, 2012 by Kenny.
So back in January, I took 20+ staff and volunteers to the Orange Tour in Dallas. What can I say, I’m a huge believer in the regional conference! This Orange Tour was easily the best one yet… but all of them have been so incredibly good.
Tomorrow (Tuesday, March 6th you and your team can experience the Orange Tour right from the convenience of your computer. Orange will be streaming the conference from 1:00 PM until 3:45 PM (I’m assuming that this is Easter Time). It’s a free web event, you just have to register here.… Read the rest
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