Way back when I was in my first “real” job out of college, a quirky fellow came into my life. He was from India, tall and lanky. There was little hair on his head, and he used what I could...
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It’s our birthday!
Join us this year as we celebrate 40 years! In the coming months, we will take a deeper dive into how MasterThink came to fruition, the people that make up our company, and the inspiration that drives us. Have you...
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Yesterday this excellent read came from Jim Daly at Focus on the Family and I couldn’t think of a better way to sum up the Christmas Season so I wanted to share: Despite what you see on commercials, Christmas isn’t...
The Final Step…
The last step is where too many stumble: EXECUTION! You’ve planned, prepared, and put everything in writing. Now you’ve got to execute. If you haven’t completed the four steps we talked about over the past few posts, you aren’t yet...
2023 Planning Step 3 – Dive into your Departments
We know you are probably about to close shop for the holidays – BUT WAIT! Save this link and come back to read it when you have some downtime over the next few days. In our last post, we covered...
2023 Planning – Step 2
After his great disappointment (the bonus check that ended up being a membership to the Jelly of the Month Club) and Uncle Lewis burning down the Christmas tree, Clark Griswold determined that in spite of it all, he would give...
2023 Planning – Step 1 Asking the Right Questions
In one of the scenes from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” Clark Griswold receives something quite unexpected. He had pinned all his hopes on a huge bonus so that he could surprise his family with a down payment on a swimming...
Tackle the Tangle
Ah, good ol’ Clark Griswold. We all know what he is thinking . . . There are various approaches to the post-season chore of taking down Christmas decorations. Some people refuse to put them up in the first place. Others...
Fasting & Feasting
On a sweltering Texas day this past summer, a friend, in all seriousness, warned me that there was going to be a considerable turkey shortage come November. She had already bought hers and advised me that I’d best do the...
Small daily differences.
We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee. -Marian Wright Edelman I...