We now live in an automagical world. A world that is composed of not one future, but multiple futures. A world of self-chosen communities or tribes that are nodes in large, complex networks of such groups. A world in which hierarchal pyramids of control are crumbling and the Taylorism world of precise affluence has become [...]
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The World’s Greatest Books Everybody Says They Have Read—And Haven’t—But Should
InfluenceWhen I was a skinny eager ten-year-old growing up in the poverty of the Appalachians, my mother somehow saved enough money to buy me 100 of the World’s Greatest Classics. I will never forget the day the first five volumes arrived, all in plain white paperback covers with stark black and white titles. But as [...]
A Wife’s Eyes Are The Window To A Man’s Soul
Creating Culture Influence My WritingsA French poet once said, “Les yeux sont le miroir de l’âme“ or “the eyes are windows to the soul.” Here’s another thought. I believe the eyes of a wife are windows to the soul of her husband. With few exceptions, you can gauge the measure of a man in the eyes of his wife. [...]
7 Characteristics of Effective Mentorship
InfluenceFor the past ten years I’ve experienced the joy of mentoring a small group of professional artists each week. And once each year for those same ten years, I have mentored a much larger global group of creatives – most of whom work as artistic pastors in contemporary mega-churches. Two years ago, I also began [...]

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