Josh Sowin gives a helpful summary of how he and Abraham Piper went from idea to launch in just 4 days for their new sites Twin Cities Top 5 and Denver Top 5.
His main point is: “Just make it happen. There’s always more to do. Figure out how to get it out the door, and then start improving it.”
The whole post is helpful, and their new sites are also worth checking out.
BusinessWeek has a very interesting interview with Steve Jobs’ last “boss,” John Sculley (who was Apple’s CEO back in the mid-80s and presided over Job’s departure later that decade.
A good point from Getting Results the Agile Way: A Personal Results System for Work and Life:
Remember it’s not doing less that makes you feel better or stronger. It’s spending more time in your strengths and following your passions, and less time doing things that make you weak. The more time you spend in your strengths, the more energy you will have. The more energy you have the more you can accomplish with less effort and less churn.
Godin: “the new laziness has nothing to do with physical labor and everything to do with fear.” Read the whole thing.
Tim Keller’s new book, Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just, is now available. Here’s the summary:
It is commonly thought in secular society that the Bible is one of the greatest hindrances to doing justice. Isn’t it full of regressive views? Didn’t it condone slavery? Why would we look to the Bible for guidance on how to have a more just society?
But Timothy Keller, pastor of New York City’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church, challenges these preconceived beliefs and presents the Bible as a fundamental source for promoting justice and compassion for those in need. In Generous Justice, he explores a life of justice empowered by an experience of grace: a generous, gracious justice. This book offers readers a new understanding of modern justice and human rights that will resonate with both the faithful and the skeptical.
Read this book and do what it says:
Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
This book has influenced our thinking on website design and structure at Desiring God more than anything else we have come across.
I really admire the work of International Justice Mission. So I was glad to see they now have an iPhone app. Here’s the description:
International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local officials to ensure immediate victim rescue and aftercare, to prosecute perpetrators and to ensure that public justice systems – police, courts and laws – effectively protect the poor from violence.
The IJM iPhone app empowers users to stand against oppression by giving them tools to engage in the fight for justice. Users can stay connected directly to IJM staff and projects around the world – while helping to drive the movement in their own networks and communities.
Features:
+ Get breaking updates on IJM casework, including the latest IJM-related headlines and breaking news on rescues, arrests, convictions and more
+ Write encouraging notes to IJM’s frontline staff
+ Get equipped to take action with urgent advocacy opportunities
+ Learn about simple steps you can take to fuel the movement, and easy ways to generate buzz by posting to your social networks right from inside the application
+ Organize your church, Bible study, or Campus group into a giving team around an IJM project
+ Interact with a map of IJM’s progress in eradicating slavery and oppression
+ Find events in your area and connect with other users who attend the event
+ Read great culture changing blog content from Gary Haugen, and others
I blogged on The Power of Full Engagement a few months ago. Here’s a helpful summary of 10 of its core insights from the Personal MBA blog.
Good thoughts from the Brazen Careerist blog.