http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess A blog from 212connection.com en-us Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:11:29 GMT Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:11:29 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 212 Connection Blogs coach.jb@sbcglobal.net (Joel Boggess) kevin@212connection.com (Kevin Miller) 5 http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=2875 As the president of Oxford University once said to incoming freshmen, All beginnings are hopeful. As a trailblazer carries his hope forward to the next project, leaving behind some things done, and some things left undone, what is it that you are hopeful to create and build as the New Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=2875 http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=2509 Have you heard the one about the two farmers? One named Hem, the other Haw? These two God-fearing men were exceedingly wealthy when it came to farming knowledge, as their journey so far consisted of crib, high chair, & tractor. As a heavy sheet of bad luck darkened their tiny Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=2509 http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=2429 Just as there are different dialects to a spoken language, there are different pieces that make up the design of our internal compass. Each piece, just as important as the next. While your car will sputter and stall if one of its major components are mis-aligned, if the intricate pieces Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=2429 http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=2206 It's a brisk autumn day as Tiger Woods, with conviction and authority in each step, strides up to an easy 10-foot putt on the 18th green. A noisy hush hangs heavily over the crowd as the spectators visualize in their minds what is about to happen. Like a finely crafted Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=2206 http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=2153 As the excitement of school children builds to super-charged levels as they prepare to shift gears and fly into summertime, there has never been a better time for students to let their entrepreneurial wings catch the wind and soar. There are at least two reasons for this. Number one: No Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=2153 http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=2056 Who do you know who has fallen prey to the addiction of busyness, (undirected activity, motion for the sake of motion) in today's "gotta have it right now" culture? Maybe a close colleague, a dear friend, or a family member? Like a stereo cranked to its highest volume, the noise Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=2056 http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=2014 Like a suspense-filled mystery, how can it be that in the days of electronic organizers, cell phones, and working lunches, quite often, the cry that echoes from home offices to corporate boardrooms remains unchanged, "I wish there were more hours in the day." Is it fair to say or even Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=2014 http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=1890 Another hectic, 100 mile-an-hour day. People scurry by, in a self-imposed rush, like subway cars blazing through a tunnel. You take a moment to drop your gaze, and your guard, when suddenly you realize, your child has wandered off into a sea of anonymous stick-figures. What do you do? Like Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=1890 http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=1714 Proverbs 16:11 (The Living Bible Paraphrased) "The Lord demands fairness in every business deal. He established this principle." At first glance, you might think, "OK. That means I need to be fair and just in the way I do business with my customers." And yes. That is true. What else Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=1714 http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=1628 Proverbs 8:17-18 "Those who search for me shall surely find me. Unending riches, honor, justice, and righteousness are mine to distribute." This passage is talking about wisdom. More importantly, how great of value wisdom is. The Word says it is more precious than silver or gold. The million-dollar question is, Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://joelboggess.212connection.com/blog/?id=joelboggess&eid=1628