Wednesday, January 21, 2009

The Best Place to Eat

Did you know there was one (very famous) fast food chain that spent more than 500 million dollars last year—in advertising alone? Think about that ...

FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS!!

And the food isn't even that good.

Oh, I eat there sometimes. Mostly when I come to your town. Because when I am in your town, I don't know where else to go ... Don't get me wrong. I don't have anything against franchises. I eat at a lot of them. Some franchises are really good. Some ... (like Chick-Fil-A) are even great.

But what about the really unique—great value—fantastic...

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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Happy New ... Legacy

Happy New Year everyone! I decided to delay this posting until a few days after the New Year actually started in order to give us all time to "settle in". Flush with the excitement of champagne corks popping and fireworks lighting the sky, it is a bit too easy to make resolutions based only on emotion.

For instance, how long does the average diet last? Until we get hungry, of course.

What we really desire (this time of year especially) is to make a decision with lasting results—a decision that actually changes our life and our legacy.

So,...

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