Comments on: OBS Tips: Tackling the Impossible Task http://blueduckcopy.com/2008/11/24/tackling-the-impossible-task/ SEO writing services, tips, and blog management for online businesses Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:55:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jamie http://blueduckcopy.com/2008/11/24/tackling-the-impossible-task/comment-page-1/#comment-633 Jamie Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:23:33 +0000 http://blueduckcopy.com/?p=523#comment-633 Hi Miguel, Hmmm, I don't think I qualify as a fundamentalist either. I'm not sure if I fit in any category. I'm a Christ follower and try to live by the Bible. I take the teachings of men (and women) with a grain of salt. :) That's an interesting observation about human nature. I agree. We tend to leap before we look. :) Hi Miguel,

Hmmm, I don’t think I qualify as a fundamentalist either. I’m not sure if I fit in any category. I’m a Christ follower and try to live by the Bible. I take the teachings of men (and women) with a grain of salt. :)

That’s an interesting observation about human nature. I agree. We tend to leap before we look. :)

]]> By: Miguel Wickert http://blueduckcopy.com/2008/11/24/tackling-the-impossible-task/comment-page-1/#comment-624 Miguel Wickert Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:09:38 +0000 http://blueduckcopy.com/?p=523#comment-624 Jamie Oh, by the way, I'm a Christian but not a fundamentalist. I'm a young scholar, I've been studying theology for the past 5 1/2 years. Anyhow, it's helpful to survey the field- a part of the planning process before action. Many times, people take action without both examining the arena and developing a plan. I'm sure we're all guilty of launching or doing out of excitement rather than developing a plan based on the facts, stats, etc. :) <abbr><em>Miguel Wickert´s last spectacular blog post..<a href="http://simplyblog.net/new-pages-at-simply-blog/" rel="nofollow">New Pages At Simply Blog</a></abbr></em> Jamie

Oh, by the way, I’m a Christian but not a fundamentalist. I’m a young scholar, I’ve been studying theology for the past 5 1/2 years. Anyhow, it’s helpful to survey the field- a part of the planning process before action.

Many times, people take action without both examining the arena and developing a plan. I’m sure we’re all guilty of launching or doing out of excitement rather than developing a plan based on the facts, stats, etc. :)

Miguel Wickert´s last spectacular blog post..New Pages At Simply Blog

]]> By: Jamie http://blueduckcopy.com/2008/11/24/tackling-the-impossible-task/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Jamie Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:45:51 +0000 http://blueduckcopy.com/?p=523#comment-598 Hey Daisy, That's an interesting summary from a master teacher. I'm going to have to take a closer look. it's nice to have a place to come to at the end of a long day. Pulling double duty, with house guests for the holidays to boot, is trying on all of us. :) Hey Daisy,

That’s an interesting summary from a master teacher. I’m going to have to take a closer look.

it’s nice to have a place to come to at the end of a long day. Pulling double duty, with house guests for the holidays to boot, is trying on all of us. :)

]]> By: namas daisy http://blueduckcopy.com/2008/11/24/tackling-the-impossible-task/comment-page-1/#comment-597 namas daisy Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:36:08 +0000 http://blueduckcopy.com/?p=523#comment-597 Nehemiah is a solution finder. He assessed, implemented strategies that celebrated everyone's strengths and abilities then empowered the people. He rolled up his sleeves with the people and everyone worked smarter instead of harder. Their energy was ignited by the power of setting a goal and making it happen. He cut to the chase and slayed the problem with a solution. Then by leading the people to tighten their crews, everyone saw the strength exists inside of each soul that connects to another to catapult life to new paths. I needed Blue Duck Copy today. Thank you. Namesté, Daisy <abbr><em>namas daisy´s last spectacular blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NamasDaisy/~3/463557430/" rel="nofollow">THOUGHT FOR THE DAY</a></abbr></em> Nehemiah is a solution finder. He assessed, implemented strategies that celebrated everyone’s strengths and abilities then empowered the people. He rolled up his sleeves with the people and everyone worked smarter instead of harder. Their energy was ignited by the power of setting a goal and making it happen. He cut to the chase and slayed the problem with a solution. Then by leading the people to tighten their crews, everyone saw the strength exists inside of each soul that connects to another to catapult life to new paths. I needed Blue Duck Copy today. Thank you.
Namesté,
Daisy

namas daisy´s last spectacular blog post..THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

]]> By: Jamie http://blueduckcopy.com/2008/11/24/tackling-the-impossible-task/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Jamie Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:26:40 +0000 http://blueduckcopy.com/?p=523#comment-589 Hi B J, Dekker is one of the few authors I can read in the midst of a full blown depression. His work is powerful, engaging, and his characters become my best friends. :) Hi B J, Dekker is one of the few authors I can read in the midst of a full blown depression. His work is powerful, engaging, and his characters become my best friends. :)

]]> By: B J Keltz http://blueduckcopy.com/2008/11/24/tackling-the-impossible-task/comment-page-1/#comment-588 B J Keltz Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:14:19 +0000 http://blueduckcopy.com/?p=523#comment-588 I have not read Dekker, but I've put the titles in my journal so I can look them up next time I'm at the book store. I'm glad you liked the forum post. :) I have not read Dekker, but I’ve put the titles in my journal so I can look them up next time I’m at the book store. I’m glad you liked the forum post. :)

]]> By: Jamie http://blueduckcopy.com/2008/11/24/tackling-the-impossible-task/comment-page-1/#comment-587 Jamie Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:43:16 +0000 http://blueduckcopy.com/?p=523#comment-587 B J's forum post completely rocks! BTW, if you've never read Ted Dekker's books, they take an old theme and write the pants off of it! He's a missionary kid and writes a lot like Stephen King, only with a Christian flare and message. Black, Red, and White are the three most popular, but Adam, Three, and Blink are pretty awesome too. My favorite is Red. If you've read any of these, drop me a line. If not, GO GET ONE! Seriously, you'll not regret it. :) B J’s forum post completely rocks!

BTW, if you’ve never read Ted Dekker’s books, they take an old theme and write the pants off of it! He’s a missionary kid and writes a lot like Stephen King, only with a Christian flare and message.

Black, Red, and White are the three most popular, but Adam, Three, and Blink are pretty awesome too. My favorite is Red.

If you’ve read any of these, drop me a line. If not, GO GET ONE! Seriously, you’ll not regret it. :)

]]> By: Jamie http://blueduckcopy.com/2008/11/24/tackling-the-impossible-task/comment-page-1/#comment-586 Jamie Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:24:25 +0000 http://blueduckcopy.com/?p=523#comment-586 Hi B J, I like that Nehemiah is a role model for you. :) And yeah, I did see Ali getting roasted by her own readers. Sad. It was a good post. I'll have to check out your forums, sounds like fun. Hi B J, I like that Nehemiah is a role model for you. :)

And yeah, I did see Ali getting roasted by her own readers. Sad. It was a good post.

I’ll have to check out your forums, sounds like fun.

]]> By: B J Keltz http://blueduckcopy.com/2008/11/24/tackling-the-impossible-task/comment-page-1/#comment-585 B J Keltz Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:53:30 +0000 http://blueduckcopy.com/?p=523#comment-585 Let's see...I was thinking about these passages not long ago. He did his homework first. He knew the scope of the project. He was humble and went to them as an equal. He got their 'buy-in,' which is important on any project. He practiced servant leadership. He remained involved. He removed the drudgery by sparking friendly competition and pride in the work done. While the passage above doesn't say it outright, he encouraged them, worked with them, and praised them. He knew that the work was ordained by God, so he never backed down and never let up (for himself or the others) but kept a humble spirit. He breathed new life into the project and gave pride to the people when they accomplished it. He was an incredible leader and my personal model for leadership (just an aside). Thank you, Jamie. BTW, had you seen the comments on Daily Writing Tips when she posted the possibility of gathering ideas from the Bible for writing? She was roasted by a couple comments, so I put together 30 "non-religious" fiction plots from the bible and posted them on my forums. It was fun. http://www.writeyourmindjournals.com/bjkforums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=32 Let’s see…I was thinking about these passages not long ago.

He did his homework first. He knew the scope of the project.

He was humble and went to them as an equal.

He got their ‘buy-in,’ which is important on any project.

He practiced servant leadership. He remained involved.

He removed the drudgery by sparking friendly competition and pride in the work done.

While the passage above doesn’t say it outright, he encouraged them, worked with them, and praised them.

He knew that the work was ordained by God, so he never backed down and never let up (for himself or the others) but kept a humble spirit.

He breathed new life into the project and gave pride to the people when they accomplished it.

He was an incredible leader and my personal model for leadership (just an aside).

Thank you, Jamie. BTW, had you seen the comments on Daily Writing Tips when she posted the possibility of gathering ideas from the Bible for writing? She was roasted by a couple comments, so I put together 30 “non-religious” fiction plots from the bible and posted them on my forums. It was fun.

http://www.writeyourmindjournals.com/bjkforums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=32

]]> By: Jamie http://blueduckcopy.com/2008/11/24/tackling-the-impossible-task/comment-page-1/#comment-584 Jamie Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:19:53 +0000 http://blueduckcopy.com/?p=523#comment-584 <strong>Writer Dad,</strong> You are certainly right, many people study the wisdom of the Bible without believing. There is a great wealth of superficial wisdom to be gleaned from the books. Pride and ownership... motivating them toward a job well done? I can see that. :) <strong> Scott, </strong> a detailed business plan, bite size chunks of activity, and relying on others.... all good advice. :) <strong>Lance, </strong> No test, my dear... just making brain stew. You see the need to understand your task, involve others and draw on resources, and place God first. :D (I like your last idea best.) How do we apply this to OBS? We'll look at that Friday.:) Writer Dad, You are certainly right, many people study the wisdom of the Bible without believing. There is a great wealth of superficial wisdom to be gleaned from the books.

Pride and ownership… motivating them toward a job well done? I can see that. :)


Scott, a detailed business plan, bite size chunks of activity, and relying on others…. all good advice. :)

Lance, No test, my dear… just making brain stew. You see the need to understand your task, involve others and draw on resources, and place God first. :D (I like your last idea best.)

How do we apply this to OBS? We’ll look at that Friday.:)

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