A sobering statistic: For centuries 70 percent of family wealth has dissipated by the second generation, and 90 percent is lost by the third generation. It has nothing to do with taxes, economies, or cultures. It is the failure of families to transfer leadership and values to succeeding generations. The most important inheritance your children receive from you comes while you are still alive. It is embedded in your everyday life. It is made up of the values you prize and the priorities you practice. This is an inheritance you live and model to your family, friends, and the people who make up your world. If your priorities during life are your faith, your relationships, and your values, you should maintain those priorities as you develop your legacy. That means making sure the financial inheritance you leave will be regarded as a tool and a resource to support the real inheritance of values your children have already received. This book will help you put family and faith before fortune as you plan for the future. Doing that increases the chances that your family can thrive in its relationships and still prosper materially for generations. Families who follow the process described in this book will come to a better understanding of their relationship to each other, their community, and to money. Families will learn to communicate more clearly and more honestly about the joys of hard work, shared goals, philanthropy, and finances. They will learn how to communicate, listen to the opinions of others, set family goals, develop family unity, reward individual achievement, and how to make money a tool for achieving family goals for themselves and the kingdom of God.
Emergency Only" Dan decides that he and Joey need to leave the community. He sees conditions are getting worse on the outside and trying to hide within a "normal" city isn¡¯t helping, just delaying the inevitable. A new group of humans is introduced. This group is from Michigan. John is their leader and he is joined by a college student, Stacey. Stacey is a woman who realizes that everyone must deal with the new world and resign themselves to that simple fact. Wayne and Albert are two men sharing a motorcycleon the road and coming from Buffalo. They are heading to Traverse City where Albert¡¯s parents are. Wayne is just along for the ride...he is a survivor and intends to teach Albert the ways and means of living in this dead world.
Get The Straight Scoop On Project Management--Ingenious Strategies That Work! Have you studied the traditional processes of project management, only to discover that in reality they fall short? Are you done with the idealistic theories of how things should function and eager to apply some street-smart tactics that tackle the real problems like egos, cliques, and squabbles? Welcome to the fine art of Herding Chickens--unconventional, innovative techniques for successful project management. Inside, the authors divulge expert approaches to getting a disparate project team moving in one direction. In their engaging style, they'll show you novel ways to boost efficiency, eliminate chaos, and ultimately complete your project on time, within budget. A fun and irreverent collection of the most useful tips, tricks, and concrete solutions, Herding Chickens describes how to: Inspire, motivate, and herd your project team--no matter how dysfunctional it is Look ahead to keep from falling behind Read, deal with, and charm all types of people Navigate the corporate jungle with finesse Control all aspects of a meeting, from the time waster to the loudmouth Use technology to enhance organization and communication
This study explores Luke's use of the Old Testament in light of one of the questions Acts answers: who are the people of God? The surprising inclusion of Gentiles as Gentiles, rather than as circumcised proselytes, into the people of God is defended and explained by Luke's work. Luke uses the totality of the OT, both in general phrases and motifs, and in the "history-of-Israel" speeches, to argue that Gentiles are true heirs of the promises made to Israel. Luke's use of the OT in Luke 1--4 and 24 sets the pattern for the use of the OT in the speeches and narratives of Acts. "History-of-Israel" texts in the OT and Second Temple Jewish literature reveal tendencies and techniques that provide important background to the two narrative "rewritten Bible" texts in the NT. Stephen's speech, a prophetic critique against Israel used by Luke to explain Jewish rejection of God's messenger, is full of examples of interpretive tradition embedded in Scriptural texts. Paul's sermon in Pisidian Antioch explicitly connects the "history-of-Israel" with the gospel events, positively redefining the people of God and inviting Jews and Gentiles to receive Jesus, God's promised messenger. The Gospel of Luke introduces the theme, which is not fully developed until Acts, of the new people of God. Luke's retelling of the history of Israel through the speeches in Acts is a central way in which he advances this part of his purpose. Luke tells a new story that takes up the "history-of-Israel" into itself to explain the surprising composition of the reconstituted people of God.
Landed estates (shōen) produced much of the material wealth supporting all levels of late classical and medieval Japanese society. During the tenth through sixteenth centuries, estates served as sites of de facto government, trade network nodes, developing agricultural technology, and centers of religious practice and ritual. Although mostly farmland, many yielded nonagricultural products, including lumber, salt, fish, and silk, and provided livelihoods for craftsmen, seafarers, peddlers, and performers, as well as for cultivators. By the twelfth century, an estate “system” permeated much of the Japanese archipelago. This volume examines the system from three perspectives: the land itself; the power derived from and exerted over the land; and the religion institutions and individuals that were involved in landholding practices. Chapters by Japanese and Western scholars explore how the estate system arose, developed, and eventually collapsed. Several investigate a single estate or focus on agricultural techniques, while others survey estates in broad contexts such as economic change and maritime trade. Other chapters look at how we learn about estates by inspecting documents, landscape features, archaeological remains, and extant buildings and images; how representatives of every social stratum worked together to make the land productive and, conversely, how cooperative arrangements failed and rivals battled one another, making conflict as well as collaboration a hallmark of the system. On a more personal level, we follow the monk Chōgen’s restoration of Ōbe Estate and his installation of a famous Amida triad in a temple he built on the premises; the strategies of royal ladies Jōsaimon’in, Hachijōin, and Kōkamon’in as they strove to keep their landholdings viable; and the murder of estate official Gorōzaemon, whose own neighbors killed him as a result of a much larger dispute between two powerful warrior families. Land, Power, and the Sacred represents a significant expansion and revision of our knowledge of medieval Japanese estates. A range of readers will welcome the primary source research and comparative perspectives it offers; those who do not specialize in Japanese medieval history but recognize the value of teaching the history of estates will find a chapter devoted to the topic invaluable. Contributors and translators: Kristina Buhrma Michelle Damian David Eason Sakurai Eiji (translated by Ethan Segal) Philip Garrett Janet R. Goodwin Yoshiko Kainuma Rieko Kamei-Dyche Sachiko Kawai Hirota Kōji (translated by Janet R. Goodwin) Ōyama Kyōhei (translated by Janet R. Goodwin) Nagamura Makoto (translated by Janet R. Goodwin) Endō Motoo (translated by Janet R. Goodwin) Joan R. Piggott Ethan Segal Dan Sherer Kimura Shigemitsu (translated by Kristina Buhrman) Noda Taizō (translated by David Eason) Nishida Takeshi (translated by Michelle Damian)
The unexamined life is not worth living" -Socrates Many of the world's top minds make it a point to write in a journal every day! Journaling or keeping a diary is a fun and easy way to keep track of how far you've come and where you want to go! Journaling, for beginners, may seem daunting at first, but soon it will become the most pleasurable part of your day. If you make it a point to write - at least a little bit - every day, soon it will become a habit that you will cherish and look forward to doing. You can write down your goals, keep track of the ideas you have, record your feelings and so on... Your journal will quickly become a powerful and inspirational tool. There are a full 365 pages (actually, there's a couple extra) to record YOUR life! Don't know what to write? Each page has two writing prompts to help with your journal or notebook, they ask you - "What made you happy today?" and "What made you sad today?" - Plus there is a motivational/inspirational quote on each page that you can ponder. You can write anything you want (it's YOUR journal), but if you are stuck, answering these prompts will get you started. This one is a personalized journal for men (or a personalized journal for boys) If this is not your name, just do a search for... (Your name)'s Journal by Dan Eitreim. So if your name is John, the search would look like - John's Journal by Dan Eitreim - There will soon be journals for all the most popular male and female names. Get YOUR Personalized Journal right away!
The first comprehensive monograph surveying the expansive twenty-five-plus-year career of the highly influential artist, known for his rainbow-colored paintings, drawings, and emotive ceramic facepots. McCarthy is known for his gestural and intuitive artwork. His brightly colored paintings, with loose brushwork, depict figures in action: dancing, surfing, fishing, and skateboarding often against a rainbow-colored background. His ongoing series of ceramic facepots delight with their hand-built immediacy and invested emotionality. McCarthy who worked on fishing boats near Catalina Island and cites the Pacific Ocean as a lasting influence on his work. The beautifully curated book includes an 8-page gatefold and a French-fold jacket, which opens up to a collectible foldout poster.
YouTube sensations Dan Howell (danisnotonfire) and Phil Lester (AmazingPhil) were just two awkward guys who shared their lives on the Internet…until now. Dan Howell and Phil Lester, avoiders of human contact and direct sunlight, actually went outside. Traveling around the world on tour, they have collected hundreds of exclusive, intimate, and funny photos, as well as revealing and candid side notes, to show the behind-the-scenes story of their adventure. Fans of Dan and Phil’s #1 New York Times bestseller, The Amazing Book Is Not on Fire, and their more than 10 million YouTube subscribers will love this full-color book featuring never-before-seen photos and stories from Dan and Phil.
Dan Lovett was an important part of Eyewitness News history. Al Primo, founder of the original Eyewitness News at WABC-TV in 1968 in New York Dan has always had a great passion for sports, and his knowledge comes crystal clear in this book. Plus, anybody with hair that good has to have something going just below it. Ron Franklin, former lead college football broadcaster on ESPN A mans man in the true sense of the word. He has the unmatched ability to put your mind into his story. A legendary storyteller; plus, he is a great friend and gentleman. Dan Pastorini, former Houston Oilers quarterback I tossed him out of my garage in gasoline alley at Indy, but felt bad about it because he was from my hometown. Dan came around and showed me he wanted to learn about racing. He is a great broadcaster and cares about my sport. A. J. Foyt, first four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 I knew when I first hired him he would be a great broadcaster on the radio. He could talk about the farm report and make it the most important story of the day. Curt Brown, member of the Missouri Broadcasters Hall of Fame Dan knows how to tell the story in this book. If you like sports, youll Lovett. Sam Huff, hall of fame linebacker of the Giants and Redskins
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