In my prior post, we explored how important it is to have clarity about our own Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA) as a basis for coming to a we with a potential partner. While Jeanette Nyden applies this framework to create an environment to formulate contracts between large... read more →
Sep
12
Sep
11
John Marks Templeton (1912-2008) was not only a brilliant investor and founder of the Templeton Mutual Funds but also an amazing philanthropist who epitomized wisdom in that liminal dimension between money and spirituality. Since 1972, the £1,000,000 Templeton Prize—greater in monetary value than the Nobel Prizes—has honored individuals known for... read more →
Sep
10
“The helmet of salvation protects the Christian from the devil’s attacks on the mind. This matters, how we think will have a major impact on whether we can stand when the devil hurls his fiery darts. He (the devil) can plant destructive thoughts in your mind in such a way... read more →
Sep
09
"To have a firm persuasion, to set out boldly in our work, is to make a pilgrimage of our labors, to understand that the consummation of work lies not only in what we have done, but who we have become while accomplishing the task." -David Whyte, Crossing the Unknown Sea (emphasis... read more →
Sep
08
“Prayer does not equip us for greater work – prayer is the greater work… prayer is the battle” (Oswald Chambers). A. Situational Analysis Summary Like Pastor Shafer Parker, Jr. of Hawkwood Baptist Fellowship, ― ”I‘ve been concerned that none of us take the reality of Satan, or the personal inspiration... read more →
Sep
07
Just how powerful is motivation, really? Our goal at ABA is to help our clients with solid business council that will help them outwit their competition, grow their business, and create wealth. In so doing, it is our desire that they use a portion of that wealth to “give back” to... read more →
Sep
06
The place where God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” -Frederick Buechner I was recently told that 85% of the financial planners in a local FPA chapter didn’t have a clearly defined target market. And if they do, it’s defined by... read more →
Sep
05
Life, friends, is boring. We must not say so. After all, the sky flashes, the great sea yearns, we ourselves flash and yearn, and moreover my mother told me as a boy (repeatingly), ‘Ever to confess you’re bored means you have no Inner Resources.’ I conclude now I have... read more →
Sep
04
Years ago, when I was developing university student leaders, AT&T executive Robert Greenleaf’s provocative 1970 essay The Servant as Leader provided foundational principles for success. What if, he theorized, that instead of taking a command-and-control approach to leadership—ordering employees what to do, micromanaging their actions and the like-- we led... read more →
Sep
03
Many of us consider ourselves well versed in understanding how to invest financial capital. But where would we start to invest if we were to focus that same attention on human capital, on people? First of all, we want to keep our employees alive and healthy. So let’s first consider... read more →