Welcome Stuart Crawford

I have added a link to Stuart Crawford's blog to this page. Please join me in welcoming Stuart.

I met Stuart in April of 2008 at the SMBTN SMB Summit , held in Dallas Tx. According to the Speaker bio on the site:

Stuart Crawford is a remarkably talented, value-driven professional offering over 10 years of business experience. He is constantly evolving, accomplishing and developing his knowledge and expertise within the business world. His track record of success speaks for itself with increased performance through dynamic leadership, strategic planning, process design, technology innovation and change management. Stuart is equally adept in capitalizing on interpersonal and technology skills to create a unique blend of innovative solutions and products while pushing the creative envelope.

I had the opportunity to hear Stuart speak again at the Microsoft World Wide Partner Conference held in Houston, TX this past July. He presented on "Goal Setting for Business Success". I afraid that the link to the presentation may only work if you are a member of the Microsoft Partner community. If you would like a copy and are not a Microsoft Partner, I am pretty sure that Stuart would provide one for you.

Now that you are all duly impressed with Stuart's credentials, I'll tell you the real reason that I chose to dedicate this post to him and to add his link to this site. Let me begin by pointing you back to the title of this blog, Undone - Rick Bahl. I would contend that Stuart is equally Undone. God is not finished with him and Stuart is nowhere near finished with his Purpose in life. I for one, intend to keep and eye on this guy and I would encourage you to do the same!

How can I possibly make such a claim about a guy that I have seen speaking publicly at a couple of techie events? Well, if that was all I knew about Stuart, I couldn't. But I know more. I have had a glimpse into to the heart of Mr. Crawford. You may recall, back on September 1st I make reference to a Go-Giver retreat hosted by Arlin Sorensen. I met Stuart and his family there. We had the opportunity to spend several days in community with other Christians. I will attest to the fact that he is the "real deal" and I am proud to say that I know him.

Stuart hosts a weekly Internet Radio program on Blog Talk Radio. This Friday he will e featuring Arlin and some other friends in a discussion on Marketplace Ministry. Check it out!

Veterans Day 2008

I know that this post is a day late, but better late than never, right? I received this PowerPoint presentation that I would like to share with you. It is 3MB in size so it may take a moment or two to load, but if you have any appreciation at all for the service our Vet's have made to our country, it is work the wait.

Disclaimer: This presentation may not open for everyone. I happen to have PowerPoint installed so it worked for me. If you don't have PowerPoint of the viewer installed on your PC, it may not open.

http://www.qualitysystemssolutions.com/WeThankU.pps

How far would you go?

Today must be the day for sharing Internet content. I just received this from a friend and found it compelling enough to share. The Bridge.

Why is Guitar Hero so much fun?

For those of you who have ever spent any time in the Chicago area, you are probably familiar with 93XRT, THE radio station for the over 30 crowd. Lin Brehmer has been there forever... This ditty come from his Lin's Bin. Why is Guitar Hero so much fun?

FIREPROOF

Last night was date night, first time in a long time. Karen and I went to see a movie that every couple should see, Fireproof. Before I get into the movie, let me warn you a little bit about the website. If you are using a tabbed browser, all of the menu links on the landing page open into separate tabs. I didn't notice and was getting pretty frustrated. When I went to tab back to this blog, I noticed I had a dozen tabs open... They are worth checking out, once you figure our what is going on.

The Movie is produced by the same folks who brought you Facing The Giants. Directly from the "About" page, "FIREPROOF is the third feature film from Sherwood Pictures the creators of FACING THE GIANTS and FLYWHEEL. With hope-filled, heartfelt storytelling, the moviemaking ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church continues to touch the world from Albany, Georgia."

I don't want to be a spoiler, so I won't get into the details. If you spent anytime at all on the website, you probably saw more than you should. I will say that this is one that you probably want to see on the big screen. Oh, and ladies, bring some tissues...

To give you some idea of just how unique this movie is, here is a snippet from the F.A.Q on the website: "What’s the deal with the kiss between Caleb and Catherine in FIREPROOF?In a romantic scene in FIREPROOF, lead actor Kirk Cameron is actually kissing his wife Chelsea rather than Erin Bethea, who plays Catherine. Chelsea was flown in from Los Angeles just for that shot. The scene was filmed in silhouette and works incredibly well, with Chelsea wearing the same outfit and a wig to mirror Erin. Sherwood Pictures has upheld this standard in all their movies: actors and actresses should guard their own marriages while on screen the same way they would do in real life. That’s why you don’t see Coach Taylor (Facing the Giants) or Jay Austin (Flywheel) kissing the women playing the on-screen wives.Kirk also has long held to a principle that he would kiss no woman other than Chelsea. He was able to honor his marriage while making a movie that inspires others to do the same."

I would highly recommend that you see the movie, SOON!