So according to my last post, I was going to actually spend some time keeping this blog up to date. That was early January and we already in the last half of February and I’ll actually get another post done.
It’s been quite the roller coaster the last month and a half. I’ve gone from pretty much ready to quit SureFire IT Solutions and do something else, to being more focused than ever to grow and develop the business. I have my associates in HTG to thank for getting my head out from the dark and remembering why I started SureFire and what we do for our clients. We spend some time in our last meeting going over my business and putting together some action items for the next quarter. The number one item that came out of the meeting was to review in detail our internal processes. I have spent the last couple of weeks reviewing, changing and make some hard decisions. We have some major changes happening at SureFire over the next few weeks. I am looking forward to them.
Our Small Group at Eaglemont Church here in Beaumont just started the study of “Walking with God” by John Elderidge. Since I have a hard time finding the time to just sit and read, I opted to try the audiobook. It is a nice change to just listen and focus. The first part of the book he talks about relying on God and having that “constant” conversation with him. I’m still getting to the meat of the book, but I’ve already found the first few illustrations very valuable. Remembering to keep God on the front of my mind while working and dealing with clients has improved my focus and helped my attitude.
Wow!! 2009 is over and we’re on to 2010 before I realized it. I put in a lot of hours right up to Christmas and into New Years and before you know its 2010. I’m really looking forward to things to come in this new year. I had the opportunity to start the year off on Saturday morning meeting with a friend about his business and what he can do to focus and grow. As I related to him, I expressed my excitement for what SureFire IT is going to accomplish this year. Exciting things to come!
So it’s been a while since I actually made a post to my blog. I’ve started lots of entries, but none have actually made it to completion. The last few months I have been spending a lot of time around web developers and designers and been kinda getting the bug again to start dabbling in the development stuff again. It’s a hard thing to do without losing focus on the task at hand with SureFire and still provide the best technical support and solutions for small businesses.
We worked with Frank McMorrow from Epik Media to have our website redesigned and built on top of WordPress. The biggest issue without previous layout wasn’t so much look or design, but only I could update content due to skill set. Now that we have a new backend and a much easier system, we can have more participation from our team to grow the content. The look is pretty much the same, just more functionality and we’ll actually have our company blog hosted on the same system not on the public wordpress site like it is now – http://surefireit.wordpress.com.
All that to say that I got a bit drawn to play more with wordpress and move from the blogger platform. I am excited about the things that I can do so easily on the wordpress system. Since I’m in my rebelious spirits, I’ve even moved from my ever so loved Blackberry to an iPhone. I’m still getting used to the typing on a touch screen, but it’s a cool device. I’ve got the wordpress app running and I should be able to make some more quick posts to the blog.
Thanks for being patient and still checking in on me once in a while – I’ll get more up here – promise!
It was interesting this morning at church (Ealgemont Christian Church), as Pastor Marlo read Matthew 25:14-30. It goes through the parrable of the master who gives dollars to his servants and what they do with them. This is where 2 of the 3 servants did something with the money that their master gave them and were rewarded. The servant who did nothing with the money he was given was severely punished.
This related directly to the talents that the Lord provides each of us. It’s not so much as to what talents or gifts that God blesses each of us with, it really comes down to what we do with them. Are we just sitting back, playing it safe? Are we going to become adventuresome investors with these gifts?
We need to take advantage of our talents and invest in those around us. This won’t just happen! Each of us need to intentionally do this. This is one of the most rewarding experiences. This week I had the priviledge to meet a lot of new people – both on the business side, but also on the personal side. I had the opportunity to connect and reconnect with some people around me. I hope that those around me were blessed – I know the experience truly inspired me. Again, it always comes back to relationships.
Pastor made the statement “You can only grow your joy, if you give it away.”
What are we doing each day to multiply the deposits that God has put into our lives? We really need to work with God on this. We need to step out each day and put the ball in God’s court – let him lead you.
“Fear will give you a zero return!”
If we act like the third servant and bury the money and do nothing with our talents we are merely letting fear take over. What is the “fear zone” in your life? What is holding your back? Are you letting fear win? Don’t just play it safe – give it over to God! We can’t take the reigns for our own life – that merely hampers any progress that we could have ever made in the past with Christ as our leader.
Our talents may not be used the way that we expect. Check out this video of Tim Tebow.
Wow! The use of Tim’s football talents really helped open up doors and allow him to meet and minister to so many more people.
May the Lord bless your talents and help you live the life of the first 2 servants and invest your talents in those around you the many that are placed in your life.
My parents decided to redo their whole front yard and back yard this year and see how much they could complete in the month of June. This project has grown faster than I ever could imagined. All of the sod is gone, a foot of dirt is gone, a brick border is going in, new top soil, a sprinkler system, a brick patio, the works. When it’s all said and done, it will look real nice and they should be happy with the final results.
A friend I know though a neighbor got involved to do the bobcat work. He came through and did a great job. Yesterday was a long day for us working on the yard as we had about 15 minor projects going on at once. My neighbor made an effort to be there for about 5 hours or so even though he really had no connection. Not only did he show up and help, he worked hard. Moving soil, leveling, packing gravel. These are not easy tasks for anyone, but to do it with a smile and being glad to be there was an awesome sight to see.
The Go-Giver book is a fantastic illustration of how so many people need to rethink the way that we do life. Who are we out to serve? If we are really only serving our selves, are we really going to have the greatest results?
I have seen the last year or so living the neighborhood that we do and getting to know those around us, the people that are giving the most and helping each other complete projects and caring for those in need are actually the happiest.
I really could keep going on about this as there have been so many examples of this that I have seen and experienced in the last while. If you are really going to be a success or want to make the most of this live, we really need to look out for the needs of others around us.
