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They try to catch him and harass him and ask him who does he think he is and where does he get his authority and credibility and his power. And he gives it right back to them, keeping them off balance, and demonstrating that he's probably even smarter than they are, So right now he begins to demonstrate the truth that will be confirmed later in the week, indeed this is Jesus and he is THE ONE! * * * *
WELL WE ENJOY CELEBRATING THE PARADE ON SUNDAY BUT ON MONDAY JESUS IS NOT JUST COMING DOWN INTO TOWN AGAIN HE'S COMING DOWN TO TAKE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS DOWN WITH HIM... And so we have the famous scene of Jesus, hardly gentle and kind, flipping tables throwing things, scaring people and making a big mess. Indeed Monday is truly a messy day and they are going to be a lot of messy things coming down this week. Are you ready to learn from all of the things that are going down.
And today millions of people around the world celebrated what is oftentimes called the triumphal entry of Jesus into the city of Jerusalem. I'm not so sure about that description. And so I have re-entitled it SUNDAY MORNING GOING DOWN. So please give me seven minutes to tell you the introduction to my story and perhaps how you might join me in seeking not only to think differently but actually be different at the end of the week.
Millions of them went to the war and many thousands died in the war. Many were deeply and profoundly injured in the war and some were damaged in such ways that life just went profoundly wrong for them in so many ways. And in some ways those poor folks are really the victims because they didn't get their name on the wall but in many ways the war had taken their life anyhow. And now many people have forgotten or didn't know that the world famous and almost universally loved memorial was very controversial when it was first proposed and then when it was first built. Many thought it was a terrible idea. May I tell you that story. Thankfully in that case the people in charge stood by their decision and it turned out to be a transforming work of genius. Let me tell you why it is so profoundly significant and transforming and what perhaps we can even learn from the wall itself. That will be my story for this weekend and when I go to the memorial indeed I know that I will cry. Stan
And that's why a number of us are seeking to create in 2024 a way where we can deal with the realities of life with radical resilience and be able to expedite big transformations in who we are and what we do and how perhaps we even begin to change the world to be a little bit better, starting now. Here's four things to think about and remember if you are serious about doing just that. And please keep in mind most people are not serious so I would encourage you to be different. Here's my story and I think it might be helpful and the song which I didn't sing really but I certainly did in my imagination.
I knew Bill had died in the Vietnam war. And of course during that conflict we all had friends or knew of people that had suffered badly and even died in the conflict. But I didn't know the Bill story, and now I know more of it, but what moved me even more is the story of the life that you can put together after a terrible tragedy. Truly a story of a woman who took tragedy and transformed iit nto many victories. Blessings on her family and her memory. Thanks Stan
IN ONE OF THE TALES OF FREDRICK NIETZSCHE, THE MADMAN CRIES OUT, WHERE HAS GOD GONE. And if we're honest with ourselves and perhaps even honest with God we all have those kind of questions come to us from time to time. And a few years ago a very famous rabbi wrote a book that asked the questions, No matter what we believe or embrace, honesty compels us to admit that those doubts fears and questions come to us all. And my only counsel after many years of living and of believing and doubting is, DON'T LET ANYBODY PUT YOU IN A BOX OR CRITIQUE YOU WITH THEIR FINAL ANSWERS. Sometimes only God knows the answer and often He never tells. Last week we did a Cowboy Up podcast program which I will tell you about as I invite you to become a broadcaster in 2024, and how I am helping a number of people in the western tradition do just that. And in that program and for these times we played a sad song which is called a COWBOY'S LAMENT BY CAROL MARKSTROM (thanks Carol) and in a way it gives us all the the comfort of knowing that it's OK to ask the question! Thanks Stan
COULD IT BE THEN WHEN WE NO LONGER FEAR DEATH THAT'S SOME GREAT AND POWERFUL THINGS MIGHT BEGIN TO HAPPEN IN OUR LIFE AND BUSINESS. Will take some time with me as a reminisce about some old films that I've binged done over the weekend that reminded me of a great truth that is hard to accept but maybe it is one of the keys to success in life and business. Let me tell you the story and then you tell me what you think! Stan
You seldom hear the word Customer Service anymore because it has been replaced by another word. We are always talking about the Customer Experience. Well how did that happen and what does it mean. On today's project program we're going to help you better understand how you can do business better today by understanding how customer service became the customer experience, and how that has now led to what we call The Transformation Economy, in which people pay not for what you do but they pay for what they got. This story by Joe Pine will tell you how it happened and what you need to do about it
WELL THE GUY WHO WROTE THE ART OF THE DEAL IS BACK IN THE GAME... AND ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THAT IS HE KNOWS SOME THINGS ABOUT BUSINESS AND THE POWER OF THE MEDIA THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T AND YOU WHETHER YOU LIKE HIM OR NOT CAN LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT IS SUCCESS AND HIS COMEBACK. Then let me tell you one of the secrets of a very successful business woman who knew what to do in order to build a successful entrepreneurial business... And you can learn something from the story of my good friend. And by the way this is National Hearing day. I didn't know anything about that and still don't know very much but it got me to thinking about the fact that hearing might be everything because it is certainly something very important, and that's why you need to learn the art of podcasting! Thanks Stan
Yes, my friend Bob has a very successful career in which he does what he loves to do every day and it all began when his grandmother yelled at him as he was watching a television program. I tell you this will be one of the most unusual transformative stories ever but it has a lot of lessons and you need to take time this weekend to listen to it and think about it a lot. We often say an interesting ideas you learn more here by accident than most places by design and the day it happens again. Thank you for listening and then sharing your own transformation story. Stan
That's what I recently said to my friend Steven Lear when I found out that he had just recently returned on a trip from Israel. Steve and I have known each other for a number of years and I always knew that he was thoughtful and well informed as well as very good at the work he did. I also knew that he was a good teacher even though he probably would not call himself that. But he is, and whenever something in the Middle East happened, which happens a lot, I knew that if I wanted to understand what was going on that I would not necessarily listen to all the stuff on the news, but that Steve often times knew the real story and perhaps had some ideas about what needs to be done. And now we know that the war continues on and is at a pivot and turning point, so I asked if Steve would take this time to give us some thing to think about, and not just some interesting ideas, but some challenges. That's what he does so please listen. You need to hear this! l. Thanks Stan
I LOVE THE OLD COWBOY MOVIE ABOUT LONESOME DOVE ... And there's a line in that film that we all need to hear and learn and do. So let's take a little time to see if we can improve our life just a little bit and actually see if perhaps we can become one of the few that really do what they say they are going to do. And then of course it's leap year day! Well do you have any plans to do some leaping this year? Or are you going to be like most people who stay put, fall back, and merely lean forward. And I would love to hear from you about some of your leaping that will truly change and maybe even transform your life. Thanks Stan
So I'd like to have a little fun and play one of my favorite songs which deals with the fate of a real tough cowboy who made and had tough times in Deadwood South Dakota. It was one of those legendary poker games that turned dangerous and eventually deadly. You never know when you've been dealt a bad hand, and so what do you do if you have and what can you change when you can.? Thanks Stan
You just have to spend the next 20 minutes listening to this program if you finally want to know something about successful leadership and business communication. And I guarantee that there is not one course like this in any MBA program that I know of that's why I often say that an MBA sometimes means mostly bad advice, and in particular in the field of entrepreneurship. Just managing a business that's going in growing can be done by an AI robot but if you're trying to create something and do something significant and bring about a better way of life rather than just creating another better thing you need to know more about what my friend Kevin has to teach you today. So play it smart and listen to his story because you can have all the information in the world but without an image and an incarnation practically nothing of value will happen. This is good stuff! I take that back, it's great wisdom!!
Of course the question should be an obvious yes, but do we really believe in practice that today. Are you old enough to remember hearing from somebody older than you, "mind your manners." Well this might be a little bit of an old school guy bit of a rant but rent is not necessarily mind in your manners so it's simply some questions, a few suggestions and may be a little bit of some longings for other things from other times, And then there is the stories of Gentlemen George, and so on this day can I take a few moments to talk about a letter of advice that he gave to a young nephew and the letter was worth over $3 million and perhaps the advice he gave was well worth it. I hope this is useful to you and I would love to hear from you about how we can best today mind our manners! Stan
But this got me thinking about something else and that is the fact that if you want to lead a great insignificant life you might have to go through some very deep water, endure some deep pain get beat up and scarred... Maybe you even have to suffer. Do any of you wanna raise your hand and volunteer to suffer, but could it be that strong and successful lives that are fruitful and profitable and useful will require you to indeed suffer the scars before you can reach the stars and endure the pain and maybe even suffer a lot. Just a challenge for you and me and for those of us who would like to seek a certain amount of success in greatness in life today. Thanks Stan
But the point is that it is more than a change and it is more than an improvement it is more than a tweaking, transformation is about significant deep change in people, organizations, perhaps communities and could it be in a cup culture in a society itself Here's the introduction to the stories we hope to tell and hopefully you will be a part of our storytime and transition project.
The celebration of the Super Bowl victory in Kansas City has turned into a day and a great tragedy and the tragedy will affect the lives of many people beyond today and perhaps well into eternity. And hundreds of people and politicians will tell you what we need to do now and they don't know what they're talking about. There is not something wrong with our politics, there is something about our culture and our conditions where evil finds a place to abound. It will not be about changing things it may be about something else and so I would like to just offer a few suggestions as to what we might think about and pray about and perhaps take some personal actions for us. There is something else we need to think about and it is the powerful T word
But now that it is over I really can ask the question because it's a important question for me and perhaps for you too. Did anyone really win the game, was it was a great game, or did we see an example of amazing Grace, a touch of good fortune, or were the winners just lucky. And there's some hard life lessons there. So if we want to be thinking and kind and perhaps compassionate human beings in a world where we reward winners and praise their performance, and for those not so successful, we often have other ways of describing them. You know, they lost, they're broke, they didn't have what it takes. Maybe we can learn something from a Super Bowl game that was not well played at all! Thanks Stan
So what do we do now! With your permission we need to get emotionally unconnected to the mess in our world and perhaps seek ways for us to make away in our world in which we become one of the chosen few who know what they need to do and have you decided what new choices they're going to make to make that adjust changes but be transformed people doing new and powerful things. So that's my super story for this weekend and I thank you for the 15 minutes and I believe it will be worth your time energy and effort and I would love to hear from you about how you are going to transform YOU!
And we have thousands of them all over the country throughout the late summer and early winter. So why is this such a big deal, and maybe it really isn't very super at all. Well maybe I've aggravated you enough but simply to tell you that maybe we should give it a second thought. But then let me TURN IT VERY POSITIVE BY TELLING YOU THAT FROM THIS DAY YOU COULD LEARN A GREAT DEAL ABOUT HOW TO MARKET AND SELL YOUR BUSINESS AND HOW TO BUILD YOUR CAREER AND YOUR REPUTATION. Maybe you should think about having YOUR OWN SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL to show to the world just like the multi millionaires, and big businesses do! Let me begin to tell you how to do that because it could be very helpful and profitable for you to know. It might even be just the super idea that you need for right now. Thanks Stan
And after that introduction to the idea may I demonstrate what we're trying to do with the breakout of the the fourth season of the worldwide famous film The Chosen. We are seeking to use the same power of incarnation end of storytelling in video production to show how you can follow the path of the chosen and become a world-class entrepreneur. I t may be for you to participate in and also to become a franchise player and performer and truly become your own entrepreneur. The time is come the time is now, Stan
That lead one respected journalist in his industry to begin his column for the day with the news, "There's pain in the forecast," He is usually an optimistic thinker and always has a bright and good way to look at things but he did suggest that the immediate future does look a bit painful, indeed there is pain in the forecast. Because I have some of those same feelings I paid attention to what he said and then here is my attempt to frame a bit of a response that has also come to me that just might be helpful to you as we look at the time ahead of us and perhaps how we can think hope and pray that we can be better than the times that are before us. Again from the twilight zone. Stan
YES I GOT AN UPGRADE END IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO. SOME YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS DOING A LOT MORE FLYING FROM TIME TO TIME I WOULD GET A UPGRADE TO FIRST CLASS. UNFORTUNATELY THOSE DAYS SEEM TO HAVE PASSED ME BY, AND THE UPGRADE WAS VERY SIMPLY THAT MY FEELING SICK CONDITION WAS UPGRADED FROM COLD TO COVID. Well that got me to thinking because most things that happen to be in life I try to see them in greater context and see if I can't upgrade them to lessons to learn or perhaps things to appreciate its greater care and intensity. So let's give it a try. That miserable cold that I've been battling for four or five days is more than that and so the battle goes on but the stakes are higher but I'm in good shape for that I'm grateful and blessed and perhaps you can learn something from my story today. Thanks Stan
I came back from Arizona with too long plane rides and somewhere in between I must've caught a cold because yesterday it hit me strong and striking. And so that led to the question what do you do when you have a Thursday program scheduled and you don't have a substitute and you're supposed to be on the radio. Well that reminded me a little bit of some of the things that often times came to me when I was in this situation before. What do you say when you can hardly talk and every time you do it hurts and even after all of that struggle and runny nose and the congestion and chills, how can you perform at your best for your audience. May I share some stories of what often times came to my mind when I was in this kind of situation before because the more I remember it the better my advice is not only for when I have a cold but maybe even when I don't. Please join me I think it'll be worthwhile! Stan
And we did what is called THE COWBOY UP PODCAST and recorded an interview while he was on the touring road with Nashville singer Greg Hager. And in our conversation he gave me a line that I had to write down and I had to talk about... YOU SEE THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH A COWBOY WAY OF THINKIN' and others that are not. And since I'm a fan and a historian and a lover of the Western tradition that got me to thinking about cowboy thinkin... And with your permission I'd like to share some of that thinkin with you and then like to hear from you and what you think. And make sure you go to GregHager.com to hear some quality original cowboy singin and thinkin. Thanks Stan
. You see the ranch is a good space to be and many of us who come to this place not only have the adventure of the horse riding, the open skies, the beauty of the mountains and the ruggedness of the Desert, we also find a place it is good for our spirit indeed perhaps for our very soul. And please let me then discuss some thing you need to know that might be helpful for you to have a better life in 24... You need to be looking for, or perhaps creating good Places and Spaces that will help you be at your best, where your mind body and spirit can be addressed, and where you are open to the fact that perhaps the universe just might be on your side. And then you need a place where you can demonstrate your wisdom insight in truth and tell your story. Because you will never be all you can be until you learn how to tell your story and figure out how your story fits in to the big story! Thanks Stan
... AND MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO HAVE A TRUE INNER COWBOY EXPERIENCE. I have left some of the places where it's really cold out and it was a nice bright sunshiny day almost shirt sleeves day in southern Arizona. And I return to one of my favorite places. Often when Karen sensed that I was a little bit out of sorts she would say to me, "STAN WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO TO THE RANCH TODAY AND MAYBE EVEN STAY OVERNIGHT." That was not her way I'm just getting me out of the house, which is probably a good thing for her and for me sometime, but you knew that when I went out to the ranch it had a soothing almost spiritual effect on me and I always return in a better frame of mind and spirit. But I'm back but this time it's because I'm going to record the number of brand new podcast on the western tradition and the cowboy legends and lore ... And they also think it helped me to make a decision which I've been thinking about and something that even though I would have no idea about it would please me, So with your permission may I tell you the story of bury me at the White Stallion Ranch. Thanks Stan
It happens all the time today and it even happens to people who should know better and probably do. But they forget what is really true, and that is the microphone is always on. Well as an old radio guy let me tell you some stories about that and about what happened yesterday. That's not what's important. What's important is for you to understand that if you are in the business of life today that the way you will be successful is by remembering that you indeed need to learn how to live what we call the marketing life. Let me describe it for you and then tell you how I can help you and then give you an offer to help you be a bit of a guru and perhaps a teacher and marketer too.
