BadKern Thinking Outloud

Wounded Warrior Project provides equipment and support to participating injured service members at no cost to the warrior. Soldier Ride raises funds for Wounded Warrior Project programs and initiatives to ensure this generation is the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded warriors in our nation’s history.

This is the first time that I have done anything like this.  It would be cool to capture as many donations as I can, to support this cause.  Thank You in advance!

Newly added Collage section to his website.  matthewkern.com

Another photo set from matthewkern.com ! – This one from Egypt. Check it out.

Repetition may be the father of learning, but it can also be the killer of performance. The act of doing (and doing) without purpose can surely drain the Life from Action. Teachers, communicators, speakers, performers all carry this burden, and if not kept in check, will ultimately lead to delivering an ineffective message. So how do we keep the passion moving through the blood lines of what we do everyday?

Define not only WHAT, but WHY you have been chosen to deliver the message.  Do what you love, and love what you do. Speak with purpose, and focus on the impact it is making. Be a leader, and make sure that your team is maintaining a steady pace with you. This may mean that you have to push them to keep up. It may also mean that you will need their help to push you. Remind each other why we do what we do, and give praise and encouragement to those that you are working with.

We spend so much time thinking and reading about how to “close the deal” we forget that if we believe whole heartedly in our product, it’s not about “the pitch”.  Pricing should be based on getting to the next level, not greedily getting rich.  Keep the focus on helping customers accomplish their goals, and we shall accomplish ours.  Companies and friendships alike will flourish, if  focus is on service and providing an experience, more so than superiority of  products.  Brand yourself and your ideas and your products will speak for themselves.

New poster design.  All this talk about company culture, just got me thinking….  This American Life Episode #394: Bait And Switch (aired November 8, 2009.), Ira Glass and Jim Henderson were discussing the concept of “Doable Evangelism”.   About how Christian Evangelists will do anything it takes to get someone converted.  Even if it ends up turning people off to the idea.  As stated in the interview Mr. Henderson discussed a belief that it shouldn’t be so much about converting, as much as it is about connecting and having a positive influence on a person. 

Relating this to business, I stole the phrase – and made it my own.

“do-able corporate evangelism” is not as much about pitching company culture, but about making a connection with your people and letting the word spread on it’s own.   The word need not be shoved down someones throat to get them to believe – It needs to be lived.  We need to lead by example and grow our tribes with action.