jeff marmins blog: misc. musings.

The 4 types of evangelical bigwigs “Most people assume that evangelicals think that they have all the answers. I’ve found that there is a large segment of business leaders who are evangelical who are certain that they don’t have all the answers. Their decision-making is largely pragmatic, and they hope they wind up making the [...]

Funny that a friend, one that doesn’t know me so well, thought to post this short video clip on my Facebook wall.  Awesome scene.  Even better message. “The Pursuit of Happyness” is one of my favorite films. Will Smith is a REAL actor and Gabriele Muccino is a wonderful Director – they did “Seven Pounds” [...]

Sitting in Mels Diner today, agonizing over a job i want with Yelp.com, I overheard (ok, eavesdropped in on) a conversation that I found disturbing.  A family was discussing a problem concerning High School students that are jumping out in front of cars.  They do so in an attempt to collect insurance money?  Or file [...]

Dave DeRoos of CityGate Associates is a  mentor of mine that has graciously offered advice on character development in addition to  providing me with a sounding board for questions about raising a responsible daughter.  He introduced me to an organization called Character Training Institute,  Character First!® that provides Character training.  Dave is great at giving [...]

Jim Rohn, known as one of America’s foremost business philosophers, has addressed over 6,000 audiences and 4 million people worldwide.  He tells us that for every disciplined effort, there are multiple rewards.  That’s one of life’s great arrangements. In fact, it’s an extension of the Biblical law that says that if you sow well, you [...]

Dr. John C. Maxwell is a favorite author of mine.  His philosophy that “everything rises and falls on leadership” motivates his every endeavor to help individuals reach their highest potential.  He has communicated his leadership principles to Fortune 500 companies, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and sports organizations such as the NCAA, [...]