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[The Story Teller]

April 21
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Bette Nesmith’s Liquid Paper
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“Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.”
—Emerson
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Bette Nesmith, like many other secretaries in 1951, had a problem. When she made a mistake at the typewriter, it was difficult to erase. She had been a free-lance artist, and it occurred to her that artists never erase, they simply paint over any mistakes. With that in mind, Bette tested a variety of concoctions in her kitchen until she devised a paint-like substance that she initially called “Mistake Out.” Bette convinced the secretaries around her to begin using it, and an office supply dealer encouraged her to manufacture the paint. She was willing to do so and tried to find partners or someone else to provide financing, but everyone turned the idea down. Finally, Bette decided she would have to produce the paint on her own.

At first, she hired a college student to help sell the product, but the first year’s sales amounted to only $1,142.71 and Bette’s expenses were $1,217.35. As a single parent, Bette found it hard to juggle her new enterprise and a full-time secretarial position, so she took a part-time job in order to spend more time promoting her paint. She hired a chemist to develop a faster-drying formula and soon took the improved product on the road, demonstrating it to office supply dealers throughout the United States. After giving her sales presentation, Bette would leave behind twelve sample bottles. Eventually, her hard work paid off, and orders began to increase. The Liquid Paper Corporation continued to grow and was sold in 1979 for $47.5 million.

Consider This: Even if an idea is good, it still may take the evangelism of a fanatic and the patience of Job before it will finally catch on.

Submitted by Richard

 

[staceyvonne]

StoryTeller, you are a wealth of information.

 

[jaimegerise]

Chugga Chugga...

 

[NewSong]

Just have about an hour before I leave for work...Keep doing things to get ready for work so I can stay online.

Many Smiles

NewSong

 

[The Story Teller]

StoryTeller, you are a wealth of information.

That's why I'm The Story Teller...

 

[The Story Teller]

April 22
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Leaders as Learners
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“Successful men, in all callings, never stop acquiring specialized knowledge related to their major purpose, business, or profession.”
—Napoleon Hill
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In the book Leaders, authors Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus report on a comprehensive study of ninety American leaders. When they were asked to identify the qualities of leadership, the leaders never mentioned charisma, time management, or the way they dressed. What they frequently mentioned were persistence, continual learning, taking risks, and being consistent, committed, and challenged. Some leaders were avid book readers. Most learned from the people around them, the people who worked for them, and most importantly, their customers or clients. They all believed it was important to grow mentally, to be open to new ideas, and to explore new areas of thought.

With such a vast amount of information available in America today, acquiring knowledge, in the words of one leader, is much like “taking a sip of water from a fire hose.” It is important for leaders to be selective in the knowledge they acquire. They must learn to filter out useless information while paying attention to the things that really matter, such as information that would prove valuable to their own organizations. Leaders acknowledge their own uncertainty about questions so they can be addressed. They examine failure to learn from it. They look at the future to see how it will affect them. Most importantly, they nurture their interpersonal skills so that they will be good listeners, for without listening, they would never learn.

Consider This: What new areas of thought are you exploring? What is your source of learning? Are your interpersonal skills such that you can learn from those around you?

Submitted by Richard

 

[NewSong]

I like Victory in Jesus for my favorite song? What's yours?

 

[The Story Teller]

April 23
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Neiman-Marcus
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“There is never a good sale for Neiman-Marcus unless it’s a good buy for the customer.”
—Stanley Marcus
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From the minute its doors opened in September 1907, Neiman-Marcus was a different kind of store. Herman Marcus, along with Carrie and Al Neiman, had a vision for a unique kind of specialty store. At a time when most fine dresses had to be purchased in New York or Paris, a few companies were beginning to produce “ready-made” clothes. Neiman and Marcus saw the emerging boom and based their store on a select line of women’s ready-made “outerwear.” Early ads proclaimed: “We have … garments that stand alone as to character and fit,” “We will be known as a store of Quality and Superior Value,” and “We shall be hypercritical in our selections.”

Their desire to satisfy customers spawned numerous stories of “golden rule” service that have become part of the Neiman-Marcus legend. For example, employees are encouraged to tell customers when a purchase is not becoming or appropriate. They are encouraged to satisfy even the most unusual customer request—such as one from a man who wanted two ducklings delivered to his nephew before Easter. Or, the customer whose wife and child were coming through Dallas during World War II and needed housing and transportation. Or, the customer in New York who wanted to be taken directly to the fashion houses in order to select an appropriate dress. Why do it? When people experience Neiman-Marcus service, they become loyal customers. When they tell their friends, their friends become new customers … and so the company grows.

Consider This: Give your constituents more than they expect, then they will become loyal customers and walking advertisements for your business.

Submitted by Richard

 

[NewSong]

Well, it is getting closer and closer and closer to Christmas. Are we all caroled out ? Or have we yet to begin?

NewSong

 

[The Story Teller]

April 24
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Desktop Publishing
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“What is required is sight and insight. Then you might add one more: excite.”
—Robert Frost
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Few entrepreneurs have the wherewithal to start companies that could compete with firms the size of Boeing or General Motors. However, there are times when new technologies open markets that can be captured by the company ready to fill the void. Such was the case with the computing industry in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Apple Computers grew from a small garage workshop to compete with IBM, while fledgling companies such as Microsoft provided innovative software that drove the new industry. One potentially lucrative new market made possible by advances in personal computing was desktop publishing, a term coined by Aldus Corporation’s Paul Brainerd. Desktop publishing enables the operator of a personal computer, using special software, to create sophisticated layouts that formerly could be produced only by expensive publishing equipment.

Aldus was formed by former employees of Atex, Inc., a manufacturer of publishing systems for newspapers. Brainerd and four other executives saw an opportunity to create a publishing system that would work with microcomputers. In order to form an alliance with a major computer maker, they convinced the people at Apple Computers that desktop publishing would be viable. When Apple introduced its Macintosh personal computer, a capability that set it apart from other computers was Aldus’s desktop publishing software, called PageMaker. Since almost every business had a need for brochures, newsletters, pamphlets, and reports, the market was ripe. Aldus sold over 50,000 copies of PageMaker in it first eighteen months of production.

Consider This: What innovations in technology are opening up possibilities for new products? How can you capitalize on these product possibilities?

Submitted by Richard

 

[The Story Teller]

April 25
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Disneyland
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“The idea of Disneyland is a simple one. It will be a place for people to find happiness and fun.”
—Walt Disney
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Walt Disney began thinking of creating his own park when he took his young daughters to local amusement parks. He would sit on a bench and watch his girls ride the carousel round and round. Other parents and grandparents did the same, but they didn’t seem to be enjoying themselves. The parks were dirty and run by workers with cigarettes hanging out of their mouths. Disney thought, what if a park were clean and fun for children, parents, and grandparents alike?

Originally, Disney considered opening a small Mickey Mouse Park at the Disney Studios. The more he thought about it, the more his dream grew, but he lacked financing. Then, when Disney was given the opportunity to create his own television show, he had a brilliant idea. “That’s how we’ll finance the park!” he declared. Disney convinced ABC to become a key investor in his park and used the TV show to promote it. Every Sunday, America watched Disney’s dream grow. Known as Disneyland, the park started as an orange grove and became a wonderland. It was clear that Disneyland would be different from all other parks. Buildings were planned with exquisite detail. Rides were unique, imaginative, and entertaining. Disney carefully orchestrated every aspect of the visitor’s experience, from hand-clapping music to patriotic shows and flower-filled gardens. Disney’s dream continues today, and his parks are admired throughout the world.

Consider This: Even an idea that has been around for hundreds of years can be improved. Develop your dream to its fullest potential, and you will stand alone at the top.

Submitted by Richard

 

[The Story Teller]

April 26
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John Wooden
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“You don’t make your character in a crisis, you exhibit it.”
—Oren Arnold
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John Wooden was the basketball coach at UCLA for twenty-seven years. He never had a losing season. Wooden’s teams won seven consecutive national championships, and UCLA posted an eighty-eight-game winning streak that spanned four seasons. Surprisingly, he never talked to his players about winning. Wooden’s formula for success was to emphasize constant improvement and performance. He avoided getting his teams “up,” because he knew that would eventually bring a valley. Instead, he was never satisfied with past performances; they could always be improved. Improvement meant rigorous preparation toward new goals. “I believe that failure to prepare is preparing to fail,” Wooden told his players. But the coach never prepared his teams to play a particular opponent; he prepared his teams to play anyone, at any time.

Wooden preached that success was not outscoring the opponent, it was being able to hold your chin up after the game and know that you have given your best effort. Of course, if you have done your best, the score will usually be to your liking, when you are deserving. Wooden was more concerned about his players’ character than ability. A person with good character will respond to adversity by learning and overcoming. Wooden believed that good players will be honest, consistent, and work together as a team, and if those players also have ability, they will become true champions.

Consider This: Should winning, or profits, be an ultimate goal? Or are they the expected by-product of doing something better than anyone else? Which concept will produce the most long-term success?

Submitted by Richard

 

[NewSong]

Discipline[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"For you hate discipline, and you cast My words behind you."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Psalm 50:17[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD or loathe His reproof."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Proverbs 3:11[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; and reproofs for discipline are the way of life."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Proverbs 6:23[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"A wise son accepts his father's discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Proverbs 13:1[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Poverty and shame will come to him who neglects discipline, but he who regards reproof will be honored."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Proverbs 13:18[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Ephesians 6:4[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"For even though I am absent in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good discipline and the stability of your faith in Christ."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Colossians 2:5[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness; for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]1 Timothy 4:7[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]2 Timothy 1:7[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Hebrews 12:11[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Revelation 3:19[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]
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[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"A fool rejects his father's discipline, but he who regards reproof is sensible."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Proverbs 15:5[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Grievous punishment is for him who forsakes the way; he who hates reproof will die."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Proverbs 15:10[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"He who neglects discipline despises himself, but he who listens to reproof acquires understanding."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Proverbs 15:32[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Proverbs 16:22[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not desire his death."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Proverbs 19:18[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Cease listening, my son, to discipline, and you will stray from the words of knowledge."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Proverbs 19:27[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline will remove it far from him."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Proverbs 22:15[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Apply your heart to discipline and your ears to words of knowledge."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Proverbs 23:12[/size][/font]





[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Do not hold back discipline from the child."[/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Proverbs 23:13[/size][/font]

 

[The Story Teller]

April 27
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Procter and Gamble’s Ivory Soap
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“Opportunities are seldom labeled.”
—John Shedd
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Procter and Gamble’s founders thought that their original products—candles and twenty-four kinds of soap—were good enough. Harley Procter, son of one of the founders and head of marketing, was anxious to promote a white soap to counter European castile soaps. James Gamble, son of the other founder, had developed such a soap, but it was designated only as White Soap. One Sunday, Harley listened as the minister read from the Forty-fifth Psalm: “All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of ivory palaces, whereby they have made me glad.” The next day, he designated the soap “Ivory.” Harley could not get approval for advertising funds, but he proceeded to gather materials that could be used to promote the soap.

Chemical analyses compared the European soap to Ivory. While some soaps contained fillers, Ivory was found to be 99 and 44/100 percent pure. Also, Harley received a letter from a retailer who asked for more of the “soap that floats.” After checking, it was found that an error in a stirring machine had caused the white soap to have an additional mixture of air. Since the customer liked the idea, Procter and Gamble adjusted the production of Ivory so it would float. When the company finally approve advertising funds, Harley included those two features in the promotion of Ivory soap. While other soaps claimed to be “pure,” Ivory’s 99 and 44/100 percent statistic seemed to be more official and set it apart from its competitors. Advertising for Ivory has kept this original image for over 100 years.

Consider This: If your product has some unique or memorable feature, point it out, play it up in your advertising. That’s the kind of thing people remember.

Submitted by Richard

 

[The Story Teller]

April 28
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Price Clubs
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“At a great bargain, make a pause.”
—Unknown
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Sol Price practiced law for seventeen years before launching the FedMart Corporation, a successful “one-stop” mass merchandise and supermarket chain. A West German retailer purchased the company, fired Sol, and promptly went broke. Calling it a low point in his life, Sol began envisioning a warehouse-like store that would cater to small businesses. He raised $2.5 million and opened the first warehouse in a former airplane parts factory in San Diego. The first year Sol lost $750,000 on $16 million sales. To broaden his customer base, he began selling memberships to government employees, credit union members, bank employees, and the like. Originally, each wholesale member had to pay a $25 fee and could designate two other “buyers” for $10 each. The warehouse added more “retail” items, from appliances to fresh baked goods.

Once the concept caught on, news about the operation was spread by word of mouth. Prices generally run about 8 percent above cost, whereas regular retail stores have a 30 percent to 50 percent markup. Sol Price claims the secret of his success is simple: “We sell things as cheaply as we can.” Stores are in non-prime locations, and no credit cards are taken. Price says that selective membership and the membership fees help to reduce shoplifting and bad checks. Even the stores’ hours of operation are limited to save labor costs. The entire company makes an effort to set the appropriate mood, as corporate offices are Spartan and the annual report is plain, with no pictures.

Consider This: Even in discounting, the secret to success is having people who care about providing top-quality service and merchandise, and making sure that customers get what they want.

Submitted by Richard

 

[NewSong]

Christian Fellowship
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"What we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin." [/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]1 John 1:3,7 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord...because we are members of His body." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Ephesians 5:2,19,30 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Colossians 3:16 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"That their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ Himself." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Colossians 2:2 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and who esteem His name." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Malachi 3:16 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem. And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Luke 24:13,14,15 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"We who had sweet fellowship together walked in the house of God in the throng." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Psalm 55:14 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"I am no longer in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are. [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"That they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]John 17:11,21-23 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Acts 2:1,42,46,47 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Romans 15:5-7 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]1 Corinthians 1:10 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Bear one another's burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ. So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Galatians 6:2,10 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you are also being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Ephesians 2:19-22 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"I thank my God in all my remembrance of you. Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Philippians 1:3,27 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Philippians 2:1,2 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Hebrews 10:24,25 [/size][/font]

 

[RayLPerson]

wow 672 posts. I didn't think it's get even this far.

 

[The Story Teller]

April 29
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Winnebago
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“A habit of labor in the people is as essential to the health and rigor of their minds and bodies as it is conducive to the welfare of the state.”
—Alexander Hamilton
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As modern technology reduced the number of workers needed to run a farm, the citizens of Forest City, Iowa, watched in dismay as the town’s young people began moving to the big city to find employment. To counteract the trend, the chamber of commerce decided to develop a new industry for the town. One of those playing an active part was John K. Hanson, a prominent local businessman. With John’s help, and interest in travel trailers, a factory was set up to manufacture the then-popular “Aljo” trailer. The company was successful and provided the jobs the community wanted. When a managerial shakeup led to the start-up of a second trailer manufacturer in town, the first company cut production and threatened to close.

With the community’s investment in danger, and with the end of the Aljo agreement, Hanson and a committee of local leaders agreed to manage the new factory for a year. Knowing that the new company (eventually named Winnebago Inc.) needed credibility, Hanson began applying his knowledge of the furniture business to help the factory build better and lighter trailers. He also took an active role in the national trailer manufacturers’ organizations. Drawing on his automobile dealer experience, Hanson organized dealer shows and promotions, and offered such incentives to trailer buyers as free delivery anywhere in the U.S. By the end of the 1960s, Winnebago was established as a premier trailer manufacturer.

Consider This: Community needs can be a catalyst for the capitalization of a new industry. By helping to entice or launch an industry, everyone can benefit.

Submitted by Richard

 

[The Story Teller]

April 30
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Jantzen Swimwear
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“To know is nothing at all, to imagine is everything.”
—Anatole France
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John and Roy Zehntbauer started a small knitting company in Portland, Oregon, in 1910 and soon invited their friend Carl Jantzen to join them. While tinkering with the knitting machinery, Jantzen developed a rib-stitching idea that produced a fabric with excellent stretching qualities. Originally considered for use in sweaters, it was used to produce a pair of trunks for a friend who was a member of the Portland Rowing Club. The rower returned to report that the trunks were the best-fitting he had ever worn, and he ordered a full suit for swimming. The swimming suit was also well received, but it was too heavy when wet. Zehntbauer and Jantzen experimented and soon developed a fabric that provided the proper comfort and lightness.

In 1916 the company introduced its bathing suit. To promote the item in the firm’s 1920 Line List Catalogue, a drawing was made of a diving girl in a red suit. When people came asking for the picture and young men began putting it on their car windows, Zehntbauer and Jantzen decided to capitalize on the popular symbol. Renaming their company Jantzen Knitting Mills, they promoted the now famous diving girl in their advertising. With their bathing suits becoming more popular, the manufacturers abandoned their other knit lines. By 1922, they stopped using the term “bathing” suits, and in 1924 promoted the slogan, “The suit that changed bathing to swimming.” From these beginnings, the founders went on to build Jantzen into one of the nation’s most innovative and successful swimwear companies.

Consider This: Even a good product needs a promotional idea that will catch the eye of the public, and become in itself a “spokesman” for the product.

Submitted by Richard

 

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Depression
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Then he said to them, 'Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.'" [/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Nehemiah 8:10 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Psalms 30:5 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"The righteous cry, and the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Psalms 34:17 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Psalms 147:3 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Isaiah 40:31 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Isaiah 41:10 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame burn you." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Isaiah 43:2 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"So the ransomed of the LORD will return and come with joyful shouting to Zion, and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Isaiah 51:11 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"To grant those who mourn in Zion, giving them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Isaiah 61:3 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Luke 18:1 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Romans 8:38-39 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]2 Corinthians 1:3-4 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Philippians 4:8 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His glory you may rejoice with exultation." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]1 Peter 4:12-13 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]1 Peter 5:6-7 [/size][/font]