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[SnowDove]

I'm glad everyone thinks I'm so funny...or at least sort of.

 

[bubblefish]

 

[SnowDove]

Everyone should check out the new competition Glorianna and I are holding in the Friendship Court:

http://www.christianforums.com/t1158148-competition-for-blessings-.html

Heehee...what fun it shall be!!!

 

[Stars_Fire_17]

*meow*

 

[NewSong]

 

[The Story Teller]

February 7
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Pockets of Genius
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“Two heads are better than one.”
—John Hegwood
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Many important advancements and movements throughout history can be traced to groups of individuals who gathered together to form a fellowship in which new ideas and discoveries were melded together to produce a new great idea that changed the world. These groups have been religious (Jesus and the disciples), political (the framers of the Constitution), literary (the British writer’s group called the “inklings” that included C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and others), and scientific (the Manhattan Project).

In the mid-1970s, in an area between San Francisco and San Jose, California, a small group known as the Homebrew Computer Club was organized. The bearded and blue-jeaned members were some of the best computer “hackers” and engineers of the day. Most worked in the emerging high-tech companies in what has come to be known as Silicon Valley. Within the group, secrets of the trade were openly discussed, and fellow members gave advice to anyone who attended their meetings. Notable among the members of the Homebrew Computer Club was Steve Leininger, who went to work for Tandy Radio Shack and developed the TRS-80 Model I computer. Two other Steves also were members of the club. They developed a computer board called the Apple I and showed it to the group. Through encouragement and contacts, Steve Wozniak and Steven Jobs improved their board into a full-fledged microcomputer and dubbed it the Apple II computer.

Consider This: Discovery is seldom made in isolation. Progress usually comes after many people have contributed. Who do you have to talk over ideas with to get input, criticism, and encouragement?

Submitted by Richard

 

[The Story Teller]

February 8
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Chicken from Pilgrim’s
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“When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way you will command the attention of the world.”
—George Washington Carver
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Bo Pilgrim appears on a television advertisement wearing a pilgrim’s hat and gives a deadpan description of the wonderful new ways in which chicken can be prepared. Bo and brother Aubrey started “messin’ with chickens” in 1946 in their hometown of Pittsburg, Texas. At first they operated a small farm supply store but soon opened a chicken processing plant. After Aubrey died in 1966, Bo incorporated into Pilgrim’s Pride. For years Bo stayed in the background, quietly building his company into a major chicken concern. By 1980, it was the twenty-second-largest chicken processor in the nation. Then, in 1982, a new ad campaign began. Bo had developed a way of deboning a chicken from the inside, and the result was a completely boneless chicken.

In the commercial, Bo tells the television audience that the creation of the boneless chicken was a “mind-boggling experience.” He ranks the achievement “right up there with marriage and my first bicycle.” Bo became a celebrity almost overnight, and he now spends much of his time as a spokesperson for Pilgrim’s Pride. He is a favorite speaker at colleges, charity events, and chicken-cooking contests. He even makes appearances with the Famous Chicken at baseball games. Bo’s humor belies his business acumen, as evidenced by the fact that his company has grown to become the fifth-largest chicken processor in America. His ads have won several awards, and the bottom line is that people remember his brand name.

Consider This: A lot of advertising goes in one ear and out the other. Gimmicks may not be artistic, but getting people to hear you above the noise is all-important.

Submitted by Richard

 

[The Story Teller]

February 9
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Marion Laboratories
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“Those who apply themselves unswervingly to a task are amply rewarded.”
—Ewing M. Kauffman
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Ewing M. Kauffman had been described as “too friendly, too eager to accept challenges.” This poor Missouri farm boy decided from the start that when he was faced with a task, he had better give it his all. In 1908, at the age of eleven, Ewing was giving his all in every sport when he was struck with a severe illness that left him with a faulty heart valve. The doctor prescribed a year in bed, flat on his back. He could not leave his bed for any reason and could not even sit up. For a year, Ewing did not violate his doctor’s orders. However, he did not waste the time. He began devouring books at the rate of 100 per month. He read the entire Bible several times. He not only read adventures such as Tom Sawyer, he also learned about astronomy, mathematics, and medicine. All of the positive input from his reading had a major impact on Ewing’s future.

After his recovery, Kauffman finished school and spent two years in junior college. He excelled in the navy and later as a salesman with a Kansas pharmaceutical company. When he began drawing commissions higher than the president’s salary, his commission was cut, and Kauffman quit and formed his own business, Marion Laboratories. Kauffman packaged vitamin pills at night and sold them during the day. As he recruited employees, he promised them a bright future for the company. Once Marion passed $100 million in sales, those who went with him reaped huge rewards.

Consider This: Use every opportunity to read, study, and learn. Put your knowledge to work for you, and allow those that help you to share in your success.

Submitted by Richard

 

[The Story Teller]

February 10
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Ted Turner’s Superstation
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“Be sure you’re right, then go ahead.”
—Davy Crockett
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Ted Turner created the most sensational television “network” in recent communications history. His opinion of the competition: “The networks produce materialistic, stupid-American, anti-family, anti-government programming; instead of offering information on saving money or family budgeting, they emphasize violence and crime and promote a live-for-today-and-let-the-devil-take-tomorrow attitude.” In his own words, Turner desired to promote “uplifting programs, with enough variety to appeal to all members of the family.”

If Turner did not have the success to back up those statements, many would have ignored him as a do-gooder or idealist. In reality, he has taken television by storm. It began in 1970 with his purchase of an Atlanta UHF station. In 1976 the station went nationwide as the first “superstation,” WTBS. Using the SATCOM satellite, Turner found a way to transmit programming from his then-tiny station via cable systems to the entire nation. He launched the first twenty-four-hour news network, CNN, in 1980. Then he began CNN2 (now Headline News) as CNN’s short-format sister service, and in the following years other stations were added to his empire. Turner claims that his success is the result of hard work, enthusiasm, and not becoming discouraged. Against formidable odds, Turner forged ahead, not always winning, but always coming back with new ideas.

Consider This: Do you have good ideas, but never take them to fruition? If you believe in your idea, and if you know you are right, then forge ahead with dogged determination to make your idea work.

Submitted by Richard

 

[The Story Teller]

February 11
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Merck’s Research
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“Do few things, but do them well.”
—St. Francis of Assisi
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Finding a new drug is often like taking your chances on a roll of the dice: you mix up several compounds and see if any of them do anything good. That’s how most of the drugs manufactured today got their start. It seems crude, and it is. Under the leadership of CEO John Horan, Merck & Co. decided to do something about the situation. In the early 1980s Merck began looking for effective drugs by pouring millions of dollars into basic research. The research was meant to discover how life worked, and the company believed that if that could be understood, perhaps its scientists would be smarter in formulating drugs. Merck refused to diversify as other drug companies have done. Focusing 100 percent of its energies on the discovery of drugs has had enormous consequences. Research scientists find the corporate atmosphere at Merck to be an academic heaven, where they are permitted to use the latest equipment in their research, publish, confer with colleagues, and participate in creating products that will help the world.

In 1982 a third of Merck’s sales were in older, established drugs. By 1987, however, because of new introductions created through Merck’s innovative research, old drugs represented less than 10 percent of the company’s sales. The new drugs produced as a result of Merck’s commitment to research are overpowering the pharmaceutical industry and garnering notice on Wall Street. For its success, Merck has the honor of becoming one of Fortune magazine’s most admired companies.

Consider This: Diversification’s lure is to minimize risk. However, diversification can destroy your primary focus. Keep your eyes focused on your main business, and stay away from enticing sidelines that can sap your energy.

Submitted by Richard

 

[The Story Teller]

February 12
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Coming Back After Failure
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“The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.”
—Theodore Roosevelt
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Many people hide their failures. After one or two failures they may be so ashamed that they will quit trying to do anything difficult. Successful people usually fail, too. They often leave a trail of “could have been successes” on their journey to real success. To some, failure is a stopping point, but for those with the character to persevere, failure represents a chance to gain knowledge that can be applied to their next attempt. Babe Ruth failed many times at home plate, recording more strikeouts than home runs, yet he is remembered as the “Sultan of Swat,” one of baseball’s greatest batters. The British army suffered a staggering defeat at Dunkirk but went on to win the war. Abraham Lincoln was born to a poor family and started life in a dirt-floor log cabin on the outskirts of pioneer America. He failed in business, was defeated more than once while running for Congress, lost his sweetheart, suffered a nervous breakdown, lost two bids for the Senate, and was defeated in a run for the vice presidency before being elected president of the United States in 1860.

Many people suffer a defeat and then lower their expectations or abandon their dreams. Leaders must help others learn to fail without fear. They must teach by example that it is right and good to dream, seek, fail, and try again. In his book Bringing Out the Best in People, Alan Loy McGinnis says, “If leaders can teach people how to handle failure creatively, it may be the most important contribution they can make.”

Consider This: Don’t be disheartened if your life has been riddled with temporary failures. Success favors those who persist.

Submitted by Richard

 

[The Story Teller]

February 13
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Edson deCastro of Data General
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“Don’t be afraid to take a big step when one is indicated.”
—David Lloyd George
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Edson deCastro was an ordinary but bright student in Plainfield, New Jersey, during the 1950s. He graduated from high school, decided on an engineering career, and went to school at the University of Lowell. After graduation and a stint in the National Guard, he went to work for Digital Equipment (DEC), briefly attended the Harvard Business School, and then returned to DEC. At DEC, he participated in the early development of six-bit computers and was instrumental in the development of DEC’s popular PDP8 computer. When IBM introduced its System 360 as an eight-bit machine, deCastro believed that computers based on eight-bit multiples would be the future standard. However, after much discussion, DEC decided to stay with the old six-bit standard.

DeCastro saw that decision as an opportunity and left DEC in 1968 to begin Data General. In 1969 Data General introduced a sixteen-bit computer. To establish a particular niche in the highly competitive computer field, the company aggressively marketed its computers to those who needed a small powerful computer at low prices. While other computer companies were marketing service, Data General marketed performance, specifically targeting people who already knew computers and applications well. In the decade from 1968 to 1978, Data General’s profit margins were second only to IBM’s, and its employee base swelled to more than 10,000.

Consider This: Pay attention to changes in technology. New advances often open doors to develop new products and new companies. Jump on the bandwagon early and beat the competition.

Submitted by Richard

 

[The Story Teller]

February 14
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McManus’s Ten Commandments of Business
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“When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.”
—Helen Keller
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James McManus prepared for business at the University of Wisconsin (B.B.A. ‘55) and Northwestern (M.B.A. ‘56) before gaining experience at Procter and Gamble and at Glendinning. In 1971 he started the successful Marketing Corporation of America. MCA analyzes consumer behavior and sells its knowledge and ideas to some of the nation’s largest corporations. One such idea was that Ralston Purina distribute, through veterinarians, Puppy Care Kits containing food samples and a pet-care booklet. It proved so successful that Purina was able to start charging the vets for the kits.

In a speech for University of Wisconsin-Madison business alumni, McManus outlined his “ten commandments of business”:

1. “With whom you go” is more important than where.

2. Execution is critical, how you do what you do.

3. Pay attention to the product before the profits, or “Make sure the product works.”

4. You have to spend money to make money.

5. It is important to plow back some of your profits into research and development.

6. Don’t be afraid to fail. That’s how you learn.

7. Provide your future employees with an environment that stresses individual accountability and rewards.

8. Share the rewards. Power and profits for the people!

9. Be the best that you can be.

10. Have fun!

Consider This: The basics of business are to do your best and to treat other people with respect. Develop your own rules for success and stick to them.



Submitted by Richard

 

[The Story Teller]

February 15
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Winchester’s Second Effort
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“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.”
—Gen. George S. Patton
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For most orphans born in Boston in 1810, there would be no shining future. However, Oliver Winchester pulled himself out of poverty with hard work. His enthusiasm, honesty, and determination allowed him to work his way into the ownership of a small Baltimore clothing store. Although his store was quite successful, Winchester was not satisfied. He enjoyed the journey toward success too much to be content once he had achieved it. In 1847 Winchester decided to sell his store and move on to more profitable ventures. His ambition took him to New York, where he believed there was a bigger market and more opportunity. Using his expertise in the clothing industry, he patented a new shirtmaking method and made handsome royalties from its use.

Not content with that success, Winchester used the profits from his invention to buy an interest in a rifle manufacturing business. He acquired the patents of Hotchkiss, Browning, and other weapons builders to develop his rifle into a state-of-the-art device. In 1860 Winchester introduced the Henry repeating rifle, which was used extensively during the Civil War and in 1866 was renamed the Winchester. That weapon became the settler’s and cowboy’s rifle of choice in opening up the American West. Through his firearms company, Winchester finally found the industry that intrigued him enough to satisfy his ambition to succeed.

Consider This: Do you have too much energy to be satisfied with just an initial success? Use one success to finance your next adventure, and continue the journey toward your dream.

Submitted by Richard

 

[The Story Teller]

February 16
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Howard Corbin’s Trousers
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“Thinking is like living and dying. Each of us has to do it for himself.”
—Josiah Royce
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At the age of twenty-one, Lt. Howard J. Corbin left the air force to enroll in New York’s Columbia Business School. Howard had been bombardier/navigator aboard a B-25 during World War II, flying out of North Africa and Italy. In the service, he got used to his trimly cut officer’s uniform. In the civilian market, pants were baggy and, to Corbin, presented a sloppy appearance. During his college years, Corbin worked with his brother and father, who operated a small pants factory in Brooklyn, to design and tailor a line of “natural shoulder” pants and jackets. The style was soon called the Ivy League look. Corbin figured that many other ex-GIs would be interested in that kind of look, and by the time Corbin was completing his B.S. degree in 1947, he was producing his line of Ivy League clothing. He must have been right about what men wanted, because within a few years, his fashion caught on throughout the nation.

Corbin’s family business developed a reputation that enabled it to sell its trousers and suits under the labels of the best clothiers in the world. Once the company’s reputation was firmly established in men’s clothing, Corbin introduced a line of women’s apparel in 1982. Even after Howard Corbin retired, he continued to help other entrepreneurs find their American Dream by serving as an executive-in-residence at Columbia University.

Consider This: Trust your own tastes. If they are different from what the market is promoting, maybe there are others out there who share your concepts. Can you use this to develop new ideas for products?

Submitted by Richard

 

[The Story Teller]

February 17
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How Kodak Got Its Name
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“Man’s distinction is his determination to think for himself.”
—Adm. Hyman G. Rickover
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The Eastman Kodak company calls its name one of its most valuable assets. How did the Kodak name come into being? According to George Eastman, the company’s founder, he purposely invented the unique name out of thin air. In a 1920s article from System Magazine, Eastman is quoted as saying, “I devised the name myself … the letter K had been a favorite with me. It seemed a strong, incisive sort of letter.... It became a question of trying out a number of combinations of letters that made words starting and ending with K.” The word Kodak was devised after a considerable search for a word that would be short, unique, easy to spell, and meet requirements of the trademark law. Eastman wrote, “There is, you know, commercial value in having a peculiar name; it cannot be imitated or counterfeited.”

Kodak was first registered as a trademark in 1888. The first Kodak camera sold for $25 and came loaded with film for 100 exposures. Owners would return the entire camera for processing, and for $10 it was filled with a new roll of film. The pictures were of good quality, and the easy-to-use camera brought photography to the masses. Since that time, the Kodak name has served the company well. Because “Kodak” had no meaning of its own, it could only be associated with the company. It was also almost impossible to misspell. Now registered in ninety countries, the Kodak name has become a trademark that is unique and distinctive.

Consider This: A unique and distinctive name or symbol helps your company establish recognition. What distinctive traits do people see in you—and remember you by?

Submitted by Richard

 

[NewSong]

Loneliness

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"For the LORD your God is a compassionate God; He will not fail you nor destroy you nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them." [/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Deuteronomy 4:31 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Deuteronomy 31:6 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"The eternal God is a dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms; and He drove out the enemy from before you, and said, 'Destroy!'" [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Deuteronomy 33:27 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"For the LORD will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because the LORD has been pleased to make you a people for Himself." 1 [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Samuel 12:22 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the LORD will take me up." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Psalms 27:10 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Psalms 46:1 [/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]"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]"'For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, but My loving kindness will not be removed from you, and My covenant of peace will not be shaken,' Says the LORD who has compassion on you." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Isaiah 54:10 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Matthew 28:20 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]John 14:1 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]John 14:18 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

[/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Just as it is written, FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED.

[/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.
[/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 8:35-39 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Hebrews 13:5 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]1 Peter 5:7 [/size][/font]

 

[The Story Teller]

February 18
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With a Name Like Smucker’s
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“Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.”
—Demosthenes
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Jerome Smucker was born in 1858. By the late nineteenth century, he and his wife, Ella, had developed a good business, making apple cider in Orrville, Ohio. During the off-season, Smucker transformed his mill and made apple butter for the local farmers, who supplied their own apples. Jerome also made his own apple butter using a recipe developed by his family. Everyone in the family helped in the business. The apple butter was first sold door-to-door for twenty-five cents per half-gallon crock. By 1900, word of the apple butter had spread, and Smucker began selling the crocks to local grocery stores.

The apple butter business became a major part of Smucker’s production, and by 1920 the company had added a line of jams and jellies. Smucker’s quality quickly became known, and soon the enterprise was the largest independent producer of preserves in the country. Jerome had four children, and one of them, Willard, took over the reins of the company when Jerome died in 1948. Willard’s son, Paul, was named CEO in 1970. Under the family leadership, the company continued to prosper. It introduced new ways of shipping fruit in steel drums rather than the older wooden barrels. It also became the first preserves maker to use essence recovery, a technique whereby fruit essence is captured during cooking and then returned before bottling. Although the Smuckers still make apple butter, their most popular products today are strawberry preserves and grape jelly. Today, Smucker’s is one of the most recognized names in the jelly industry.

Consider This: Keep an eye out for those side opportunities that may turn into a gold mine.

Submitted by Richard

 

[NewSong]

Hope


[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God." [/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Psalm 42:11 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]1 Peter 1:21 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]1 Peter 1:13 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]1 John 3:3 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing, but the righteous has a refuge when he dies." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Proverbs 14:32 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Colossians 1:5 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"To whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Colossians 1:27 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the LORD." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Psalm 31:24 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"For You are my hope; O Lord GOD, You are my confidence from my youth." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Psalm 71:5 [/size][/font]



[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." [/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]1 Peter 1:3 [/size][/font]

 

[The Story Teller]

February 19
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Hewitt Hires Chemistry
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“An industrial family should be united in purpose, as well governed, contented, and peaceful, and the members as courteous to one another as a domestic family.”
—C. W. Post
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In 1940 insurance salesman Ted Hewitt began thinking about starting a business. He made precise plans about the business structure, the kinds of people he would hire, and the business principles he would instill in the new company. That basic structure and philosophy defined by its founder still provide the company with direction and identity today. Hewitt Associates, a management consulting firm specializing in employee benefits, has been rated as one of the best 100 companies to work for in America. It has a low (5 percent a year) turnover, and many of the associates become partners.

One secret of Hewitt’s success is its hiring practices. Because the firm is very picky, only five applicants in every 100 are offered positions. The process used to choose employees is critical. The company looks for people who are bright, hardworking, and ambitious, but it avoids individuals who are so ambitious that they might try to succeed at the expense of the company. Associates must be team players, possessing the right chemistry to learn to consult within the model used throughout the company. Few titles are used, and the only real promotion is to be made a partner. Even then, everyone is treated the same, from secretaries to senior partners. The bottom line is that Hewitt Associates is one of the top consulting firms in America.

Consider This: Each business must take special care in putting together a family of employees who create a fabric of cooperation and support in meeting the corporate goals. Create a family that will help each other reach for their dreams.

Submitted by Richard