Moving the blog

MandoRon has moved to www.mandoron.com!

The time has come to try out the self-hosted version of WordPress, so I’m moving.

I’ve closed comments on this site, but feel free to go to the new site and add a comment there.

Also, please take a moment to update your blogroll links and your feed reader subscriptions.

See you there!

Recently added links

Good morning and Happy Friday!

I just wanted to point out a few new links in the blogroll on the right…

• One Moment – Steffanie Oltmans — check out Steff’s Sunday Setlist each week
• The Life of  a Worshipper – Johnny Sierra –  Johnny has some interesting things to say and is also a regular participant in Sunday Setlists
• Between Nut and Saddle – Keith Barger — I like this guy because we have the same red One-Star’s and he says some something challenging things
• Cries of the Heart – Paul Joseph — another Sunday Setlist guy with interesting perspectives

GracePoint Video

The multi-talented Eron Rawson shot this video at GracePoint yesterday, and then edited it that afternoon.

It came out really cool.  I suck at embedding video so you’ll have to click on the link to check it out.

http://www.vimeo.com/2722011

Giving Up On Being a Maverick

A few years ago, I was taking a Leadership course where we had to write (and present) a paper about ourselves in ten years.  One of the topics was “how will others see you in ten years?” 

I decided that I wanted people to see me as a bit of a maverick – someone who doesn’t always play by the rules and isn’t overly concerned what people think about me.  I want to be the guy in the back of the room that only speaks up from time to time and says the oddest things… but is usually right!

“Be a maverick” has kind of stuck in my head.

Just in case you’re insanely curious (like me), here’s an interesting Mental Floss post on the origin of the word.

Since last May, I’ve been writing my personal leadership philosophy.  As I was editing it today, I noticed the phrase “strive to be a maverick”.

As I’m sure you are well aware, “maverick” has become a bit overused lately.  In fact, Lake Superior State University has added “maverick” to it’s 2009 list of banned words. 

So… thanks to John McCain and Sarah Palin, I’m having to revise my leadership philosophy. 

Thanks a lot!!!  Makes me feel even better about voting for the other guy.

It used to be a such good word…

Happy New Years!

I hope that 2009 will be a great year for all of you!