Book Boneyard – The Lost Introduction
Every book has a book boneyard: the paragraphs that didn’t make the cut, the stories that didn’t work, or the ideas that simply didn’t fit in. For Junkyard Wisdom the boneyard is almost as big as…
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Why Aren’t the Rich More Generous?
Recently read that the wealthiest Americans — those in the top 20% of income earners — give an average of 1.3% of their income to charity. By contrast, those in the lowest 20% of income…
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Emily Nelson Interviews Me About My Book
If you were unable to join us for the book release party, here’s the video of my friend Emily Nelson interviewing me about my book Junkyard Wisdom. Emily serves with me on the board of The…
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Voting
Voting is a privilege we should never take for granted even when we have to make tough choices. Nobody is the perfect candidate, even in the best of years. We have to make tough decisions…
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Junkyard Wisdom: Belize
My friend Ken Wytsma read Junkyard Wisdom and texted, “Let’s do an event in Belize where we host 20 people for a multi-day retreat and talk about the issues in the book.” I was struck by…
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An Example of Junkyard Wisdom
My friend David emailed the link to this article and wrote, “This is junkyard wisdom … it’s like the guy is living the book.” Click the link and you’ll see what he means. A conservative guy in…
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Living With Wealth Without Losing Your Soul
Last month I was at a conference in Florida and met the author of Living With Wealth Without Losing Your Soul. The author, Steve Perry, had the interesting experience of marrying his wife without realizing she…
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God Only Knows What Will Happen
There’s a point in Junkyard Wisdom when I describe three steps for being successful: Start by making friends with people different than yourself. Then keep doing that your whole life. God only knows what will…
