I could just say (1) prepare, (2) prepare, (3) prepare, (4) prepare, (5) prepare, and (6) prepare.
Did I mention that you really need to prepare?
Essentially, this is the meta-message of Shark Tank’s “Mr. Wonderful,” Kevin O’Leary, to would-be entrepreneurs seeking to get spots – and funding – on the television show. And the same advice holds true for nonprofiteers seeking investments from major donors.
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If you’re planning ahead for #GivingTuesday, you’ve still got time to change your mind.
I’ve got a better idea for you.
Flip the idea and rather than asking folks to make a symbolic gift to you, why don’t you make a gift to them?
DetailsHere’s something I learned from a remarkable Sunday school teacher [who demonstrated by attempting to balance a pencil on one finger].
DetailsYou see this pencil? I can get it to balance here for a second or two. But then it wobbles. So I tweak it, to restore balance. If I neglect to tweak it, it falls. It may break. That’s life. An inevitable struggle to restore balance and affirm life. That’s the human condition. And our responsibility is to work ceaselessly to restore this balance and repair our world – which is ever in danger of breaking.
