http://www.exactideals.com/blog Ideas for Living Thu, 08 May 2008 18:05:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Monday, May 6, 2008, the first celebration service was held at the First Church of the Nazarene for the newly created Santa Fe River Area Team. The team was established this year by Operation Christmas Child (OCC), a children’s international outreach project of Samaritan’s Purse. The team has responsibilities ... http://www.exactideals.com/blog/2008/05/08/local-operation-christmas-child-team-connects-with-india/%   In the Internet arena, a new business is starting to emerge.  Affiliate marketing is not a new concept, but the Internet makes it more readily accessible to those who are interested in thinking outside the box of a typical nine to five job.  So what is this affiliate marketing all ... http://www.exactideals.com/blog/2008/04/29/is-making-money-on-the-internet-really-possible/% First of all, be sure of this one thing.  I truly believe in the philosophy of Dave Ramsey.  Bottom line principle, get out of debt and stay out of debt.  NEVER borrow other people’s money.  If you have done it in the past or doing it now…STOP!  From my experience, ... http://www.exactideals.com/blog/2008/04/20/five-budget-busters/% I thoroughly enjoy being be married.  My wife and I are truly best friends.  We have a great open line of communication.  We do not always agree, but we have come to a point in our marriage that we understand compromise, yet we have not lost our individuality either.  Our ... http://www.exactideals.com/blog/2008/04/03/dope-on-a-rope/% So I am in my second year of this doctorate program and I am sure I have at least two more to go. I have studied philosophy, critically examined my own motives and goals, and even survived an 8000 level statistics class. So why am I trying to acquire a ... http://www.exactideals.com/blog/2008/04/01/why-am-i-here/% So here we have it, it now comes out on a national level that there are men standing in pulpits all over the country that are using their sacred desks for their own personal agendas.  Is this a surprise to anyone?  The fact that people have used position as a ... http://www.exactideals.com/blog/2008/03/20/lead-or-follow/% Wow, what a day.  I had one of the most interesting days I have had in a while.  As a graduate student of leadership, I often look for ways to measure leadership tangibly.  My job is with a major non-profit company.  I am blessed to part of such a great ... http://www.exactideals.com/blog/2008/02/22/leader/% Hello World, my name is Billy and today is the first day of the rest of my life.  I have decided that this year will be different.  I have always heard that if you always do what you’ve always done, you will always be what you’ve always been.  So, from ... http://www.exactideals.com/blog/2008/02/20/day-0/%