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Changing Gears

Are you ready for another Junkyard Wisdom™ devotion series? Say yes. I’m the sensitive type and couldn’t handle your rejection.

The next series is called Changing Gears: A Generosity Road Trip. It starts on May 31 and will run about two weeks.

On this road trip we visit some famous cities, islands, and regions around the Mediterranean. In each stop we will reflect on the insights of a resident or visitor, like Bathsheba in Jerusalem and Peter in Rome. Each person we meet will have something interesting to share about generosity.

And as with all my road trips, there will …

Ten Years

Ten years ago this month was the launch of Junkyard Wisdom™. Technically my blog started 11-years ago, but it had the ridiculous name Roy Goble’s Blog. I mean really, what creative genius came up with that???

So ten years ago I started a crowdsource competition to find a good name. It was shocking how many people wanted to participate! There were over 75 different nominations in one week. Most of them were truly awful! But they were all fun, most made me chuckle, a few even made me reflective.

Eventually I narrowed it down to eight good options and I …

Get a Free Chapter From My New Book!

Do you want a free chapter of my new book, Salvaged: Leadership Lessons Pulled From the Junkyard?

The publisher has given me permission to share it with a few folks, so you can download it. It’s actually a very generous offer — it includes Bob Goff’s foreword, my Introduction (which is central to the book), and Chapter One. All we ask for in return is your email address so we can keep you up to date.

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Also, don’t forget that I’d …

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Bulk Sales

Call me smart, or call me dumb, but call me if you want to buy Junkyard Wisdom in bulk. Here’s the scoop.

Knowing I was unlikely to be a top seller, and knowing it takes sales in the thousands before royalties kick in, I decided to take lower royalties and instead get lots of copies of Junkyard Wisdom.

Smart! I have lots of books I can sell or give away!

But wait. Dumb. Now I have lots of books to store and have to go through the headache of selling.

Hmmm…a dilemma. Sorta.

Solution! I can sell books in bulk …

John Ortberg Interview

Author, teacher, and all around good guy John Ortberg wrote the foreword of Junkyard Wisdom. We sat down in his church to talk about the book. Thought you’d enjoy seeing it!

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PathLight Leadership

It’s hard to believe that this will be PathLight’s tenth year. It was 2006 when Mark and Adrienne Parcher partnered with D’Aun and me to begin this wonderful journey. Joined by my assistant, Anne Stoneberger, we started a nonprofit and got to work. We had no idea we were launching a ministry that could impact an entire nation!

It started with the humble desire to serve. We were not sure in what capacity to serve, but we clearly felt God’s calling on our hearts. In time we saw the opportunity to impact the education system in Belize through personalized programs …

The Outsiders – NonProfit Management #4

This is the fourth and final post looking at how we can take the resource allocation checklist of The Outsiders by William Thorndike and translate it to the nonprofit world. The first three posts can be seen by clicking on the links at the bottom of the page.

8. Retain cash in the business only if you can generate returns above your goals.

A couple decades ago a large relief and development nonprofit invited leaders from smaller organizations to visit for a half day consultation. I was lucky enough to be invited. At one point the CEO said, “We’re fortunate …