Business & Work
Articles mainly about business, career, work, money, success and the workplace.
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Invisible Cathedrals
As my husband Shann and I meet with Goldenwood, this unique community not only prayerfully considers gifting but more powerful considerations.
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Simple
I liked how Dad spoke to me. He was a great coach because he could take a task that felt daunting and make it very achievable and simple.
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Creating Culture
We have been playing a short game and praying everyday as at our office. I have been curious about building meaningful connection. How do we create mini moments of joy and wonder?
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Industrious
Dad had a paper route at the age of nine. He had to be out the door early in the morning, as early as 5:00 am. Anacortes is built on a hill.
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The Big Six
Dad loved acronyms and teaching slogans. One of his favorites was called the Big Six. These were the must-have, go-to moves for basketball players.
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Counsel of Equals
Dad and I had an important mentor who had helped with the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster as a consultant in the aftermath of the tragedy.
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Labor Day
My Dad loved hard work. He had a paper route at the age of nine. I visited Dad’s hometown this summer to watch one of our amazing directors.
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Do the Difficult
I had another dream of Dad. I saw him walking with mom into the door of the church where we hold the NBC musical theatre camp.
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Retribution
Being a basketball coach, my Dad studied momentum. He analyzed how teams and coaches responded to mistakes and difficulties. He often asked, when crisis strikes, how does a family or business, or country respond?
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Heart Change or Change of Heart
I miss Dad’s amazing advice. He often had remarkable wisdom. He told me creativity is powerful work. The work, each one of us, are called to do for our lives is a gift and a calling.
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Forgiveness as a Healing Force
Dad loved servant leadership. One beautiful definition Dad would have loved from Dr.
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Establish the Work of Our Hands
In the Bible, Psalm 90 is a prayer by Moses, full of wisdom. Moses had eight requests in the last part of the prayer.
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Wisdom Checklist
The value of a wisdom checklist is to prioritize each vital activity necessary to complete the task with great success. After choosing major projects, it is wise to have a daily checklist.
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2021 Letter from Fred
WARMEST GREETINGS TO MY DEAR FAITHFUL FRIENDS: The year 2020 had the earmarks of a very unique year. For too many, it was the worst of years, especially financially.
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Labor Day Celebration
I discovered far too late in life what Labor Day Celebration should be. I thought it was valuing hard work.
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Sfa – Stamp for Approval
One of the most spectacular auto plants in the world is the Audi headquarters in Germany. According to my family, it is a marvel to watch an Audi being built from start to finish.
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Mathematical Analysis of the Human Condition
No one would expect a university physical education major to attempt to analyze the human condition mathematically! Well, here we go! At least the analysis will be crystal clear simple, and hopefully accurate.
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What Every Child Should Learn – Love Work
The older I get, the more I learn about life. The happiest people I meet and the most unpleasant people I observe confirm to me that it is not hard work but loving to work hard that is…
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Thank God It’s Friday
We build our personal world within the global world with the words that proceed from our mouths. So, if words matter as I believe they do, perhaps the idiom TGIF is not a great thing.
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Looking for a New Job?
The world’s best organization is looking for good people who are difference makers. Not long ago, in a Words of Hope, I spoke to the idea of kindness being described as useful goodness.
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Whatever Happened to Crazy?
One of the funniest comedians Jay Crowell and I enjoy is Chris Rock. In one of his monologues he makes his famous toothy, wide-eyed look; then declares, “Whatever happened to crazy?” It so fun; so good to laugh.…
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One or Two Fisted Living
Solomon has wisdom for those of us willing to listen, learn and do. “Fools fold their hands leading to ruin.” And yet.
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Space Phenomena
Without space, life is absent from rhythm. Life is rhythm therefore life is dead without rhythm. Space is integral to life. Living in the USA is a precious gift for millions of people.
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The Check List
When the grind of life is so intensive, the human brain cannot process all that needs to be done without mistakes. A checklist has been proven to be an effective tool.
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Passion and Competency
“Which one comes first?” In reading through Van Gogh quotes one stood out because of the fact NBC Camps hires more than 400 coaches each summer.
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Let’s Go Places, Part 2
As a great, successful Spokane entrepreneur, here is Eric Hixson’s story. As a boy, Eric Hixson loved the scouts. To pay for his scouts’ summer camps, he sold lots of candy, more than all the other scouts.
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Let’s Go Places, Part 1
Be it Spain, Italy, Arizona, England, Seattle, Greece, New York or wherever, Mrs. C is ready to go places! However, Coach C is not so enthused about going places unless it is in his Toyota Rav 4.
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The Talent of Success, Part 1
“The TALENT OF SUCCESS is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame.
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The Fred Crowell Story
All things work together for good to those who love God (Romans 8:28) is a true reality for these 77 years of my life!
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Hello My Name is Anger Part 3
Reviewing my past decades of experience serving under men with global influence, almost all of them systematically built their foundation. Then it is perplexing to see the foundation subsequently decimated their own dreams.
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Finishing Is Harder Than Starting
Three excellent ways to finish a day, a week, a month, and a year; Gratitude is the best attitude. Gratitude increases performance. Dress your mind in gratitude.
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Life Lessons from Vincent Van Gogh
TO QUALIFY TO BE A CRUCIAL OTHER THEY MUST HAVE A PROVEN TRACK RECORD. Few historical figures inspire me, enlighten me more richly and speak to my inner core than the best artist the world has ever known…
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Than You Fred
Thank you, Fred. What an amazing compliment from you and Susie. I feel like it has taken a long time to learn not to feel like I have to force knowledge and strength.
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Vision Carries Conviction
Encourage children to dream big dreams; train them the life skills to make their dreams and visions come true. The creative gift, imagination, separates the human mind from every other creature on the planet. Imagination births vision.
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Win Big
Winning big always begins from the inside out. The championship trophy at the awards banquet was first invoked in the heart or the imagination of the mind.
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I Have a Job
Key Statement: Like health, a job is never fully appreciated until you lose it. Lose your health and you run the risk of losing everything.
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Hello Friends of Fred Crowell
Please enjoy the incredible job my amazing associate Cory James did to present my dreams and goals for Crowell U. If you need a guru with Cory’s talents let me know so he can contact you.
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Look at Me, Boys!
Key Statement: You listen with your eyes. What you don’t see is often more important than what you can see. True Story: 10:30 PM, dark, bitter cold, winter night. Anacortes, Washington.
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People Relationships
Key Statement: People were created to need people, but too few people invest the time needed to master the skills to treat people well. Global People Problems World leaders keep failing to learn from previous wars.
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When Dreams Become Goals
A dream is only a dream until you write out the dream in crystal clear terms; then it becomes a goal.
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Paper Boy Story
Every boy has a dream, every boy is a miracle, every boy has failures, every boy deserves a real chance to make their dream come true.
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Enthusiasm Makes the Difference
These days enthusiasm is spontaneous for me. There have been times when enthusiasm has been hard-work. Those difficult days putting one foot in front of the other demanded a heart of enthusiasm.
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Words You Don’t Want to Hear; You’re Fired!
March Madness is not only about the NCAA Basketball Tournament. It is also about the madness in firing of coaches!
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Master the Skill of Selling You
Being the best you, is your best guarantee to success. Far too many people in business don’t realize the vast majority of business is based on relationships.
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Sleep Protect the Asset
Each night when I go to sleep, I die, in the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.
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THEORY OF 21 – Bryan Luci
These past 30 hours have been lived in the fashion of a Crowell Core Value. I called it EEA (Exceed Expectations Always).
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Fred Crowell’s 7 to 10 BUSINESS RULE
Years ago I initiated the Golden Ruler Award. It is a unique award for two reasons. First, any coach or player attending NBC Camps can “earn” not win the award.
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No Expectation Sunday
Today, this 13th day of a Spokane “Indian Summer,” is no expectation Sunday! My firm resolve is to reduce all expectations from others for one entire day. In addition, I will reduce all expectations from me.
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Hard Work Is Not Enough
Why is hard work not enough? Because love and passion bring meaning & purpose to HW? Why is meaning and purpose essential to hard work? Because if you love hard work your motivation will be inspired?
