Kenworth Reeves, Jr. | 'Investor In People'

When Failure Is The Only Option.

January 30, 2013 — Leave a comment

“Failure is not an option.” – someone in the movie Apollo 13.

When I was a kid, I had a shirt with that exact phrase on it. Thanks mom. You know, because I was a big fan of the film as a kid and I definitely didn’t want to be a failure when I “grew up,” I remember wearing it proudly and often meditating on those words. So much that do this day I’m scared to be a “failure.”

Can’t fail…never fail…failing is bad…it’s actually worse than bad…it’s not even an option…but what if I DO fail? I guess I’ll have to burn the shirt.

Now you can understand my train-wreck of a thought-process.

Fast forward 15 years. I’m in my 30′s. I’m a husband. A father of four. A brother. Follower of Jesus. Friend. Entrepreneur.

Do you think I’ve failed? There is no question that I have failed so many people, so many times in each of category above.

Is failure still not an option? I say it’s the only option. In fact, it’s a requirement for growth and forward motion and success.

In Blog apollo 13, combat your fear, entrepreneur, fail, fear of failure, follower of Jesus, options, success, tshirts

Which Kid Are You?

January 15, 2013 — 2 Comments

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

Remember the bully in middle school? The bigger-than-average kid with a chip the size of the gymnasium on his shoulder? The one who picked on everybody? Yeah – that one.

When dealing with bullies of any kind, you always had certain types of kids. The kids who would give up any fight in them and just submit to the brut. You had the kids that would run the opposite direction when the ever caught sight of him. You had the kids that tried standing up to him, got slapped around and were subsequently made fun of for the rest of the year.

And then…you had those one or two kids who had enough and would knock the dude out. The funny thing was, even if the bully kept getting up, those kids would keep swinging like their mothers life was on the line. And eventually the bully stayed down. I always liked that kid.

Listen, being an artist or designer, entrepreneur or investor, pastor or teacher or anything else that takes guts can feel very similar. Because it’s hard and we might get the crap beat out of us along the way. But is what we do…what we give…what we create…worth it?

In Blog bullies, critics, doing stuff that matters, entrepreneur, keep fighting, kids, Martin Luther King Jr., standing up, teacher

The Beautiful Mess We Call Life.

January 2, 2013 — 4 Comments

“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within.” - Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

Last night I stopped by the local grocery store to pick up a bottle of “bubbly” and some other last minute items we needed to toast to the New Year. As I made conversation with the young lady at the register about 2012 and the dawn of a New Year, the undertones of the conversation became quite melancholy. It was obvious she didn’t have a great year. So bad that she was cringing at the thought of another like that with now misty eyes.

I was starting to hold up the line and create an uncomfortable situation so I paid for my groceries, walked out to my car, and drove home.

I know – terrible story. I agree! But that’s why I’m upset. I like good stories. And I believe that without conflict and sadness or even bad years, we wouldn’t grow and our stories would never be good ones. Conflict is essential to our development.

Why couldn’t I have encouraged her? Why couldn’t I have said something witty to make her smile? Why couldn’t I have spoken truth and encouragement and life into her New Year?

Don’t know. Instead, I just left. I didn’t offer her anything but another cheap and generic “Happy New Year.” Shame on me.

You see…

In Blog Beauty, Conflict is essential to development, Defend tomorrow, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Life is beautiful, New Year, new years

Instagram Private Policy-Terms of Service

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction … Instagram would say YES!

Instagram announced a change in their Private Policy and Terms of Service agreement … The reaction to this single action was massive!

If you have air in your lungs and you have any sort of life online, you have surely seen all the news, tweets and status updates about Instagram pulling some crap by changing their Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. No doubt that it’s been a spectacle for the “billion-dollar baby.”

In short, the massively popular photo sharing app, Instagram, introduced new terms in their fine print that suggested that users’ photos could be used by advertisers without consent or compensation. When the New York Times broke the news on Monday, the internet went crazy – particularly the social network Twitter. It was no hard task to find tweets that said things, “death to Instagram” and “I’ll be deleting my account today.” You can eat your heart out on tweets in reference to Instagram here.

The policy read like so…

“Some or all of the Service may be supported by advertising revenue. To help us deliver interesting paid or sponsored content or promotions, you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you.”

What do you think? I’ll tell you what I think….

When Failure Is The Only Option.

Which Kid Are You?

The Beautiful Mess We Call Life.

When Ants Have Megaphones

Instagram Private Policy-Terms of Service

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction … Instagram would say YES!

Instagram announced a change in their Private Policy and Terms of Service agreement … The reaction to this single action was massive!

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