http://blog.davidballard.com Culture Creator Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:58:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm cannot even begin to start comprehending what just happened this weekend at Round Cove.  I got the incredible opportunity to spend a few days with Mr. Recreate himself, Randy Elrod. Besides our one on one time talking about life, goals, and being a renaissance man, I was able to ... http://blog.davidballard.com/2009/03/23/what-an-adventure/ Currently, I'm an INTP... I've taken several personality and learning styles tests over the years.  I try to do a few each year as they tend to change as time goes by. Tonight I took a few quick assessments at MyPersonality.info.  Here are the results for personality type and Gardner's multiple intelligences. I ... http://blog.davidballard.com/2009/02/09/personality-2009/ When dealing with a problem or situation, a little perspective is always nice to have.  Most of the time, this is a psychological thing where we have to do lots of self-talk.  We have to look at what came before, what is, and what lies ahead.  We weigh and consider ... http://blog.davidballard.com/2009/01/23/time-with-the-eagles/ Being resourceful almost seems to be a lost art.  My son, Judah, is studying resourcefulness this month at church: Resourcefulness - Using what you have to get the job done.  That pretty much sums it up, huh?  Sure, I know we're all resourceful now and then.  In a pinch or ... http://blog.davidballard.com/2009/01/19/resourcefulness/ We live in a world full of distractions.  We've sort of conditioned ourselves to be a little ADD even.  As I've been preparing to give presentations in the coming months, this video served as a little reminder of the basics... keeping it simple, being clear, being enthusiastic and having fun. ... http://blog.davidballard.com/2009/01/10/presentation/   I have been through a lot in the last 4 months.  On September 20th, I had a motorcycle wreck, breaking my leg in two places (and am still on crutches).  I lost my grandmother a few weeks later on October 4th.  Not long after that, at work I received a ... http://blog.davidballard.com/2008/12/18/the-best-christmas-gift-ever/   This is a Water Cooler Wednesdays post... One of the biggest things I've wanted to do in my life is actually put down roots and live somewhere for more than 2 or 3 years.  For much of my life, it seems I've lived a nomadic existence.  Since 1994 when I went off ... http://blog.davidballard.com/2008/06/04/setting-down-roots/ This is a Watercooler Wednesday post... We were having dinner tonight to celebrate Mace's 5th birthday.  My parents had driven an hour to watch the boys' t-ball game and then we ate at one of our favorite places - Joe's Pizza & Pasta on Rogers Avenue.  We were having fun, laughing ... http://blog.davidballard.com/2008/05/27/the-little-things/ Watercooler Wednesdays I have to admit... it's already 2:30pm CST on Watercooler Wednesday, May 21st and I hadn't even read Randy's post for today yet, but interestingly, we had a conversation about this very thing at lunch! Besides wine, we also discussed the use of profanity (or what most would consider profanity ... http://blog.davidballard.com/2008/05/21/emergent-holiness/   Keeping with the title and ideas of this blog - Dwell In Possibility - I love finding stories of those who endeavor to do that very thing. I was encouraged to read today that South African Olympic hopeful Oscar Pistorius will be allowed the opportunity to try and qualify for the ... http://blog.davidballard.com/2008/05/16/permission-to-succeed/