Bill Parker

Today’s economic environment is stressing not-for-profit organizations due to increased needs from people in trouble and less money flowing in. I find myself setting charity envelopes aside more frequently as I prioritize where the money will go each month. If you don’t have the money to spare but still have a well intentioned heart then it is time to get creative and find other ways to help those in need

Do you take pride and ownership in the service you deliver to others? I understand that today’s workplaces can become bureaucratic with lines of demarcation drawn finely around every job description but there is no excuse to simply be a cog in a wheel and allow bad things to happen while you “just do your job.”

There was no single person who put a man on the moon, no one individual built a canal that connects the Atlantic and the Pacific, it takes a community to accomplish anything great. In order to build a skyscraper years of land acquisition and planning are done ahead of time, architects, bankers, masons, iron workers, electricians, plumbers and hundreds of other professions get involved. It takes a community to coordinate the efforts of individuals and align them toward a common goal. No single individual can come close to matching the productivity and sheer power that can be mustered thru community.