So what to write on?  Well, I think this blog is going to take a little turn or better GO in a very different direction.  Since I started blogging I’ve focused on book reviews, interesting videos, the Adding Value To Others Campaign, funny stories, First Impressions.   All great things, but I think something as been missing.

Going forward I plan to continue relevant book reviews, stories, and we will finish the AV2OC just because I don’t like unfinished work, but I hope to add something as well.  I hope to add story.

What story?  Well it’s not written yet, it hasn’t been told or lived, it’s unknown.

The story will be about Grace and the people that attend Grace, how we show them we care.  Currently, our teams are responsible for making sure people are ready for worship by the time to sit down and to help them connect to the Grace family as a whole.

Right now we do a decent job, but I know we can do so much more!!! Do you want to be part of the story? Do you want to help people understand how much God cares about them?

Stay tuned, something is about to happen!

103 things may seem like a lot. But a list like this does a few things. It confirms what people are already doing in this area. It gives people some new ideas they might not have thought of. Plus, it gets the creative juices flowing and someone might come up with all new ideas of their own. This content is used with permission.

Now, I’m not about to write an ebook, but I have chosen to do a blog for each of these 103 ways to add value to others.  What are some things you could do?

86. Do a podcast that people can download and listen to on their mp3 player.

Just like putting video up on YouTube, podcasts are becoming more and more in vogue. There is free software out there that will record your voice, convert your file to an MP3 format, even store your file on the internet for free. Speak about a topic that you are passionate about and offer something that people can learn from you. This content is used with permission.

What’s your favorite thing?  What are you an expert in?  Start a podcast.

87. Write a book review on Amazon or on your own blog.

Write a book review in the comments of the author’s blog. Author’s are much more accessible now. One of the scariest things in the world for an author is to put his or her thoughts out there in the form of a book. Let them know what you think. They welcome the feedback. Plus, your review may be the thing that will convince someone of the value or lack of value in a book. Word of mouth is still one of the biggest forms of marketing products and services. This content is used with permission.

Your presence shows that they’re important, what they’re doing is important. You can also cheer and encourage. Recall when you were a little kid and your mom threw you birthday parties and you were so excited to see all these people show up to celebrate YOU? Well that is how the kid in all of us feel when our friends and family rally around us when we are doing something in front of an audience. At an awards night it is always nice to see the parents and siblings of a student show up…but if some of their friends are there as well, that is really something! Can you think of a friend who will be having a ball game or a blog post? Could you support your friend by giving of your time to show up to the game or to log onto their site? Valuing someone enough to share in their glory days shows what a big person you are as well as how selfless you can be! After all, what are friends for if not to watch you when you are in the spotlight? This content is used with permission.

Workouts are much better when you have a partner. You can serve as a spotter so that the other person can actually lift more than they could alone. You can run alongside someone else and speed up the pace. You can speak words of encouragement and motivation to the other person so that they’ll push themselves to get the most out of their workout. This content is used with permission.

Have each person mark up the book: underlining passages they found helpful, writing notes of how they applied the information, and adding comments back to the author. Then mail the book back to the author. (Note: I’ve done this and it was one of the coolest gifts you could ever offer an author.) This content is used with permission.

I’m not sure there would be anything more meaningful to an author then to receive an annotated copy of their work.