Confessions of *Failure and Success

1.
There is a lot at work in the world, and I am apart of this work.
Here I am use me
There are many relationships strained and people in real need.
Here i am use me
There is only hope in the belief of God, Creator, Savior and Lord.
Here I am use me.
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Fear overwhelms the heart of those who [...]

“Life is hard”, I think someone with more insight said this in the book, “A Road Less Traveled”.
Accepting life as hard is relative to ones perspective.
Sometimes my life seems hard.
Here is what is hard about my life:
I work in a start up business with my family and friends.
Sure there are a lot of [...]

This Sunday Andrea and I will have been married for six years. I have known her for eleven years and I enjoy reflecting on our experiences.
Most of all I enjoy the fact that she accepts me in my raw imperfection and transparency. There is so much to her that goes unnoticed. I [...]

Will it take another Hotel Rwanda’s film from Hollywood for Americans to cry and cry out for these people.
Here are some excerpts from a letter sent to me through Elijah Kurich, the man who supply’s One Village Coffee Kenya Beans.
First watch this clip to know what this man is reacting to: Here the words of [...]

First the definition failure http://www.thefreedictionary.com/failure
fail·ure (flyr)
n.
1. The condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends: the failure of an experiment.
2. One that fails: a failure at one’s career.
3. The condition or fact of being insufficient or falling short: a crop failure.
4. A cessation of proper functioning or performance: a power failure.
5. [...]

This is a question we all ask our selves when something breaks down.
Maybe it is our car, our job, our marriage, or our family.
Relationships are the hardest things for me to have break down. Communication is work, and it takes time to develop relationships.
Lately I have noticed a shift in the atmosphere, people are [...]

The story goes like this:
My mom and I are sitting at the bar and I lean over my shoulder and look to the right to see a couple in the corner sharing a drink. I would say they are in their thirties. The man is facing toward the entrance of the room, but [...]

Yes I go out with my Mom to really cool bistros I can not afford at this time. Partly because I can not afford the dinner and partly because i do not get a lot out of nice restaurants. With out the people I am with they seem kind of pointless.
In fact a [...]

Every time One Village Coffee the company I represent has a hard month selling coffee I get down. I ask questions like, can I do it?
You see in the past three months I have accepted the role of the sales manager and primary sales rep for OVC. For the longest time I have [...]

Ok here is how it goes:
I get a call on the phone, “What you are saying on your blog is important, but i do not think people read it because it is to ugly.” I love honest friends.
So what does, www.toddhiestand.com do, that’s right he makes me a new blog. I can honestly [...]