http://missionalstrategy.com Influencing Those Who Will Change the World Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:16:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the reasons for the limited space in active brain memory is the principle of competition. Holding a complex idea in active memory requires activating visual circuitry. For instance, when you think, you brain creates a picture of how that idea connects with other ideas. The circuits in the ... http://missionalstrategy.com/2009/10/deciding-effectively-with-limited-brain-resources/ In 1956, George A. Miller completed a research project that looked at the number of items that could be held in the mind at one time. It was called The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two published in Psychological Review. The maximum, he found, was seven, plus or minus ... http://missionalstrategy.com/2009/10/the-limitations-of-the-brain-in-decision-making/ Your brain has energy limitations, particularly around activities of decision-making and controlling impulses. When we use those resources up, it makes it difficult for us to be effective when attempting the next activity. This energy can sometimes be restored by having a glucose drink, whether with sugar or a sugar ... http://missionalstrategy.com/2009/10/getting-the-most-out-of-your-day/ Entrepreneurial Ministry requires creativity and innovation.  You can take a current business model, get creative and apply a little innovation, and voila, you have got a model to do ministry in an entrepreneurial way. A recent article on innovation at Entrepreneur.com gives us a small look at the innovation process.  I ... http://missionalstrategy.com/2009/10/the-innovation-process/ In a world of limited resources and experiences, utilizing academia may provide a way to get excellent help marketing your ministry or other entrepreneurial endeavor. A Personal Experience When I was in college, I had to take marketing 301.  In this class we had to form a team and build a marketing ... http://missionalstrategy.com/2009/10/using-local-academia-to-develop-your-marketing-plan/ Here are ten really good skills entrepreneurs should develop as they lead in ministries and businesses: The successful leader has a vision The successful leader communicates well The successful leader supports and guides the employees The successful leader believes in his/herself The successful leader creates the atmosphere that encourages others to grow and thrive The successful ... http://missionalstrategy.com/2009/10/leadership-skills-for-an-entrepreneur/ Starting a new ministry is a great endeavor, especially if you are innovative and are trying to put an entrepreneurial spin on it.  But there are inherent risks with simply starting a business or ministry and not considering the financial, legal, and public relation implications of your endeavor could be ... http://missionalstrategy.com/2009/10/why-should-you-incorporate-your-entrepreneurial-ministry/ This is taken from an article from entrepreneur.com entitled Guerrillas Use Word-of-Mouth Marketing. Is your message, product or service worth talking about? We certainly hope so, because a recent study conducted by eMarketer.com concluded that 53 percent of online traffic comes from recommendations made by family members and/or friends. This confirms what ... http://missionalstrategy.com/2009/10/the-best-marketing-around/ More people than ever are being paid to think. America has moved from an industrial economy to a information economy and the result is the need for more thinkers and less manufacturing and service workers. More and more people are being paid to make decisions and process information, not do ... http://missionalstrategy.com/2009/10/the-working-brain-introducing-the-prefrontal-cortex/ Our new EBook, Reframing Success: Missional Metrics for Ministry Success is nearing completion. It should be out by the end of July. Be looking for it, and sign up below to received our first EBook, Chaos in the Church, about the integration of chaos theory (complex adaptive systems) and change in ... http://missionalstrategy.com/2009/07/new-ebook-nearing-completion/