Is Dave Ramsey way best?
January 19th, 2011 by John Creighton in Dispatches
Tags: Business, Leadership, Public Values
LONGMONT, Colo. — Dave Ramsey is part of the vast and growing self-help industry that includes a diverse group of gurus including Deepak Chopra, Stephen R. Covey, Tony Robbins, Dr. Phil and Suzanne Somers. Mr. Ramsey may not be as well known as some of the other leaders in the self-help field but he has a radio audience in the millions and several best sellers to his name. In short, he has influence with the public. Mr. Ramsey delivers a down-home [...]
Read more...Thanks for Helping
April 14th, 2010 by John Creighton in Dispatches
Tags: Business, Community, Public Values
I intended to begin this essay by taking a shot at McDonald’s and Coca-Cola linking their products to America’s obesity problem. My original title for this piece was “You’re not helping.” I fell into a trap I’ve warned people to avoid — repeating a self-reinforcing negative master narrative that blinds us to much good that is being done. Many of us like to point fingers at corporations for all that’s wrong with society (when we’re not blaming government). We blame [...]
Read more...Thanks Abbandonza
April 12th, 2010 by John Creighton in Photo Per Day
Tags: Business, Community, Longmont
Bob Goff, the proprietor of Abbondanza Pizzeria, is one of the most generous business owners I know.
Read more...#1 Snapshot for 2009: Tastee Treet
December 23rd, 2009 by John Creighton in Snapshots
Tags: Atwood, Business, Community, Summer
// I miss the Tastee Treet. My family and I went out for summer time burgers tonight. They were good greasy burgers from Five Guys Burgers. But our meal didn’t even compare to my memories of the Tastee Treet. My mom, Alec and I often ate lunch at the Tastee Treet on summer Thursdays when we were out of school and Dad went to Rotary. I always ordered a cheeseburger with ketchup and onions, fries and a chocolate shake. I [...]
Read more...#4 Snapshot for 2009: Currier Drug, the Post Office and Facebook
December 23rd, 2009 by John Creighton in Snapshots
Tags: Atwood, Business, Community
// Currier Drug Dad would give us an update on “community news” most days over lunch. He took his coffee break around 10:30 in the morning at Currier Drug. The twenty or thirty minutes in the drug store booth rolling dice (horses) and sipping coffee was a daily ritual for many folks in town. It was the place where Dad caught up on a variety of tidbits about people’s lives – illnesses, vacations, quality of the crops, achievements of children [...]
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