Special Message

I apologize for this special message.  This is only the second time in five years that I have sent anything to you that wasn't a Monday Memo.  I'll make it short.

1.  Plans are now finalized for my PurposeQuest Seminar in Johannesburg on Saturday, August 26.  We will meet at the Sandton Hilton Hotel from 9 am to 12:30 pm.  I will talk about purpose and productivity, with a lot of time for questions and interactions.  The cost is 200 Rand and covers the cost of the hotel room.  If you would like to pre-register, please send me an email and I will put your name on the list.  Feel free to bring your friends and associates; just send me their names along with your email.  I would highly recommend that you bring any youth with you who are searching for purpose; I have had great success recently as the purpose message connects with young people. 

2.  I will be one of the speakers at a Women's Leadership Conference on Thursday and Friday, August 24 and 25 at the Sandton Southern Sun Hotel in Johannesburg. (I am assured of being the best looking man there, since I will be the only man there).   If you would like information about registering for the conference, please email me right away.  I spoke at this event in Harare two years ago, and it was really a great event.  The program this time around promises to be even better.

3.  I want to remind you that my PurposeCoach program is now available on CD Rom.  This is a seven-step, self-study program that focuses on purpose, values, goal-setting, time management and other key leadership development topics.  The cost is $699 and has already helped many people.  Isn't it time you invested in yourself?  Better yet, why not invest in one program and use it for your family or leadership team?  It is a great directed study program that I have put together that includes my personal involvement with you as your coach and guide.  If you are interested, check out this overview along with a FAQ sheet:  Download purposecoach_overview.doc

4.  I depart next Tuesday for Africa and will be home on September 28.  If you can financially assist me in my travels, I would be most grateful.  At this point, I have been home for two months and resources are low.  You can send a check to PurposeQuest, PO Box 91099, Pittsburgh, PA  15221 or give on my website through Paypal using your checking account or credit card. 

5.  Here is my latest prayer letter if you would like to support me in prayer over the next 30 days.  Download august_prayer_letter.doc

Thank you.  Please feel free to write your comments to this message on the site where it is posted. 

Comments

[Joseph]

Wow! That is great. I laughed at the thought of you being the "best looking man."

[Lyn Ondiko]

John

your celebrate failure week something, i wroite quite abit on what celebrate a failure is but my power failed me toi celebrate so was not able to send.

on the contrary i want to look at Balance, the moment i saw the word "balance" wat came to my mind is the much talked about "Balanced diet", and i laughed at the thought that the many people who really claim it dont do it,
I believe balance is what you want to believe it is, and many times it is not.

One cannot stay balalnced and keep the record of a balanced person, there is always an extreme in staying balanced, rahter let me say, there is always a part that suffers for those who claim to be balanced.

One must have gone to side side to want to come to a point that they feel they wanna be balanced and yet suffer the other side.

One may comment on my comments but it is hard to stay balanced and be normal. if not then why struggle to be baalnced????

Lyn.

[John Drexler]

Response to my pastor who forwarded your article to me:

He's dead wrong. Or else what we studied so carefully in Joshua's men is wrong. But I think Stanko is off the beam here. Even Jesus retreated from his passion to teach and heal the people in order to be with the Father and gain back "balance" in his life. No, Stanko had a rogue thought run across his path and decided it could be rationalized into an article. He just needs to look around at God's creation. Where, in the entire universe, do you see ANYTHING working iproperly if it's out of balance? Sure you can achieve a lot of things with terminal tunnel vision and festered focus...but you destroy the organism in the process. If you don't balance work with sleep, you die. If you don't balance work with recreation, you wear out. The biggest argument for the position of intelligent creation is the FACT that the universe is too intricate, too BALANCED to have been happenstance from an explosion. Nope. He's dead wrong on this one. And I like the guy...even went to hear him speak.