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READ, LISTENS, LEARNING & REVIEWS

Here is Your 4forFRIDAY for September 3, 2021

I love to share good reads, learnings, listens, and reviews with friends and followers. So, thanks for joining me on my 4forFRIDAY BLOG. Each week, the 4forFRIDAYoffers recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings,
and Reviews, for your enjoyment.

A Great Read: The Way of the Seal Think like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed

Blending the tactics he learned from America’s elite force with lessons from the Spartans, samurai, Apache scouts, and other great warrior traditions, Mark Divine has distilled the fundamentals of success into eight powerful principles that will transform you into the leader you always knew you could be.

A Great Link with Helpful Google Hacks.

8 Googling tricks to turn you into a pro searcher.

An Awesome New Gadget: Hydroflask Water Bottle

I love this water bottle. It is outperforming my older YETI by hours of cold water. Be sure to get the sip straw drink lid with it and the rubberized bottom accessories.

An Excellent Read: Reimagining Collaboration: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and the Post-COVID World of Work

Blame ignorance, not malice. With rare exception, organizations, executives, and rank-and-file employees have historically worked in piecemeal fashions. They have lacked a holistic framework to fully understand the remarkable power of these applications, much less unleash them.

A Powerful Quote from Rabbi Abraham Heschel

“We teach children how to measure and how to weigh. We fail to teach them how to revere, how to sense wonder and awe.”

The Weekday Podcast is a 5 minutes/day, 5 days/week Cup of Encouragement, straight from the Scriptures.
New episodes are available Monday – Friday. WeekdayPodcast.com

Episode 4 of THE POSITIVE TALK PODCAST – Integrating Faith and Psychology with Julie Homrich and Chuck Allen – A Weekly Dose of Positivity, Encouragement, and Enlightenment. I think you’ll love this new format!

Go in Peace, Chuck

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Here is Your 4forFRIDAY for August 27, 2021

I love to share good reads, learnings, listens, and reviews with friends and followers. So, thanks for joining me on my 4forFRIDAY BLOG. Each week, the 4forFRIDAYoffers recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings,
and Reviews, for your enjoyment.

A New Podcast the I Launched with Julie Homrich, LPC: Positive Talk Podcast

In a world filled with negativity, anxiety, and fear, this weekly podcast offers hope, help, and healing. Integrating faith and psychology, Positive Talk Podcast is a breath of fresh air. Listen in HERE.

A Really Good Article from INC: Why Disruptive Innovation Doesn’t Work and What Strategy to Use Instead

Just about everyone wants innovation. We’ve seen the casualties of disruption: Kodak, Blockbuster, Borders, BlackBerry. And most of us want to avoid a similar fate ourselves. Better yet, we want to reap the benefits of being a disrupter — like Netflix, Amazon, and Apple.

A Great Restaurant in Peachtree Corners: BaBellies

I am not a big fan of Asian food, but this Vietnamese joint in Peachtree Corners might change my mind! Fresh food and such delicious taste. Don’t laugh, but I had the best chicken wings of my life at BaBellies!

One of My Favorite Authors Offers a Weekly, 6 Minute Read: James Clear/3-2-1

I love this guy! His 3-2-1 article every week is so good. I guarantee you that you’ll like this simple, easy read –

“Being yourself is a continuous effort. There is always another expectation placed upon you, another person pulling you toward their preferences, another nudge from society to act a certain way. It’s a daily battle to be yourself, not merely what the world wants you to be.”

A Powerful Quote from JAMES CLEAR

“Don’t feel qualified? Nobody does. You can only be qualified to do that which you have already accomplished or trained for. Anything new is accomplished by unqualified people.”

The Weekday Podcast is a 5 minutes/day, 5 days/week Cup of Encouragement, straight from the Scriptures.
New episodes are available Monday – Friday on the Sugar Hill Church APP or at WeekdayPodcast.com

Episode 3 of THE POSITIVE TALK PODCAST – Integrating Faith and Psychology with Julie Homrich and Chuck Allen – A Weekly Dose of Positivity, Encouragement, and Enlightenment. I think you’ll love this new format!

Go in Peace, Chuck

4forFRIDAY with Chuck Allen

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Here is Your 4forFRIDAY for August 20, 2021

I love to share good reads, learnings, listens, and reviews with friends and followers. So, thanks for joining me on my 4forFRIDAY BLOG. Each week, the 4forFRIDAYoffers recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings,
and Reviews, for your enjoyment.

A Brief Article that Every Believer Should Read: Rest in God’s Faithfulness, Not Yours

Think about this. The One who created and controls the world, the One who is the ultimate definition of what is loving, true, and good, and the One who alone has the power to finally defeat sin has chosen, because of his grace, to wrap his arms of faithful love and protection around you, and he will not let you go. You can take your life off your shoulders because God has placed it on his. This doesn’t mean that it doesn’t matter how you live, but that your security is not found in your faithfulness, but in his.

One of the Most Significant Books that I’ve Read in my Lifetine: The Magna Carta of Humanity: Sinai’s Revolutionary Faith and the Future of Freedom

It’s not light reading, but it is so incredibly insightful. What a perfect picture of where America is today!
In these stormy times, loud voices from all fronts call for revolution and change. But what kind of revolution brings true freedom to both society and the human soul? Cultural observer Os Guinness explores the nature of revolutionary faith, contrasting secular revolutions such as the French Revolution and the faith-led revolution of ancient Israel. He argues that the story of Exodus is the highest, richest, and deepest vision for freedom in human history.

A Candy So Good, You’ll be Shopping at the SuperMercardo: SUPER TURRON SUPERCOCO ALL NATURAL COCONUT CANDY 

Sugar Hill Español gifted me a basket of Latin Goodies last week and this was a sweet treat! I think you’lll love it! A sweet, but natural snack imported from Columbia

A Great Business Read: Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership: How to Make a Difference Regardless of Your Title, Role, or Authority

A book about leadership for people who are not in formal or hierarchical leadership positions, Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership provides readers with a comprehensive and practical approach to addressing leadership challenges, no matter the setting or circumstance. Esteemed scholars and sought-after consultants Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner adapt their trademark The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® framework to today’s more horizontal workplace, showing people that leadership is not about where you are in the organization; it’s about how you behave and what you do.

Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership draws on the authors’ deep well of research and practical experience to cover key subjects:

  • The essence of making a difference in any role, setting, or situation 
  • The difference between positions of authority and leadership
  • The importance of self-development in leadership development

A Powerful Quote from RUMI

If the house of the world is dark,
Love will find a way to create windows.

The Weekday Podcast is a 5 minutes/day, 5 days/week Cup of Encouragement, straight from the Scriptures.
New episodes are available Monday – Friday on the Sugar Hill Church APP or at WeekdayPodcast.com

Episode 2 of THE POSITIVE TALK PODCAST –
with Julie Homrich and Chuck Allen – A Weekly Dose of Positivity, Encouragement, and Enlightenment. I think you’ll love this new format!

Go in Peace, Chuck

4forFRIDAY with Chuck Allen

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Here is Your 4forFRIDAY for August 6, 2021

I love to share good reads, learnings, listens, and reviews with friends and followers. So, thanks for joining me on my 4forFRIDAY BLOG. Each week, the 4forFRIDAYoffers recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings,
and Reviews, for your enjoyment.

A New, Very Cool Weather APP: WEATHERSTRIP

It’s simple and elegant. Just the info you need when and how you need it. I think you’ll like the scrolling timeline and simplicity when you just want to know the facts without all the “stuff.”

A Great Read: The Power of a Graceful Leader by Alexsys Thompson

The awareness of the division that exists within you and the roles you play creates space for your inner voice. This inner voice is seeking your attention and hinting there is a better, easier way of leading and being. In The Power of a Graceful Leader, Alexsys Thompson shares how to begin integrating who you are and how you lead. Through her experience with this disconnect in her own leadership and having coached hundreds of leaders in their integration journey, Alexsys offers tools, tenets, and some relatable stories to support you in your journey toward becoming an integrated and graceful leader.

A Really Great Book of Quotes and Quips: Abraham Lincoln: Quotes, Quips, and Speeches 

This little book is a great conversation piece and if you ever need a great quote, on almost anything, it’s in this small gift book! More than 140 years since his death, the enduring legacy of a great president, an American success story, and the celebrated leader of the Civil War continues. Abraham Lincoln: Quotes, Quips, and Speeches capture the essence of the sixteenth president. In addition to Lincoln’s own words.

I’m Loving this New LP from The Zac Brown Band:Stubborn Pride/Paradise Lost on Me

I’m a big Zac Brown fan and this short 5 song LP didn’t disappoint. If you like a little kick in your driving music, you’ll love this upbeat collection of songs featuring Marcus King.

A Powerful Quote from James Clear

“You can usually accomplish more by giving something your full effort for a few years rather than giving it a lukewarm effort for fifty years. Pick a priority for this season of your life and do it to the best of your ability.”

The Weekday Podcast is a 5 minutes/day, 5 days/week Cup of Encouragement, straight from the Scriptures.
New episodes are available Monday – Friday on the Sugar Hill Church APP or at WeekdayPodcast.com

Coming August 12, 2021 – THE POSITIVE TALK PODCAST –
with Julie Homrich and Chuck Allen – A Weekly Dose of Positivity, Encouragement, and Enlightenment. I think you’ll love this new format!

Coming August 12 – Positive Talk Podcast

Go in Peace, Chuck

4forFRIDAY with Chuck Allen

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Here is Your 4forFRIDAY for July 23, 2021

I love to share good reads, learnings, listens, and reviews with friends and followers. So, thanks for joining me on my 4forFRIDAY BLOG. Each week, the 4forFRIDAYoffers recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings,
and Reviews, for your enjoyment.

AMust If You Love Pie! Southern Baked Pie Company:

Whatever you do, get a French Coconut Custard Pie! This is the most unbelievable pie you’ve ever tasted!! And the Chicken Pot Pie will bless your dinner situation. Should you be a fan of Pecan Pie, just dig in. It is so good. Don’t live in the area? Have them ship it to you!!

An Incredibly Timely Article from Stephen Guise-Curiosity

I loved this article. Here’s a brief excerpt: “If you wanted, you could make life seem bland. All you’d have to do is stop being curious. Stop wondering how couches are made, why wind exists, how someone would react if you told them you’re a penguin. Of course, if you wanted to make your life exciting and interesting, you’d do the opposite. You’d wonder endlessly. You’d always be curious. Curiosity is one of the few things that’s a simple yes/no choice. Nobody can stop you from being curious. It doesn’t take much effort to be curious. And yet, being curious is intensely rewarding.”

This is a Must Read Article if You Have Teenage Children or Grandchildren: How Anxiety Affects Teenagers

America is on the front edge of a tsunami-sized crisis with our children and our adolescent learners. If you are a parent or a grandparent, I urge you to read this article. Here is a brief excerpt: “There is substantial evidence that the pandemic has increased the number of adolescents (and even some pre-adolescents) who are anxious. It’s no wonder, given that Covid lockdowns and distancing robbed teenagers of many of the activities they care about most, disrupted their education, and isolated them from their friends.”

A Netflix Show that was So Good and Odd: HEIST; The Bourbon King

Jenny and I recently visited Kentucky and had such a great time with her family in Owensboro. While there, we heard the story of the Great Pappy VanWinkle Heist. After watching the show and seeing some of the same country we had just visited, it was so much fun. The story, a true story is fascinating!

A Powerful Quote from Henry Blackaby

“Stay faithful to the last word you heard from God but open to the next.” “For you to do the will of God, you must adjust your life to him, his purposes, and his ways.”

The Weekday Podcast is a 5 minutes/day, 5 days/week Cup of Encouragement, straight from the Scriptures.
New episodes are available Monday – Friday on the Sugar Hill Church APP or at WeekdayPodcast.com

Coming August 9, 2021 – THE POSITIVE TALK PODCAST –
with Julie Homrich and Chuck Allen – A Weekly Dose of Positivity, Encouragement, and Enlightenment. I think you’ll love this new format!

Coming August 9 – Positive Talk Podcast

Go in Peace, Chuck

4forFRIDAY with Chuck Allen

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Here is Your 4forFRIDAY for July 16, 2021

I love to share good reads, learnings, listens, and reviews with friends and followers. So, thanks for joining me on my 4forFRIDAY BLOG. Each week, the 4forFRIDAYoffers recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings,
and Reviews, for your enjoyment.

A Podcast that is New To Me! The Daily Stoic with Ryan Holliday

It’s not sexy, polished, or overwhelming, but it’s so good! If you have never read the daily meditations from the Daily Stoic, it is a real challenge. I have been using the book for three years now, but the podcast has allowed me to have more time for other valuable readings in my daily routine.

A Must Listen Audio: Finding Your Best: A Conversation on High Performance Mindset

Buckle up – this one will challenge you. An Audible Original conversation with Coach Pete Carroll and Dr. Michael Gervais. World-renowned sport psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais and Super Bowl-winning NFL Coach Pete Carroll, authors of Compete to Create, team up again for an intimate conversation about the psychology of sport and high performance.

A Great Business Book: The Talent War:
How Special Operations and Great Organizations Win on Talent

For your organization to win, you need to attract and retain the best talent. But without the right strategy or mindset, you won’t be able to do so–and you won’t be able to compete. After all, your people, not your product or service, are your strongest competitive advantage. When it comes to winning on talent, no one does it better or more consistently than the US Special Operations community. Their success comes down to their people and a widely held foundational belief: Talent + Leadership = Victory.

An Awesome Read from Scott Sauls: Love Across Our Differences: A Christian Non-Negotiable

Another expertly written word from one of my favorite authors, Scott Sauls: For the Christian witness to be taken seriously in the West’s increasingly pluralistic and secular environment, Christians must learn the art of:

  1. Staying true to our beliefs and convictions;
  2. Genuinely loving, listening to, and serving those who do not share our beliefs and convictions; and
  3. Consistently doing both at the same time.

A Powerful Quote from James Clear

“We need to redefine “hard work” to include “hard thinking.”
The person who outsmarts you is outworking you. The person who finds shortcuts is outworking you.
The person with a better strategy is outworking you.
Usually, the hardest work is thinking of a better way to do it.”

The Weekday Podcast is a 5 minutes/day, 5 days/week Cup of Encouragement, straight from the Scriptures.
New episodes are available Monday – Friday on the Sugar Hill Church APP or at WeekdayPodcast.com

Go in Peace, Chuck