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Book Notes: Power of 2
by Jason Young on January 27, 2010

Humans are made for collaborating.

Humans are designed for dialogue not monologue.

Isolation is bad for you.

Great partnerships don’t just happen.

Eight elements of a powerful partnership:

Complementary Strengths: One of the most powerful reasons for teaming up is working with someone who is strong where you are weak, and vice versa.
A Common Mission: When partners want the same thing badly enough, they will make the personal sacrifices necessary to see it through.
Fairness: You must continuously consider how much of the work your counterpart is shouldering and what she is getting for the effort.
Trust: You need to rely on your counterpart to look out for your interests.
Acceptance: You both accept the idiosyncrasies of the other.
Forgiveness: It takes a rare level of maturity and self-awareness to let the trespass pass.
Communicating: You are not a mind reader. Assuming without verifying is dangerous.
Unselfishness: When the natural concern for your own welfare transforms into gratification in seeing your comrade succeed.
Authors: Rodd Wagner and Gale Muller

My comments: I really enjoyed this book. I am currently engaged in several partnerships that require the content this book delivered. The eight elements are dead-on. I would encourage every person in a partnership or are pursuing a partnership to read this book. You will find this content to be immediately applicable to your situation and partnerships. Most of all, I am asking myself how do I measure up with the eight elements.

Another movie from the crew at Pure Flix entertainment is “A Greater Yes”. It’s the story of Amy Newhouse. Amy is a popular student at Pampa High School who has everything going for her, athletic success, popularity and even founding the school’s only Drugs, Alcohol and Violence-free club. She has everything going for her until she founds out that she has cancer.
Her school rallies behind her offering much needed support and encouragement and then the cancer miraculously disappers only to come back stronger and harder and when the communities enthusiasm dewindles she is left feeling alone. She eventually losing the battle with cancer. However, God had a bigger picture in mind and from this tragedy comes tremendous growth to her club that she founded, proving to all the doubters that God sometimes has greater YES in mind. “It will leave you smiling at times and crying at times” says The Dove Foundation and Chrisitian Move Direct says “It is soul inspiring and Faith Challenging”. Go check it out at www.pureflix.com/greateryes

FFH is back with a new sound and fresh approach. Wide Open Spaces is the new album from Jeromy Deibler and his wife Jennifer. This is their first album since their sabbatical in 2006 and they return with a story to tell and more down to earth sound. This album was written after their trip to Africa and Jeromy’s diagnosis with Multipe Sclerosis. Songs like “Undone” deal with surrendering to God when life seems impossible. “What if Your Best” is my favorite song on the record as well as “Hold on to Me”. Be sure to check them out on tour with Newfire. Their are sure to impress as they travel the country looking to reconnect with a audience that has been patiently waiting and anticipating. This album has to be my favorite from this group and will inspire each of us.

Heart’s of saints debut album is one of those things were you can’t judge a book by it’s cover. The album cover and name leads me to believe they would be a pop or even a boy band type group. Not! This album features nice rock music and is very impressive musically with some nice guitar solos. Track ten is definitely my favorite. Keep it up guys! This album rocks and you have a bright future.