This is a summary of a review of the book the War of Art by Steven Presfield. This excerpt is taken from Kamrie Reed.

I believed this book hit on something that not a lot of people like to hear about or take the time to understand. This whole idea of resistance is a force that has lasted through out the centuries.

Resistance= any act that rejects immediate gratification in favor of long-term growth, health, or integrity or any act that derives from our higher nature instead of our lower (definition provided by the War of Art)

This whole idea of resistance is what has stopped people from doing what they dreamed of.

People become easily detoured with life.

We all chose to escape our dreams by demeaning them, chase after something that is more stable and logical, or worst of all blend into society and tell yourself some day this dream is will come to life by magic.

Steven Pressfield exposes this beast by calling all of those want-to-be-dreamers out and by telling them with dreaming comes action.

He explains that in reality we were chosen for a specific purpose. God has given us a specific job that only we can do.

“We come into this world with a specific, personal destiny.” (the War of Art)

Continue reading the rest of this review at KamrieReed.com

The new app released from Justin.tv called SocialCam is filled with so much potential that it could be the next Instagram.

Here is the crazy thing, Instagram launched approximately 6 months ago and has taken over the picturing sharing market on twitter. 6 Months people, that is craziness. I read a tweet today proclaiming that it could be the next facebook.

SocialCam could be the next big thing or it could be as big as Path (if you do not know what Path is then you just proved my point, and if you do you understand what I am talking about).

No matter what the future holds I have some ideas as to the potential of SocialCam:
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I have had the pleasure of knowing Greg Darley for over a year and a half. I still remember the first time we talked on the phone. As I sat in starbucks, thinking of questions to ask, Greg sat patiently on the line waiting to impact years of wisdom, knowledge and experience. Sure it sounds like I am making Greg out as a 53 year old man, but talk to him for just a couple of minutes and you will realize that he has a wealth of knowledge.

From that day on in starbucks me and Greg have continued our relationship through phone chats, text messages and an quick in person meet-up at catalyst in October. Throughout all those conversations I have learned a lot from Greg, but one thing in particular stands out, if you have a dream….work towards it.

Recently, Greg released his first bool entitled Passion Is Not Enough. Interesting enough, about 3 weeks ago I interviewed Greg over skype to share on the blog and give away a couple copies of the book. Sad to say, the audio of the recording did not work and we were unable to re-record because of the holidays. Today, I am happy to be able to tell you about Greg Darley’s book Passion Is Not Enough.

As the title suggest, Greg believes that passion alone will not get you where you want to go. In fact, there are a lot of things that Greg says are essential to your dream. The main one that stood out to me was time. Yes, time is that one word that no one wants to hear when they are waiting for something. But as I read through the first couple chapters of the book I followed along as Greg described the journey of time throughout the Bible and some of the key characters that had to wait. One in particular was Moses. Moses knew a thing or two about waiting. The connection that Greg makes between patience and Moses instantly caught on with me and helped a very non-patient person realize the important of time and timing.

Not only is this book full of stories that illustrate what it takes to follow through with a dream and your strength, but it gives you practical advice on how to move past passion alone. As my family and I drove to my Grandmas for Christmas, my younger sister sat in the back seat of the car reading Passion Is Not Enough. I asked her what her thoughts were on the book (keep in mind she read it in 4 days)? She want on to describe this journey that would be interwoven throughout each chapter that leads you to the end of the book and the start of your journey towards your dream.

I am a big fan of Greg Darley and his newest book Passion Is Not Enough.

Today I have the honor of giving away 3 free copies of Passion Is Not Enough and you have the chance to win.

So leave a comment below, but don’t just leave your name, tell us someone who is the most passionate person you know.

Also go ahead and tweet out this contest and let all your friends know that Passion Is Not Enough is on sale for 2.99 for the rest of the week.

Here is what you can tweet:

Here is your chance to win a free copy of Passion is not Enough by @gregdarley ||comment to here http://bit.ly/fweck6 to win

So leave a comment and tweet it out.

Happy Friday

*kyle

sidenote: If you do not win you can still pick up the Kindle version for only $2.99. Get it here But the actual book here

Follow Greg on twitter here
Check out his blog here (well worth an RSS subscription

Seeing the church as stuffy, out of date, and out of touch seems to be a common understanding amongst most, but seeing the church as a place where you cannot speak freely is felt by most but never made known.

In a place that stands under the umbrella of grace and freedom the church has taken on the role of condemner rather then confessor.

Having permission to speak freely in church is about as safe as driving with your eyes close, you will cause an accident one way or the other and someone will get hurt, usually it is you.

But what if the church became a place of openness and healing? What if the church was known for the conversations that took place rather then the condemnation? Anne Jackson decides to put that hope out there in her newest book “Permission to Speak Freely”.

Providing a first hand experience of one sinners struggle to find redemption and healing, Jackson takes you on a journey from a small church in the backroads of Texas to a place of healing in Kansas City. Anne Jackson calls the church to be a place of giving the gift of going second.

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