Morning Briefings

I would like to list the names of all of you who contributed with suggestions for the Morning Briefings that should be included in the book.  So be on the lookout for an email from me in the next couple of weeks. If you don’t hear from me by Easter, drop me a line at lbianco@companyofprayer.com.

Thanks and prayers,

Leslie Bianco

Executive Editor

Purim remembers the defeat of a plot to exterminate the Jews. The story of Purim is told in the biblical book of Esther. The heroes of the story are Esther, a beautiful young Jewish woman living in Persia and her cousin, Mordecai, who raised her as if she was his daughter.

– Jewfaq.org

I’ve been going over the comments and emails I received in which subscribers recommended their favorite Morning Briefings for inclusion in the book, and I have to say, I continue to be quite touched by the encouragment I’ve received from those notes.

I am thinking of using some of those letters in the book.  Seriously thinking!

Leslie Bianco

Executive Editor

Be still and know that I am God.

– Psalm 46:10

Life is precious because it is vulnerable. Let’s not forget the preciousness and vulnerability of life during the times we are powerful, successful and popular.

– Henri J.M. Nouwen
Bread for the Journey

Here are the 13 categories I’ve compiled for our Q1 book, in no particular order.  Let me know what you think. It’s not too late to redirect.

1. The Company we Keep
2. Leadership
3. Commitment
4. Entrepreneurship
5. Core values
6. Change
7. Integrity/Reputation
8. Risk
9. Anxiety
10. Management issues
11. Cash flow
12. Profession-specific (sales, nurses, firefighters, support staff
13. Family matters

Leslie Bianco

Executive Editor

The core of Scouting remains the same. The oath, for instance, still includes: ‘I will do my best to do my duty to God and to my country.’

– Eric Carpenter
Prepared to Mark 100 Years: The Boy Scouts of America celebrate their centennial; members recall camaraderie and life lessons learned

I’ve been fortunate in receiving the advice, as well as the prayers, of another bestselling author, Anthony DeStefano whose This Little Prayer of Mine was released last week.  His other books, Travel Guide to Heaven and Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To, are often sources of reflection for our Morning Briefings.

Leslie Bianco

Executive Editor

Rule #110: Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.

– George Washington
George Washington’s 110 Rules of Civility

I plan on positioning the book to a business audience as well as in the faith space.  I see it selling on our site, of course, across Amazon, and ideally I’d like to see it in all the airport bookstores.

The format we’ve decided upon is what Ken Blanchard likes to call “a bathroom book,” meaning it is small and can be taken with you, put down and picked up as you desire.  From that notion, I’m organizing it with our 5-day work week in mind.  There will be a topic, such as Risk, followed by a collection of 5 Morning Briefings pertaining to that subject.  The first book will include topics to cover 13 weeks, or the first quarter.  The idea is to follow up with Q2 book and then Q3…you get the idea.

What do you think?

Leslie Bianco

Executive Editor