Leaving Mediocre Behind | Jeremy Scheller

Apr 10, 2008

Content isn't enough for me. I want to see your personality through design.

I don’t know about you, but viewing blogs in a newsreader is ok, but I at least try to be a designer so I need a little more.

I use the built-in newsreader in Safari. I primarily use it to so if there is anything interesting to read…if so, I actually click in. Reading all content through the lens of the same basic RSS page isn’t enough. Design lends itself to the character, personality and style of the individual. So when I read your blog through the backdrop of an RSS page or the backdrop of your flower page or your clutter free page or your web 2.0 page…it makes a difference in how the content affects me.

Don’t be satisfied by bloglines, google reader, rss bandit or the rest. Taste your content with a little extra flavor. It makes a difference.

All that to say, in May, before I leave for France at the end of the month, I will be moving to a new domain, new design, and hopefully leave you with a new way to frame the content you see here.

I’ll let you know when the big launch will be…big to me at least. or fun I should say…

Mar 18, 2008

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I'm taking a new 12 minute journey. Wife-induced.

http://www.12minutes.wordpress.com

Mar 6, 2008

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My tendency towards invincibility.

Yesterday was a really hard day…Haven’t had a day this hard in years…

Somethings I learned through being real:

1. I have a long history of assuming I’m right.
Whether it’s the small decisions, the big decisions or not my decisions at all. I trust my own judgement and I have been let down enough times to be wary of trusting others. ( see self-assurance in my top 5 strengths…Unharnessed strengths can be weaknesses)

2. On the Flip-side: Not trusting others is not an option.
I may not understand or I may not agree, but either way, some decisions are not mine to make. I need to learn that the decisions of others have validity, even if they aren’t decisions I make. Trust is not negotiable, however. It’s a necessity for team building.

3. I’m still not sure how to not be in charge.
Every job I’ve ever been in, I’ve worked my way up to running the show. It feels natural to me. Whether it’s running the art department and print shop or running my own business, or planting new businesses, I like taking the lead. It’s a huge struggle for me when the buck doesn’t stop with me.

4. Bottom Line: I care far too much about my own control, I care far too little about your ideas.
I need to learn how to “play well with others.”

Sometimes you need to be broken. Though, I tend to feel I’m invincible, I know that growth happens more in my brokenness than in my impenetrability.

Feb 25, 2008

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Kiva Portfolio

We’re in our second round of Kiva Loans. Several of the original loans are all paid back.

Here’s the portfolio: The Power of We.

Neeraj points to Saad

Feb 24, 2008

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Forced to Breath

Seeking rest.

Feb 22, 2008

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We're still taking 12 minutes…

Though I’ve missed somedays just because of the insane busyness of this season for Sarah and I, I’m still committed to seeing things through…. visit 3 friends on a 12 minute journey at www.12minutes.wordpress.com

Feb 10, 2008

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Play Pump…Innovation through play.

Guy Kawasaki points to the “Cleverest idea he’s seen in years.”

Check out the video of the Play Pump.

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Innovation comes through many channels. Clearly, in someone’s mind watching the wheels of a pump spin, they reached back to the days of their youth and remembered these wheels spinning.

In the book, “A Whole New Mind,” Daniel Pink talks about PLAY as one of the six senses or aptitudes of the future right-brain ruled economy.

Joy comes from play. Jesus wants us to make our joy complete (see John 15:11) in him. Joy and play go hand in hand.

When was the last time we set out to party as a church. To play together. To share God’s joy with one another. When was the last time we played together to get inspired, to imagine, to innovate.

It sounds fun to me.

Feb 9, 2008

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Love Minneapolis and my 3 year old.

Love Minneapolis was today…

Elliot and I went to pack food for children and families affected by hunger and starvation. It was fun to see my boy pouring the rice and getting the chance to help him understand God’s justice even at an early age…

www.loveminneapolis.org

Jan 4, 2008

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Sanctuary – #25 on the Most Innovative Churches List

To my surprise, I just found out that Sanctuary is on the Outreach Magazine’s Annual Top 25 Most Innovative Churches list.

Tony Morgan posted the list this morning.

It makes me wish I hadn’t been on vacation and had been around to update the website over the last few weeks.

I’m especially excited about this for The Sanctuary CDC. Apparently, we’re on the list for our urban/community focus. Undoubtedly, the CDC is a huge part of uncovering the beauty in North Minneapolis.

We have a class called City Matters that is second to none when it comes to educating and exploring the issues that face the city.

I’ve also seen my neighbors go through the Momentum program and come out with a new perspective on their life and self-worth.

And even some of my wife’s former students have gone through the Hip Hop Academy and Beautiful: A Group for Girls.

The CDC is all about transforming the identity of North Minneapolis, and they do an amazing job.

I’m proud to be able to provide support to both the church and the CDC with design, communications and brand development.

Thanks to the list makers.

Dec 24, 2007

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14 for the price of 1…My experiment with $38 Prescription Glasses

I’ve only been wearing glasses for a little over a year. My first glasses, I went all out. They were over $500 and we’re broken in a month when my boy ran over them with my office chair. I’ve been keeping them together with various methods of super glue and oversized screws.

Too cheap to even think about buying another $500 I have been trying to find a place online that I could trust and that I could get a great deal…

Then I saw this post from 43 Folders.Needless, to say, the thought of $40 prescription glasses intrigued me.So I tied it. After a trip to my eye doctor, I took my prescription specs home and ordered away…I waited about 2 weeks for them to ship, than a another week an half to arrive from Hong Kong in a great little package with green packing paper wrapped up tight.