On August 29th
I turned 57 years old. I was born in
1957, so I figure it must mean something.
I choose to believe it does!
My life changed
in 1993 when my son was born, I was introduced to miracles! I was also introduced to me. In other words I discovered why I was placed
on this earth. To put it one more way so
you understand what drives me, “I had a calling!”
I never felt
that this was God reaching down from the heavens and speaking to me, however I
do feel it was a divine intervention that when acted upon started to change my world
and how I viewed it.
In 1995 I put
action to intuitions and created the Robin Hoods of Virginia Beach later to
become The Noblemen.
I feel it is now
time to take a next step! Here is my
vision!
I grew up in the
First Presbyterian Church. I have served
as an Elder, Usher, Sunday School Teacher, and was Head Chef for our Men’s
Prayer Breakfast every Tuesday for 14 years.
The concept of Church and worship is no stranger to me!
Saying that, I
never “plugged in” to the essence of what most churches are meant to
accomplish. I never worshiped at Church or
felt I needed to attend church to visit God.
For me God was internal and when I attended Church I felt I brought God
with me.
Why wait till Sunday to get things done? I'm busy on Sundays!
It was the
people in our church that I loved. The
conversations and the overall goodness of other members are what continue to
make me smile today!
I attended
church with my mom yesterday and once again sat there thinking about how I
would do it all completely different.
Now back to
vision!
I see The Noblemen
somewhat like a church dedicated to its members and open to all that desire
good friends, good times, making a difference, and giving back to our
community.
I feel that
people are hard wired for philanthropy however it is often tough to find that
outlet. There is a large contingency of
folks that cannot or will not find that in a church.
There are also a
great deal of wonderful people that attend a church however feel that their
church falls short in the category of giving and helping out the less
fortunate.
I want to create
that new paradigm.
I feel that most
people have needs to be met in order to get comfortable in their own skin.
Find
a way to pay for your obligations
If
you have a family you need to work out the dynamics for making everyone happy!
You
need to believe in something larger than you! (tricky one)
If you have not
figured out the first two you are going to have difficulty with the last
one! After you accomplish the first, the
next two can be a combination.
I have some “big
ideas” about our future and I would love to develop a strategy that allows The
Noblemen to exist everywhere we or others think it should!
These are the
things that keep me up at night and drive my board crazy. It starts with a “Vision” that builds a
culture that creates an organization that is measured by the impact it makes on others and ourselves!
It is time for
me to push the envelope and stir the pot.
I invite others to jump on board to create something so
powerful that we all wonder at its awesomeness!
Here are some
more considerations concerning my vision…
I
don’t think someone else is going to create it for me
Lately someone mentioned we are a “hamster
on a wheel” constantly challenged for our next revenue stream, that needs to
stop
Others
won’t invest in our organization unless we audit our financial statements
Others
would like to know “what is the problem we are solving in the community?”
I plan to keep “my stamp” on this organization
until someone else emerges to take my place!
Our enhanced model needs enthusiastic support
and the I feel the right vision and ideas can create that.
I have the passion
and the drive and will “do something anyway” so why don’t we all take a step
off the “easy life plan” and dig in to create a “life changer!”
Who’s with me?
I got ideas, do
you?
57 and not done yet!
NobleOne
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