Trevor McKendrick - I'll go where you want me to go

Good morning,

Let’s make this week the best week!

Trevor

God is the Gardner (article)

This is a commencement speech given at BYU in 1968 by one of the leaders of the Mormon church.

Reading it for me is one of the best example of what we are all missing without religion in our lives.

The feeling of being part of something so much bigger than yourself. Something going back thousands of years that gives every moment of your life direction and intention.

There's a Mormon hymn quoted in the speech called I’ll go where you want me to go:

It may not be on the mountain height

Or over the stormy sea,

It may not be at the battle’s front

My Lord will have need of me.

I’ll go where you want me to go, dear Lord,

I’ll be what you want me to be.

The power of the hymn is that it gives everyone – everyone – status.

It doesn’t matter if you’re the guy pouring the concrete for the church, or if you’re at the top of the hierarchy… it’s right there in the book you sing every week: you have a place here, and your place here is important.

That is so sorely missing today in basically every secular version of society I’m aware of. Even worse, I know of no potential replacements or decent ideas. I’d love to hear them if you have them.

See also in the Atlantic this month: The True Cost of the Churchgoing Bust

First case reports of cadaver-to-human transmission of Alzheimer's disease (article)

I had no idea Alzheimer’s was even a transmissible disease.

”Wasting your time doubting whether you’re going to be successful is pointless.” (tweet)

The quote is from Kobe Bryant, and the link has a 57 second video of the rest of his idea.

Solar panels are so cheap some European homes are using them as garden fences (tweet + link to FT article)

I had no idea the world had made so much progress in solar. For example, did you know that during the day California is powered mostly by solar?

Share the newsletter…

Here’s a link to today’s newsletter: https://ckarchive.com/b/d0ueh0h4n2mlwak4xx64otmvxoq44

Sign up for the newsletter…

If you got this from a friend, you can sign up to get the newsletter for free every Monday morning here



Older messages

Nobody cares

Monday, March 18, 2024

Hi all, I hope your week is great Trevor Nobody cares (article) If you fail nobody will care about the reasons, so forget about all your legitimate excuses and press on. Tyler Cowen's Personal

You can't tell people anything

Monday, March 11, 2024

Hi all, Have an amazing week. Trevor The Cystic-Fibrosis Breakthrough that Changed Everything (article) We've mostly cured Cystic-Fibrosis, a terminal disease. People who planned their life

Optimism should be a verb

Monday, March 4, 2024

Hi all, I'll be @ Fintech Meetup this week - email me if you want to say hi. Trevor ”In admiration of some of the best programmers I've worked with” (article) This describes the superpower of

It's harder to be kind than nice

Monday, February 26, 2024

Hi all, Have an amazing week. Trevor Private Equity: A Memoir (book) The former executive assistant of Chase Coleman, the founder and CEO of Tiger Global, wrote a memoir about her time in that role.

The life of every person is a singularity

Monday, February 19, 2024

Hello and good morning! Very light links this week. Have a great week. Trevor The Fall of Heaven (book) A book about the fall of the last King of Iran in 1979 that turned Iran into an Islamic Republic.

You Might Also Like

Authors, planning your holiday book promos? ContentMo has a great fit for every budget.

Sunday, October 6, 2024

2024 Holiday Season Book Promos ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ See All Holiday Promos on ContentMo Authors, planning your

🌱B Corp research fellowship, Social impact career fair Oct 8, Feminist filmmaker at Nobel Women's Initiative

Sunday, October 6, 2024

The Bloom Issue #185, Oct 6 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

I didn't realize this was such a hot take

Sunday, October 6, 2024

Plus, how to write strong newsletter headlines and use direct messages to get clients. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

Food for Agile Thought #463: Product Transformation, The Aha! Framework, PMs & Technical Expertise, Are Scrum Masters Overhead?

Sunday, October 6, 2024

Also: Agile Primitives, Incentives, Hands-on Agile 2025, Just Enough Delegation ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

FREE Kindle eBook •  Phantom Riders MC - Hawk by Tory Richards

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Read Book 1 in the Phantom Riders MC Trilogy! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Welcome to ContentMo's Book of the Day "

The uncomfortable truth (of a pie chart)

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Are you “intellectually happy?” ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

Kindle & Paperback Book • Just in Time for Christmas: Tales of Romance

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Another great book deal awaits! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Welcome to ContentMo's Book of the Day Four Tales in One

5 Promises of Embracing a Minimalist Life

Saturday, October 5, 2024

5 Promises of Embracing a Minimalist Life Last week, a kickoff call with my HarperCollins' marketing team left me reflecting on the promises of a minimalist life. I presented my book (coming early

Growing a marketing agency from €900K to €3 Million Revenue in 3 years

Friday, October 4, 2024

Growth Story Inside ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

🎤 The SWIPES Email (Friday, October 4th, 2024)

Friday, October 4, 2024

The SWIPES Email ​ Friday, October 4th, 2024 ​An educational (and fun) email by Copywriting Course. Enjoy! ​ 🎤 Listen to this email here: ​ ​ Swipe: When reviewing people's websites, a cause of