Posts by Shannon Brockman

Creativity changes the world. And by “creativity,” I don’t just mean the arts, though they are certainly valuable and world-changing. Creativity is innovation — a decision to think outside the box and deviate from what has always been done. It’s thinking differently. I have had the privilege of knowing so many creative people in my…

Most entrepreneurs I know are dreamers. They have big visions of what could be, and they aren’t held back by current realities. They may be brushed off as idealists or even a little crazy at times, but nothing world-changing ever happened because of people who think small. Part of being successful as an entrepreneur, though,…

We all have passions. We have causes we believe in, hobbies we enjoy, and dreams we hope to accomplish. And you know what? All of those things have been placed in your heart by God as a part of the fabric of who you are. They are one of the many things that make you…

I think sometimes people confuse the work of helping others and volunteering with an attitude of solemnity. As if volunteering and serving the homeless and hurting is Very Serious Business and must be treated as such. While helping people in need can certainly be hard work, it’s also great fun.  In a recent episode of…

The nonprofit world is different from the for-profit world in many ways, but one major difference is the idea of “competition,” especially in regards to our specific area of service. It’s easy for people to classify nonprofits with similar missions in the same category and assume they see one another as competitors, but that’s not…