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There are many definitions, but my favorite is:
Divine guidance or influence exerted directly on the mind and soul of humankind.

All of us seek inspiration in our daily lives and all of us have the power to inspire others through our words and works. One of my favorite ways to inspire others is through storytelling.

Storytelling makes the complex simple. It’s genuine and enjoyable. And there is always a moral. I tell stories because it makes me a more effective leader and helps me accomplish my most important task—preserving the culture of my company, Armstrong International.

Through stories I have created an environment in which people are more receptive to change and new ideas. Stories enable me to inspire people and you can too. Every company has a rich heritage of stories. What are yours?</description><title>David M. Armstrong</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @davidarmstrongauthor)</generator><link>http://www.davidarmstrongauthor.com/</link><item><title>David M. Armstrong - 1957 - 2010</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;On Thursday, July 15, 2010, David M. Armstrong passed away at his home in California.  Everyone within the extended Armstrong family mourns the loss of our husband, father, son, brother, friend and leader. &lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;We all know David had a strong faith in God and we celebrate that he is now with our Lord.&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;The Armstrong family is comforted by the outpouring of prayers and support they have received.  Please &lt;a href="http://www.armstronginternational.com/dacondolences"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to share your stories, memories and reflections about David.&lt;/h5&gt;
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&lt;p class="NoSpacing"&gt;“While Washington politicians are busy pushing for job-killing health care and energy taxes, it’s important that successful businessmen like David are recognized for doing what it takes to create jobs,” cited Gingrich. “America has blown past 10% unemployment, and creating new jobs is necessary for economic recovery. Unlike Washington, business leaders like Mr. Armstrong realize that America does not work if Americans are not working.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;I look forward to working with David on advancing real solutions to help create more jobs and get our economy moving again.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="NoSpacing"&gt;&lt;!-- more --&gt;In wake of the Federal Reserve&amp;#8217;s recent report that we are at a 10.2% national unemployment rate, American Solutions launched a &amp;#8220;Jobs Here - Jobs Now - Jobs First&amp;#8221; agenda that contains six positive solutions to help small business create new jobs now.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="NoSpacing"&gt;The six solutions are a 2 year, 50% payroll tax cut, cutting the corporate tax rate to 12.5% to match Ireland, abolishing the capital gains tax to match China, ending the death tax, small business investment incentives, and to balance the federal budget within seven years. &lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="NoSpacing"&gt;To learn more about the &amp;#8220;Jobs Here - Jobs Now - Jobs First&amp;#8221; agenda, visit &lt;a href="http://www.AmericanSolutions.com"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.AmericanSolutions.com"&gt;www.AmericanSolutions.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt; About American Solutions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt; American Solutions is a tri-partisan citizen action network of over 1.5 Million members. Its goal is to create the next generation of solutions that will ensure that the United States remains the safest, freest, and most prosperous country in the world. Its General Chairman is Speaker Newt Gingrich.  For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.AmericanSolutions.com"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.AmericanSolutions.com"&gt;http://www.AmericanSolutions.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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This book depicts how you can actually be...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksgnvaVt6a1qaof7ao1_r2_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Hanging by a Thread&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This book depicts how you can actually be successful at business or even running a country without losing your soul.  David shares real life examples of people and companies that are successful by simply following &lt;i&gt;“The Golden Rule”&lt;/i&gt; of: “&lt;b&gt;Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.&lt;/b&gt;”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pat Williams, Vice President of the Orlando Magic says, &lt;i&gt;“Times of adversity and temptation are precisely when values and principles matter most.  David Armstrong keeps his promises and fulfills his obligations.” &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.armstronginternational.com/books"&gt;Click here to order.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.davidarmstrongauthor.com/post/230356934</link><guid>http://www.davidarmstrongauthor.com/post/230356934</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:49:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Listen to David on the Jim Bohannon Show</title><description>&lt;embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/230339341/tumblr_ksgn1fChT71qaof7a&amp;color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Listen to David on the Jim Bohannon Show&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.davidarmstrongauthor.com/post/230339341</link><guid>http://www.davidarmstrongauthor.com/post/230339341</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:32:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>David Appears on ION Television</title><description>&lt;p&gt;
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&lt;p class="blue"&gt;ION Television profiles &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://armstronginternational.com"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Armstrong International&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and David M. Armstrong on their “World’s Greatest” series. &lt;em&gt;Video Source: ION Television Network&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.davidarmstrongauthor.com/post/265451615</link><guid>http://www.davidarmstrongauthor.com/post/265451615</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:59:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>David Appears on TCT</title><description>&lt;p&gt;
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I am not young enough to know everything.
— David M. Armstrong"</title><description>“Armstrong Proverbs to Live By:&lt;br/&gt;
I am not young enough to know everything.&lt;br/&gt;
— David M. Armstrong”</description><link>http://www.davidarmstrongauthor.com/post/230319358</link><guid>http://www.davidarmstrongauthor.com/post/230319358</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:10:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Topic: Business Ethics - Does your company make the grade?</title><description>&lt;p&gt;When employees were asked to grade their organization&amp;#8217;s efforts to encourage ethical conduct, 18 percent gave their company a &amp;#8220;C&amp;#8221;, while 14 percent gave their company a &amp;#8220;D&amp;#8221; or &amp;#8220;F&amp;#8221;.  The national survey conducted by the nonprofit Ethics Resource Center (ERC) found that a significant share of people believe their organizations reward employees for getting good results, even if they use ethically questionable practices.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;While business owners and managers are challenged by employees to raise the ethical practices of their organization, employees must also look in the mirror. The survey reveals that more than a third of employees know co-workers who have called in sick when they weren&amp;#8217;t actually ill, and 26 percent know of someone who has improperly taken credit for another person&amp;#8217;s work.  The Center for Ethical Leadership defines &amp;#8220;ethical leadership&amp;#8221; as knowing your core values and having the courage to live them in all parts of your life in service of the common good.  &amp;#8220;Either you trust your employees or you don&amp;#8217;t. If you trust them, you don&amp;#8217;t need locked cash registers, time clocks and scores of supervisors. If you don&amp;#8217;t trust them, get rid of them.&amp;#8221; - David M. Armstrong&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.davidarmstrongauthor.com/post/230360646</link><guid>http://www.davidarmstrongauthor.com/post/230360646</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>

