http://hookipa.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ The art of gracious hospitality and service en Vox Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:29:46 -0700 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/lightbulbs-and-moths.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dean Boyer) http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/lightbulbs-and-moths.html?_c=feed-rss http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/lightbulbs-and-moths.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:29:46 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a74f2c0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a74f2c0002-50si" alt="Lightbulbs" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Imagine if every business were a lightbulb and that for each lightbulb the primary goal was to attract the most moths possible. Now what if you learned that 49 percent of th reason moths were attracted to a bulb was for the quality of its light (... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/lightbulbs-and-moths.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a75e910004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> setting the table http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/rivers.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dean Boyer) http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/rivers.html?_c=feed-rss http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/rivers.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:12:31 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a5703e0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a5703e0001-50si" alt="River" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Rivers of blessing flow through our lives from our never ending Source! We are not be act as the source, for we are not. We are not to impede the flow for a river is to be a river not a lake. Oswald Chambers says, A river touches places of whic... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/rivers.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a5704a0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> blessing http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/decision-discipline-results.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dean Boyer) http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/decision-discipline-results.html?_c=feed-rss http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/decision-discipline-results.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:10:15 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/book/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a556170001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a556170001-50si" alt="The Difference Maker: Making Your Attitude Your Greatest Asset" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> John Maxwell, in his book The Difference Maker, has written that decision making is overrated while decision management is underrated. His point is that making a decision is just a start. The real work is how one manages the decision. Another w... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/decision-discipline-results.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a5561f0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> discipline decision john maxwell the difference maker http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/choosing-joy.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dean Boyer) http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/choosing-joy.html?_c=feed-rss http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/choosing-joy.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:21:58 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a4837b0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a4837b0001-50si" alt="Celebrate" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Philippians 4 is probably my favorite chapter in the Bible. To read it in The Message enriches its truths in profound ways to me. Enjoy these excepts: Stay on track, steady in God. Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Don'... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/choosing-joy.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a48df20002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> joy generosity celebrate worry http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/linking-up.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dean Boyer) http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/linking-up.html?_c=feed-rss http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/linking-up.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:15:29 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a482fe0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a482fe0001-50si" alt="Chain" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The Bible is so practical! Today, I read Romans 12 (The Message). Toward the end of the chapter are these words: Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don't quit in hard times; ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/linking-up.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a48d9d0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> hope dreams generosity charles swindoll http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/aloha-authenticity.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dean Boyer) http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/aloha-authenticity.html?_c=feed-rss http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/aloha-authenticity.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:11:56 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a48d480002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a48d480002-50si" alt="Aloha" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Remember that Aloha is about your individual uniqueness and your authenticity because it is about the spirit of your ha, the breath of your life which captures your essence. Alo is your demeanor, and thus sharing Aloha is living from the inside ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/aloha-authenticity.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a4a1e90005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> authenticity uniqueness aloha rosa say http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/an-aloha-primer.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dean Boyer) http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/an-aloha-primer.html?_c=feed-rss http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/an-aloha-primer.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:08:13 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a49af20004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a49af20004-50si" alt="Keiki" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> To the value of Aloha (unconditional love) add the value of Ho'ohana. The following is an excerpt from an article by Rosa Say: Everything you need, you have within you. I happen to call it your aloha. Everything you need to do, you either choos... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/an-aloha-primer.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a49afe0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> learning authenticity rosa say ho'ohana http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/the-journey-of-hospitality.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dean Boyer) http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/the-journey-of-hospitality.html?_c=feed-rss http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/the-journey-of-hospitality.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:03:40 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a48cc20002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a48cc20002-50si" alt="HanaRoadN" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Creating a culture of true generosity and hospitality does not happen easily, naturally, automatically or quickly. It's a journey we must walk - no short cuts. Ho'okipa is the sixth of nineteen values. To focus on one value without all that pre... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/the-journey-of-hospitality.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a4a1760005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> aloha ho'ohana ho'omau 'imi ola kulia i ka nu'u http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/great-service-and-great-hospitality.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dean Boyer) http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/great-service-and-great-hospitality.html?_c=feed-rss http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/great-service-and-great-hospitality.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:01:40 -0700 Hospitality is to be a team sport - where we all get to play the entire game! Service is the technical delivery of a product. Hospitality is how the delivery of a product makes its recipient feel. Service is monologue - we decide how we want to... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/great-service-and-great-hospitality.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a49b470003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> service hospitality setting the table http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/a-giving-heart.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dean Boyer) http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/a-giving-heart.html?_c=feed-rss http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/a-giving-heart.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:00:16 -0700 Ho'okipa initiates when it is absent or withheld; and it reciprocates when received. What a blessing for a person who desperately needs gracious hospitality and generosity to find it in us. True Ho'okipa does not wait for it to be given, thus mak... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hookipa.vox.com/library/post/a-giving-heart.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a4600b000400e398a49b320003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> heart love generosity c. s. lewis vulernability