Showing posts with label grassroots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grassroots. Show all posts

Friday, February 21, 2020

Wren: "the grassroots will disappear."

SBCC Franklin Circles.1881 Buchtel Blvd. #501, Denver, CO 80210  www.SmallBizChamber.org 

Contact: John Wren cell or text (720)495-4949

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 2020

Ben Franklin’s Junto model for new hyper-local groups to strengthen neighborhoods.
“Without a healthy small group in every neighborhood, the grassroots will disappear.”


Denver, CO 02/20/2020— “Our mission is to save the grassroots, good neighborhoods and the voice of the informed common person, the man or woman who reads the newspaper, watches the news and specials and casts an informed vote.

 “To accomplish this we are working to make sure there is is a healthy small group in every neighborhood,” said John Wren, founder of the Colorado not-for-profit Colorado corporation, Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc. For help to start or join a group in your neighborhood see the SBCC site www.COCaucus.org.

“I believe our grassroots, the political voice of the common person, will completely die if nothing is done. It is our grassroots that has always made America great. My hope is that eventually, community newspapers across the USA will join us to encourage the formation of new nonpartisan neighborhood educational groups, which we are now calling Franklin Circles. 

Our mission is to help people turn familiar strangers into real neighbors. Without good neighbors, it is almost impossible to have a meaningful political conversation, “ said Wren today at the SBCC IDEA-OODA Cafe at the Commons on Champa, https://Meetup.com/Small-Biz-Chamber 
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Long-time community activist John Wren was a registered agent for Save the Caucus, a Colorado political committee, and he is the founder of the virtual educational organization the Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc., a Colorado not-for-profit Corporation. For more see  www.JohnWren.com  or call Wren at (303)861-1447 

Friday, April 12, 2019

God, Country, Commerce.

This is why we are starting the Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc to cooperate with local communities to help them do what 5280 Magazine says I've done here in Denver over the last 20 years, "John Wren... has infused Denver with an entrepreneurial spirit." I work to preserve the opportuity my father had to start a business for my grandkids.

More about this on Startup Show, today (Fri, 4-12) at 10 a.m. Denver time, noon Eastern, "Visit Group" on our Facebook Page www.Facebook.com/Small.Business.Chamber and join us right now to be able to see it, it's free and fast! John Wren.

SBCC Startup Method-- Practices of: Recover, Imagine, Think, Learn; to Start, Grow, Flourish. OODA Loop. BE A STARTUP AMBASSADOR FOR YOUR LOCAL CHAMBER.

Wednesday, January 09, 2019

Help! Please help me do Good Work!.

I'm looking for a Catholic priest and volunteers, a webmaster, board members, exec director.
Any suggestions? I just Tweeted this:

Our purpose is to restore Mass Flourishing by doing more Good Work ourselves, and helping others to do the same. For more watch Startup Show, live each morning at 10 Denver.

I'll talk about this on Startup Show today, I hope you'll watch. Live at 10 a.m. Denver Time, any time after that by recording. Click "Visit Group" on www.Facebook.com/Small.Business.Chamber and join us if you haven't already, it's fast and free.

Please share with any Catholic priest who you think might be willing to bless our work, ok? I wish Thomas Merton was still alive, I'd ask him.  Fr. James Martin? Fr. Richard Rohr? Or... ?

How may I be helpful to you?

John

John S. Wren, MBA+
Founder and President,
Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
Watch our Startup Show each morning, it's free:
"Visit Group" on www.Facebook.com/Small.Business.Chamber
Twitter: @JohnSWren or @IDEACafe

More about John Wren on www.JohnWren.com





Wednesday, December 26, 2018

St. Stephen a Success?

Perfect icon for me today, St. Stephen who was stoned to death as St. Paul watched.

Somewhere Shakespeare tells us in one of his plays (Hamlet?) to "count no man happy until he is dead." I've had times where things were going well, everyone seemed to be for whatever it was I was doing. Not like that right now.

More on Startup Show in just a few minutes, on each day Monday thru Saturday if you "Visit Group" on www.Facebook.com/Small.Business.Chamber and join us now while it's still free.

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Pro-life Rally, Women's March, and What Divides Us.

Thursday, January 11, 2018

My last post here, one post back, was about my big idea with the Colorado Caucus. It produced no comments. There were readers, or at least visitors to the page. But no comments. Maybe everyone was just bowled over, awe struck with the brilliance of my simple idea.

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Concerned? Don't miss new Netflix "Mind Hunter."

Netflix new release "Mind Hunter" is one of the best ways to get in touch with the real worldwide problem we have today, and the only solutions are to lock more people up or to reach out to our neighbors and to be of real help to them.


Saturday, September 16, 2017

What is your foundation? Rock or sand?

I try to end and start the day listening to Pray as You Go (click here to hear it.)

This morning's meditation particularly powerful: "Can you share your deepest desire with God?"

I'm going to suggest the topic of "Foundations" at Socrates Cafe tonight at DU, next Tuesday at Trinity Church, and Friday at LoDo Panera. Join us? More info on our meetup site about all 3, or let us help you start a new one at a time and place that would work better for you. More info and optional rsvp on our Meetup site, check it out: www.Meetup.com/Socrates-Cafe-Society 

For more about the Small Business Chamber and the Startup Show click here.

PLEASE RE-TWEET AND SHARE you never know who wants to start in a new direction with their work and would really appreciate knowing about the free help we offer.

Also, please share it in a personal email to the board members of your local chamber of commerce and the publisher of your local community newspaper, we would be delighted to talk with you or them about how the Small Business Chamber of Commerce can help them start a new Socrates Cafe.

Call first for an appointment. A volunteer will return you call asap, usually by the start of the next business day, Monday- Friday except holidays. FOR MORE NOW SEE "Daring Might Things-- The Simplest Way to Start Your First (or Next) New Business." click here

John Wren
Founder, President, and CEO,
Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc
Ask us how to start doing more Good Work.
1881 Buchtel Blvd. #501, Denver, CO 80210
www.SmallBizChamber.org 

Tuesday, June 06, 2017

Which is it, go or look?

Which is it, go or look?

When an idea for doing something new crops up are we best off if we “Just do it?” or should we “Look before you leap.”

Which has worked or not worked for you?

Topic right now online, to be part of it Tweet with #IDEACafeChat #StartFinish

The video posted this morning from Entrepreneur Magazine on https://Twitter.com/Small.Business.Chamber suggests the best way to start is to just do something, whatever it is that will get you moving.

“Just Start,” as described in this video and in more depth in the Harvard Business Review Press book published with this as it’s central theme, can be powerful. 

Amar Bhide’s findings from research with Inc 500 founders and then published by Oxford Press (“The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses) strongly make the case for not writing a business plan, not doing market research, not raising money, but rather to do what you can with what you have to get underway quickly with a new business idea.

Cynics point out, Bhide’s research is biased because it only takes into account the survivors of the “leap before you look” approach.

Today’s Wall Street Journal has a book review headlined “Cold, Doomed, Hungry;” it reviews the new book “The Best Land Under Heaven,” the tragic story of the Donner family migration to California from Illinois. I suggest you read it, I'm about to post a link to it on our https://Twitter.com/IDEACafeChat 

The Donner brothers George and Jacob had read the then popular new book, “Emigrants’ Guide to Oregon and California” and they took their families on a new route described as much faster and safer. and they stuck with it despite the warning of mountain man James Clyman.

Let’s discuss the philosophy of start and finish. 

Right now you can Tweet your comment with #IDEACafe #StartFinish to be part of today’s online conversation. If you are in metro-Denver today or later this week join us this evening (Tue, 6/6) at Trinity Church, Friday at LoDo Panera, or Saturday at the University of Denver where I’ll be suggesting this as the topic. More info about these Socrates Cafe meetings and optional rsvp at https://Meetup.com/Socrates-Cafe-Society 

No video session of our IDEA Cafe Chat again today. Hopefully it will get underway soon. First we want to finish a conversation with a mountain man…

John Wren

(720)495-4949

Friday, June 02, 2017

Are you happy? #2

Why I fight for the grassroots.
Or maybe a better headline would be "DO YOU want to be happy? #2"

It occurs to me that to understand what happened next with me and George (see yesterday's post) you need a little bit of background about me. Even if you are in my family there are things you probably don’t know.

First, I believe this little book about startup was divinely inspired. It’s been selling online ever since it first came out and I’ve never had a negative review. Check it out: click or copy and paste into your browser: 

Did you have a chance to read yesterday's post? I’m not sure why there were no comments, according to Google it was downloaded over 100 times. Did you see it? I hope you'll share it and this post with any of your friends who are starting in a new direction with their work or who want to make a career change.

I’ll talk more about my background, how my little book came into being, and what all this has to do with happiness on today’s Startup Show. Link to it here at Noon MST (2 p.m. Eastern) or you can watch live or by recording via the same link.


Your positive comments, including constructive criticism, are welcome below:

If you are in Denver now or if you will be soon, join me at one of our Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc's free, live meetings (click here.) No rsvp is ever required, but if you do we will save a seat for you until the start of the meeting. If you have a question about them or anything I post here, call me ok? John Wren (720)495-4949

See you back here tomorrow?

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Now what?

Meeting here in Denver every Friday to help you get a quick start if you decide to run for office or help other good people get elected. Great way to help increase the informed participation in the 2018 elections, time to start is now! Join us this Friday or call me! John Wren (303)861-1447 or click here for more info, rsvp: http://Meetup.com/Caucus-Clubs


Friday, December 16, 2016

Tuesday, November 08, 2016

Wow! 234 hits at 8:30 a.m. New record?

Today is election day, we are reminding everyone to vote on Save the Caucus click

At 8:30 a.m. we already have more hits than we usually get all day. Clearly the site is going to set a new record! You could help by clicking on the above link, going there, and if you like what you see please go to the bottom of the post and click on the social media of your choice to share it, maybe then hit the button to share it on your blog, or the button to email it to your friends.

And don't forget to vote if you haven't already.

Friday, October 14, 2016

Startup Show: SBCC Startup Method and Best Networking Event.

Here is another chance to hear about the SBCC Startup Method and the Colorado Caucus. We'll discuss them both this afternoon at the LoDo IDEA Cafe. More info in the comments at the bottom of the YouTube video:



Sunday, August 07, 2016

2nd printing of my little book on startup:

This is the first edition of my little book, 2nd edition available on Amazon and there are used copies of the various printings of this first edition that are selling for $30+. My friend Harvey predicted this would happen, suggested I save 10+ copies of each printing. Wish I'd listened.

For Kindle 2nd edition or the print 2nd edition and the used copies see Amazon (click here.)

Friday, July 08, 2016

Startup Show: Why Trump?

Today's show: Why Trump?



 I believe Trump is untrustworthy, doesn't really want the job. Anyone would be a better candidate in my opinion.

More on Startup Show, noon MDT today (Friday) on YouTube Live Events, Google+ Hangouts On Air, or my link posted here just a minute before noon. 

Friday, January 22, 2016

One Colorado!

By 3 a.m. I was headed to bed, after I'd requested a few friends put in their email address at the bottom of the proposal as a reference for me, if you feel like you know me, I'd appreciate you doing the same right now.

Here is my wee hours proposal: https://www.f6s.com/innovationfundwinter2015application#main/ajax-feed

This morning I woke with this decision: I'm doing the tour whether we get the $50,000 or not. If we do get the grant, I'm hoping to have a bus and include Ben Franklin (my friend Chris) who is "Ben Franklin Live.") Maybe a band.

But I'll be doing the tour with our without the grant.

If we don't get it I may be hitchhiking and sleeping in chamber of commerce offices or local homes, but one way or the other, it will happen and conclude in Denver by March 1, Colorado Caucus Day.

The message of the tour will be One Colorado. We are loosing sight of the fact that we all have more in common than we have differences.

We will have a t-shirt design contest to express this thought: "March 1 is Colorado Caucus Day, not Colorado caucuses day. We are One Colorado!"

Look up "Colorado Caucus" on Wikipedia to see more about this in the comment at the top of the article, or if it's been taken down, see http://www.COCaucus.org for yesterday's version of the Wikipedia article.

I'll be talking about all this today on the Startup Show, a link will be posted right here so you can watch live at 12:30 p.m. today (Friday) or come back anytime after that to watch a recording.

This weekend I'm going to offer something to do with using language as propaganda, which I think is happening with this change from Iowa Caucus to Iowa caucuses in Wikipedia, I've made an inquiry with Associated Press about when and why the Iowa and it looks like nation wide change took place with newspapers across the country.

Socrates Cafe is this evening (Fri) at 6 p.m., Panera Bread on the 16th Street Mall, across from the RTD Market Street Station, and tomorrow (Sat, 1/23) at the University of Denver in the Anderson Academic Commons. More info and optional RSVP at http://Meetup.com/Colorado-Socrates-Cafe-Society. 

Please Tweet this, post on Facebook, email friends a copy. But most of all, come back here at 12:30 p.m. today for the Startup Show, and try and attend one of the Socrates Cafes this weekend.

Thanks for taking the time to strengthen the Colorado grassroots!

Saturday, May 02, 2015

Kill the Colorado Caucus Killing SB15-287

Is Mitt Romney paying Ryan Call to clear the path for Colorado's delegates?

It's a well known fact Call was 4-square behind Romney, his backing candidates in primary races is the #1 reason he was not re-elected Colorado State GOP Chair.

Now will Steve House, the new GOP State honcho let Call get away with pulling the rug out from under the Colorado GOP with the Senate Bill 287 he has ginned up.

Call has fool reporters into thinking he still speaks for the GOP, he really never did with his primary race diddling, he certainly does not now.

Owen Hill was the only Republican on the Senate kill committee to see through the smoke screen. Hopefully the Republicans will kill it in Appropriations Committee, possibly at 8 a.m. on Monday.

I wish Steve House would attend and put this caucus-killing measure down.

For more about why it's so bad see http://Facebook.com/Colorado.Caucus.News and links there.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

2016 Colorado Caucus-- Will it be killed?

The Denver Post a few days ago printed a guest editorial from two political science (what an oxymoron, remember scientific management, in politics the ivory tower has maintained the term) profs from local institutions on the topic of killing our Colorado Caucus.

You can read the misguided diatribe, but no comments please, not on the Denver Post's website, they cut off comments because they were so adverse towards building the momentum the newspaper was clearly intending to build for it's editorial that came a few days later endorsing the misguided idea.

So the Denver Post is manufacturing news. This wasn't some grassroots groundswell. But read them both here, the editorial and the poly sci profs party-killing proposal. Then comment here or even better fire off your comments to the Denver Post and encourage them to open up the comment threads on these two pages so this can be nipped in the bud:

Poly Sci Profs Party-killing Proposal
http://www.denverpost.com/Opinion/ci_27245174/Imagine-a-mailin-presidential-primary-for-Colorado

Denver Post Call to Kill the Caucus
http://www.denverpost.com/Opinion/ci_27262576/For-2016-bring-back-Colorados-presidential-primary

Thursday, November 06, 2014

Colorado's best networking opportunity.

Every two years neighbors gather across Colorado in 6000 or so small meetings to nominate to the primary election ballot. It's the best chance the common person to get his or her voice heard and to make a real difference. That's why so many of the rich and powerful hate the system.  Check it out: https://www.facebook.com/Colorado.Caucus.News/posts/10152822579832241

Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Rule #11: Know when to walk away, know when to run.

John S Wren’s Rules for Family & Neighbors, Work & Citizenship.
DRAFT -- 10/7/14
1.       Recovery (body, mind, spirit) first: Thinking is a wonderful tool, a terrible master.
2.      Love (do HP’s will) God and love (help) my neighbors. Don’t love any rules or plan.
3.      Be hard on myself, watch for dishonesty, selfishness, self-centeredness, and fear.
4.      No resentments: Be gentle and forgiving of others, give them the benefit of the doubt.
5.      Examine/ 11th step 2x/ day: Pause, connect, be grateful, correct, ask for help.
6.      Simple plan: What does HP want me to be, what am I called to do next?
7.      Start now. Tomorrow morning start again. Persistence is actually repeated starts.
8.      Be a life-long learner: Watch one, do one, teach one, then write about it.
9.      PERMA Metrics 0 to 5: Positive, Engaged, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplished.
10  Don't have a group meeting when we can talk 1 to 1. Don't call when I can be there. Don't write when I can call. Don't post comment when I can write message.

 (Inspired by Investor Business Daily’s 10 Secrets to Success: 1) How you think is everything; 2) Decide upon your true dreams and goals; 3) Take action; 4) Never stop learning; 5) Be persistent and work hard; 6) Learn to analyze details; 7) Focus your time and money; 8) Don’t be afraid to innovate; be different; 9) Deal and communicate with people effectively; 10) Be honest and dependable; Take responsibility.)