Leadon Family Foundation - My Local Press

CORE Calling

As a leader for several community organizations in recreation, education, arts, travel/transportation and entrepreneurship, I have been studying the difference between employment (through Indeed and Zip Recruiter) and the CORE calling of individuals to grow where they are planted, develop the skills they are naturally given and nurtured in, and match their disposition, nature/nurture, and aptitude with the needs of the communities they serve. So many of our communities face challenges in economi

about 2 months ago

CREATE Rural Transit - Go Fund Yourself!

In 2025 I attended and presented a conference with local officials and transportation directors on local transportation needs and options. While it was great to have a conversation about the past, present and future of rural transportation one comment stuck with me. "There is a reason why entrepreneurs stay away from transportation. You can't make money from it." Everyone in the room shook their head. Yet in my thinking, I asked "Why not?" Fast forward to April 30th. A program on Enviornment a

5 months ago

CREATE Launch, Learn and Landing Well

There is an organization in the valley that Jill and I support called Landing Well. It is a service organization that boosts communications, transportation, health and food services for rural areas in the valley. I spoke last week on transportation, Rotary club, and CO-CHAPTER proposing initiatives for entrepreneurship, mentorship, and community outreach from three major Vantage points- 1. Launching Well- From MAIN Academy to Leadon Family Foundation University, Education in Entrepreneurship c

6 months ago

CREATE Daily SUCCESS

Tuesday is recreation in the CREATE Daily Column. And it starts with analyzing seven daily habits of highly creative people. Everyone is creative. Yet there are fewer people who have found that spark that ignites between creativity and their work. That spark can be highly flammable! The spark starts with an ability to tell a story, with charm, grace and humor. Highly creative people can be extrovert and yet the introverted story teller is a pleasure to hear. I was a born extrovert, a singer, son

6 months ago

CREATE Proactive Studios

Fire happens, we react, gather bags, papers, photos, evacuate, and pray for mercy. All good survival reactions. Floods and water, mold and mud, leaks and breaches happen. Many have experienced loss of heirlooms with a little hope that furniture, cutlery and dishes can be faithfully restored. And the scrapbooks and documents wind up in the scrap heap of a landfill. Fire and Rain In Colorado, I've seen fire and I've seen rain. And I have seen home, work and communities destroyed by both. I have a

6 months ago

CREATE Entrepreneurship - Will our Orchard Outlast our Lives?

July 1, 2058 This is a prelude. On the morning of July 1, 2058, I will celebrate my 100-year-old birthday. And if I am not here, I want you to know that I planned every inch of perennial fruit trees to bear the good fruit on this land that was begun in me to be fragrant, fruitful offering. On July 1, 2028, my 70th birthday someone asked me what is on my bucket list! I said “I don’t have a bucket list.” I have things I want to begin, that I would like to see through to people who will bring it o

6 months ago

CREATE Daily Travel and Transportation

I am a traveler. I often have a journal, a guitar on my back an overnight bag and a laptop. Short, long and medium trips experienced through the journey learning and serving the communities that I visit. One of the areas of CREATE Daily is concentrating and offering the benefits of travel and transportation options at home, through our work and in community. One of my initiatives is to build community chapters for the Leadon Family Foundation (and University) and offering benefits and opportunit

6 months ago

CREATE Education Digit-ALL Generations

Westcliffe, CO. In my Masters Fellowship at Leadon Family Foundation University, I travel around SOCO communities around an hour from my home base of Westcliffe, Colorado. Part of my time I write stories, songs, and at CREATE Daily use my unique creative gifts to Create and produce something of worth to folks on their educational journey. This continuing journey is a shared value with readers, listeners and viewers. Whether I am in Westcliffe, Salida, Canon City or Walsenburg, or working with

7 months ago

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