Best of the Best..

While I have a few blog posts in the works, I’d like to extend my “Interweb Goodness” series with the “Best of the Best,” where I will go highlight some of my favorite bloggers. Czechhhhhh it out!

• Ben Arment – “The Day We Stopped Learning” – Strong post from Ben on when we stop approaching new learning curves.
• Bryan Allain - This guy is seriously funny. Reminds me of Nate Thiry. While he’s making a huge effort to “Save the Internet One Post at a time” — I thoroughly enjoyed his picture series on “living with the amish” – be sure and check this out!
• Don Miller - I literally cannot pinpoint one post of his that didn’t spark inspiration or something deep thought’ish. Just click.
• Justin Graves - Ah, Justin Graves, my youth pastor in High School. What a guy! The guy who will be marrying Paige and I in Mexico. He started a church in Tulsa, fctulsa.tv, and is that guy that you just want to know. Listen to his podcast & read his blog — you won’t be sorry.
• Kevin DeShazo - I don’t personally know this guy, but honestly, following him through his twitter/blog — it’s as if I’ve known him for years. Is that creepy? Nah.. Great guy, great blog, embraces local business, loves his wife/little boy, and a huge OSU/Cardinals fan. Oh,  and he’s got a really good blog.
• Kyle Porter - An incredible athlete, writer, and friend. This is his sports blog.
• Lindsey Clift - A great friend who mine as well be a sister, a leader, & just a rock-solid chick — she posts about everything from leadership & faith to clothes and random thoughts..
• Marc Estes – Solid posts that challenge and inspire..
• Our Marriage Project (Kyle & Jen) - This couple has vowed to write a post per day for the first year of their marriage. Pretty cool stuff..

That’s all I got…

ML

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Here’s a little taste of some internet goodness..

Enjoy these links:

The 99% — Just click it. Do it now.

Quirky — Changing the way you think about product development..

Behance — Helping the creative community..

Mocha Club — Unreal charity — The cost of 2 mocha’s a month can impact a lot more than you think!

Water Is Life — Find out about an innovative straw and how its being used to protect people from waterborne diseases on a regular basis.

Music:

Dave Barnes – Cousin, Amazing Musician — Not biased.

Matt Wertz – Dave’s bff — equally great!

Justin Cowell – Worship Leader, Friend, Loves Clothes, Phenomenal musician.

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Fiance — Girl I get to marry, just in case you’ve never seen her. .

ML

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Since I’ve encountered some sort of writer’s block — here’s some quality links that I highly recommend you check out:

• Warby Parker – Just like TOMS except with prescription glasses..
• Brad Lomenick — This guy heads up the Catalyst conference in Atlanta. This site is loaded with solid posts, links, & intriguing vimeo interviews.
• Tony Hsieh – Owner of Zappos (a phenomenal online-based company that ensures customer service at the highest level) – I’ve been a fan of Zappos and this guy for awhile now. His book, Delivering Happiness, is a top 3 on my reading list.
• Pete Wilson – One of my favorite speakers/preachers/bloggers out of Nashville, TN. His book, Plan B, is on the reading list as well. Check out his podcasts too – they are unbelievable.
• Perry Noble & Seth Godin are always fixed sources of inspiration.
• Trend Watching — This is just too cool NOT to click. Don’t miss out on this.
• 9 Things you should know before your 30 — Really enjoyed this, thank you Lindsey Clift for Tweeting this link out..
• Our Marriage Project — Fresh Marriage. Fresh Ideas/Thoughts. Updated daily. 10/10 ..

In music world, you need to check these albums out — if you know me and music, we go like Kevin Durant & the Thunder..

• Bon Iver – Mellow, yet melodically hits the spot.
• The Album Leaf – Instrumental goodness. Think chill Explosions in the Sky.
• Matt Wertz – Link to his new EP which is unbelievable.
• Phil Wickham – Linked to one of the most amazing songs in christian music history.
• The Civil Wars – Great duo w/ Joy Williams and John Paul White. Acoustic/Vocal duo..

Check out this stuff. Be a sponge and absorb as much information/inspiration/musical goodness as you can!

What are some of your favorite inspirational blogs/links/causes? Favorite musicians?

ML