Monday, March 07, 2005
Think outside the BIG box
Wal-Mart's Big Box building too Big
DUNKIRK, Md. (AP) - Wal-Mart is trying a new tactic to skirt local ordinances limiting the size of its stores. The company now plans to build two stores side-by-side at a site in Calvert County where plans for a single big store were thwarted by a size limit adopted last year.Wal-Mart officials are calling it one of the first arrangements of its kind in the country. The store and garden center in Dunkirkwill have separate entrances, utilities, and restrooms. And the combined size of the stores will be 30 percent larger than the 75-thousand square-foot limit for a single store.
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I like this. Not because I'm a huge Wal-Mart fan (but I do like Wal-Mart). I like this story because it reminds us to persevere. So someone tells you your dream and idea can't happen. Find another way to make it work. Side-by-side Wal-Mart buildings is a great illustration of thinking outside the big box of life, and coming up with strategic, fresh ways to accomplish your goals.
Do you have a dream that someone is nay saying? Be creative. Be fresh. Find a way to get it done.
As Christians...let this be an example of how we must work through a multitude of barriers and obstacles to help people understand the true love and hope that Jesus offers. Find ways to make it relevant. Find ways to share His hope.
Think outside the big box....
and let the truth be told.
-Travis
DUNKIRK, Md. (AP) - Wal-Mart is trying a new tactic to skirt local ordinances limiting the size of its stores. The company now plans to build two stores side-by-side at a site in Calvert County where plans for a single big store were thwarted by a size limit adopted last year.Wal-Mart officials are calling it one of the first arrangements of its kind in the country. The store and garden center in Dunkirkwill have separate entrances, utilities, and restrooms. And the combined size of the stores will be 30 percent larger than the 75-thousand square-foot limit for a single store.
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I like this. Not because I'm a huge Wal-Mart fan (but I do like Wal-Mart). I like this story because it reminds us to persevere. So someone tells you your dream and idea can't happen. Find another way to make it work. Side-by-side Wal-Mart buildings is a great illustration of thinking outside the big box of life, and coming up with strategic, fresh ways to accomplish your goals.
Do you have a dream that someone is nay saying? Be creative. Be fresh. Find a way to get it done.
As Christians...let this be an example of how we must work through a multitude of barriers and obstacles to help people understand the true love and hope that Jesus offers. Find ways to make it relevant. Find ways to share His hope.
Think outside the big box....
and let the truth be told.
-Travis
