In Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey compared two attitudes. First, the “Scarcity Mentality” depicts the world as a pie–although Covey failed to…
Author: Bart Cannon
After completing a 43-year commercial banking career, Bart Cannon joined UMSI in 2016 as its Business Strategist. Bart serves UMSI in a variety of areas, including financial planning and analysis, research, and product development. Since 2003, he has taught undergraduate courses on Worldviews and graduate-level courses on Leadership at Dallas Baptist University. He has also written and published two inspirational books and a number of newspaper articles and Bible study guides. The Cannons have four adult children: Keri, Beth, Melissa, and Jonathan. During their child-rearing years, Bart and his wife, Karen, were involved with church-sponsored and private Christian schools, as well as public schools and home school cooperatives. Bart holds a B.S. degree in Marketing Administration from the University of Alabama and a diploma from the School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University, as well as two Masters Degrees—an M.A.P.D. in Management and Church Leadership from Dallas Baptist University, and an M.A. in Theological Studies from Southwestern Assemblies of God University.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR PENNIES, AND YOUR DOLLARS WILL TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES
During my banking career, I reviewed the financial statements of innumerable businesses, both large and small, for-profit and not-for-profit. I also gave counsel to countless…
One Miraculous Christmas
ONE MIRACULOUS CHRISTMAS: A Prescription for eradicating “Bah Humbug” During a recent visit to Mississippi, my family and I stopped for breakfast at a popular…
Fun at the Expense of Others
My wife and I learned the hard way that Christian schools don’t always provide a safe-haven against ostracism, gone-too-far teasing, and, of course, bullying. Despite…