Straight From The Source: Mt. Juliet Tornado Survivors Share Be Entertained In Mt Juliet Community Features News by Oscar Smith - April 1, 2020April 1, 20200 In the wake of a devastating tornado in Mt. Juliet, TN, stories of survival continue to surface. Living through a tornado has been a traumatic experience no doubt. For some, it literally within seconds changed their lives entirely. These are some of the most striking stories shared with me. For many, the sounds were the most terrifying part. Survivors described what it was like to be in the tornado. One man said, “The sound was deafening. You could not hear a d*mn thing other than the tornado and the wood splintering and breaking. I also could not see anything. The darkness was insane. The first shake of the house split something and I saw a brief amount of light and that went
Achieving Tranquility Between The Lakes Community Features News by Oscar Smith - October 10, 2019October 10, 20190 Living in peace is about living harmoniously with yourself, and all other beings around you. While your definition of a tranquil life might vary from someone else’s, there are things we can do to promote peace in our lives, strive for better relationships, create a calm environment for yourself, and seek to encourage it in your community. With persistence and patience, we each can enjoy the peaceful life that we’re mutually seeking. Eliminate toxic people from your life. If you have someone in your life who criticizes you, starts arguments for no reason, or blames you for their problems, this can interfere with your sense of inner peace. Distancing yourself from them may be necessary, especially if the person is
Credibility: The Social Trust Factor Community Features News by Oscar Smith - May 1, 2019June 18, 20190 Credibility The Social Trust FactorBy Oscar SmithMJFM.Live Radio and Mt Juliet’s OwnTV ChannelMt. Juliet, TN has taken plenty of time to understand. The Land Between The Lakes is no quick study. For me building an online persona and brand began with the most basic aspects including building a core message.1Big1.com and MJFM.Live both are being broadcast from here. Building up trust was essential for us. There could be many different reasons why communities we do business in are reluctant to engage with us. One of the most common reasons is that they don't trust us. We have all the pretty colors, bells and whistles for our online presence but we lack credibility. We simply lack the trust factor. In real life and
Gratitude – Leadership & Gratitude – Compassion Community Features by Oscar Smith - April 17, 2019April 30, 20190 By Oscar Smith, Author, Pastor ‘Leadership’ and ‘compassion’ aren’t words we commonly link together. Most leaders are conditioned to put business before benevolence – to lead with their heads, not their hearts. From my times in the business world as a Chauffeur the perception of a powerful leader is someone who’s tough, strong, decisive, hard-nosed. As CEO of Osmithmedia, I find conviction, confidence and courage to cultivate connectivity and compassion to be most important moving forward. Compassion doesn’t live in my head, it lives in my heart and my actions are formed by it. Compassion is the love that moves us. Compassion as a father was to hold my two sons and wipe away their tears when they fell