The Friday Feature w/Sean: One Habit Changes Everything Astound People With Your… The One Habit That Changes Everything! Welcome to Week #291 of The Friday Feature. Yesterday, I spoke to a group of young professionals about leadership and purpose. Before we wrapped up, I gave each person a copy of The Rocking Chair Prophet by […]
The Friday Feature w/Sean: Rise Through Fire – Soul on Fire Rise Through Fire ~ Soul on Fire – There is a season for everything! At just nine years old, doctors gave John less than a 1% chance to live. Welcome to Week #290 of The Friday Feature. This week is special as “Soul […]
The Friday Feature w/Sean: Messy Moments Need Real Friends This week, I thought about a question pastor Teresa asked a couple of weeks ago: Who’s your best friend? ❤️ My father had triple bypass surgery Monday evening. My mother had quadruple bypass surgery last Thanksgiving. Over the past 10 months, I’ve watched them support each […]
By Sean J. Vanslyke | sean@gosemo.com October is National Co-op Month—a time when electric cooperatives across the country pause to celebrate the cooperative difference. For SEMO Electric, it’s also the perfect time to thank you—the members who make everything we do possible. Being part of a cooperative is like being connected to a train system […]
The Friday Feature w/Sean: What 4,000 Miles Can’t Take Away ✅ Relationships matter. Because in the end, relationships are not about distance. It’s about connection. We are in Cordova, Alaska, a place where those words aren’t just said, they’re lived. I’m joined by my friend Jaime Matthews. Jaime and I first met back in December […]
The Friday Feature w/Sean: The Starfish Lesson ⭐️ Stronger Than the Rocks: The Starfish Lesson. Welcome to Week #287 of The Friday Feature. Thanks to Tricia Edmonds for inspiring us today! Humans are a lot like starfish. Both get pounded against the rocks, tossed around by storms, and pulled by powerful currents. Yet both find […]
The Friday Feature w/Sean: Who Loves You? ✅ We can’t do it by ourselves. Welcome to Week #286 of The Friday Feature. Pastor Dane said it simply: “We can’t do it by ourselves.” Twenty-four years ago today, I was halfway home from Philadelphia after the horror of 9/11. That day, more than ever, it mattered […]
The Friday Feature w/ Sean: The Secret Every Sport Teaches Us ✅ The secret every sport teaches us. Follow-through wins. Welcome to week 285 of The Friday Feature. The NFL kicked off last night (Eagles won). Even if you aren’t a football fan, there’s a lesson here: champions aren’t always the fastest or flashiest. They’re […]
By Sean J. Vanslyke | sean@gosemo.com At SEMO Electric, we don’t operate to make a profit—we operate to serve. That’s why when there’s money left over after paying for power generation and transmission, operations, and maintenance, we give it back to you. These refunds are called capital credits, and they represent your share of the […]
The Friday Feature w/Sean: The Lesson That Changed Damon West’s Life | ☕Carrot, Egg, or Coffee Bean? Meet Damon West. Once a college quarterback, he spiraled into meth and crime, earning a 65-year prison sentence—what prison jargon calls Six Dimes and A Nickel. Now on parole until 2073, Damon shares his story through two books: […]