Comments on: Printer Toner and Contemplative Prayer: Interview with LaserMonks.com http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/interview-with-lasermonks/ Unconventional Strategies for Life, Work, and Travel Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The Wyman http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/interview-with-lasermonks/comment-page-1/#comment-2594 The Wyman Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:48:35 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=555#comment-2594 Another great article. I didn't know much about monks except those that rely on others to support them. Gives me a whole new perspective and respect. Thanks. Another great article. I didn’t know much about monks except those that rely on others to support them. Gives me a whole new perspective and respect. Thanks.

]]> By: Trackback from Prisoners of Hope http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/interview-with-lasermonks/comment-page-1/#comment-2374 Trackback from Prisoners of Hope Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:32:56 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=555#comment-2374 [...] Laser Monks: Monastery business enters the digital age as a Cisterian abbey markets printer ink and office supplier [...] [...] Laser Monks: Monastery business enters the digital age as a Cisterian abbey markets printer ink and office supplier [...]

]]> By: kirsti http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/interview-with-lasermonks/comment-page-1/#comment-2262 kirsti Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:09:05 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=555#comment-2262 Chris - thanks for sharing this story! I teach a class on Good Work to college seniors and this is going into the next one..... Great work, great people, great hearts..... Chris – thanks for sharing this story! I teach a class on Good Work to college seniors and this is going into the next one….. Great work, great people, great hearts…..

]]> By: Stephen Hopson http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/interview-with-lasermonks/comment-page-1/#comment-2122 Stephen Hopson Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:20:58 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=555#comment-2122 Chris: What I find remarkably interesting about LaserMonks is that while I was browsing through their e-commerce website my immediate thought was, "I trust them." Isn't that interesting? And I believe that came about because they are genuine Monks. Somehow it's easier to believe Monks are more than likely to give you great customer service, give you good value and make your shopping experience more, well, holy. :) I don't know if I've heard of this venture before but I'm certainly glad you interviewed the head Friar. What an interesting form of social entrepreneurship! Chris:

What I find remarkably interesting about LaserMonks is that while I was browsing through their e-commerce website my immediate thought was, “I trust them.” Isn’t that interesting? And I believe that came about because they are genuine Monks. Somehow it’s easier to believe Monks are more than likely to give you great customer service, give you good value and make your shopping experience more, well, holy. :)

I don’t know if I’ve heard of this venture before but I’m certainly glad you interviewed the head Friar. What an interesting form of social entrepreneurship!

]]> By: Ari Koinuma http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/interview-with-lasermonks/comment-page-1/#comment-2106 Ari Koinuma Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:05:24 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=555#comment-2106 That's an awesome story. From the business stand point, it is an example of how cultivating a unique identity and meeting a world's need can meet in the middle to create a thriving business. I'm glad it happened to them. ari That’s an awesome story. From the business stand point, it is an example of how cultivating a unique identity and meeting a world’s need can meet in the middle to create a thriving business. I’m glad it happened to them.

ari

]]> By: Don Follansbee http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/interview-with-lasermonks/comment-page-1/#comment-2085 Don Follansbee Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:52:14 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=555#comment-2085 As an lay Episcopalian who had the privledge of holding the postion of Director of Business Affairs for the oldest Anglican/Episcopal monastery in the United States -The Society of Saint John the Evangelist - Cambridge, MA I found your story and mission to be a wonderful blend of religious conviction combined with the practicality of what covering your own operational expeness and philanthropy should represent. The fiscally responsible model which you present is similar to that of the Taize in France. Furthermore I found your website written in such a way that it is practical and inviting; attributes which I think will definetly resonate with adolescents and young adults in a way they can identify. You have my commitment that I will forward your website onto many business owners and organizations wherein I know people who have purchasing influence. Thanks for the creative, earned and thinking outside of the box, way you are approaching things. Hopefully it will be inspirational to other religious communities as well. Don As an lay Episcopalian who had the privledge of holding the postion of Director of Business Affairs for the oldest Anglican/Episcopal monastery in the United States -The Society of Saint John the Evangelist – Cambridge, MA I found your story and mission to be a wonderful blend of religious conviction combined with the practicality of what covering your own operational expeness and philanthropy should represent. The fiscally responsible model which you present is similar to that of the Taize in France. Furthermore I found your website written in such a way that it is practical and inviting; attributes which I think will definetly resonate with adolescents and young adults in a way they can identify. You have my commitment that I will forward your website onto many business owners and organizations wherein I know people who have purchasing influence. Thanks for the creative, earned and thinking outside of the box, way you are approaching things. Hopefully it will be inspirational to other religious communities as well. Don

]]> By: Meg Boyle http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/interview-with-lasermonks/comment-page-1/#comment-2086 Meg Boyle Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:01:19 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=555#comment-2086 Another article is here: http://www.businesspundit.com/monks-in-the-money/ Another article is here:

http://www.businesspundit.com/monks-in-the-money/

]]> By: Trackback from Pat Loughery http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/interview-with-lasermonks/comment-page-1/#comment-2083 Trackback from Pat Loughery Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:26:54 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=555#comment-2083 [...] in the web-driven world and those of us in who practice contemplative prayer should all check out this blog post about the Laser Monks. Monasteries all over the world have been self-supporting for centuries, and the practice of monks [...] [...] in the web-driven world and those of us in who practice contemplative prayer should all check out this blog post about the Laser Monks. Monasteries all over the world have been self-supporting for centuries, and the practice of monks [...]

]]> By: Jen http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/interview-with-lasermonks/comment-page-1/#comment-2081 Jen Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:26:40 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=555#comment-2081 Remarkable! Remarkable!

]]> By: Nicole http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/interview-with-lasermonks/comment-page-1/#comment-2079 Nicole Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:11:50 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=555#comment-2079 I had read an article about LaserMonks earlier this year, but it was fun to get the first-hand with this personal interview. Thanks. :-) I had read an article about LaserMonks earlier this year, but it was fun to get the first-hand with this personal interview. Thanks. :-)

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