Typical respose on my affirmations don't work post.."they DO work" and "you're a jerk for saying they don't work" http://bit.ly/byPcGq # Drinking Vietnamese beer…surprisingly good. # Drinking Vietnamese beer…surprisingly good. # DSP keyword of the day: 'Eckhardt Tolle is creepy' …you just can't make this stuff up! http://bit.ly/9B7DMe #
READ THE FULL POSTKnow Your Limitations
July 30th, 2010 with 4 CommentsI was watching a video by Youngme Moon whose book “Different” I highly recommend. She created an anti-creativity checklist. #2 on her list of things to do in order to NOT be creative was to “know your limitations.” Huh? I don’t know why there’s such a kneejerk reaction to the phrase “know your limitations”. I [...]
READ THE FULL POST3 Ways the Media Reports BS as Fact
July 29th, 2010 with 7 CommentsI don’t watch the news much. Why? Because most of it is crap. Half the time they don’t know what they’re talking about. And since news is more and more about market share, reporting has turned into info-tainment. Hence, a guy like Glenn Beck can get higher ratings than news programs and people think Jon [...]
READ THE FULL POSTWhat Does it Mean to be Different? Review of Different by Youngme Moon
July 27th, 2010 with 1 Comment“Different” by Youngme Moon is a book about brands and how to understand what makes one brand different from one another and how a company can become different. Though this is by and large a business book, I found it changed the way I thought about being “different.” And for full disclosure, I read this book [...]
READ THE FULL POSTTwitter Weekly Roundup for 2010-07-24
July 24th, 2010 with No CommentsWow…and all this time I thought #andrewbreitbart was that kid in the YouTube videos with Usher. # DSP Keyword of the day: "sham scammerschmidt" looks like my fake law of attraction coach is "attracting" attention http://bit.ly/do4gtY # DSP keyword of the day: "Eckhart Tolle stupid comments" http://bit.ly/ddQrUy # DSP Keyword of the day: "ask the [...]
READ THE FULL POST5 More Meaningless Business Buzzwords
July 23rd, 2010 with 3 CommentsI’ve talked before about business jargon on more than one occasion. But the worst offenders are the words and phrases that are completely meaningless. What do I mean by “meaningless?” Here’s what I mean: I work in an international business setting. We use English as the common language. When these meaningless phrases come up, I [...]
READ THE FULL POSTIs it Better to be Lucky Than Talented?
July 22nd, 2010 with 6 CommentsSomeone once asked me something interesting. He said, “if The Secret’ and all this stuff is not real, then why do so many rich people endorse it?” I thought it was a good question. So, here are two possible answers: 1. The “rich people” are the people who became rich selling Secret-related products 2. Rich [...]
READ THE FULL POSTEverything I Ever Needed to Know I Learned from Mr. Rogers
July 20th, 2010 with 3 CommentsSomeone once asked me if I could “model” myself after anyone who would it be? After thinking about it, I said, “Fred Rogers.” Now, THAT got a laugh. But the reason is simple. Fred Rogers did what most people dream of: he spent his life doing the things he loved and at the same time [...]
READ THE FULL POSTTwitter Weekly Roundup for 2010-07-17
July 17th, 2010 with No CommentsTony Robbins and the Cult of Aggressive Positivity, Part 2: How Positive Thinking Can Make You Depr.. http://ow.ly/1qHPNT # DSP keyword of the day: debunking #TonyRobbins http://bit.ly/dn7D1h # Why you shouldn't bad-mouth ex-employees http://bit.ly/9z81m1 #
READ THE FULL POSTReview of The Power of Full Engagement
July 13th, 2010 with 3 CommentsIf you’ve read one book about time management, you’ve probably read them all—at least that’s the conclusion I’ve been coming to after reading a bunch of them. So, imagine my surprise when I read a book that hits upon a novel concept: Manage ENERGY NOT TIME. But did the concept live up to its billing? [...]
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Twitter Weekly Roundup for 2010-09-11
