You’ve probably read more than one post recently on all the great things companies are doing on Twitter. What’s less obvious are the companies that forgot to get on Twitter, or to otherwise monitor (or in some cases care about) what people are saying about them online. For those companies I have proposed My Almost Free Twitter-Based Corporate Social Media Strategy. The idea for the article came to me as I observed a well-known truck ...

Failure is the path of least persistence. - George M. Van Valkenburg, Jr (1938- ) Writer, Speaker, Businessman, Entrepreneur, Inventor

Let’s say that you’re a world class CEO. Your company is growing super fast. Your employees are brilliant. Your profits are soaring. The problem: What if the company is reliant on your existence? Even worse, what if you left the company for whatever reason? Your company and its employees are in for major chaos. The solution is quite simple in theory. Instead of micro-managing employees, you systematize every job process. All job roles in your ...

… despite what they might have told you. This could be one of the most profound truths of all times. Now with much improved sound! Resources I highly recommend Cheri Huber’s book, There’s Nothing Wrong with You. It changed my life. Cheri Huber has written many other excellent books as well, including When You’re Falling, Dive, Suffering is Optional, and The Key. Cheri Huber even does an excellent Podcast. Right-click to download this episode for ...

The Subway Fresh Buzz site is being considered a total failure by many viewers, to the point where Subway won’t release to us which ad agency created this site when we called earlier for this article. We thought we were alone with our posting earlier that the site just doesn’t work (you really should read the comments on that thread)… .. considering the huge marketing effort being placed behind the buggy site. It’s also worth ...

Psychologists have established a solid link between happiness and success. Happier people earn more money, perform better, and are more helpful to their coworkers. Most people assume that this link exists because people feel happy when they are successful. But actually, the scientific evidence suggests that happiness often precedes success, and that fostering happiness and other positive emotions can lead to better performance. Happiness obviously isn’t the only, or even the most important, factor when ...

Let’s admit it: Most “entrepreneurs” in the web 2.0 scene don’t know what they’re doing. They have a great idea for a company, but fail before the company opens its doors. I was discussing this with a friend who suggested that lousy managers aren’t intentionally bad. They don’t know what they don’t know. They’re ignorant of any wrong-doing. I’ll take this a step further — bad entrepreneurs have inherently bad traits that prolong their bad ...

I thought 2008 would be our year. I really did. After all, if a black man can be elected President (hopefully), then a white person could break 10 seconds, right? But the 100 meters came and went and once more the fastest white man in the history of the universe remains some guy named Marian Woronin from Poland who ran a 10.00 flat forty years ago. (That's him in the picture—the fastest man our race ...

Download | Comments | Screenshot | Homepage | Changelog SMARTReporter is an application that can warn you of ATA hard-drive failures before they actually happen! It does so by periodically polling the S.M.A.R.T.-status of your hard-drives. S.M.A.R.T. ( … 743usethis Version: 2.3.8 License: BSD License Changes Disable the update-check on Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4 as those won't be supported in future releases To automatically update to future releases you must first update to ...

I thought 2008 would be our year. I really did. After all, if a black man can be elected President (hopefully), then a white person could break 10 seconds, right? But the 100 meters came and went and once more the fastest white man in the history of the universe remains some guy named Marian Woronin from Poland who ran a 10.00 flat forty years ago. (That's him in the picture—the fastest man our race ...

Filed under: LaptopsGenerally speaking, HP's Mini-Note 2133 is pretty well loved the world over. Sure, there are a few things that could use tweaking, but what good gadget couldn't use even a small dose of overhaul? Nevertheless, a few reports have been trickling in suggesting that HP's netbook is suddenly going dark and refusing to start back up. Folks are apparently being told that it's a motherboard power failure, though it doesn't seem to have ...

Failing to execute is one type of failure that should be completely avoided. While I recognize that we all make mistakes, the failure to execute in my opinion is one of the worst. Especially when it is repeated. It does not come as the result of taking a risk, or trying something new. It doesn’t provide profound lessons…the main thing that is learned when you fail to execute is that you need to execute next ...

By Todd Ciolek A lot of TV shows are terrible, but let’s face it: we’re lucky. Behind every abomination unleashed on those watching at home, there are likely a dozen potential shows too horrid to be aired, and perhaps a much smaller number of promising series that met the same fate. Often these pitches, good or bad, get only a pilot episode left behind as proof that someone was going to make a show about ...

This segment from CBS Sunday Morning isn’t particularly groundbreaking or profound (and perhaps a bit hokey), but is a helpful reminder on the importance of failure. (Nevermind the failure to post anything new for two weeks.) Duke University professor Henry Petroski has made a career studying design failures, which he says are far more interesting than successes. “Successes teach us very little,” Petroski said. Petroski’s talking about bridges, but it holds true for any creative ...

Apparently a computer went blue screen of death during the opening ceremonies at the Olympics a few days ago. Yep, right when a flying Li Ning was about to wrap up the torch-lighting ceremony too. No idea what the screen was actually supposed to be displaying, but if I had to guess, I'd say definitely not that. Does this count as an epic fail? I was gonna put it in the title, but I know ...

Look at Shoemoney. It’s pretty horrendous how terrible he is with grammar and spelling in his posts. Ok, I get it. He doesn’t try to spellcheck by his own admission for whatever reason, but it looks really bad… the poor grammar too. Makes him look like a severe amateur. This isn’t a pick on Shoe (although he’s a poster-child for this post and should be called out for it), but rather a video post about ...

J. Crew has a problem with their website. Whatever the problem is, it isn't small. Meet Per, a J. Crew customer who tried to order some polo shirts and not only did he get the wrong shirts, the bill... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

SO - I have a great idea, for a multi-million dollar business. I know nothing about programming, so I’m going to outsource an army of Indians to act as my engineering team. I don’t have much experience running successful companies, but at least I have some good ideas! While I enjoy making up quotes that describe the people I often poke fun at, I once embodied the ignorant entrepreneur who would say such a stupid ...

我们常说失败是成功之母，可惜我们这个民族似乎很不擅长吸取教训（所谓不见棺材不落泪），而更加注重经验的积累，所以我们不妨从教训出发，从残酷黯淡的现实出发来改善自己，负的方法和正的方法一样重要。除非你运气差到了极点，否则我相信成功不总是不眷顾你的。 人生的最大悲剧，就是孜孜不倦的努力却终于失败！ 美国一位学者曾经分析了数千人的经历，结果是总人数的98%都是失败者。并由此归纳了人们失败的主要原因，有31种之多。当你逐项阅读它们时，要一一检查自己，以求发现将你排斥在成功之外的有多少种。 1、不利的遗传背景：对于生来就脑力不足的人，好主意是不会多的。有一个可用来弥补这种缺点的方法，就是组织个智囊团，求得别人的帮助。不过请注意，在所有31中失败因素中，只有这一种是任何人难以改变的。 2、缺乏明确的生活意向：没有中心意向或明确目标而盲目努力的人是毫无希望的。 3、缺乏中等以上目标的雄心：对于人生漠然、不求上进的人，我们是不存什么奢望的，对于不愿已付出代价的人，也不过如此。 4、教育不充足：这是比较易于改善的。经验证明，最有教养的人，往往是自我造就或自我教育的人。要成为有教养的人，所需要的不仅仅是大学的学位，更要学会能取得生活所需的一切，但又不损害旁人的权利。再有，教育不止包含很多的一般知识，还要包含那些有效又能持久运用的特殊知识。人们并不为他们所懂得的知识付出金钱，而是为了他们用知识去创造的事物去付钱的。 5、缺少自律：纪律是从自制而来的。这表明人们必须控制自己的一切消极品性。在你能控制环境以前，必须先学会控制你自己。自我主宰是你所要解决的最困难的问题。你如果克服了你自己，你更会被你自己克服了。你若走到一面镜子前，你会同时看到你的最好朋友和你的最大敌人。 6、身体不健康：没有任何人能够身体不好而获得辉煌的成就。很多人身体不好的原因，都是可以控制和克服的。主要原因有： ①吃多了不能促进健康的食物。 ②错误的思想和自卑的观念。 ③性的胡为及滥用。 ④缺乏适当的运动。 ⑤呼吸新鲜空气不足。等等。 7、儿童期间受到不良环境的影响：“嫩枝弯曲，树乃倾斜”，很多人的犯罪癖性，都是儿童时期接触不良伙伴或邪恶环境造成的。 8、拖延：这是最普遍的失败原因。“拖延老人”站在每个人的阴影里，等候着破坏你的成功机缘。我们有很多人一生都是失败的，为的只是要等待适当的时间到来，才着手作那些值得做的事情。我们应该奉劝一句：别等待了，时间永远不会“正好”的。你站在哪儿就从哪儿开始，就使用你能够拿到的任何工具，更合用的工具会在做着的过程中找到。 9、缺乏坚韧：大多数人都可能做优秀的开始人，却很少有人把已经开始的一切工作妥善地完成。人们总是在遇到第一个挫折时，便全盘撒手放弃。而坚韧，是没有其他任何东西可以替代的。以坚韧为座右铭的人最终会发现，失败的魂灵也会感觉厌倦而一走了之的，因为失败无法与坚韧拼到底。 10、个性消极：以消极的个性拒人于千里之外的，没有成功的希望。成功者，是由积极力量的运用而获得的。而这种力量则又是由别人的协作努力而成的。消极的个性绝不可能诱发别人的协同努力。 11、不能控制性的冲动：性的精力，是驱使人奋起行动的最强有力的刺激素。由于它是最强有力的情绪，所以对它必须加以控制，务必使它进入正当的途径。 12、不能控制无中生有的欲望：人的赌博天性，会驱使千百万人趋于失败。这类例证可由1929年美国华尔街的破产故事而得知，那年竟有千百万人曾想在股票红利上赌博而发财。所以，必须加以控制。 13、没有做确切决定的能力：成功的人能够果断地下定决心，而失败的人则是慢吞吞地做出一项决定。犹豫与拖延是孪生兄弟。遇见其一，往往也遇见另一位。务必在这对兄弟完全抓住你、送你去做失败的苦役以前，就消灭它们。 14、六种基本恐惧之一种或几种：这六种基本恐惧是贫穷、批评、不健康、失恋、衰老、死亡。你必须克服它们，然后才能有效地推销自己。 15、选错了婚姻的配偶：这也是最普遍的一种失败原因。婚姻关系使人们发生了极亲密的接触。除非关系和谐，否则，失败就难以避免。尤其是这种失败，能把成功的一切形象都毁坏。 16、过分谨慎小心：绝对不想碰碰运气的人，往往在别人都选择完了，才捡起残羹。过分谨慎与太不谨慎同样不妥，人生本来就是含有若干机遇成分的。 17、选错了事业上的同伴：这也是最常见的失败原因之一。为自己选择职业或事业时，必须极其留心选择你的领导和同伴，他们应能够激发你的灵感，使自己成为聪明而成功的人。我们都会效仿与我们过从甚密的人，请选择一位值得效仿的领导和同伴吧！ 18、迷信与偏见：迷信是恐惧的一种，它也是无知的信号，偏见则是狭隘的一种，成功的人都是胸襟坦荡、无所畏惧的人。 19、选错了行业：没有人在他所不喜欢的行业中能获得成功的。关键是选择一种职业使你能够全心全意地埋首其中。 20、缺乏专注的努力：万事通的人不能精通某一个事物。将你的努力集中在一个主要的目标上吧。 21、浪费习惯：胡乱花钱的人是不能成功的，主要是因为他永远站在窘困的局面中。要养成储蓄一定比例收入的好习惯。你的银行里的存款，能为你发展事业提供一个坚实的基础。没有钱的人，在与人交往中，别人提出什么他都不会接受，因此很容易上当或满足。 22、缺乏热情：没有热情便不能取信于人，尤其是热情具有传染性，有热情而又能控制的人，在任何团体中都受到欢迎。 23、不能容忍：对于任何事情都是固执己见的人，是很少能够上进的。不能容忍，意味着不再能吸收异己的知识。最有害的不容忍的情况，多出现在宗教、种族及政治的不同观念上。 24、不知节制：不知节制的最有害的情况，发生于暴饮暴食、淫欲无度。对自己的任何一种放纵，都会造成成功的致命伤。 25、不能与人合作：由此而失去好职位和好时机的人很多。任何一位消息灵通的商人和成功者都不能容忍这个缺点。 26、拥有并非自己努力而获得的权利：继承并非由自己努力而获得的权利，在他自己往往是祸不是福。爆发的财富比较贫穷更容易招致危险。 27、友谊的欺诈：诚实是没有什么可以代替的。一个人也许由于受到无法控制的环境压力，而一时权宜作伪，并不会受到永久的损害。至于故意选择作伪骗人的人，则是毫无希望的。因为真相迟早会被人得知，于是他就难免身败名裂。 28、自大而好虚荣：这两种个性好似警告别人不可靠近的红灯。它们对成功会有致命的打击。 29、以猜测代替思考：大多数人都是不太关心或太懒于求知真情后，再做正确的思考。他们情愿凭着来自猜测或草率判断的见解而采取行动，因为求知真情是需要付出辛劳的。 30、缺乏资金：这是第一次创办事业的人常常会失败的原因。他们一旦发生了失误，而又没有足够的资金帮助他们渡过难关，彻底的失败便是注定的了。 31：其他：包括使你遭受失败的任何特殊原因。 从这31种失败原因中，你可以看到人生悲剧的描述，几乎所有经过奋斗尝试而失败了的人全在里面了。你如果能找到一位和你很熟的人同你一块阅读此文，并帮助你用31种原因分析你自己，那就可获益。你倘若独自来做，那也是有好处的。不过，多数人不能像别人了解他一样地了解自己。/via ★★★★★没地方上传图片？无限容量、支持外链、稳定快捷的图片存储空间～佳人Copyright © 2008做一个健康的人，优雅的人，美丽的人，快乐的人。如果喜欢，欢迎订阅、收藏或推荐，也可以给我们投稿。