It is neither wrong nor right… (1)
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Many decisions we face in life just are. We are trained from our grade schools to judge and evaluate, yet to be human doesn't mean you have to judge everything and give it a grade. Make your decision and be at peace for really, many of the decisions you make in life will be neither wrong nor right, they will just be.
100 Ways to Succeed #141: (1)
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Pursue The Enormous Potential "Diversity Advantage" Through Awareness And Study And Practice There is an enormous diversity advantage—but it doesn't grow on trees. Working to achieve diversity comes first—but putting that diversity to work is just as important. Study. Train. Practice. Apply one transaction-exchange at a time. Always. This advice applies to men. This advice applies to women. This is a strategic opportunity!TrackBack (0) | Posted by Tom Peters | Comments?
Richard Thaler’s portfolio advice (1)
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“I have not looked at any of my holdings and don’t intend to. I don’t want to be tempted to jump because I think I’d be more likely to jump in the wrong direction than the right one. My advice has always been to choose a sensible diversified portfolio and stop reading the financial pages. I recommend the sports section.” In Business Week. Posted in Blog posts Tagged: personal finance
Raising money for charity (16)
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Squidoo is giving $2 per vote (up to $80,000 total) to charity. Visit this page, pick your charity and you're done. There is no catch. One vote per person, feel free to organize mass group voting. Thanks to every single person who helped us raise this money. More than 300,000 lensmasters and more than 80,000,000 visitors to the site contributed to our ability to make such a substantial contribution. A nickel, a dollar, a dime...
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Ryan said:
Go and vote. They need 40,000 votes so the can give away their $80,000
Why The Bailout Should Not Happen: Time Magazine (1)
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Like you, I have been alarmed by what is happening in Washington and on Wall Street. I have spent many hours over the past few weeks trying to understand the causes of the financial crisis that the world is facing today. I've purchased 4 books on the subject, researched extensively in the Congression Record from 1994 on, studied what Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger his partner have been saying about derivatives for years, and more. ...
A memo to the sticklers (32)
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In high school, I coached the school quiz bowl team. We made it to the finals. The last question was to name the first man-made satellite. Our team buzzed in and said "Sputnik" to win the city championships. Of course, we didn't win, because the host said we were wrong. The right answer, he said, was "Sputnik 1". Playing Trivial Pursuit years later with family, the question to win the game was, "What is the ...
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Thomas said:
hear hear!
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Matthew said:
Amen to this. Needless precision is senseless.
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ScrewTheMan.com said:
You can have the most precise differential you want, but if you're still using a USELESS NUMBER LIKE THE DOW, it doesn't matter. C'mon people. STOP WATCHING THE DOW. It's 30 big old companies picked arbitrarily forever ago. Use an bigger, more modern index.
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Raphael Lullis said:
Now, we reward students far more for following specific instructions for an essay and not nearly enough for saying something original, powerful or useful.
Politics! (9)
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Politics is nothing but stories. Governing, of course, is more complicated than that, but not much. But storytelling is all we're seeing these days, stories that resonate, stories that spread... Two semi-random thoughts for Sunday: We need more debates. Not just for President, but for every elected office and for issues as well. (Yes, politics is largely marketing.) Here's my idea from four years ago. I wish I had pushed it harder: Dedicate a half ...
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RoyBlumenthal said:
Seth. Putting the 'God' into 'Godin'. (Or is that, putting the 'Odin' into 'Godin'? Or both?)
Surviving and Even Thriving Amidst the "Perfect Storm" (2)
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While many businesses will fail amidst the current economic crisis through no fault of their own, some will survive in spite of the odds—and a few will surprise by turning a messy situation into economic-competitive advantage. The requisite winner's attitude is expressed by former Ritz-Carlton chief Horst Schulze, commenting on his decision to launch his new high-end hotel business, Capella, despite the market madness: "I do not accept the explanation of a recession negatively affecting ...
Talk. Share. Contribute. Teach. [Business advice from Jason Fried] (1)
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Andy, Arie (Andy’s wife), Stan (former co-worker from Bank Of America) and I had a chance to see Jason Fried of 37Signals this past Tuesday night. Jason is a simple, down-to-earth, intelligent guy who GETS IT. Jason is the president of 37Signals, and the owner of 6 web applications that have overtaken the software world with simplicity. The most important lesson I learned from Jason was to: “Talk. Share. Contribute. Teach.” I believe that people ...
A whole new labor market? (1)
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Don't make me change…make me busy (1)
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Oh, how the buzz of the industrious bee is the allure that keeps the masses doing what they are doing. It really hasn't changed. The 1920's show Metropolis alluded to the exact same thing. Keeping busy is a the way of not recognizing…litterally re-cognizing the fact that there is something you need to be doing different in your life. Being busy takes away the pain of not doing something…it is an excuse we often use ...
You can't live in a lie and expect to grow… (1)
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Really, you can't. I don't care how hard you try. You just can't live a lie and make progress in your life. So the truth to any step of progress or change is confronting the illusions you live and smashing them with a hammer. Yet for some people Illusions are all they have. It is not a judgement of good or bad, it just simply is. Know thy self, as Shakespeare says, is the only ...
Looking for a reason to hide (33)
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I've seen it before and I'm sure I'll see it again. Whenever a business cycle starts to falter, the media start wringing their hands. Then big businesses do, freelancers, entrepreneurs and soon everyone is keening. People and organizations that have no real financial stress start to pull back, "because it's prudent." Now is not the time, they say. They cut budgets and put off investments. It's almost as if everyone is just waiting for an ...
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Stewart Rogers said:
"Inc. magazine reports that a huge percentage of companies in this year's Inc. 500 were founded within months of 9/11. Talk about uncertain times." Seth Godin - Interesting.
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Jay said:
There is nothing great to achieve when the environment is bound to give you something or the other. It is when you achieve in a hostile environment, your achievement will both be appreciated and proudly held. When the going gets tough, the tough always get going.
Human lessons from the back of the napkin (6)
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Tuesday’s event with Dan Roam was a lot of fun. He joined us at Adaptive Path to speak about his book The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures. Dan is a warm, funny speaker with a wealth of stories about using pictures to solve complex problems ranging from business strategy to product design. You can see some of the photos from the event on Flickr. I sketchnoted Dan’s talk to ...
Idea Magic With the Back of a Napkin (1)
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One trick to creative thinking is to explore different ways to express an idea. Instead of just writing it down, why not make a sketch? Or draw a diagram? There are thousands of ways to represent an idea, and representing it in the most effective way can make the difference between getting the green light, and going back to the drawing board. I have a background in design, which means I compulsively pick up most ...
In search of value (17)
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The stock market is going to be bonkers today. And for most people, it won't matter so much. Because most of us aren't focused on flipping assets. We're building value by creating interactions that work, by writing stories that spread or by designing products and services that actually create something worth paying for. That sounds like a treacly mission statement, but it's easy to get distracted by external noise instead of focusing on what counts. ...
F|R: 5 Hacks For Closing an Angel Round (8)
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Last week we offered you one founder’s rationale for taking money from angel investors, instead of venture capitalists. It’s a trade-off of sorts: smaller checks, but they often come with better deal terms. Some readers took slight umbrage at this proposition: “The reality is that our deal terms are going to be the same as a VCs,” says Ian Sobieski of the Silicon Valley-based Band of Angels. “We also want five to 15X returns, it’s ...
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Do your co-workers have that "Deer In The Headlines" look today? Today, and likely this week, you have a choice: Obsess on the Wall Street crisis or focus on a project that will make a difference over the long haul. I doubt that there's little in between. Me personally, I'm going to focus my efforts on my new website (SavingTheWorld.net), a knowledge network for people that want to make a difference. I'm going to focus ...Shared by Ryan (18)Contribute commentDaniel Pink (9) permalink
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