Monthly Archives: July 2009

Thoughts about thoughts about Michael

Interesting to see how there seems to be nothing but love for Michael Jackson now that he's gone.  Jay Leno's late night joke that the reason we were all so so curious about Michael Jackson is because he's like the ultimate car accident.  ...

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Neglect continual education at your peril

I once had a teacher who was fond of sharing how he was constantly amused by the arrogance of people who thought that they could compete with him because they had some big degree from some big University; and (he noted) that degree was two or three decades old.  His point being that ...

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The Hubris of Free Will

One of the things we often hear about what makes human beings special and perhaps unique on the planet is that we have free will.  But what does that mean exactly? Is it that we are self-directed and autonomous in a way that no other animal is?  I think that's what we mean when we say ...

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What we can learn from Bing vs. Google

I was reading an article recently about Bing vs. Google Search by David Pogue where he gives a very clear summary of how Bing is better.  Bing by the way is Microsoft's answer to Google search which has become the closest connection most of us have to God. You can get an answer, or ...

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Cherry Bombs

My brother passed along a very inspiring PDF document called "Cherry Bombs - A Supplemental Guide to Radical Careering" by Sally Hogshead.   Knowing my passion for re-invention and having people live lives of passion and fulfillment he was right on the mark in sending this my way. Cherry Bombs is an explosive, entertaining ...

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News at the speed of light

"My dad didn't wake up this morning. I'm sure you'll all hear about it. It hasn't yet hit me but it's about to." This was a tweet from Billy Mays' Jr. breaking the news of the death of his father, legendary pitch man Billy Mays on Sunday June 28th 2009. Just to ...

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The Infinity Principle

I met Chad Steele, the author of the Infinity Principle, at the 2009 Global Conference for Transformation in San Francisco where he displayed his work as well as gave a presentation about the Infinity Principle. The Infinity Principle is Chad's gift of ...

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