what we can learn from kanye’s outburst
the microphone grab heard around the world happened last night when kanye west interrupted taylor swift as she extended a truly heartfelt thanks to those who supported her and selected her to win her first vma (see above). the reaction from the fans is clear. it’s easier to find a video of people despising kanye right now then it is to find a…
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- posted at 6:35 pm
- September 14, 2009
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change your perspective
“we forget how much our perspectives influence our perceptions.” not too long ago i saw this tweet and it made me think: if you don’t like the way things are going or appear, try changing your perspective. feeling down and out? can’t find a solution? boss isn’t happy with your performance? try changing your perspective.
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triple your rate of failure
just found an awesome post on failure. as of this year, i have come to love the idea of failure because i believe it is so critical to success. anyway, this idea begs you to triple your rate of failure. sound dramatic? i believe in all of it. here are a few of my posts on failure (what are you waiting for?…
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- posted at 6:27 pm
- September 10, 2009
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your work week just got reduced to 0
blogger and now author, jonathan mead just released his new ebook, the zero hour work week. of course, the title is a clear play on tim ferris’s four hour work week , which gets you to his big idea: when you do what you love, work no longer feels like work. his 60 page ebook (did i mention it was free?) covers: his story…
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are you in need of a timeout?
we are trained to take timeouts. from before the time we can read, we are sent off to school where we work hard for months only to be rewarded with a break of some sort. little kids live and breathe for recess, fall break, winter break, spring break, and summer break. as we get older the breaks get fewer but…
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- posted at 1:17 pm
- September 9, 2009
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a shift towards the extraordinary
the purpose of this space is changing. changing is too dramatic; it’s becoming more laser-focused. i originally started this as a blog to help (1) help people become what they were best in the world at and (2) document my marketing thoughts as i tried to become the best marketer in the world. over time, i learned that most readers…
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- posted at 9:11 am
- September 8, 2009
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