Archive for November, 2008
Economic Crisis? – Your Perception is Your Reality
It’s not news that how you think the world is defines how it is for you. What’s amazing is how many of us learn this, but continue to go through life thinking that our way is THE way. Is your glass half full or half empty? With the unending drum beat about the economy “crisis,” ...Read more.
Tribes
One of the best marketing books ever written is Seth Godin’s latest: Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us. In reading this book I was reminded of the tribes I’ve gravitated to and been a part of throughout my life. They ranged from a church youth group, cliques in school, friends who liked the same ...Read more.
How to See Through Political Lies Perpetrated to Persuade You
Frontline recently had a show exploring the life of Lee Attwater, who was the mentor to Karl Rove in how to win at all costs in the arena of politics. It was a fascinating show revealing how dirty politics get in the pursuit of power. Politicians and political operatives know that perception is reality. He ...Read more.
Are You a Success? …How Do You Know?
Yesterday I attended a conference called the Thin Air Summit. Most of the participants are bloggers and people into social media. Interestingly enough, the panel that seemed to affect the audience the most was not on these topics. The panelists were Gail Goodwin, Dave Taylor, and Brian Ibbott. The topic was the question of what ...Read more.
The Bushlin Wall Has Fallen, The Obama Era Dawns and Political Pundits Still Don’t Get It
First off, I’m happy that Obama followed my lead and is choosing to get a puppy to open this new chapter of history. The picture above is my puppy who’s still too young to come home, but I’ll have him well before inauguration day. Most of the world appears to be ecstatic and elated that ...Read more.
Just What you Need – Don Drapers Guide To Picking Up Women
The holy trinity of self help is money-health-relationships. Most people are dissatisfied in one or more of these areas at any given moment. This means that emotions and gullibility for believing in magic potions, pills, books and seminars to solve these perceived problems is always very high. If you’re male and single forget that you ...Read more.
