An excerpt from the book ‘The Pin Striped Prison‘ by Lisa Pryor (Courtesy of David Ball).
It speaks for itself:
That’s 5 star, I can’t wait to read the book!
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A mate of mine David Ball (@MrDavidBall) recently linked me to a great cartoon drawing by Stuart McMillen (@Stuart_McMillen) which depicts his frustrations towards moving through the traditional schooling and tertiary education systems in Australia (and the Western World).
I personally believe the traditional education system is f#cked (pardon me) so I think this cartoon is excellent, check it out:
Have you set your goals yet for 2010?!
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Below follows some of Will Smith’s wisdom, some of his thoughts on life…
Take the time to watch it and soak it in. For those of you who’ve never seen this side of Will Smith, prepare to be amazed (I was).
One of my favourites:
“The separation of talent and skill is one of the greatest misunderstood concepts for people who are trying to excel, for people who have dreams. Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.”
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A number of days ago I came across an excerpt from a speech given by Sen. Robert F. Kennedy on March 18, 1968, at the University of Kansas. I immediately printed it and stuck it on my ‘Inspiration Wall’ in my office.
He was on the campaign trail in the US 1968 presidential race, and that context makes these words even more amazing. Less than three months later, he was shot and killed in California. Embedded below is a video montage from the speech, and the text follows below.
“We will find neither national purpose nor personal satisfaction in a mere continuation of economic progress, in an endless amassing of worldly goods. We cannot measure national spirit by the Dow Jones Average, nor national achievement by the Gross National Product. For the Gross National Product includes air pollution, and ambulances to clear our highways from carnage. It counts special locks for our doors and jails for the people who break them. The Gross National Product includes the destruction of the redwoods and the death of Lake Superior. It grows with the production of napalm and missles and nuclear warheads…. It includes… the broadcasting of television programs which glorify violence to sell goods to our children.
“And if the Gross National Product includes all this, there is much that it does not comprehend. It does not allow for the health of our families, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play. It is indifferent to the decency of our factories and the safety of our streets alike. It does not include the beauty of our poetry, or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials… the Gross National Product measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile, and it can tell us everything about America — except whether we are proud to be Americans.”
Robert F Kennedy’s speech from 1968 is still ever so relevant today. We can all take a great deal from this speech and consider the world we live in.
This one really hit home for me. How about you?
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Brand Name, Marketing Message & Unique Value Proposition all summed up in 3 little Words!
Brilliant Branding.
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Typically driven by a commitment to a common vision and bold goals, entrepreneurs reward results and have little tolerance for those who worship process and effort.
An entrepreneur, confronted with the task of facing any business in good times and bad, needs to think about:
Does this make the typical entrepreneur selfish for breaking the mold, refusing to conform and blazing their own path?
This they try to do in small start-ups or by initiating a new and different means of generating value within an organisation.
Not only do entrepreneurs create jobs for others, they create significant wealth for themselves.
Independence, adventure, fun and the opportunity to implement new ideas draw them to do what they do. In addition, entrepreneurs are drawn to change.
Entrepreneurs see the disruptions as opening doors to new competitive opportunities. Seeing opportunity where others see threat requires moving beyond common wisdom.
Successful entrepreneurial behaviours flow from making distinctions, sensing opportunities and pursuing results in market niches that have not yet been overrun by the herd.
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Does work feel like prison so much that you can’t tell the difference
between the two?
Just in case you ever get these two environments mixed up, this
should
make things a little bit clearer.
Now get back to work. You’re not getting paid to read blogs!
Attribution: This was an email sent to me by Marc Dussault as part of his Wisecrack Series.
Image: Courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons Member Asso_2nd
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Transparency is the best form of humility. We should be humble and confident in who we are and in what we stand for in our business practices. This confidence gives strength to our character and it’s our character that shapes our reputation. Study very carefully every detail in a business relationship before it has been finalised.
Now is the time to start practicing transparent business with your friends, clients & associates.
This post was inspired by @ChrisSaad’s tweet about Transparency. You can see it here.
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