Gratitude, Making Meaning, and Small Steps
I've just posted Part 2 of my interview with Jim Huling, author of Choose Your Life! and CEO of Matrix Resources. Jim has a wonderful way of making the abstract concrete with his story-telling and willingness to show emotion. He's...
7 Minutes of Reading vs. 20 Minutes of Facebook
Airlines, banks and newspapers are in the news as a result of their struggles. I fly just a few times a year. I don't have a subprime loan. But I love to read. More bad news for traditional media, this...
Pattern Recognition in E-Commerce
The May issue of Fast Company magazine has an article, "Barneys and Friend," that highlights the talents of a genetics researcher to discern consumer online patterns for their email marketing. Quote from the researcher, Sheldon Gilbert, whose academic history includes...
Money Does Buy Happiness, Sort Of
A personal finance columnist for the Wall Street Journal wrote his last column recently, providing his last bit of advice and learning from writing over 1,000 columns. He addresses a an underlying question of his work: "What is the reason...
Upping Your Game
Many years ago, as a young engineer, I never thought about playing a bigger game. I just wanted to do my job, get paid, and go home to a quiet evening with my husband. What I've discovered over the years,...
Last Gasp for Traditional Media?
I'm seeing signs everyday of the struggle for traditional media to remain relevant: The Wall Street Journal reported that Newsweek shed 20% of its staff, a result of lower ad revenue and newsstand sales. The most telling quote: "At a...
The Science of Leonardo
An interesting article from Ode magazine, titled, "The Wow of Physics," points to a classic boundary crosser. Fritjof Capra is a PhD physicist who uses Eastern philosophy with quantum physics to show how Leonardo DaVinci got it right on how...
Ways to Brainstorm: FlickrStorm, The Hub, and TED
How do innovators get their great ideas? Often by being exposed to lots of good material from different worlds. Some good stuff that I've found: FlickrStorm is a great tool that provides a collage of Flickr photos based on a...