Olli M. sur Twitter : "We have a say in what we wish to remain the same and what it is we want to change or improve. Here's to you! Innervoice. No one cares more than we do! The Greatness Within Us All. Hi!
I've been quiet on the blogging front since sxsw for a few reasons - a couple being I'm considering how to focus my blog(s) for the future - so it's easy for you to see more of the information you're interested in and also because I've been traveling. I'm based in Melbourne for a month now which is lovely to be set up. I was writing an email today and am now compelled to share it... It's about the 'greatness within us all' and also the shift in current (consulting) business models. How to Find Passion in Your Job. Photo by Kara Pecknold Are you in a stage of loving your life so much that you would pay money to live it?
If not? What can you do about it? A common question asked is, “I really want to feel that way, but I’m just not passionate about anything. How do I find passion?” A friend of mine asked me that question a few weeks ago. This is part two of my notes from Professor Srikumar Rao‘s google talk, along with my personal thoughts on the topic. The Problem Most of us make the mistake of assuming that our ideal job is out there somewhere, and we have to go out and find it. The Secret to Passion Passion do not exist in the job, it exists within us. The beautiful thing is that if you ignite passion within you from where you are, the external world has a miraculous and magnificent way of rearranging itself to suit the new person you are becoming.
The Unhappiness Spiral. Be brave or go home. « Touching the void... | Main | Creating playful users... » Be brave or go home Seth Godin says that today, "being safe is risky, and being risky is safe.
" And if you're out there creating something on the edge, someone's going to hate it. Probably a lot of someones. One thing we noticed from our Amazon reviews was that we get mainly five-stars and one-stars, but not much in the middle. Ever since we started this crazy scheme (18 months ago with the release of the the first book in the series), we've been thinking that the extremeness of our reviews was a good thing, and now someone's confirmed it.
"But the most telling variable is the one star rating. You gotta be brave out there, now more than ever. Making only incremental improvements won't work today, not with the gazillion competing products and services all fighting for attention and offering pretty much the same perceived benefits. How to be an expert. Physics of Passion: The Koolaid Point.
« 37 Signals Passion Review | Main | An iPod Sheep Fights Back » Physics of Passion: The Koolaid Point You don't really have passionate users until someone starts accusing them of "drinking the koolaid.
" You might have happy users, even loyal users, but it's the truly passionate that piss off others enough to motivate them to say something. Where there is passion, there is always anti-passion... or rather passion in the hate dimension. The Wisdom of Crowds. {*style:<i><b>"No one in this world, so far as I know, has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.
" -H. L. Mencken </b></i>*} H. L. In this endlessly fascinating book, columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea that has profound implications: large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant—better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future. This seemingly counterintuitive notion has endless and major ramifications for how businesses operate, how knowledge is advanced, how economies are (or should be) organized and how we live our daily lives. Despite the sophistication of his arguments, Surowiecki presents them in a wonderfully entertaining manner. Is a brilliant but accessible biography of an idea, one with important lessons for how we live our lives, select our leaders, conduct our business, and think about our world.
Timothy McSweeney's Internet Tendency: A Motivational Speaker Ex. I want to talk to you about something that inspires me, that drives me, and that has inspired me.
And that thing is Excellence. Because in spite of what you’ve heard, Excellence matters. We need to focus on results, and achieve the breakthroughs that will launch us into the realm of exactitude. But before we take this train down Business River, there are a few more tools we need to pack in our business bag. First, if you find yourself struggling to lead effectively, remember this acronym, P.A.W: Penetrate, Abbreviate, Wow. Second, don’t add value, multiply value.