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Keen Sun Valley Slipper

September 6, 2010 /

I’ve been looking for an indoor shoe that’s more “barefoot” in style than what I have used before. The Keen Sun Valley Slipper is moccasin style with no heel plus a fairly thin and really flexible sole. It’s warm so when the spring comes I’ll most likely truly go barefoot at home.

After a long day on your feet, slip them into the luxurious comfort of the Keen Men’s Sun Valley Slipper. This indoor slipper features an all-leather bottom as well as a super cozy microfleece lining that will cradle your feet in warmth and softness.

The beauty of data visualization (TED)

August 26, 2010 /

I have watched David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization and I really like it. It’s amazing how much easier it is – at least for me – to grasp things when they are visual. David quotes Rosling and says “Let the dataset change your mindset”, I like that one.

David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut — and it may just change the way we see the world.

Bring on the learning revolution!

July 20, 2010 /

I just watched Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution! over at TED. It’s a great speech with an important message.

In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids’ natural talents can flourish.

Sir Ken Robinson talks about the need of a revolution in learning, evolution is no longer enough. We need to go from standardized to customized, from industrialized to agricultural (plant a seed and help it grow).

Gaelic Blessing

July 4, 2010 /

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Michelangelo Quotes

June 22, 2010 /

Ancora imparo, I’m still learning, which is attributed to Michelangelo is valid for me. Here are some Michelangelo quotes.

Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

The best artist has that thought alone Which is contained within the marble shell; The sculptor’s hand can only break the spell To free the figures slumbering in the stone.

It is necessary to keep one’s compass in one’s eyes and not in the hand, for the hands execute, but the eye judges.

If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.

Abraham Maslow Quotes

June 22, 2010 /

I was reminded about the hammer-nail quote yesterday, found that one plus some more.

If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.

What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.

If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you’ll be unhappy for the rest of your life.

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could be revolutionized by accepting the reality of higher human needs, including the impulse to self actualization and the love for the highest values.

The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.

Blues In The Night

June 18, 2010 /

I went to YouTube in search for Blues In The Night, a song suggested by a friend of mine.

Blues In The Night from a woman’s point of view: Katie Melua (live AVO Session), there’s a harmonica which I love. I also found Anne Shelton and Ella Fitzgerald (with a sax player).

Blues In The Night from a man’s point of view: Frank Sinatra.

I also found an intrumental version, Blues in the Night, on Tenor Sax.

Katie Melua – Blues In The Night (live AVO Session)

Are You an Eagle or a Duck?

June 10, 2010 /

I am coach and mentor. Like most small companies, I’m self-employed, one issue is to make potential clients find me. Another issue is how to stand out in the crowd. There are lots of coaches and mentors, how can I be different and make a difference?

I have two questions that I work with:
• What can I do differently?
• What can I do that my competitors don’t?
I don’t think there’s a final answer to any of those. It’s about Kaizen, gradual improvement, and keeping an eye on what my competitors do.

Eagle or Duck?

Yesterday I came across Be an Eagle, not a Duck, a great story posted by Keith Stoeckeler that’s on a related topic. The story is about Wally the Cab Driver and how he changed his business. As Keith said: “Small changes can make a large impact.” Wally got his inspiration from a quote by Wayne Dyer:

Differentiate yourself from your competition. Don’t be a duck. Be an eagle. Ducks quack and complain. Eagles soar above the crowd.

Wally the Cab Driver made a choice. He decided to stop quacking like ducks and start soaring like eagles. He put in a few changes at a time, gradually improving his business.

I intend to soar with the eagles. What about you?

Mission statement

Wally the cab driver in the Eagle or Duck story above had this Mission Statement:

To get my customers to their destination in the quickest, safest and cheapest way possible in a friendly environment.

That mission statement is short and to the point, easy to understand and also fairly easy to measure. It reminds me of this quote:

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupe

Twitter connects

@Amy Stark recommended that I should take a look at Convince & Convert. I liked it, subscribed and decided to follow @Jay Baer. Then Jay tweeted about @Keith Stoeckeler and the story above.

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