June 2010
70 posts
“Some of the biggest challenges in relationships come from the fact that most...”
– - Tony Robbins (via coffeeanddreams)
i think this is true for all relationships - whether friendship, work or love.
“My role in society, or any artist’s or poet’s role, is to try and express what...”
– John Lennon
(via coffeeanddreams)
May 2010
109 posts
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daily bizcard 027: carl-henric svanberg →
Today’s “Daily Bizcard” design, “Thank You Sir”, goes to BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, who’s having, shall we say, one bitch of a week.
Oh well, I guess that’s why he gets paid the big bucks…
Of course the current oil slick is horrendous. In spite of that, I’m no more one of…
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urban signals in, date night out
placement in People Style Watch without even trying?! we’ll take it!
yay Urban Signals.
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Turn Your Traffic Into Valuable User Data
Urtak.com – Collaborative Polls
Urtak is a relatively new site that allows website owners and bloggers to collect information about what a community is thinking. It operates as essentially an ongoing flow of questions that can be placed as a widget on your site. But what makes Urtak unique is that readers contribute their own questions.
“We’re trying to expand the idea of opinion...
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“Live your values 100%. Then nothing can go wrong.”
– well said in an IM from my new friend Cath, founder of workisnotajob.
pretty sure we’re kindred spirits.
“The No. 1 Creativity Habit In a word: solitude.
Creativity flourishes in...”
– The No. 1 Habit of Highly Creative People | Zen Habits
yes.
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Free (or super-cheap) summer concerts - Time Out... →
i love summer.
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Another song I produced back in the day (aka...
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let’s stop holding more meetings that accomplish fewer results. inefficient meetings with no clear purpose drive me INSANE.
a productive meeting =
1) clearly stated purpose and desired outcome(s)
2) agenda shared in advance, requiring people to come prepared to discuss
3) as short as possible
4) actions assigned post-meeting
that said, this concept Seth proposes is brilliant. someone...
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“entice me” — this is a song I...
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lifeswonders:
“What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use things instead of using people and loving things.”
yes yes and more yes.
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California Love!
To me, these meet-ups bring immense productivity and an absurd number of smiles to my face. Not sure it gets much better than that!
Also so thankful for the incredible new friends I’ve met… yay!
nynightowls:
We’re SO excited to see San Franicsco and LA Nightowl groups kicking ass late-night! YAY!
LA…
SF…
NYC, so proud, so proud! Here’s a few of our crew:
(ps - we hate...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-23) →
Booka Shade (5)
Wolfmother (5)
Bonobo (5)
Joanna Newsom (4)
Pretty Lights (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Investing in your personal success and doing work...
I was talking with a really close guy friend this morning about overcoming personal obstacles to achieve success. He calls it “risk investment” and more specifically that you invest in your future success by taking a “risk” now. As an example, he used me leaving my comfortable and stable job in San Francisco, selling everything I owned and moving to NY to seek out and...
“1. Go, make something happen.
2. Do work you’re proud of.
3. Treat...”
– Seth’s Blog: Simple five step plan for just about everyone and everything
Dream it, do it.
Most importantly, do work YOU’RE proud of.
Jen Beckman sums it up well, “If everyone loves everything that we’re releasing all the time, we are failing.”
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“It’s the people you hug and never want to let go. The people you haven’t seen in...”
– this!
(via lifeswonders)
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Silicon Bowery: Thoughts On Email... →
I met a great company today in the email space and couldn’t help but think to myself how much the larger web-mail properties could use some of the thinking and solid things that many of these emerging players are creating. Email, for the most part, still sucks and I’m amazed that the category hasn’t really evolved. Some things that I am seeing that are awesome right now in email:
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“When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each...”
– Steve Jobs on following your heart and intuition. I <3 the way he thinks.
Text of Steve Jobs’ Commencement address (2005)
(thanks Alex for sending to me)
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“I’ve noticed that people who read a lot of blogs and a lot of books also...”
– Seth’s Blog: Thirsty
curiosity first, success second.
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“I’m fast realizing that self-faith, confidence, fearlessness and...”
– Matt Knell in an IM conversation to me.
very beautifully said.
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from hectic to stable, uncertain to self-created:...
Since quitting my job, selling nearly everything I own and taking the plunge toward self-employment, autonomy and working on that which I love, it’s been a wild ride.
My living situation has stabilized, my fitness routine is back in motion and nearly everything around me is falling into place. *deep sigh of gratitude and relief*
I wouldn’t exchange any of the uncertain and hectic for the...
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hell yes i’m on board with this experiment.
let’s see how this goes…
(thank you, msg. you never cease to spark action.)
i love this product as it provides me with further incentive to pursue my true passion of writing + human expression. it also provides me with a platform to share that which I write and am more apprehensive to openly share… poetry, song lyrics,...
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I think what separates running from...
carlablumenthal:
imskyhigh:
rachellehruska:
caryrandolph:
…other sports is that running, unlike, say, hockey or basketball, involves no goal. There is a finish line, of course, but that’s not why one does it. And there is no score or penalty box or period. Running is primal. Running is instinctive. The act of moving forward, of carving a path through space, is the crux of running. There is...
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WatchHave you heard of Urban Signals yet? It’s a movement! I’ve been working with them for the past few months and soon, everywhere, we’ll be bringing love back to the streets.
Ever see a cutie in a coffee shop but you don’t say hi? (Yes! I’ve been there.)
Ever walk past someone who catches your eye on the street, you exchange glances and a smile but no… you...