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1. It says one should lead a balanced life. Who defines that balance? And what the hell does it mean? 2. It is not wisdom. It is just convention. And convention often boils down to doing things the way they have always been done simply because they are...
The other day I listened to a journalist, of sorts, bragging that he played golf recently with the President of the United States.
Wonderful for the reporter’s ego. Terrible for journalism.
Of course, favored journalists have always enjoyed special...
Check out Mark Stevens in today’s New York Times Frequent Flier column:
You Can’t Judge a Seatmate by His Foot-Stomping
Published: November 2, 2009
“I LOVE flying. Maybe that’s because I go into it with the expectation that
I’m going to be delayed....
Most of my adult life he has been there, on the television screen–horn-rimmed glasses, thick German accent, steely eyes– opining on the sweep of human events: war, plague, genocide, coups, peace and detente.
Most of my adult life I have not understood...
We build our careers, our businesses, in order to achieve tangible results. The more ambitious we are, the greater demands we make on ourselves to soar beyond the expected and to rise to the extraordinary. The timeless. The levels of achievement that...
We all remember the science class where we learned about the Skinner box. We watched rats run around in search of treats, the reward they gained if they turned to the appropriate dispenser.
As we observe the tiny creatures racing for a dose of...
See yourself as successful. See yourself as the one left standing because you kept pushing. As my late father always said......"Pull yourself up by your own bootstraps." It works!!! Take responsibility for your own actions and move on.
Karen T
You couldn't be more correct! Living a "no-excuses" life and taking 100% responsibility for our actions causes leadership qualities to come out and guide us on the very paths we need to be on.
Bottom Line: We can do anything we as a society put our minds to, and will continue to do so with or without a "Hero" from a leader. We will always appreciate what is offered by those who are truly the exceptional, but to hope for ONE to take us to a new level, for one is putting way too much expectation on them, and excusing ourselves from making things happen that we have for so long anyway.
Mark's blog and writing in general is a breath of fresh air for serious marketers in the "age of accountability." It is not for lightweights who just want to keep their jobs. It is for dedicated professionals who see their work as a significant factor in the success of the companies for whom they work.
Its good and i like their tips. Sometimes, it make me think twice about what happen in this world. We just never know which one is white and which is black.
Unconventional thinking is the best description of the menagery of topics to be found here. There's a little something for everyone who wants a little something to wrap their mind around!
