O.K. So, I know we’ve all heard jokes about the frail French military. Well, this was in the March 2010 issue of Readers Digest. It seems that in March 2010, the war in Afghanistan becomes the lengthiest military conflict in US history. In reflection, Reader’s Digest featured at it’s center, photographs taken by photo journalists over the years accompanied by snippets by Kim Barker about what the photograph is and why the particular photo is special to the particular photographer.
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New York Times Charges Web Readers
It’s been a long time coming ladies and gentlemen. The newsprint companies are beginning to shift from squirming from the
thought of changing with technology to floundering as they suffocate from the lack of water… err, I mean, revenue.
No Excuses… Inspiring
I had a chance to talk to a group of high school students a couple of months ago and one of the things we discussed was how important it is to take responsibility for yourself and not to make excuses. Most of us have some trial or another in our lives but those who become successful and make an impact on their lives, their communities and others around them, are the ones who don’t make excuses.
Pants On The Ground
Thanks to American Idol for bringing this guy to national television. I hope I’m as cool, energetic, and flexible as this guy when I get to be his age.
He’s here to tell the younger generation that they look like a fool with thier pants on the ground. I’ll be downloading this from iTunes as soon as I can find it.
Pepsi Pulls SuperBowl Ad
Frito Lays, parent company of soft drink giant, Pepsi announced it will pull 2010 SuperBowl Ads after a 23 year run in order to do what? Focus on web based marketing. That’s right. You always wanted to market your business where all the big boys were, well now you can.
Great thing is, that unlike a SuperBowl Ad, web marketing is completely scalable to your target market, budget, and geographic target. Plus, chances are, your company can maneuver positioning easier than the global giants giving the little guys the advantage.
You can check out more about it here: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4751415
Blending In is Bad Advice
My Step Father was a pretty good guy. He was a much older gentleman (old enough to be my grandfather) who fought in the second World War. After the war, he was stationed in the last US Horse Calvary unit, which patrolled the US / Mexico border. My mother met him when I was in junior high school and he was a breath of fresh air who shared tons of advice with me during my teenage years before passing away when I was 22.
10 Reasons to Try Something New Now
- Start-Up costs are low and negotiable.
- Low overhead (technology has made the in-home office acceptable and efficient).
- Potential clients are seeking opportunites.
- Your audience is looking for something new and fresh.
- Chances are that your current situation is volatile anyway.
- You can be the hero when you’re the first moving forward.
- The best customers will be the first ones captured.
- The leftover customers are the biggest pain.
- Your competition is waiting.
- Next year, month, week, or tomorrow may be too late.
Don’t Miss This Bus
So a new year has begun and most people have made their resolutions (and many of them have already been broken). So, is yours still going strong. I have another challenge for you.
I happen to have couple of friends who’re currently wrestling over the decision of leaping from the assurance of a bi-weekly paycheck that a corporate job brings and venturing on to try their hand on their own. Though they know they have much needed products and services to offer and can offer them with a far higher level of service than their competitors. They’re just scared. The thing is, it’s not just these individuals that are battling this. On what seems like a daily basis, I meet business owners and decision makers that know what steps they need to take in order to bring their company to the next level but want to “feel out” the market (aka until it’s too late and be the last to join in) before making a move.
Crying Blizzard… err, Wolf
I got upset at the local weather coverage during a snow storm last week. The local weather forecasters had been warning the locals of a coming snowstorm, and when it came, people were right in the middle of their holiday travels. As car after car, was left stranded in the road that the 3ft snow drifts that 50mph winds blew up, I heard news personalities one after another say something like “I don’t understand why people were out when this came through. We’ve been warning that this storm was coming, all week”. What!? How dare you!?
Here’s some background on this:
Feeding Kids During School Break
Making a difference is something we can all do. Yesterday, a small group of people made a difference in the lives of 5 families with young kids who struggle to eat during times that school is not in session.
After contacting a local elementary school and speaking to their school counselor, it was apparent that there was a great burden on the hearts of some of the teachers for the children in their classes. You see, Edmond OK is thought of by many to be a relatively wealthy area and thus, people send any assistance they may give, to other areas and ignore the struggling individuals in their own back yards.
