Have you ever had a perception of a public figure and when you finally meet them, it’s invalidated instantaneously? Read the rest of this entry »
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Invest in the relationship economy for an exponential return
There are three types of relationship builders: givers, takers, and investors. Which one are you? If I asked three to five people who know you, which one would they say you are? Read the rest of this entry »
Vibration vs. Forward Motion – Georgia Lottery?
Don’t take me wrong – I like Margaret DeFrancisco and her team at Georgia Lottery; we’ve met, I’ve spoken at one of her meetings, and from all indications, they’re doing a fine job.
Here is my issue: money from Georgia Lottery is going to the HOPE scholarship to educate 1.1 million students. I just wonder how many of them are staying in Georgia and repaying the state with taxes from their income after they graduate?
This is a classic case of confusing vibration with forward motion – we celebrate the input, the activity, the immediate results, but completely neglect the output, the means to an end, or the desired results from our long-term efforts. The fact that Margaret and the Lottery are contributing is great – I’m just wondering what our Governor is doing to attract and retain jobs so these graduates can stay here?
Are you confusing vibration with forward motion in your efforts? What do you think maybe the answer?
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Help American to help Iranians
From: Fereydoun Taslimi
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 12:27 PM
Subject: Help American to help Iranians
Recent events in Iran have highlighted the importance of technology and access to internet. Without these tools we would not have been able to understand the extent of oppression and human right abuses occurring in Iran. Presently information technology has become a major life line that the political prisoners and their families have to inform the world of their plights, giving them a chance to save lives.
Many have come forward to help and one group led by Austin Heap an IT Director in San Francisco: http://tinyurl.com/nahwqu is attempting to provide the technology needed to bypass the Iranian censorship, but he needs our financial help and if you can, please do so.
http://blog.austinheap.com/2009/07/06/how-you-can-help-iran-20-haystack/
Fereydoun
Did you know? 10 interesting stats about Twitter…
Last month a social media analytics provider named Sysomos released a comprehensive report on Twitter usage. The problem with most analysis on Twitter, though, is that it is limited by the minimal amount of data that Twitter collects. So, to fill the gaps, most reports do things like guessing gender based on real names or pulling data from keywords in people’s biographic information. This often yields some questionable results – and the Sysomos report is not immune to this. Read the rest of this entry »