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Life+Inspiration

Words, Images and Music

February 22, 2010

For a couple years now, I have been mulling over a project that combines photography and word, collected widely and presented in publishable form (kind of like this). This project has always taken a back seat to current realities, although a few people have heard the concept. At the core, it plays on the power [...]

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Novogratz on Indespensable People

February 20, 2010

Jacqueline Novogratz on how to recognize a linchpin from Seth Godin on Vimeo.
90 seconds I can agree with.
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A Professional Does Not Show Off

February 16, 2010

A professional’s work has style; it is distinctively his own. But he doesn’t let his signature grandstand for him. His style serves the material. He does not impose it as a means of drawing attention to himself.
This doesn’t mean that the professional doesn’t throw down a 360 tomahawk jam from time to time, just to [...]

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Launch Week: The Olympics

February 12, 2010

I was at a loss at what to showcase today on launch week. Then I pulled my head out of…
Today the 2010 Olympics start in my home town of Vancouver. That’s a big deal.
When we had a referendum many years ago about whether we wanted to have the Olympics, I, along with 30 odd percent, [...]

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Launch Week: Centre for Social Innovation, Toronto

February 10, 2010

Launch week continues on Cashewman. Yesterday it was Saving Darfur, a new book by Rob Crilly. Monday it was Ethical Ocean, a rad new ethical online store.
Today it’s the Centre for Social Innovation in Toronto. Well, here’s the catch: they already exist. And it’s not that they’re launching anything yet, but that they’re trying t:
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Two Approaches to Motivation, From Pacino and Baldwin

February 2, 2010

Foul language alert.

Courtesy, and an extension of a class discussion.
So: which do you respond to better? Why? What are the motivational elements of each one?
Sure, most of us don’t make daily speeches in front of failing football teams. But if we have any ambition at all, we do strive to influence others. Understanding how we [...]

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Superglue

February 1, 2010

Every superglue directions reads something like “should fingers stick together apply a solvent such as acetone to contact areas then rinse with water.”
I used to think … idiots. Who would do that.
I no longer judge.
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5 Year Plans

January 17, 2010

How do you feel about your 5 year plan? Don’t have one? Terrified of the thought? If so, you’re not alone.
Many folks in the 25-35 year age bracket (i.e. this blog’s main readership) seem to shudder of the thought of a 5 year plan. It reminds us that we’ll be 5 years older in only [...]

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Shot of the Day: Shot of the Day

January 5, 2010

Raff captures some Deer Lake calm over Christmas.
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Phone Power

January 3, 2010

A powerful, reoccuring theme for me recently recently has been the growing importance of mobile technology. This is as profound a shift in many parts of the developing world as it is in the richer nations. Mobile adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa is ocurring at staggering rates. The International Telecommunications Union puts out a report each [...]

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