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MOJO (Part 2)

The thing about MOJO is that you already know it well, but you probably can’t define it, or identify its source. Let’s take a closer look before moving forward…
 
Like love, MOJO is not magic, though it is magical.
 
MOJO is certainty; it’s calm; it’s positive emotion:
 
confidence, trust, hope, faith, inspiration.
 
MOJO is momentum.
 
It’s sometimes called moxy, or […]

TEDTalks Barry Schwartz: The real crisis? We stopped being wise

Here’s another winner from TEDTalks. This time Barry Schwartz dissects the inherent absurdity in building societies atop a foundation of bureaucracies that defy common logic.

This talk echoes some excellent commentary made by Russian Nobel Laureate  Alexander Solzhenitsyn in his 1978 speech at Harvard entitled A World Split Apart:

Legalistic Life
Western society has given itself the organization […]

“Validation” — A short film

First, a video that is worth 16 minutes of your time, because it will make you think about some issues important to you and your loved ones.
Thanks to Curtis Kelly for introducing the video to me:-D

I think it’s safe to assume that we all appreciate genuine validation. I would go so far as to say […]

New York Times Op-Ed on Sarah Palin as VP candidate

I could have written this myself…
(Authored by Bob Herbert of the New York Times)
The problem with Ms. Palin’s candidacy is that John McCain might actually win this election, and then if something terrible happened, the country could be left with little more than an exclamation point as president.
After Ms. Palin had woven one of […]

Sarah Palin debate flow chart

This is pretty much how I saw it too….

Let’s be clear: I don’t mind the Palin as a person, though I strongly disagree with her folksy view of the world. In any case, I don’t think she has any business running for the White House, however cute and spunky her speeches may be.
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Winning the game of life: Where most people go wrong.

Winning the game of life can only be about reaching and sustaining happiness, whatever that may mean for you. Surely, there are some things you can’t do based on the laws of the land, or perhaps dictated by your conception of a higher power, but generally speaking we all ought to be pursuing happiness within […]

Without tailoring, all you have is an expensive tablecloth.

Dear readers,
 We’re just about ready to get on track with regular posting again, but I need to do something first….
During this first short year, I have come to realize that I am trying to do too many different things with this blog, which is inhibiting my ability to achieve any one of my lofty online aspirations. Don’t […]

Comedic sites worth a visit

I haven’t introduced any new sites recently, because I hadn’t found anything funny enough to follow up passiveaggressivenotes.com.
Well the wait is over. Here are two gems that deserve the time it will take you to click on over there and start laughing your ass off:

The first site is Stuff White People Like was introduced to […]

landrobot’s eye-rod exerciser II-Happy Christmas All

Merry Christmas and all that.

Happiness, Part 1: Think shopping makes you happy?

Think shopping makes you happy?
Well, of course it does! What self-respecting individual doesn’t find guilty pleasure in throwing caution to the wind and racing home with the latest ‘must-have’ item on her/his wish list? “Yes! Got it.” That’s right. One down, eleventy-seven billion to go–but at least you’re getting closer, right? Nah-ah. Not even […]