Blogging, Tangents

Contest to Win an Enchanting Book

Georganna Hancock | 07.03.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Would you like to win a copy of THE BOOK OF CHAMELEONS by Jose Eduardo Agualusa? It is an enchanting novel exquisitely translated from the Portuguese by Daniel Hahn. Agualusa, an Angolan, is a master of telling stories within stories. He creates in the magical realism tradition of Latin American writers. [...]

Blogging, Thankfulness

4th of July Feeling

mattfm77 | 07.03.08 | Permalink | Comment?

4th of July has always been a fun holiday for me. Growing up, we always had picnics and celebrations full of red/white/&blue, along with the family pets running around trying to steal the food from the BBQ. And of course, a summer holiday wouldn’t be complete without the sounds of a baseball game on the [...]

Attitude, Change, Choices, Growth, Inspiration, Productivity, Success

Ten Key Strategies for Overcoming Failure

Herman Najoli | 05.24.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Action separates between the winners and the losers in life. Massive action is the key to consistency in productivity and achieving results in life. Being consisstent in action does not mean filling up your days with activity. Activity does not necessarily mean productivity. You must have a clear-cut goal that you aim at attaining. Failure [...]

Attitude, Choices, Inspiration, Learning, Success

Sowing Seeds

Holly Schwendiman | 04.10.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

I’ve been a bit reflective lately, surprising I know. *snort* I’m seeing with more and more clarity how we create our own realities, frame our own expectations and then our very lives based on those thoughts and feelings.
This sounds supremely simple, yet every day the energies and resources spent refuting the truth are insurmountable. [...]

Attitude, Choices, Growth, Inspiration, Productivity, Success

The Sweet Magic of TALENT

Herman Najoli | 04.05.08 | Permalink | Comment?

The entire United States, particularly the College world, is currently deeply consumed by the NCAA tournament. The entire nation tuned in yesterday to see two teams punch their ticket into the Finals after a terrific Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight and Final Four. Memphis advanced to the Finals by beating UCLA and Kansas advanced by beating [...]

Change, Choices, Growth, Inspiration, Learning, Productivity, Success

GROWTH: The Six Keys to a Better Life

Herman Najoli | 03.18.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

One of the most important things that must be grasped in life is that growth is not permanent. Many times we set a goal for accomplishment and once that goal is attained we sort of settle into a feeling that we have arrived. Best example of this is the diploma mentality. Most people stop learning [...]

Attitude, Change, Choices, Inspiration, Tangents

Back The Train Up

Holly Schwendiman | 03.06.08 | Permalink | 5 Comments

This morning I was reading a friend’s blog post about common sense and how it’s gone on a “permanent vacation” (I loved those words!) Then I went out and looked at some old articles I started to write several months ago. One was titled “Back The Train Up” and I’d begun by sharing how [...]

Attitude, Change, Choices, Growth, Inspiration

Put a Ribbon in My Hair?!?

Tuck Self | 03.03.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Toss out the “roles” and discover your freedom.
As a woman from the south, born in the ’50s, I was raised to be small, quiet, polite and inauthentic… a perfect southern belle. The instructions were to look and act pretty, speak when spoken to and keep a low profile, ESPECIALLY around men. I was groomed to [...]

Meta100

March Edition of WILF… Starts Monday at MZM

Troy Worman | 02.26.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Click here for a sneak preview.  Or not.

Change

Quote of the Day 02.23.08

Troy Worman | 02.23.08 | Permalink | Comment?

” Do all things with love.” — Og Mandino

Quotes

Quote of the Day 02.22.08

Troy Worman | 02.22.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

“Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.” — Og Mandino

Quotes

Quote of the Day 02.21.08

Troy Worman | 02.21.08 | Permalink | Comment?

” Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.” — Og Mandino

Meta100

Check Out the New 100 Bloggers Button

Troy Worman | 02.20.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Support 100 Bloggers by displaying the 100 Bloggers button on your sidebar.

Quotes

Quote of the Day 02.20.08

Troy Worman | 02.20.08 | Permalink | Comment?

“Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.” — Og Mandino

Culture

The Art of Julie Mehretu

Troy Worman | 02.19.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

At Universe in Universe.  And at White Cube. 
Artist Case Study at Georgetown.
Via Three Minds

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