In an almost unimaginable ‘coincidence’, two days after I (re)posted Sir Ken Robinson’s 2006 TED presentation on learning and creativity, I received a notice of this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk. Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where everyone’s [...]
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’m a movie buff. I like movies of all kinds. I often notice scenes that are relevant to the work we’re doing with business builders here at ThePerfectBizFinder. I saw this one recently, really enjoyed it and thought you’d be encouraged and motivated by it.
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With the growing popularity of the Macbook and Macbook Pro and the explosive and pervasive if not ubiquitous acceptance of the iPod, iPhone and iPad, it is pretty certain you know the name Steve Jobs. I came across the video of this speech he gave to Standford University’s graduating class in 2005. This video a [...]
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One of our members shared this with me and I was so captivated by it I wanted to share it with you. This animated video presentation is adapted from Dan Pink’s talk at the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), and reveals the hidden truths behind what really drives and motivates people. It is quite similar [...]
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I came across this video today and can honestly say I can not have communicated it any better than ‘MotivatorMan’ did. Enjoy! Great stuff isn’t it? Simple, direct, effective. I’ve been exploring the power of illustrations recently. Mostly as an alternative to the ‘talking head’ approach to my presentations What do you think? Let me [...]
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Where do people get the idea that in order to be in business FOR themselves, they need to do it all BY themselves. Do YOU believe that? I hope not… Now I’m not really referring to whether or not you have any employees or contractors working with you. By now I’m sure it’s clear to [...]
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Opportunity is literally everywhere. Here’s an inspirational story to illustrate: I have a friend named Charlie who worked as a mechanic for a Chevrolet dealership. He’d worked there 10 years. He loved working on cars, but hated working at the dealership. He just figured it was part of the program though. So, he went to [...]
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“Rudy”. Do you remember that movie? Did you see it? If you didn’t then you should go out and rent it….NO…BUY IT… and watch it this weekend. if you have kids, have them watch it with you. It is without question one of the most inspiring stories in human history. I happened to catch it [...]
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– Here are a few of my favorite quotes from this video: “If you’re going to be here, then there’s necessity to make a difference.” “I want the world to be better because I was here.” “If you’re not making someone elses life better, then you’re wasting your time” “I want to represent possibility…you really [...]
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(The video was actually assembled by Mathew Belinkie at Overthinkingit.com but I took some editorial liberties =0)) Be sure to let me know what you think by commenting below. I’m standing for all that’s possible for you in life and business. Sincerely, Steve
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Are you familiar with the story of Randy Pausch? You may recognize him better as “the last lecture guy”, a reference he was given for the now-famous talk “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” he gave on Sept 18, 2007 at the Carnegie Mellon Universities annual “Last Lecture” series. Randy was a CMU professor, Disney Imagineer, [...]
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