This quote is originally from Marianne Williamson but is often attributed to Nelson Mandela's inaugural speech. It's from her book A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles", Ch. 7, Section 3 (1992).
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Great Article from Wired.com about why Black Market Entrepreneurs matter
07
Jan
I first read this article in my paper copy of the magazine WIRED (Yes, I know….I know…I'll plant a tree) and thought it'd be worth sharing.
It's something that I have known for a long time, but the quantitative aspect of it being revealed makes it a good read. For those of you who are new to the idea, it's worth reading.
Having said that, I do not promote or support piracy or knock-offs as they disrupt established mainstream economies and artificially inflate the prices of consumables and good. However, there are examples where corporations team up with black markets to allow products that are needed but would not necessarily appeal to the main stream to flow out to those who need it. It is also a great source of innovation.
It has long been known that the marginal of society define the society and the direction of the society. It is not just a disruptive movement, but rather a rattling of the norm which during the adjustment period, establishes new ways to do business or new products which make life more efficient…for most.
This chart (taken from the online article without permission but credited to wired.com) highlights the distribution and size of what the journalist Robert Neuwirth refers to as System D (D for Débrouillard, the French term for what is known in the modern American connotation as a hustler or someone who easily adapts to any situation) in his new book Steal of Nations: The global Rise of the Informal Economy
Source: Friedrich Schneider et al., “New Estimates for the Shadow Economies All Over the World,”International Economic Journal, 2010
The Eggheads come to life: Cool art/pictorial show!
18
May
It seems that eggs are not only nutritious,they have a personality. Enjoy 
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Equations for Marriage…because love + love Doesn’t always equal a happy marriage!
26
Oct
Anyone who knows me, knows that I am dedicated to all things marriage. Anyone who knows me, also knows that I am very sarcastic.
An Australian Professor Tony Dooley created a Mathematical Formula meant to tell you 1) at what age you should start dating someone seriously and 2) how long after dating, you should get engaged. It is dubbed the fiancée formula…haha!
The equation is rather simple, but it'd be tedious to process so the math department of New South Wales posted the full formula as well as other tips for those who can read and own a calculator who want to compute it.
The rest of you can use these guidelines from the document:
"As an offshoot of wider research, UNSW statistician Professor Bruce Brown, has calculated a model which gives men a 37% success rate of finding the best partner from a pool of marriage prospects – not bad odds given the divorce rate is predicted to rise as high as 50% for current brides and grooms.*
To work out when you, or your man, should pop the question, follow the process below:
Alan Sugar’s Words of Wisdom
02
Oct
From Wikipedia:
Alan Michael Sugar, Baron Sugar (born 24 March 1947) is a British entrepreneur, media personality and political advisor. From relatively humble origins in the East End of London, Sugar now has an estimated fortune of £830m (US$1.16 billion), and was ranked 59th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2009 (a move up from 92nd in 2008 despite losing £100m). In 2007, he sold Amstrad, one of his large business ventures.
Sugar is also notable for his time as chairman of Tottenham Hotspur from 1991 to 2001, and for starring in the BBC TV series The Apprentice, which has run to five series, broadcast annually between 2005 and 2009 and based upon the popular American television show of the same name, featuring entrepreneur Donald Trump.
This is a short clip where he shares his views of business! Read the rest of this entry »
Sugata Mitra proposes that Computers can replace Teachers!
29
Sep
The premise is pretty simple: Good teachers do not want to go to bad places!
This is a universal problem, which is relevant, regardless of the location visited.
The question posed becomes: Can students teach themselves in the absence of teachers?
Another question is whether technology can make up for the shortcomings of current educational methods?
Sugata Mitra thinks so and he has some interesting studies to share at a TED conference. Read the rest of this entry »
Bill Gates’ speech at Harvard graduation
28
Sep
This is a very good video. He is very humorous, but there are lots of good lessons to be taken away from this speech. I always enjoy his speeches because he has such a clear understanding of the world and the future and he has committed his work to seeing that it’s done.
Here is an excerpt from this speech:
I left Harvard with no real awareness of the awful inequities in the world – the appalling disparities of health, and
wealth, and opportunity that condemn millions of people to lives of despair. Read the rest of this entry »
Forbes interview Warren Buffett & Jay-Z
23
Sep
I watched this interview and I think it’s worth sharing. There are lots of good fundamental lessons to be learned from this, both in life and in business! Enjoy and please comment. What do you think is the message, its strength and else? Please enjoy the following video of the interview. Read the rest of this entry »
Are all Men created equal?
10
Sep
Out of natural rights have evolved the old adage that all Men are created equal. It is so popular that it’s been featured in numerous historical texts of high regards, notably the United States Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Magna Carta to name a few. Read the rest of this entry »