Inside Pixar’s Leadership
Martin Giles from the Economist interviews interviews Ed Catmull, President of Pixar
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This week’s award winner
The Gathering won the Man Booker Prize winner for 2007 ~ Anne Enright The Gathering is a family epic. It is also a sexual history: tracing the line of hurt and redemption through three generations - starting with the grandmother, Ada Merriman - showing how memories warp and family secrets fester. This is a novel about […]
"Economic disaster begins with a philosophy of doing less and wanting more." -- Jim Rohn
Thought for the Day
“You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.” -Rosalynn Carter
Break time may improve memory
Taking a rest break—while awake—can help strengthen memories, a new study suggests. “Your brain is working for you when you’re resting, so rest is important for memory and cognitive function,” Lila Davachi observes. “This is something we don’t appreciate much, especially when today’s information technologies keep us working round-the-clock.” (Courtesy: NYU) The findings, which appear […]
What should you do when the fire alarm rings during your presentation?
Jason writes: About eight minutes into my breakfast presentation to the local chamber of commerce at a fancy restaurant the fire alarm rang. The alarm was annoyingly loud so naturally I stopped speaking and forced a smile. You can imagine my first thoughts. They were angry selfish thoughts. Why now? Why me? However I did […]
"Wherever you are is always the right place. There is never a need to fix anything, to hitch up the bootstraps of the soul and start at some higher place. Start right where you are." -- Julia Cameron …………………………………………………………… Super-size your life I know you want to achieve specific goals and enjoy tremendous success this […]
Speech Content #1 – The Title
Think of your Speech Title as if it were the Title of a Book Display on a shelf at Barnes & Noble. When someone is eyeing the selections on the shelf where they have an interest, yours should jump out at them! The Title should jump out so much that the person actually takes the […]
Pivotal Business – Do you think 1 million is out of reach?
Do you think a million dollars is out of your reach? (It's not, by the way, and I'll show you why in just a second.) Whenever someone mentions "My goal is to make a million dollars this year", I hear what you're saying. But let me ask you another question... do you believe it's possible […]
Busting the Mehrabian myth
Can words really account for only 7 percent of the meaning of a spoken message? This short video animation puts 'Mehrabian's rule' under the magnifying glass and shows why it can't be true
