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Two words that haven’t shown up together very much since the 2008 economic meltdown are "austerity" and "Canada." That’s quite an accomplishment for our neighbor to the North. Austerity has been paired with Greece, Portugal, Spain, Great Britain and France in just the past 18 months. Austerity means having your economy controlled and run … [Read more...]
Speaking of time, make the time to watch this excellent 10-minute video. It's well worth your time. Professor Philip Zimbardo explains the six "time zones" we each live from and conveys how our individual perspectives of time affect our work, health and well-being. This has implications for education, business, raising children -- virtually … [Read more...]
Click Here to Download a Printable Version of This Article This is part 2 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Read Part 5 Here One of the lies of modernity is that we are somehow better and more advanced than other societies because of technology. But technology does nothing to change human … [Read more...]
While regulation increases and economic freedom decreases in America, other nations are going the opposite direction. In order to remain prosperous and strong, America must revive the principles of free enterprise that made her great. Three New Hotspots In a two-day span, the New York Times ran two articles -- "The Tel Aviv Cluster" and "Is … [Read more...]
ChangeThis just published a new manifesto by Seth Godin entitled "Brainwashed: Seven Ways to Reinvent Yourself." Take time to read it now. Once again, Seth has hit the nail on the head. He echoes the same themes we've been proclaiming: the mini-factory model transforming industrial, bureaucratic, and top-down business, government and society; … [Read more...]
Seth Godin has just released a new e-book entitled "What Matters Now." Seth didn't write it himself; he asked over 70 thought leaders to each contribute a page. As Seth explains on his blog, each shares "an idea for you to think about as we head into the new year. From bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert to brilliant tech thinker Kevin … [Read more...]
Social leaders need to stay up with breaking knowledge and cutting-edge trends from all facets of society. And one of the best ways to do this is through RSS readers. To put it bluntly, if you're not using an RSS reader, you're way behind the times. I'm not going to take the time to explain what it is here, since you can find explanations all … [Read more...]
This week we held a webinar entitled "The Economics of Influence: Using Hub Mentality™ to Increase Your Influence & Wealth." We recorded the webinar and you can download it for free by clicking on the following links: Webinar Audio Recording Webinar PowerPoint Presentation We had issues with the recording, so the video didn't … [Read more...]
On April 21st, we held a webinar entitled "The Economics of Influence: Using Hub Mentality™ to Increase Your Influence & Wealth." The purpose was to show how Information Age business marketing strategies apply to individuals -- especially to social leaders -- then to provide practical advice and resources on how to do this. The following … [Read more...]
Information Age Casualties, and How To Reclaim Them Why is it that the more digitally connected we become, the more we feel disconnected from the things that matter most? Picture the following scene played out in typical American homes: The father is on his computer in the office, finishing up last minute work details and reading up on the … [Read more...]
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