Love. This. Chinese Man Tries To Smuggle His Pet Turtle On a Plane Disguised as a Hamburger
I keep saying I need to eat more salads…
Selling and the McDonalds Model. Are you in the business of selling a service? Perhaps you’re a lawyer, a consultant, a realtor or financial advisor. If so, I’m sure that as you look to grow your business you spend a lot of time and effort conveying your expertise to your prospective clients. Academic degrees from prestigious institutions and certifications help do that. Awards won and honor society memberships also help. A laundry list of big clients with whom you’ve worked can also demonstrate your expertise. But, is this really what
There is a certain happiness in being silly and ridiculous. It also feeds the soul and inspires creativity. You owe it to yourself. Be silly.
The people who get the most opportunities also start fast. They overachieve from the very beginning. They ask the best questions and always seem to have good ideas. Advice for creative doers from Bing Gordon and other successful entrepreneurs. Pair with Derek Sivers on the secrets of entrepreneurship and Roman Krznaric on how to find fulfilling work. (via explore-blog)
A little inspiration to get us through the day! Every once in a while — often when we least expect it — we encounter someone more courageous, someone who choose to strive for that which (to us) seemed unrealistically unattainable, even elusive. And we marvel. We swoon. We gape. Often , we are in awe. I think we look at these people as lucky, when in fact, luck has nothing to do with it. It is really about the strength of their imagination; it is about how they constructed
Being super ain’t easy. #justsayin
So, how’s your week going?
Interesting JK Rowling intv excerpt on the roll of strong female characters in the Harry Potter series. You go girl! Very early on in writing the series, I remember a female journalist saying to me that Mrs Weasley, “Well, you know, she’s just a mother.” And I was absolutely incensed by that comment. Now, I consider myself to be a feminist, and I’d always wanted to show that just because a woman has made a choice, a free choice to say, “Well, I’m going to raise my family and
explore-blog: Mark Twain’s lovely Advice to Little Girls – irreverent counsel encouraging girls to think independently rather than blindly obey rules and social mores – in the August 2013 issue of Vogue. Now that’s fashion to get behind.