In: Inspiration
22 Oct 2009The Procrastinator’s Creed:
1. I believe that if anything is worth doing, it would have been done already.
2. I shall never move quickly, except to avoid more work or find excuses.
3. I will never rush into a job without a lifetime of consideration.
4. I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to [...]
In: Inspiration
2 Oct 2009I have a picture in my head of what the average entrepreneur is like. I’d guess pretty young (think Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.) living the red beans and rice lifestyle, working 80+ hours a week and sleeping under their desk.
On some parts, I’m probably right – but on many, I’m flat-out wrong. This is demonstrated [...]
In: Inspiration| Lifestyle| Technology
22 Sep 2009Ajit Balakrishnan is perhaps one of the most tech-savvy entrepreneurs in the country. And his IT-savvy does not lie in using technology for its own sake, but using it to create services for the consumer. Always striving to create technologically sophisticated platforms but with a penchant for user-friendly and simple interfaces, Ajit is a part [...]
In: Ideas| Inspiration
11 Jun 2009There is probably no segment of activity in the world attracting as much attention at present as that of knowledge management. Yet as I entered this arena of activity I quickly found there didn’t seem to be a wealth of sources that seemed to make sense in terms of defining what knowledge actually was, and [...]
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6 May 2009In this interview, Pamela Slim explains how to escape the mundanity of corporate cubicle life. Pam is a business coach and writer who helps frustrated employees do just that. Her blog, Escape from Cubicle Nation, is one of the top career and marketing blogs. Her expertise in personal and business change was developed through many [...]
In: Inspiration| Technology
27 Feb 2009Some key dates in the history of Microsoft Corporation:
1975–Paul Allen and Bill Gates, friends who had co-written a programming language for the Altair hobby-kit personal computer, license it to the makers of the Altair. This programming language is the first Microsoft product.
Jan. 1, 1979–Microsoft moves from Albuquerque, N.M., to the Seattle area.
1980–Microsoft chosen by IBM [...]
In: Inspiration
6 Feb 2009The Characteristics Of Genius
Here then are the main characteristics of recognized geniuses with a description and tips, where appropriate, on how to develop that characteristic.
1. Vision
This characteristic of genius concerns how clear and compelling the genius’ vision of their life’s chief goal is. Geniuses formulate very clear and precise inner pictures of what they want [...]
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