Tale of the Woodcutters

Woodcutter A cuts wood all day.

Woodcutter B keeps stopping and sitting down.

At the end of the day, woodcutter B has three times more wood than woodcutter A. Woodcutter A asks: 'How could this happen?' You were resting all day!' Woodcutter B says: 'I wasn't resting. I was sharpening my saw.'

Take time to sharpen your skills, your tools, and your resources, and you will be more productive.

Taken from 2nd chapter of Chet Holmes's Book 'The Ultimate Sales Machine'

TEDx Change-Webcast

* Calendar of Fashion Week *

http://www.fashions.org/community/fashionweeks.php

Gold in Everyone's Heart

"If you dig deep enough, there is gold in everyone's heart."


-John Hope Bryant-

Brands .

Some words from Walter Landor, founder of Landor Associates.

Products are made in the factory
But brands are created in the mind
Real creativity..involves the production not only of something new,
but also of something emotionally appealing
It seeks the satisfaction that comes from an awareness of wholeness
The exhilaration of sudden enlightenment
The moment of Aha!

We never forget that we are in the business of marketing
We try to harness the emotional power of design
to communicate to the marketplace

Above all, we must continue to design
to enhance our environment
as you go through life,
make a habit of really looking at the everything around you
Whether you're working on it or not. Everything

You can't change the world
if you cannot change your perception of it

The satisfaction we as designers gain in the problem-solving process
is in how we discharge our social responsibility
for creating a more pleasing environment

Each new project enriches our experience, adds to our knowledge
sharpen our skills and perceptions
Each new project leads us on to new demans
new challenges and new solutions

The wider our experience, the deeper our understanding
The greater our effectiveness.

-Walter Landor-

The Calendar of The Future

Today’s calendar is broken. It’s a static repository of events. It’s a snapshot, a moment in time. Contrast that against our dynamic and ever changing lives and we have a significant disconnect. The model doesn’t work – it isn’t representative. It doesn’t leverage our digital footprints and create incremental value. The application is outdated and with that we have an opportunity to innovate.

If we compare the leaders in the digital calendar space, we see very similar feature function developed to date. If we remove brand and unique UI elements, we are left with complete product parity.

We believe the time to think about the calendar of the future is now. We have assembled the opinions of some of the industry’s brightest minds to weigh in on what the calendar of the future might look like and the benefits it might provide to our personal and professional lives…This is a manifesto.



More on http://calendarofthefuture.com/

Subtle .

I really love the words from Seth Godin's Blog about subtle here ~ :)

"
Subtle details demonstrate power. Instead of being in an urgent hurry to yell about every feature or benefit, you demonstrate confidence by taking your time and allowing people to explore. They don't put huge banners on the Hermes store, announcing how good the silk is and how many famous people shop there...
"


For more info, check the site here

The Real Magic of Life

"Success in life lies in how you 'respond' to your pain, to the ongoing crisis that plays out in our lives. Dealing with our 'mess.' Being honest about it, and looking in the mirror, on a daily basis.

The real magic of life -- how to really make life work for us -- all plays out in and through our responses to life's challenges. ....Successfully managing pain."

John Hope Bryant, founder of Operation HOPE, author of LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World.

P L A Y

"Play is the single most important factor in determining our happiness and success"

Dr Stuart Brown
Founder of the National Institute of play

For more info http://popsop.com/37153 (Cadbury Calls the UK to Divide into Spots and Stripes)

Another Weekend ~ Y.a.Y

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

~Lao Tzu