If everyone considered this before launching into whatever it is they do to earn a living the world would be a much (MUCH!) different place.

The Hedgehog Concept

Been doing a lot (LOT!) of thinking about this concept lately...

Love the melody on John Mayer's new song.  *Hate* the lyrics...

me and all my friends 
we're all misunderstood 
they say we stand for nothing and 
there's no way we ever could 
now we see everything that's going wrong 
with the world and those who lead it 
we just feel like we don't have the means 
to rise above and beat it 

so we keep waiting 
waiting on the world to change 
we keep on waiting 
waiting on the world to change 

it's hard to beat the system 
when we're standing at a distance 
so we keep waiting 
waiting on the world to change 
now if we had the power 
to bring our neighbors home from war 
they would have never missed a Christmas 
no more ribbons on their door 
and when you trust your television 
what you get is what you got 
cause when they own the information, oh 
they can bend it all they want 

that's why we're waiting 
waiting on the world to change 
we keep on waiting 
waiting on the world to change 

it's not that we don't care, 
we just know that the fight ain't fair 
so we keep on waiting 
waiting on the world to change 

and we're still waiting 
waiting on the world to change 
we keep on waiting waiting on the world to change 
one day our generation 
is gonna rule the population 
so we keep on waiting 
waiting on the world to change 

we keep on waiting 
waiting on the world to change

Here's a thought.  Be the change.

One of my goals for this year is to listen to all of the albums on Rolling Stone's Top 500 Albums of All Time list (at least the ones that they have on Rhapsody).  I just finished listening to #101 (Fresh Cream by Cream) which means I'm on to the Top 100.  I've really enjoyed this as it's been a great way to discover some new music and learn more about music history.  Makes sitting down to crank out some work at the computer a lot of fun!

Anyway, just thought I'd share.  And yup, I'm a dork. :)

OK, time to listen to Ol' Blue Eyes...

Interesting concept huh?

"You are always praying; thought itself is prayer."

So lately I've been feeling like I've been in a little bit of a creative rut.  For some strange reason it didn't occur to me that it's probably because I'm almost always in my analytical left brain (if you buy into that whole theory).  I'm a "thinker" and giving that up and experiencing art, music, etc. can be a challenge for me.  So tonight I took a break from the office and rolled over to Barnes & Noble and picked up a few art and design books that looked interesting.  It was a kick-ass break from the norm. 

My favorite was this collection of street art from women graffiti artists entitled (aptly enough) Graffiti Women.  Amazing stuff...

Anyway, I plan to do a lot more of this right brain immersion in the future and I'd love to hear any suggestions any of y'all might have...books...activities, etc.  Dan Pink has a ton of them in his latest book A Whole New Mind (great effin' book by the way!).  But I'm on the prowl from more...lay it on me!

I blogged this before but a buddy of mine just sent me another video and seeing as how you can now embed videos here at Zaadz (yeah!) I thought I'd do so. Definitely a story that can't be shared too much...



Here's a link to the story in case you'd like to read it.

Wow.  Wikipedia has already done so much to make the world better and richer...I'd love to see this happen.

[Wikipedia-l] Dream a little...

You must know that in any moment a decision you make can change the course of your life forever: the very next person stand behind in line or sit next to on an airplane, the very next phone call you make or receive, the very next movie you see or book you read or page you turn could be the one single thing that causes the floodgates to open, and all of the things that you've been waiting for to fall into place.

-Tony Robbins

Kinda gives ya goosebumps huh?

Great post from my buddy Noah over at OKDork

I am uncertain of mine but right now I don’t want to sacrifice doing things for money over doing things that I feel contribute back to society and I can feel good about. I think Steve Jobs said it best a few years ago:

“If you were to die right now how you would feel about what you accomplished on Earth?”

Cool story.

Love (LOVE!) this one...

"The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice … it is conformity."

I like this idea (although it needs a better name...).  Here are my Prolutions:

By December 31st I will:

-Qualify for the Boston Marathon
-Close our first round of funding for LearnOutLoud (you want in? ;)

OK, your turn...what are your Prolutions?

(P.S.  You can see all my goals here.)