Plastic in the Pacific

I have a smart, well-educated and socially aware audience so this is probably nothing you aren't already aware of, but yet, I thought it worth sharing.




Thanks Belle P. for sharing with me!

Counting Crows - If I Could Give All My Love

You've heard this song hundreds of times before and it's a good song, but then one day you hear it and it just clicks.  There's no explanation.  No deep meaning.  But, suddenly it's on repeat and finds its way onto various playlist and becomes the song you sing in the shower...

I am proud to present Counting Crows - If I Could Give All My Love.




PS.  I live in the south now, but this is as CLOSE to country as I get... or will ever get!

PPS. Adam Duritz is one of my hereos. 

PPPS.  Counting Crows, Live and Collective Soul was one of the best concerts I've ever been to.

Get A Psychic

I can only assume that it's a national commercial, but have you all seen the commercial for "California Psychics"?

If you haven't, check this out...




Now, I admittedly don't believe in Psychics, but hey, I do believe in aliens, so who am I to judge... But seriously..... I also know my readers are smart, but sadly there are people dumb enough to buy into this.... And I'd just like to take a minute and maybe stop just 1 person from getting scammed...

When they say "our psychics are most powerful from home" this is code for "we will Google you or get your personal information from any number of places while we sit on our computers at home and pretend to be reading your aura."  When they say we "guarantee every call" they mean "we guarantee to answer every call and probably tell you information that will make you happy because we know you won't call back if we give you bad news".

Maybe all psychics are not complete BS artists..  But just as phone sex workers aren't actually having sex with you, phone psychics are also definitely not reading your future...

What? So What? Now What?

We had a guest speaker in class the other day.. We have them all the time and let's be honest.. Usually they don't do much for my personal or professional growth.  It's great that they take the time to speak to us, but with no real goals for their talk it usually amounts to a 2 hour autobiography or a diatribe about their company.  But every once in a while I walk away a little better off. 

A few months ago I learned about P.I.E.  (Performance, Image, Exposure).  Though not ground breaking insight it was interesting to hear it put so succintly and powerfully.

Here are the three P.I.E. elements weighted by importance:

Performance = 10%
Image = 30%
Exposure = 60%

If you're interested in learning more I just Googled it and this was one of the first sites to pop-up.  http://blog.geekmanager.co.uk/2007/04/04/performance-image-exposure/

But, this post is not about that.  Honestly on its own that wasn't blog worthy.  Rather, this post is about "What?  So What?  Now What?"

If you Google this term you'll get all types of different studies, uses, etc.  But I want to run with it the way I heard (even if I didn't hear it as it was told, but as I wanted to) it..

Though obviously we were talking about business, I found this a really great concept in general.  Something that can be applied to everything (or almost everything)...

These 3 questions put together can really give perspective.

What? - What is the goal?  What is the want?  The need? 
So What? - What if you get the goal?  The want?  The need?  Does anything really change?  Was that what you were really searching for?  Was it just a step towards another what?
Now What? - You've got it.  Can you handle it?  Is it enough?  Does it do what it was intended to do?

In business terms I think it's fairly simple.  In life though, maybe not?

Let's look at buying a fancy new car (perhaps a Mustang!)..

What? - Buying a Mustang.
So What? - Does it make you happy?  Do the ladies love it like you thought they would? 
Now What? - Can you afford gas on your 19mpg car?  The car insurance?  The repairs?


I know this is simplistic, but this is only a blog and I know if I ramble too long you'll probably just get bored and go onto the next website on your list.  (Some of you probably already have! ha).  Think about it though.  If you've got questions or thoughts, you know how to reach me.  And Google is right there at your fingertips as well...