Archive for ◊ October, 2005 ◊

The hardest battle is often within
Friday, October 21st, 2005 | Author: kevin

By far the challenge I face in trying to be remarkable and do remarkable things is resisting the sweet temptation that surrounds. It’s everywhere, pervasive, you can never hide from it: MEDIOCRITY. The battle I most hope to win in the rest of days is the battle against mediocrity. When most everyone around us seem committed to mediocrity, it makes it a struggle to remain committed to excellence.

Seth Godin asks “Why are we willing to settle for work products that just isn’t that good–while at the same time we vote with our dollars to buy things and experiences that are exceptional?” Why indeed?

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Shit happens…
Thursday, October 06th, 2005 | Author: kevin

One time I was with a group of senior executives and we were talking about a deadline. They were very interested in hearing when I thought this task would be complete. I walked them through the steps to complete the task: “first this, then that, then some other stuff, ….” when I threw in “and then shit happens” and then finally it will be ready. There eyes bugged out and looked amongst themselves like “Oh no you didn’t!”

Of course what I meant, which I explained, was that something always goes wrong. When it does it will delay the task, but it will not be a “show stopper”. We’ll adapt to the situtation, work around, over, or through the temporary obstacle, and finally complete the task. It was a choice moment. The looks on their faces was pure gold. I just didn’t feel like getting into the gory details so I , uhum, papraphrased. :)

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This just in…
Wednesday, October 05th, 2005 | Author: kevin

While scanning through my feeds, I occassionally come across something that seems important. It seems important but I’m not sure why and what category to place this new information. Here are few such items:

  • The $90 billion advertising industry will be catapult into the 21st century with ConfirMedia Online, from Verance Corporation. ConfirMedia Online will provide for the first time ever a fully automated system to track actual airplay on a next-day basis across all major electronic media including TV, radio and cable. A revolutionary solution to the media industry’s biggest challenge — accountability — ConfirMedia Online allows broadcasters and agencies to simultaneously track and report airplay in real-time with complete transparency and pinpoint accuracy.
  • In the wow, wish I was going catgory! – Guidewire Group, the producers of BlogOn 2005 Social Media Summit, today revealed the impressive roster of speakers and exhibitors who will participate in its upcoming executive conference for Internet marketing professionals. Seth Godin, David Weinberger and Gil Schwartz will headline the speaker program. The summit will also name 20 companies as Social Media Innovators, including these never heard of companies…
  • Are you keeping up with this? – Bingo Bango Software Inc., an Atlanta- based start-up, announced the release of Elicit. Elicit, a desktop blogging client, integrates leading web and RSS Services from the internet’s giants in one application for the purpose of creating content for blogs. Elicit’s service integration is one of several productivity innovations for bloggers.
  • It’s a SaaS-y future after all – A new report from IDC, the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events, ranks WebEx Communications number one among the top 25 on-demand software providers and number one among the top five Software as a Service (SaaS) providers.

    The report also states that, “IDC finds that not only are cost-savings benefits and rapid implementation times fueling overall SaaS adoption, but also intangible benefits such as increased employee productivity and efficiencies are being recognized.”

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Throw in a little patience…
Tuesday, October 04th, 2005 | Author: kevin

For many years I continuously read self-help and success books. During those many years I felt like I just wasn’t “getting it” becuase the success I desired, did not seem to be getting any closer. Now to my surprise, I did “get it”, but it just took a while to become fully installed.

So I’d like to second Gil’s recommendation that he adds to his “Success Starts Now” post. Now many years later I’m hearing things I read those many years ago, come from me with such fluidty and ease I sometimes amaze myself. So add a little patience to this mix, and you may find that many years from now, the simple things Marcus Vorwaller suggests in his list of “Ten Things You Can Do Today to Jump-start Success” have become second-nature.

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