Is it Time to Buy a Home?

From Newsweek.com: Low interest rates, foreclosure bargains are luring some back into the real estate market. Click here for the full article… http://www.newsweek.com/id/182050

NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY

Fed Will Keep Rates Low, Money Flowing to Banks

The Federal Reserve signaled it will keep using unconventional tools to cushion the fallout, including keeping interest rates at a record low for "some time."

From cnbc.com

19 E's of Excellence from Tom Peters

In my presentations I often ask the participants to focus on EXCELLENCE... Not on what the competition is doing, but, rather on what you need to do to provide the customer with an EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE...
Why would you want to be like eveyone else :-)???... Stay out the sea of sameness and swim in the talent pool of excellence!!!
Click here for a pdf of the 19 E's...

What Would Google Do?

Jeff Jarvis' new book is out tomorrow.... I am heading to the bookstore first thing in the morning... Suggest you do the same....Check out his video from youtube.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfcWFvkcHVI

Great Way to Start the Weekend

I found this video on Youtube and wanted to share it with you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6ZqAJoyVD0

Hope you all have an incredible weekend!!!!

Is the End in Sight?

" Newspaper circulation continues to deteriorate as people increasingly go online for news that is timelier and free. And the relatively high fixed costs of paper, printing and distribution show no signs of waning.

The outlook for newspaper publishers is grim. Their business model is broken and advertisers are bailing. Newspaper advertising revenues in the US declined 16.4% in 2008 to $37.9 billion. By 2012, spending will slide to $28.4 billion." --eMarketer

Kids Say the Darndest Things...

Or is it "out of the mouths of babes..."? This is a short video clip which really crystalizes the fact that the future is NOW... What Do Children Think About TV?

Be a Better Learner

After I finish presenting to a group I often hear from the participants, "How do learn all that information, and how do you REMEMBER it?" I do believe that because the information is sooooo relevant to me, it becomes part of my core. Also, I am able to create stories about the information and simply "retell" the story (All Marketers are Liars)...

Today I found an article about effective learning strategies, "How to Become a More Effective Learner: Tips from Psychology to Improve Learning Effectiveness & Efficiency"

I would love to hear some of your learning strategies...

"Hope" is not a plan

Today President Obama said, "On this day we have gathered because we have chosen hope over fear..."

Let's hope to live our life by design and not let fear paralyze us from taking the actions we need to move forward and create the world and lives we all deserve...

From Harvard Business- Are you a leader for tomorrow?

Who is the Leader of the Future?
"A leader doesn't just get the message across - a leader is the message."
What qualities and responsibilities will define the most effective leaders of tomorrow? And what skills and knowledge should you attain to become one of those leaders yourself?
Change management. As markets and technologies shift and advance, organizations and strategies must continually change and adapt. The leaders of the future will need to be masters at managing change.
Deep familiarity with emerging markets. Tomorrow's leaders will need to identify and seize the new possibilities created as emerging markets take center stage in the global economy.
The ability to inspire and motivate. In a future marked by constant change, the ability to inspire and motivate others to work together to achieve common goals will be critical. Without alignment, change initiatives stand little chance of success.
Lean management. They will need to operate in -- and create -- lean, flexible organizations that optimize efficiencies without sacrificing quality
Click this link to read the full article from Harvard Business…

ARE YOU READY????

ARE YOU READY???? The world wide web is just over 5000 days old (Thank you Al Gore)… it has changed our lives- business and personal… As a consequence, change, and the ability to do so, is the new skill… So again I say… ARE YOU READY???


First watch this video http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com/watch?v=iru4BJLMJng , then read the articles below… and re-read and re-watch… the future is now!!!!

Online Video Growth Continues
Eight out of 10 US Internet users watch online video, and the percentage keeps climbing. How much of that video is potential ad inventory? Full Article

When newspapers are gone, what will you miss?
Years and years after some pundits began predicting the end of newspapers, the newspapers themselves are finally realizing that it's over. Huge debt, high costs, declining subscription rates, plummeting ad base--will the last one out please turn off the lights. Full article