There is a Reason Why Dinasaurs are Extinct

Change is hard.
Companies do not want to believe that the landscape is changing.
Because of this, there are still companies squandering money on things that they should have never done, or should no longer be doing.
There is a great quote which totally sums this up;
"There is nothing as difficult and as expensive, but also nothing as futile, as trying to keep a corpse from stinking."
I found a great article which highlights some game changing ideas for businesses to start thinking about written by Jena McGregor, "There Is No More Normal". This artilce points out that we all have to start thinking very differently and changing quickly, if we are going to survive and thrive!
One the best quotes from the article was from John Chambers, CEO of Cisco. He said, "Without exception, all of my biggest mistakes occurred because I moved too slowly."
Yes, the game has changed forever. We are soon going to see some new "species of dinosaur" becoming extinct. Let's hope none of us are among that group!

Through the Looking Glass...

Thought you might be interested in viewing this page at tompeters.com: http://www.tompeters.com/
Go to the 2/23/2009 post : Jennifer and Brad and Angelina and the Great Recession
Tom Peters makes the point that despite the current market/economic conditions, the “SHOW MUST GO ON”… and does for those who choose to find the opportunities and shun the “sky is falling” mentality…He asserts that those of us who “embrace the future” will be the ones who definitely create it...I say, why not you, why not me, why not us???

Let’s create the future together!!! Any takers?

What is YOUR future????

Will you leave it up to a cookie???

Here is a link to a great video "SHIFT HAPPENS". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8&feature=related

Watch it and then ask yourself...

Am I ready to totally embrace change and believe that change creates opportunity?

What are the new opportunities in my profession, industry, personal life, etc that I want to go after like a heat seeking missile?

YOU ARE NOW LEAN, MEAN, CHANGE LOVING MACHINE!!! WELCOME TO YOUR FUTURE...CREATE IT!!!! RECREATE IT!!!! OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!!!

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

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?

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