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How Mad Mimi created a $75,000 a month business in a couple years

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:14:09 -0600

How Mad Mimi created a $75,000 a month business in a couple years:

Mad Mimi is making $75,000 a month in just about 2 years. They did it with focus on a small niche, twitter replies, and obsessive customer service.

Mad Mimi is a web service to send out…

Quickest way to be happier, is to make someone else happier

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:48:34 -0600

Be a friend, and you will have a friend. Give, and you receive.

Teach, and you will learn. Offer encouragement, and you’ll be lifted up.

Listen intently, seeking to truly understand, and you will be understood. Be respectful and you’ll be respected.

Life is a mirror that reflects back to you what you think, what you expect, what you feel, and what you do. The way to improve the reflection is to improve what’s being reflected.

Be the love, be the compassion, be the strength, be the responsibility that you wish to see in others. Be the best example you can imagine and you’ll be pleased with how your example is followed.

The way you most sincerely live is magnified by all that is around you. Live true to your highest purpose, and that purpose expands to fill your world.

— Ralph Marston

The Smashing Pumpkins's new drummer 19 year old Mike Byrne

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:46:10 -0600

The Smashing Pumpkins's new drummer 19 year old Mike Byrne

kari-shma: Home office with blackboard wall | via: House to...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:36:13 -0600

kari-shma:

Home office with blackboard wall | via: House to Home

dirtyglass: Blog: Artworks on Book Pages - Doodlers Anonymous

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:19:47 -0600

dirtyglass:

Blog: Artworks on Book Pages - Doodlers Anonymous

[History] taught me that there is no such thing as the future, only multiple futures of varying degrees of probability.

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:48:55 -0600

[History] taught me that there is no such thing as the future, only multiple futures of varying degrees of probability.:

- Niall Ferguson (found via Designing Innovations)

5 Whys

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:53:51 -0600

5 Whys:

My car will not start. (the problem)

Why? - The battery is dead. (first why)
Why? - The alternator is not functioning. (second why)
Why? - The alternator belt has broken. (third why)
Why? - The…

kari-shma: When it’s raining… (via h e i d i b u r t o n)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:27:26 -0600

kari-shma:

When it’s raining… (via h e i d i b u r t o n)

What you (and even Steve Jobs) could learn about customer support from JetBlue

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:18:09 -0600

What you (and even Steve Jobs) could learn about customer support from JetBlue:

Doesn’t matter what part of the organization you’re in or how high you’ve gotten. You should still on some routine be doing customer support. When you don’t, you risk playing the telephone game like…

If you want your company to be innovative, using carrot and stick incentives aren't going to work

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:55:59 -0600

If you want your company to be innovative, using carrot and stick incentives aren't going to work:

Dan Pink, previously Al Gore’s speechwriter, displays evidence found that when doing innovative tasks, using monetary incentives actually has a detrimental effect in getting the task accomplished….

the next big thing in home computing.

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:14:40 -0600

the next big thing in home computing.:

designinginnovations:

So says Pentagram, who designed the identity and the user interface for Litl, a new netbook.

bridget mcneils rocks. even better when they were doing food...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:43:59 -0600

bridget mcneils rocks. even better when they were doing food specials constantly. the owner is an awesome chef.

philcoextra:

nice little bar in 420 belmont

You are tone blind

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:44:07 -0600

You are tone blind:

All the written electronic communication we do as a society has given us enormous gains, but most of us (including Inc. columnist and business owner Joel Spolsky in an example below) suffer from…

“I am not a number” - The Prisoner is back! With...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:17:43 -0600

“I am not a number” - The Prisoner is back! With Ian McKellen. So excited.

Speed reading: How I started reading 3-4 times faster in just a short time

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:55:18 -0600

Speed reading: How I started reading 3-4 times faster in just a short time:

I increased my reading speed by 3-4x recently. I was a bit skeptical that I could pull it off, but had a lot of hope, because I knew people that could do it. And now here’s a couple tips on how I’ve…

david: Dogs must think Halloween is pretty weird. Especially when we dress THEM up. :)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:50:34 -0600

david:

Dogs must think Halloween is pretty weird.

Especially when we dress THEM up. :)

No matter how you perceive your circumstances, someone else can do one better

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:17:02 -0500

It’s so odd that, no matter how you perceive your circumstances, someone else can do one better…

If you believe you are getting old, someone is older who feels young…

If you believe you don’t have good health, someone is out there with a chronic illness, enjoying life…

If you wish for more abundance, there is someone with far less cherishing every gift they receive…

If you take people for granted, there are those who live in service of others, and appreciate them all…

If you feel your life to be difficult, someone undoubtedly has it worse, but feels hopeful…

How do we lose our perspective?

I’m thankful for today

I’ll have a chance to make a difference…and it’s up to me whether I will…

I’ll have a chance to overlook people’s weakness, and celebrate their strengths…

I’ll have a chance to dream for a better future, with the only limit being my imagination…

I’ll have a chance to share my song, however the notes are ultimately written…even if no one listens…

I’ll have a chance to care for others, and leave selfishness to another time, when others need me less…

I’ll have a chance to sow seeds of forgiveness, and let them grow where healing is needed…

I’ll have a chance to find my inner peace…and stop looking for others to create it for me…

Thank God I’m not so old…

- From some guy on Facebook (private profile)

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you..."

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:25:59 -0500

““You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…””

- Dr. Seuss (via kari-shma) (via hiten)

Dig the song on Greek Season 2 finale

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:31:24 -0500

Wild and Young - American Bang

Hire employees to boss you around

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:19:24 -0500

Hire employees to boss you around:

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”

- Antoine de…