If Paris Hilton ever ran for President, Caitlin Upton must ‘totally be her running mate. That would be like so awesome‘
“I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don’t have maps and I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and The Iraq everywhere like such as and I believe that they should our education over here in the US should help the US or should help South Africa and should help The Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for our children.”
Tough times never last, tough people do. You’ve got to have the courage of your convictions, and not give up, ever!
“My life has been a series of well-orchestrated accidents; I’ve always suffered from hallucinogenic optimism. I was broke for more than 10 years. I remember staying up all night one night at my first company and looking in couch cushions the next morning for some change to buy coffee.”
Anne Mulcahy led a famous turnaround at Xerox after the dot-com bust. Here’s some great advice on managing a crisis: an excerpt from her conversation with Adam Bryan of the New York Times -
“I think the whole management team would say that when you have that window of opportunity called a crisis, move as quickly as you can, get as much done as you can. There’s a momentum for change that’s very compelling. I think we took good advantage of it, but I think we would have loved to have done even more during that window.
We also learned a lot about identifying failure quickly. And as much as it’s sometimes hard to make choices about where you invest, it’s equally hard to make choices about where you don’t invest and what you eliminate.
The Backstory: Great view but a tricky bend on a steep climb, stopping would be a bad idea. And right then I spotted someone even more committed to ‘the shot’. Difficult lock but worth it!
snapdecision post for 21/03/2009
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Two things are universally true about all great ideas ideas -
They sound painfully obvious.
They’ve got a really long shelf-life (two and some millennia down and Sun Tzu still seems a bit of a quickwit!).
Sun Tzu’s seminal treatise on war has guided military strategists throughout our history. This most extraordinary thinker continues to be a relevant counsel to our day; board room warriors, poker champions and geeky boyfriends are relying on Tzu’s wisdom to see them through!
This week I have found that item 7 from the list below helps you score that most sought after parking slot.
My 10 bookmarks from the Art of War -
All warfare is based on deception.
When able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we’re near, we must make the enemy believe we are far; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.
In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace.
He who wishes to fight, must first count the cost.
To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence is in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle
Numerical weakness comes from having to prepare against possible attacks; numerical strength, from compelling our adversary to make these preperations against us.
Five fatal faults of a General (leader)
Recklessness, which leads to destruction.
Cowardice, which leads to capture.
A hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults.
A delicacy of honor, which is sensitive to shame.
Over-solicitude of his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble.
Entice your enemy’s best men so that he may be left without counsellors
There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked and towns which must not be besieged.
I would love to write a follow-up post on how the leading internet companies are interpreting Tzu’s philosophies and winning, shortly!
Those who ‘hover-over’ these images(keep it up!) would have figured that I finally got my hands on the brilliant Nikon 105mm f/2.8G AF-S VR. I’ve been smiling today!
Disclosure: I moved the ‘object’ to get a better angle.
And, if mom is reading this, I don’t smoke, this isn’t mine!
Snap Decision: Photoblog post for 20/03/2009
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Familiar Face: Hey <yourname>!! You: Hey! (desperately trying to put a name to the face)
Familiar Face: So what’s up? What are you doing these days? You: I….
A torrent of thoughts flood your head; its uncanny how this question always trips you. Its been a while since school, you must break down your lifestory to a sentence, what’s a good answer?
You pause, take a deep breath and say:
Its good man, I work right here, the pizza joint next door.
Familiar Face: Ohh… great! Good for you! (Familiar Face smirks, shakes your hand and leaves)
At that point you know that its a good thing you were never friends with Familiar Face. He’s a moron.
I bet you answer the “what do you do?” question fairly regularly, Familiar Face bumps into you frequently at restaurants, airports and at the event that was invented for him, your school reunion party.
