Entrepreneurs Can Change the World

With a long business night ahead of me, this was probably one of the best things to have seen before stepping out of the office.




Too good not to share.

TED Talk: Seth Godin on the Tribes We Lead

I just realized (sadly) that my last post (so far back last year) was about TED.



This video is by Seth Godin, him talking about the tribes we lead. "Inspiring" and "leadership' are the first words to come to mind.

To quote him, "You don't need permission from people to lead them. But in case you do, here it is. They're waiting, we're waiting for you to show us where to go next."

A good way to start the month, I must say.

Too good not to share.

Of Whales & Fairies...

I saw this video in a business convention a couple of weeks back, and until now, the images are still stuck in my head.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeXuZexUIc4

For some weird reason, I ended up crying after seeing it.

Growing up, kids are always taught to color within the lines, literally and figuratively. We even carry this with us as we get older. Sadly, needing to be right or to do things right stifles our creativity and even our sense of self. Staying within the lines sometimes ends up to mean staying inside the box.

This video from the Japanese Ad Council was a pretty good reminder that it's ok to let kids' (and even our) imagination run wild.

And it's in that line of thinking that I ended up loving this picture of my inaanak, Gabbie.

I had promised her butterfly wings for Halloween, and although it took a while, I eventually got her something close to what she first wanted.

It was so funny though that she wanted to wear it upside-down, saying that the pointed part should be stick up. So funny how she came up with the idea of using her frilly socks for gloves. Perfect little Dyosa.

Mom wanted to correct the orientation of the wings, saying she'd quickly ruin her new costume with how she was wearing it. Kept her from doing so. After all, the costume fit exactly what Gabbie had in mind, right Gab? :)

I Love the World

I haven't been watching a lot of TV lately, so last night was the first time for me to watch this Discovery Channel vid, when a friend of mine sent me the link. (thanks again siops!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5BxymuiAxQ

I love the mountains,
I love the clear blue skies
I love big bridges
I love when great whites fly
I love the whole world
And all its sights and sounds
Boom-de-yadda, boom-de-yadda
I love the oceans
I love real dirty things
I love to go fast
I love Egyptian kings
I love the whole world
And all its craziness
Boom-de-yadda, boom-de-yadda
I love arachnids
I love hot magma
I love the giant squids
I love the whole world
It's such a brilliant place
Boom-de-yadda, boom-de-yadda

Yeah, I would have to agree, the world is just awesome. And it's got me singing, boom-de-yadda, boom-de-yadda. ;o)