"A Friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of Nature." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) US poet & essayist.
Friends! I need more close friends!I know this sounds silly to some, desperate to others and familiar to more! But, the truth is having a career, a child, a dog, a husband, a house with a lawn and the Joni’s living all around us, aging parents, extended family sometimes in need and the occasional unexpected life hiccup, WHERE does one fit in time for friends.Ok, a step further, if your career requires a great deal oftravel or you are a telecommuter living long hours chained to your desk alone in your home office, on conference call after conference call all day long, where do you get your human touch fix? Starbucks? Is there not more to life?
The purpose for this blog is to share stories and ideas that spark new ways of thinking, new company ideas, different ways to solve problemsn or ignite product ideas, social and community growth ideas or just thoughts and trends that will stimulate your creative juices.
So here we go. The first of Idea for a Better Universe...this one is simple but an interesting concept!
It is a fact that today in America, women control 85 % of all consumer spending. That’s right 85%!!! What is also interesting in most B to C companies all or most sales functions are run by men! Doesn’t this seem a bit odd to you? Tom Peters recently summed up the differences between men and women. The author of In Search of Excellence and a host of other business books put it simply as this:
- Men and women are different - VERY, VERY DIFFERENT - Women & Men have a-b-s-o-l-u-t-e-l-y nothing in common - Women buy lots of stuff - MEN ARE...TOTALLY, HOPELESSLY, CLUELESS ABOUT WOMEN
Where is your edge?Have you considered asking yourself where the edge for you in life is?Are you amazed by people who seem to have so many things going on in their lives all at one time and they make it all seem so easy?Are you sitting at your PC day in and day out wondering if you have a life much less are living life on the edge?I talk to so many individuals who have trouble finding enough hours in their day to do laundry much less, take an hour for a tennis lesson, get a massage or jog 3 miles.
Ask yourself now, am I interested in living my life OVER THE EDGE, AT THE EDGE or I don’t even want to see the EDGE! Not sure? Let’s test your Edge with these questions. Select the answer that best describes you and circle what you land on our Edge Meter Self Assessment 5 part series.
Happy New Year! It’s time to set new goals, create a new agenda, establish new directions and plan for the future.So let’s dive right in and share what it takes to effect positive change in the world! 2008 could be your year to effect change.Ask yourself now, “What are you passionate about? What do you believe could be better?What really gets your goat?If you could do anything and it was easy, would you take steps to change the world we live in somehow? Or how about starting smaller…. What would you change in your own neighborhoods, in our schools, in our community, in our state, at the office… need I go on?How does one take on change and then how do you know that you are actually succeeding with your mission?” Let’s see how one woman is approaching the daunting task of change in the complex world of Corporate Boards.
