In the same way that upcoming college graduates exposed to different careers in their field have a better chance of securing a job or project that’s interesting for them and a good fit, I think it’s also important that we regularly expand our horizons in order to develop novel and important thoughts.
The business trips (visiting dozens of companies in major cities across the US) I took as an undergrad opened my eyes to a world of possibilities, and informed many of the choices I made approaching graduation.
This doesn’t just have to do with travel, of course. Conversations, books, documentaries, and music can all offer us new worlds to explore. We just have to seek them out.
It’s the culmination of many months of hard work, many years of teaching, and a lifetime of learning. I’m happy to have contributed a small testimonial to the product page:
“I first met Pam when I had no idea what I was going to do once I quit my job.
I started by reading her book, then I moved on to purchasing some information products, and eventually attending the LiftOff retreat. In addition to a balance of heart-centered wisdom and keen business savvy, Pam has an uncanny knack for transferring knowledge in a way that leads to empowerment.
My biggest concern initially in working with Pam is that she might not have the depth of knowledge in my field (technology), but I quickly learned that Pam is as much a student as she is a teacher’s teacher. I benefited not only from her years of successful Silicon Valley consulting, but from the insights gleaned from thousands of clients she’s coached over the years.
The results speak for themselves: my income has tripled, I’m happier than I’ve ever been, and most importantly: I live life on my own terms.”
The course contains a staggering amount of content, and Pam has been working on this product for many months. The coolest part (in my mind) is that there’s a live event in Arizona next year.
I can only imagine how powerful it will be will people who have realized outsized results in their business over the course of the year come together to celebrate and network and learn from each other.
Most importantly though, I’m glad Pam is sharing her gift with the world, shipping big things, and giving business owners the opportunity to take their business to the next level.
This is a wonderful film shot in Atlanta, GA (where I lived for three years) that follows the lives of crack heads. As comical as the description is, the film treats them with dignity and exposes some interesting insights into their grim reality.
I was reminded of this film as I worked from Tea Lounge last week. It happened to be a night when Brooklyn Skillshare was putting on a free class about starting a documentary from scratch.
When I started getting serious about my studies in college, I felt like I needed to make up for lost time with each day that passed (which was true). I was involved with a summer internship program called INROADS, and I met dozens of other young professionals determined to make their mark on the world. This internship program had a strong professional development component, and there were frequent day-long training sessions.
One Saturday, we participated in the True Colors personality test. I was unsurprised to find out that I’m a Blue (warm, kind, compassionate) but many of my friends in the program were a bit shocked to see that my main color wasn’t Gold (organized, punctual, dependable) or a Green (knowledgeable problem-solver). (more…)
William “Slick Willie” Sutton wasn’t your typical criminal. He was an expert bank robber, escape artist, safe cracker, master impersonator, and educated mentor. Sutton is rumored never to have used a loaded weapon when robbing a bank, nor robbing one when women or babies were crying.
Using disguises such as a policeman, window washer, maintenance man, bank guard, mover, Western Union messenger, and striped-pants diplomat, Sutton leveraged social engineering extensively in his heists. He is famously misquoted to have said that he robbed banks because “that’s where they keep the money.” Here’s what he actually said:
“Why did I rob banks? Because I enjoyed it. I loved it. I was more alive when I was inside a bank, robbing it, than at any other time in my life. I enjoyed everything about it so much that one or two weeks later I’d be out looking for the next job. But to me the money was the chips, that’s all.”
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. The annual conference now brings together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).
These are the 10 talks that have proven most popular during their first two years of publishing, each one having been watched more than a million times.
1. Johnny Lee demos Wii Remote hacks
Building sophisticated educational tools out of cheap parts, Johnny Lee demos his cool Wii Remote hacks, which turn the $40 video game controller into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a head-mounted 3-D viewer.
2. My stroke of insight
Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions – motion, speech, self-awareness – shut down one by one. An astonishing story.
3. Underwater astonishments
David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square’s worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean.
4. Lightning calculation and other “Mathemagic”
In a lively show, mathemagician Arthur Benjamin races a team of calculators to figure out 3-digit squares, solves another massive mental equation and guesses a few birthdays. How does he do it? He’ll tell you.
5. Jaw-dropping Photosynth demo
Blaise Aguera y Arcas leads a dazzling demo of Photosynth, software that could transform the way we look at digital images. Using still photos culled from the Web, Photosynth builds breathtaking dreamscapes and lets us navigate them.
6. Unveiling the genius of multi-touch interface design
Jeff Han shows off a cheap, scalable multi-touch and pressure-sensitive computer screen interface that may spell the end of point-and-click.
7. Debunking third-world myths
You’ve never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called “developing world.”
8. Why we do what we do, and how we can do it better
Tony Robbins discusses the “invisible forces” that motivate everyone’s actions – and high-fives Al Gore in the front row.
9. Do schools kill creativity?
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
10. 15 ways to avert a climate crisis
With the same humor and humanity he exuded in An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore spells out 15 ways that individuals can address climate change immediately, from buying a hybrid to inventing a new, hotter “brand name” for global warming.