Archive for December, 2007
Blue is the New Green
Advertising firm JWT predicts that one of the top trends of 2008 will see blue replacing green as the color of environmentalism, social conscience, and all-round niceness.
I don’t - but what the heck, give it a read anyways.
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Fear of Failure
1/3 of the female population would start a business if it wasn’t for the fear of failure.1
Fear of failure?! What is this about? Women are the most powerful creatures on earth. Women are the creators of life! They actually grow human beings in their bodies and then extract them through the most painful way possible [...]
It’s A Beautiful Morning
It’s 6:00 a.m, the alarm is buzzing in your ear and it’s time for the games to begin. You run down to the kitchen, throw the coffee on and start running around the house waking everyone up. Back to the kitchen to put the bread in the toaster and pour the milk over the cereal. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Men Vs. Women - A Very Old Joke
At a hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where a family member lay gravely ill. Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and serious.Surveying the worried faces, the doctor said, “I’m afraid I’m the bearer of bad news. The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Getting It Together
You know that your ideal life does not include working 18 hours a day - 7 days a week. You also know that to start making the necessary changes in your life, you need to build a real support network. But you also need to make some real structural changes to how you handle your day. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Some days it’s better to stay in bed
I woke up a little late last Wednesday, threw on my clothes and ran out the door. The shirt was one of those silly designer ones with the tag showing at the back, so when someone at the office asked me if I was wearing my shirt inside out, I laughed and said “No, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Making The Green
I was working with a client, expanding out his business idea, when I realized that with a slight twist, it could be promoted as an environmentally friendly. He actually told me that he didn’t think that investors would be interested in a Green project - that they wouldn’t think it was profitable.
I was surprised that [...]
They’ve got the power
Many, many years ago, I was in some University class, giving some speech, on something or another, and I was discussing how women control the finances at home, but weren’t taken seriously in the financial world. My instructor, who had always been something of a chauvinist, stopped me and asked me for a source “on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Consider Organic
Consumers are demanding healthy choices, “fresh” is the new buzzword and they’re putting their money where their mouths are. In the first half of 2006, the restaurant industry reported a growth of 50% in healthy choice menu items. The foodservice market for organics in particular appears to be growing at a rate of 20 percent [...]
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