May 2009

Have “Texting Thumb”?

May 26, 2009

Do you have a new fangled Kindle? Wish you could read this blog on it? Wish no more! Kindle blogs are fully downloaded onto your Kindle so you can read them even when you’re not wirelessly connected. And unlike RSS readers which often only provide headlines, blogs on Kindle give you full text content and [...]

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Barnacle Networking

May 15, 2009

The blog hit 40,000 visits! Thanks for continuing to stop by. – – – I am not a good networker. I don’t like to go out of my way to introduce myself, I don’t feel the need to meet new people, I certainly don’t like being in a room full of strangers whose only goal [...]

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NASA – Never Assume, Stay Alert

May 12, 2009

For all the negative things government is known for, it’s good to see one of the “cooler” agencies, NASA, is using negative thinking the right way. They’re taking my motto “Be Positive, Think Negative” to good use.  The headline from CNN says it all – Astronauts ready for rescue mission they hope never happens. In [...]

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Don’t Disregard the Message Just Because You Don’t Like the Messenger

May 8, 2009

Often, we dismiss people out of hand because we don’t like their personality, their history or for numerous other reasons. “Never mind him, he always complains.” “Oh, he’s just negative, don’t listen to him.” Often, complainers have a tendency to have less than palatable personalities. They’re grumpy, whiny, grating types. What we forget is that [...]

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You Can’t Outrun Who You Are

May 7, 2009

Often, people who do a job feel they don’t have to follow the same rules. They think either the rules don’t apply or that they’ll never get caught. They need a small dose of negative thinking, letting them know the reality of the world. It keeps their nose clean and on the right path. Take [...]

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Media Monday: News reports that news reports scare people!

May 4, 2009

Unless this really is the end of days and the H1N1 flu is here to wipe us out, this will be the last I speak of it. Unless I myself catch it. I was trapped in an elevator with a coughing Mexican lady yesterday. No lie. The thing about the media is they will cannibalize [...]

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