A digital commonplace for a Regular Guy called Charlie Pharis

Month: May 2004 (page 3 of 7)

WWKD? What would Krusty do? Seth Godin writes …

WWKD?

What would Krusty do?

Seth Godin writes about clowns over in Fast Company.

1. Clowns ignore science.

“Clowns refuse to measure their results, because measurement implies that they accept the reality of the outside world. Wishful thinking is not a replacement for the real world. Only clowns can get away with that.”

2. Clowns don’t plan ahead.

“The only species that regularly demonstrates foresight is humans, but we manage to do this only on occasion. People are happy to spend themselves into credit card debt to enjoy today (instead of tomorrow and the next 30 years), and they work hard to maintain the illusion that everything is just fine–until it’s not.”

3. Clowns overreact to bad news (and good).

4. Clowns aren’t very nice to each other.

“Why is it so unusual to find a company where the boss cares for his employees? Why is it even more unusual still to find a workforce where teamwork just naturally overcomes selfishness? Why do we focus on takeover battles, high-profile firings, and attack-dog politics instead of the gradual, inexorable progress that happens when people with a shared goal work together to accomplish it?”

I love this line…

“What would Krusty do? Or Chuckles? Bozo? Figure out the behavior of a real clown – and do the opposite.

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The Incredible Power of Setting Goals
Ever know people who seem to get virtually everything they want out of life? You know the ones, the ones who are always achieving the next thing on their list.

This neat little post over at Worthwhile says the list may just be the catalyst for achieving the things on it!

“Can success really be as simple as a list, a notebook, a collage, whatever it is that moves an idea out of the ether and closer to reality? Goal-setters and fly-by-seats-of-pantsers: what’s given you the things that make you as happy as that screaming soccer announcer?”

I wonder how many of us really sit down and determine what’s most important in our lives, and then expend whatever energy it takes to make those things a reality.

I spent part of today with one of these guys, I think. What I like so much about him is that he knows what he believes God is calling him to accomplish. Others around him say it can’t or won’t happen. Others around him say he’s too arrogant to think about things the way he does. But he has a goal, and a plan to reach that goal! I don’t know if he has a list, but he’s making progress.

The Incredible Power of Setting Goals Ever know p…

The Incredible Power of Setting Goals

Ever know people who seem to get virtually everything they want out of life? You know the ones, the ones who are always achieving the next thing on their list.

This neat little post over at Worthwhile says the list may just be the catalyst for achieving the things on it!

“Can success really be as simple as a list, a notebook, a collage, whatever it is that moves an idea out of the ether and closer to reality? Goal-setters and fly-by-seats-of-pantsers: what’s given you the things that make you as happy as that screaming soccer announcer?”

I wonder how many of us really sit down and determine what’s most important in our lives, and then expend whatever energy it takes to make those things a reality.

I spent part of today with one of these guys, I think. What I like so much about him is that he knows what he believes God is calling him to accomplish. Others around him say it can’t or won’t happen. Others around him say he’s too arrogant to think about things the way he does. But he has a goal, and a plan to reach that goal! I don’t know if he has a list, but he’s making progress.

The Incredible Power of Setting Goals Ever know p…

The Incredible Power of Setting Goals

Ever know people who seem to get virtually everything they want out of life? You know the ones, the ones who are always achieving the next thing on their list.

This neat little post over at Worthwhile says the list may just be the catalyst for achieving the things on it!

“Can success really be as simple as a list, a notebook, a collage, whatever it is that moves an idea out of the ether and closer to reality? Goal-setters and fly-by-seats-of-pantsers: what’s given you the things that make you as happy as that screaming soccer announcer?”

I wonder how many of us really sit down and determine what’s most important in our lives, and then expend whatever energy it takes to make those things a reality.

I spent part of today with one of these guys, I think. What I like so much about him is that he knows what he believes God is calling him to accomplish. Others around him say it can’t or won’t happen. Others around him say he’s too arrogant to think about things the way he does. But he has a goal, and a plan to reach that goal! I don’t know if he has a list, but he’s making progress.

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A Quick, But Unscientific Study of Bloggers
In an earlier post, I mentioned the what-I-think-is-rather-cool feature of Blogger called “Next Blog.”

A little while ago, I was sitting, drinking a cup of tea, and playing around with the Next Blog thingy. Here are some discoveries…

There are a lot of young, I mean really young bloggers out there!

There are a lot of foreign…um, “international”, excuse me, PC crowd…bloggers out there!

There are a lot of both of those kinds of bloggers that I can’t understand. Because of the “international” language – and the, shall we say, “not so polite” language! I know, I know…everybody talks that way, and they don’t necessarily mean to be profane or foul-mouthed. (Yes, I have an 18-year-old son, with 18-year-old buddies!) I’m not really shocked, just interested, I guess.

There are a lot of hopeless and cynical bloggers out there. Now, that may just be a characteristic of our times and our culture. But it seems that the doors are wide open…the fields are ready to harvest if we can find some meaningful ways to engage them, even in, especially in their hopelessness and cynicism.

There are a lot of interesting bloggers out there. I mean, people are literally blogging about every imaginable subject. And some that aren’t even in the imagination of lots of people!

A Quick, But Unscientific Study of Bloggers In an…

A Quick, But Unscientific Study of Bloggers

In an earlier post, I mentioned the what-I-think-is-rather-cool feature of Blogger called “Next Blog.”

A little while ago, I was sitting, drinking a cup of tea, and playing around with the Next Blog thingy. Here are some discoveries…

There are a lot of young, I mean really young bloggers out there!

There are a lot of foreign…um, “international”, excuse me, PC crowd…bloggers out there!

There are a lot of both of those kinds of bloggers that I can’t understand. Because of the “international” language – and the, shall we say, “not so polite” language! I know, I know…everybody talks that way, and they don’t necessarily mean to be profane or foul-mouthed. (Yes, I have an 18-year-old son, with 18-year-old buddies!) I’m not really shocked, just interested, I guess.

There are a lot of hopeless and cynical bloggers out there. Now, that may just be a characteristic of our times and our culture. But it seems that the doors are wide open…the fields are ready to harvest if we can find some meaningful ways to engage them, even in, especially in their hopelessness and cynicism.

There are a lot of interesting bloggers out there. I mean, people are literally blogging about every imaginable subject. And some that aren’t even in the imagination of lots of people!