If tomorrow never comes…

“If tomorrow never comes, will she know how much I love her?” ~ Ronan Keating

via Amnesia Day!

Insist on your Self…

“Insist on yourself. Never imitate.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

via Today’s Quotes: INSIST On Yourself! NEVER Imitate!.

Screw the laundry

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Screw The Laundry | Escape Adulthood with Kim & Jason

On judging too quickly…

On what is good…

http://bible.us/Mic6.8.NIV He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.

Here’s a mindmap and a screencast about my top 3 Twitter tools and the way I use them…

Now, here’s how they all fit together!

My top Twitter screencasts playlist:

Questions? Feedback? btw, here’s a little riff on how to use playlists in case you’re not familiar:

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“I Don’t Want to Wait”

Luminescence

Cool photo from Bill Pevlor; popsdigital on Flickr…

One of the greatest things about computing and the internet is the wide variety of “good, fast, and cheap” tools we have for ‘thought leadership‘ marketing. One of the worst things about computing and the internet is that if you are on your own, that means you have to be your own IT [information technology] department. You may or may not be up to that task…

Last year we celebrated the 30 anniversary of the first desktop computer from IBM. The thing that amazes me most about computers? Power? Yes, but the thing that amazes me MOST is that they haven’t really gotten easier to use! Most people don’t realize that the best day they have with their new computer is the first one and that as they install software, load and unload files, etc. their computer becomes slower and slower until the day they decide they need a new one and the process starts all over again…

If this resonates with you, you might want to use a tool I use called Tune Up Utilities 2012 — it keeps my computer running in top form so that every day with my computer is my best day because it’s always running at maximum capacity. You can download a free trial here and learn how to optimize your computer here:

You might also be interested in this post I did a few years back on how to keep your computer running as fast as the day you bought it [Note I recommended Tune Up Utilities then and still do; that is a testament in itself!]. If you the video and the posts seem intimidating, I can do it for you over the internet through “Personal Digital Coaching“. Comment below or use the ‘connect’ form…

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On processing your world…

“No one can create negativity or stress within you. Only you can do that by virtue of how you process your world.”

– Wayne Dyer

via Today’s Quotes: @TonyRobbins @DrWayneWDyer DO IT NOW!.

Be happy in the present…

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. — Jim Rohn

via Quote: Be Happy in the Present | Greatist.com.

Be who and where you are

Save yourself the time, the money, and the trip.

Be your own guru.

via April 9: Be Who and Where You Are | Language of Letting Go.

More on being your own hero…

Kute Blackson’s post made me think of another epic post on ‘being your own hero’ written by friend, client and Harvard Business Review author Nilofer Merchant on the deification of Steve Jobs and the lessons it holds for us…

So, it’s with that life context that I am watching the beatification of Steve Jobs. Google the term, “Steve Jobs tribute” and you get back 5 million plus results. And I’m fairly sure that’s an undercount. There’s a good reason for this; the Hero Narrative has deep roots in our culture. We find it in history books and religions, in our sports teams and, yes, even in our corporate cultures. We obsess. We deify, as if there is a single defining idea of how innovation works, what makes a leader great, or how success happens.

This is not new. It is the idea of The One and it shows up in many ways: Who will be the next leader of the free world? What nation will be the next superpower? Which visionary company is the single conqueror of industry? (It’s Amazon, it’s Google, it’s Facebook, it’s Apple!). And we have it in management disciplines with debates like: isn’t it better to have one smart person than lots of ordinary people working for our organizations?

But I wonder if this framework is wrong.

Continue reading “More on being your own hero…”

There is a hero inside you

Hero

Lifecoach Kute Blackson writes…

Real heroes aren’t angels in the sky. They don’t float amidst cotton candy clouds. Real heroes don’t need to climb Mt. Everest, jump from planes, or walk on fire to prove their strength. Real heroes aren’t named Woods, Kobe, or Cruise. They don’t run from life in order to find peace. Real heroes deal. They know how to take responsibility for whatever befalls them—or whatever they’ve caused.

Real heroes are those who dare to enter situations fully, carrying peace with them. Real heroes are those who have the courage to love, laugh, and live full tilt. Despite the hand they’re dealt. Despite who did what to them. Real heroes are those who dare to live larger than what scares them, embracing their brothers and sisters with open hearts.

There is a HERO inside you.

Deep in our hearts we all have a longing to: Play like Mozart did at four. Play like Miles Davis jazzed. Play like Michael Jordan jumped. Play like Martin Luther King peaced. What would happen if you played like that? What would your life look like if you played like Nelson Mandela persevered? Or like Einstein intuited, Buddha meditated, Mother Theresa loved, Picasso painted, Jesus miracled, Janis Joplin crooned, Barishnikov danced, and Pele played? What could you do? Who would you be if you didn’t let your fear, your past, or your limitations stop you?

It’s your time. It’s your life. NOW.

Real heroes know that no one’s coming.

Because they’re already there.

Because you’re already here.

You are the hero you’ve been waiting for.

I dare you.

Source: There is a Hero Inside You [Blog] « Positively Positive

No one is coming. How will YOU respond?

On relationships…

“Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.” ~Emily Kimbrough

via Tiny Wisdom: When Relationships Are Messy | Tiny Buddha: Wisdom Quotes, Letting Go, Letting Happiness In.

On miracles…

There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle, or you can live as if everything is a miracle.” ~Albert Einstein

via No Act of Kindness is Too Small | Tiny Buddha: Wisdom Quotes, Letting Go, Letting Happiness In.

Just for today…

April 8, 2012 – Just for Today « cmmacneil

On circumstances…

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. — George Bernard Shaw

via April 8, 2012 – Today’s Gift from Hazelden « cmmacneil.

10 Things that shaped my youth

Loved this post by Kloipy; click the image to read it…

Weight of the Union 2.0

Orkin commercials

Funny commercials on an awkward topic! Now that I don’t really watch live tv, some commercials are even more entertaining…

Watching commercials on YouTube. Awkward or just pathetic?

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