Seth Godin on Education Reform, interviewed by Graham Brown-Martin about education reform. After watching this, I’m confident Seth Godin has read the books of John Taylor Gatto, author of Underground History of American Education.
Have you ever found yourself asking, “Where did the last hour go?” when connecting with friends or colleagues in social networks? Social media is like a drug; just a little taste and we can’t help but want more. Social networks are the drug dealers; they facilitate our addiction to this gateway drug with one-click access…
This was my final Toastmasters speech for the year and my 10th, which I passed. It is also the final speech in the first level: Competent Communicator: Madam Toastmaster, Ladies and Gentlemen… For the longest time, I did not understand the difference between motivation and inspiration. However, as I kept studying and learning, I believe…
When the line at Starbucks is long, when class gets dull, when conversations get personal, when loneliness strikes, we grab the phone like an Old West quick draw. Though our generation is marked by social media, experts are anxious of its effects on relationships, specifically our capacity for communication. “We’re setting ourselves up for trouble,”…
Today I went to the gym, and halfway through my workout, I saw this amazing woman. She was so elegant and she was so ladylike. Wearing a floral dress and having her hair tied in a ponytail down the back of her neck. She was also wearing a shoe with a heel that accentuated her…
The Connections Show is a weekly podcast hosted by Stan Relihan, one of Australia’s most connected LinkedIn users, and a professional recruiter based in Sydney. This is one of the most practically useful business podcasts I’ve discovered on the Web. And it’s a real surprise that it comes from Australia, not America, like most of…
Growing up, I always dreamed of designing and building my own house because I love drawing so much. Maybe in some ways, deep down inside me, I knew I could become an architect if I wanted to. There’s a great quote I once heard by Frank Lloyd Wright: “The human race built most nobly when…