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There is a great article in USA Today about the success Pixar’s animators had in creating the hair for Brave’s Princess Merida. You can read the entire article here: Animation Sensation. In order to make Merida’s hair look real, it took animators and engineers three years to create the technology and then design the animation […]
Continue ReadingToday was a perfect day for a motorcycle ride. Blue skies. Moderately high temperatures. And wonderful smells. Riding is about being present both with the road and the nature around you. No one said it better than Robert Pirsig in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: “In a car you’re always in a compartment, […]
Continue ReadingAccording to the associated press, Ryamond Dolin was hitchiking across the country for a book he was writing called Kindness in America when he was randomly shot by a pickup driver — so he said. Turns out, Dolin confessed to shooting himself as a way to promote his book. But the story gets even better. Dolin […]
Continue ReadingI recently attended a weekend conference on sales offered by the National Speakers Association (NSA). As incoming president, I attend all of the events even when the topic is not something to which I am particularly drawn. Sales is not a topic to which I’m particularly drawn. You may ask, “Ron, as an entrepreneur, why […]
Continue ReadingEver notice how certain organizations or industries have a reputation for bad services? DMV – slow lines and bad attitudes Telemarketing – dinnerous interruptus Car dealerships – pushy and money-hungry Paparazzi – obnoxious, invasive, and ruthless And… Hospital food – tasteless and unhealthy Knowing that most of the world sees these poor services in a […]
Continue ReadingMy son has always been a talented athlete. He’s played soccer, basketball, baseball, and lacrosse. Basketball was his favorite. However, during his first year playing high school lacrosse, he tore his ACL and never really got back to the level of skill and endurance he had prior to the injury. So, when he didn’t make […]
Continue ReadingI have a condition called Windshield Identification Blindness which means, for some reason, I not only can’t identify drivers through their windshields, I can’t tell if they’re motioning me to move forward or giving me the finger. This leads to awkward social situations where I wave at people I don’t know or sit in my car doing […]
Continue ReadingSo, what is it about the shower that brings out the best in me?I’m not suggesting that my naked body is the best in me. I’m talking about the way my mind works when I’m in the shower. There’s something magical that allows great ideas to flow as freely as the water. In fact, that’s […]
Continue ReadingIn the February 2012 edition of Inc. Magazine, I read an article about clothing company Holstee’s unique mission statement. Co-founder Fabian Pfortmüller said that they realized that their business was not only about the product or service they deliver but at the end of the day, it was also about the lifestyle they created. As […]
Continue ReadingRecently, the University of Virginia’s Law School announced that one of it’s classes was responsible for excluding a man of a 1978 rape on the basis of DNA evidence. This unique program called the Innocence Project Clinic allows students to evaluate the evidence against three people who were convicted of a crime but may be innocent. Dierdre […]
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