Category Archives: corto y poderoso

Worthy of cloning*…

The world needs more people like Jacqueline Novogratz, the founder and CEO of Acumen Fund.

Here’s why.

“Part of the journey that those of us who are privileged, which is pretty much everyone in this country, has to make is not being embarrassed by privilege or guilty for privilege or confused by privilege, but to start from that place of recognizing that your responsibility is to use that privilege in the best way you can to serve the world. And there are lots of ways of serving the world.” Taken from her interview at McKinsey Quarterly.

Do you know someone who’s worthy of cloning? I’d love to know.

*Inspired by the buzz created to celebrate the Ada Lovelace Day

Letting reasons rule…

Reasons are all those things that support your long-term goals. Excuses are all those things that don’t.  Learn to tell the difference.

(That’s what I’ve been saying to myself for the past three days every time I’ve craved a coffee – or anything caffeine-related.  The question is: for how long will I be able to keep going?!)

 

Like the picture? Thanks flickr

Short & sweet

Picture shot at Tropfest 2009, the world’s largest short film festival.

Last night over 150,000 people gathered at outdoor venues across Australia to watch 16 short films.  

And what do all those thousands of people have in common?  

A love for all things short – as in brief. 

Note to self: One of the most effective ways to get your point across at work is to keep it short. 

Do your ideas pass the elevator pitch test?  In other words, can you sum up your main ideas in 30 seconds or less – the average time of an elevator ride?

When looking to get buy-in for your ideas, keep in mind that the greatness of ideas is based on others understanding them.

 

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