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Daily #TED: The Rise of the Super Rich, Dancing Bears, Love and Thank you
Today I watched 4 talks totalling just under 30 minutes. The first was direct and the other three where on a 15 minute playlist of 'inspiring' talks. Here they are: #1 Chrystia Freeland: The rise of ...
Breakfast with #TED: The Threat of Agriculture, Less Stuff and Hope for Veterans.
For my TED talks today, I used the nifty tool on ted.com to pick 3 persuasive talks that made up 30 minutes in total. I love this part of ted because it creates my own playlist - no faffing. Each talk...
Breakfast with TED: Trust, Memory and Gladwell on David vs Goliath
For a while now I have developed the ritual of TEDTuesday - taking time each Tuesday to watch and learn something on TED.com. If you are new to TED.com - it is a platform for some of the most amazing...
Unlock the power in your old blog posts with 3 awesome tools
I have been blogging off and on for about nine or ten years and I seem to have accumulated quite a few posts in that time. In the early days, I focused on human rights issues, military interventions ...
I really suck at finding early customers.
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300"] By: Stewart Chambers - CC BY 2.0[/caption] I meet many people who struggle with ideas for a startup - at least for one they would be ready to take a risk...
Why I Live In Pinos del Valle
8am in my sleepy village of Pinos del Valle, nestled in the mountains overlooking the Lecrin Valley opposite the amazing Las Alpujarras in Andalusia, Spain. ps. Turn your speakers on. https://dl.dro...
Do you want to feel less isolated working on your own?
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480"] By: Hendrik Dacquin - CC BY 2.0[/caption] I'm a solo founder. I'm working on the startups to the right ---> I work from home in Pinos del Valle in An...
Why Are Women Not Paid The Same As Men?
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="463"] By: lisa cee (Lisa Campeau) - CC BY 2.0[/caption] I have been tip toeing around this in my head. I thought I knew why, but actually I think I'm as much a...
Love in action... sweet :-)
I rarely publish the feel-good emails that circulate amongst family members, but this one was a gem. Who doesn't love cute baby chimps!? A mother chimpanzee who lived in a Zoo died recently and one of...
A Poem: I Wonder
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] By: zoetnet - CC BY 2.0[/caption] Even as you sit in judgement of my colour, my clothing, the way I walk, how I talk, of my tattoos and my piercings. I w...