I keep hearing the phrase from CEOs and corporate executives that “we have to do what’s right for our shareholders.” But when does a business have to do what’s right by its employees – the people who are expected to often work more than 40 hours a week and put the businesses’ interests before theirs [...]
Previously I talked about the #1 way to stand out online. The respected authorities who are recognized for their excellence, draw an audience, and influence members of their niches all do these 4 key things. If you want to be excellent and stand out, you need to incorporate these practices into what you do each [...]
First off, let me start by admitting that my title is a lie. I’ll explain why in a moment… In any facet of life, there of those who fail to distinguish themselves, and those who stand out. This has become increasingly true online, where resources such as Blogger, WordPress, YouTube, and cheap web hosting have [...]
So what’s up with this whole electric motorcycles thing? That’s what I had been wondering for a while, so I decided to set up a test ride and find out for myself. And since this Motorcycle News Guy happens to live about 100 miles north of the headquarters of Zero Electric Motorcycles, I figured what [...]
May 042010
Passivity is an easy path to mediocrity. Attack what you want. Propose things. Go after things. Some things may come to you, but the best are waiting for you to come to them. Don’t waste your time coming up with reasons why things can’t be done. The best way to figure out what is possible, [...]
Someone needs to create a race like this in California…
The Answer is: Farmer’s Markets. Local food production. Small Farms. Sustainable Farming. What is: The Future of Food? If we were playing Food Jeopardy, you would be a big winner. We’re not, but in a sense we’re playing a much bigger game. We have been putting our planet, our oceans, and our environment in jeopardy [...]
Here’s a question that has been plaguing me recently: how does a Facebook page compare in reach and effectiveness to a traditional email list in generating business and loyal customers for a small brick and mortar business? To be more specific, I am not talking about the corporate headquarters for a chain corporation – I [...]
Dec 082009
It’s become clear to me recently that one of the more useful skills a person can posses in these times is the ability to sift through the wealth of information strewn about everywhere to find the best and most useful piece of information at that particular moment. It’s true that google has done a wonderful [...]
Back in my junior year of high school I was first introduced to the kind of Newtonian Mechanics physics that can be both incredibly useful in real life use (looking at the where forces are applied in a system, calculating collisions and projectile flight paths) and can also be a total pain in the ass. [...]
