Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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You Lucky Bastard!
Next time you think someone’s lucky, remember there’s no such thing as luck, it doesn’t exist. Of course there are those that are born into wealth, survive death defying accidents, born with good health etc, but that isn’t luck, that’s good fortune. If an opportunity arises and you take advantage of it, some will see…
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You Lucky Bastard!
Next time you think someone’s lucky, remember there’s no such thing as luck, it doesn’t exist. Of course there are those that are born into wealth, survive death defying accidents, born with good health etc, but that isn’t luck, that’s good fortune. If an opportunity arises and you take advantage of it, some will see…
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I’ve never made a mistake in my life!
I was watching a film the other day and it had the following line… “A man learns nothing from winning, but the act of losing elicits great wisdom, not least of which is how much more enjoyable it is to win… it’s inevitable that you will lose from time to time, the trick is not…
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Does this guy have any bones?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYFDYX4i2EY]
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Brands Build Character – Character Builds Brands
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. What branding expert said that? Abraham Lincoln of course???
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Crisis of Credit
The Credit Crisis explained in simple terminology [vimeo 3261363] By Jonathan Jarvis
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what’s the f’in diffference?
here’s a great quote, unfortunately I don’t know who said it… “I wish to do something Great & Wonderful, but I must first start by doing the small things like they are great & wonderful” As I’ve posted previously, don’t become indifferent to your customers or clients, you could lose them not only because you…
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Le Roi est Mort
In my Digital Brand Protection days, I had a presentation based around ROI, but it had a twist, as on the last slide I revealed I hadn’t been referring to “Return On Investment” as everybody thought, but “Risk Of Investment” that got their attention! Upon jumping back & going through the presentation again, the audience…
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Just Say Yes
I like to think of myself as an opportunist, I’ve always taken risks with my career or livelihood, although I’m the opposite in my personal life, where I’ve usually played it safe. This is partly due to my personality type, INTJ’s know what they’re good at, but thankfully we’re astute at knowing what we’re no…
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Keep Walking
Every now & then you get a real masterpiece of video production, so here’s an exceptional piece of advertising. For an interview with the creators check out Creativity Online [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_8HxteZjIg]
Got any book recommendations?