I've decided I'm going to start giving you book reports. Get excited - they're coming. Soon, a review on The 4-Hour Work Week. :o)
Anyone catch the new Facebook developments? How amazing it is that the media and companies are swarming this 23-year-old kid to get the very in depth information on our movements/tendencies/thoughts/reactions/etc. WOW is pretty much all I can say about that.
There was an article in Fast Company last month where he was talking about how the internet digitalized our business networks - dry cleaners, stores, photo processing, etc....essentially our info needs. His thought is that Facebook will digitalize our personal networks. We'll share all personal/social information via Facebook - he even mentioned medical records: hospitals/doctors able to access your medical records through Facebook.
I think it's kind of creepy. In fact, the thought briefly crossed my mind (in a hyper-conservative, right-wing evangelicaly way)...that maybe this is "the mark of the beast".....eh? One never knows.
Any thoughts on how I can make some quick (legal) cash? Please send info. :o)
S'all!
-R
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
StrengthsFinder!
BOOK RECOMMENDATION!
Read...StrengthsFinder 2.0. You have to buy the book so that you get your personalized access code to the online assessment. The test finds your top five strengths out of 34 strengths. It's seriously amazing.
Both Best Buy and Wells Fargo heavily use this assessment in both training and everyday work. In speaking with the few people I know who've taken the test, I've been amazed at how accurate the results seem to be. Not only does it help me understand why these people behave in the way they do, it also helps me understand the best way for me to interact.
The website: www.strengthsfinder.com will have some additional information (especially if you buy the book and take the assessment). In addition to a short description of each strength, you get a fuller explanation of how that strength might manifest itself in your personality based on the other four strengths. Here are my Top 5 strengths and a short description of each:
Positivity:
People who are especially talented in the Positivity theme have an enthusiasm that is contagious. They are upbeat and can get others excited about what they are going to do.
Developer:
People who are especially talented in the Developer theme recognize and cultivate the potential in others. They spot the signs of each small improvement and derive satisfaction from these improvements.
Activator:
People who are especially talented in the Activator theme can make things happen by turning thoughts into action. They are often impatient.
Input:
People who are especially talented in the Input theme have a craving to know more. Often they like to collect and archive all kinds of information.
Arranger:
People who are especially talented in the Arranger theme can organize, but they also have a flexibility that complements this ability. They like to figure out how all of the pieces and resources can be arranged for maximum productivity.
I can post the fuller explanations if anyone is interested. I actually thought that was the cooler part anyway.
So yeah, it's pretty awesome! And it's so insightful (and yes, my excitement and urging of you to participate is both my Positivity and Activator themes emerging)... :o)
Read...StrengthsFinder 2.0. You have to buy the book so that you get your personalized access code to the online assessment. The test finds your top five strengths out of 34 strengths. It's seriously amazing.
Both Best Buy and Wells Fargo heavily use this assessment in both training and everyday work. In speaking with the few people I know who've taken the test, I've been amazed at how accurate the results seem to be. Not only does it help me understand why these people behave in the way they do, it also helps me understand the best way for me to interact.
The website: www.strengthsfinder.com will have some additional information (especially if you buy the book and take the assessment). In addition to a short description of each strength, you get a fuller explanation of how that strength might manifest itself in your personality based on the other four strengths. Here are my Top 5 strengths and a short description of each:
Positivity:
People who are especially talented in the Positivity theme have an enthusiasm that is contagious. They are upbeat and can get others excited about what they are going to do.
Developer:
People who are especially talented in the Developer theme recognize and cultivate the potential in others. They spot the signs of each small improvement and derive satisfaction from these improvements.
Activator:
People who are especially talented in the Activator theme can make things happen by turning thoughts into action. They are often impatient.
Input:
People who are especially talented in the Input theme have a craving to know more. Often they like to collect and archive all kinds of information.
Arranger:
People who are especially talented in the Arranger theme can organize, but they also have a flexibility that complements this ability. They like to figure out how all of the pieces and resources can be arranged for maximum productivity.
I can post the fuller explanations if anyone is interested. I actually thought that was the cooler part anyway.
So yeah, it's pretty awesome! And it's so insightful (and yes, my excitement and urging of you to participate is both my Positivity and Activator themes emerging)... :o)
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Compiled...
A lot of thoughts lately.
First, some book recommendations:
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
The Naked Soul
The first is short newspaper articles this guy wrote after moving back from 20 years in England. He comments on things like how there are 18 cup holders in a minivan….four more than you would need even if each person in the van had two beverages. It's absolutely HYSTERICAL. I was laughing out loud on my flight back from LA…and couldn't stop. Tears, even.
The second is about God creating in us a need for friendships. It's an interesting look at why we choose friends and the different types of friendship/relationships that exist. I'm about three chapters in and really enjoying it. The author deals with a lot of the difficult questions that I think are often ignored: How do we live in the world but not of the world; how do we focus on giving in a relationship without draining ourselves; how we surround ourselves with people but often end up more lonely than we were in the beginning. So far, pretty insightful.
I had other thoughts….why are they always gone when I'm ready to blog??
Oh, here's a thought. I don't think Vick should be in jail for the whole dog-fighting thing….doesn't seem really that big of a deal when we let abortion doctors run free. Of course, that's just my right-wing, hyper-conservative viewpoint….so get off me. I still think I'm right.
You know how the best sign of maturity is that you like who you are and are comfortable with yourself….even if other people think you're dorky/crazy/weird/etc? I'm finding that the self-confidence that goes along with this doesn't mesh well with a culture in which you need buy-in from anyone who breathes…and in which you need to approach all these people with the utmost care….as they all apparently need handling with kid gloves. If you disagree with something, speak up. If you don’t speak up, you are not allowed to make it my problem. Seriously.
Business travel is draining. But the frequent flyer miles are pretty awesome.
In other news, I am selling:
$25 - NEW golf bag
$200 - Retro/Vintage GE wall oven (white enamel, no chips)
$100 - Matching electric stovetop and hood - beige
$50 - Window AC unit
…please contact me if you are interested….there are already people contacting me about the golf bag, oven, stovetop, and hood. :o)
That is all for the moment. Peace out, bean sprouts.
-R
First, some book recommendations:
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
The Naked Soul
The first is short newspaper articles this guy wrote after moving back from 20 years in England. He comments on things like how there are 18 cup holders in a minivan….four more than you would need even if each person in the van had two beverages. It's absolutely HYSTERICAL. I was laughing out loud on my flight back from LA…and couldn't stop. Tears, even.
The second is about God creating in us a need for friendships. It's an interesting look at why we choose friends and the different types of friendship/relationships that exist. I'm about three chapters in and really enjoying it. The author deals with a lot of the difficult questions that I think are often ignored: How do we live in the world but not of the world; how do we focus on giving in a relationship without draining ourselves; how we surround ourselves with people but often end up more lonely than we were in the beginning. So far, pretty insightful.
I had other thoughts….why are they always gone when I'm ready to blog??
Oh, here's a thought. I don't think Vick should be in jail for the whole dog-fighting thing….doesn't seem really that big of a deal when we let abortion doctors run free. Of course, that's just my right-wing, hyper-conservative viewpoint….so get off me. I still think I'm right.
You know how the best sign of maturity is that you like who you are and are comfortable with yourself….even if other people think you're dorky/crazy/weird/etc? I'm finding that the self-confidence that goes along with this doesn't mesh well with a culture in which you need buy-in from anyone who breathes…and in which you need to approach all these people with the utmost care….as they all apparently need handling with kid gloves. If you disagree with something, speak up. If you don’t speak up, you are not allowed to make it my problem. Seriously.
Business travel is draining. But the frequent flyer miles are pretty awesome.
In other news, I am selling:
$25 - NEW golf bag
$200 - Retro/Vintage GE wall oven (white enamel, no chips)
$100 - Matching electric stovetop and hood - beige
$50 - Window AC unit
…please contact me if you are interested….there are already people contacting me about the golf bag, oven, stovetop, and hood. :o)
That is all for the moment. Peace out, bean sprouts.
-R
Thursday, September 13, 2007
good thoughts
I've had a lot of thoughts occur to me as I've been traveling this week. They all seemed profound as they came to me....and now of course they escape me. I'll keep thinking...
In the mean time, let me commend to you the book "I'm a Stranger Here Myself". My goodness it is funny. The writer is so witty and able to bring his thoughts full circle. He was apparently born in the US and then moved to England for 20 years. He was roped into writing newspaper articles about his experience upon moving back to the states and the changes he encountered. Really interesting to see our society from another perspective. And funny. Seriously. I was laughing so hard i had tears running down my face. Embarassing....when on a packed airplane to LA....but that in and of itself makes me laugh harder.
Anyway. I'm tired and don't feel like typing. Maybe more in a while.
love.
-R
In the mean time, let me commend to you the book "I'm a Stranger Here Myself". My goodness it is funny. The writer is so witty and able to bring his thoughts full circle. He was apparently born in the US and then moved to England for 20 years. He was roped into writing newspaper articles about his experience upon moving back to the states and the changes he encountered. Really interesting to see our society from another perspective. And funny. Seriously. I was laughing so hard i had tears running down my face. Embarassing....when on a packed airplane to LA....but that in and of itself makes me laugh harder.
Anyway. I'm tired and don't feel like typing. Maybe more in a while.
love.
-R
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