Conversations With No One

Concept Duality

I had a very interesting discussion with a close friend of mine the other day about the duality of concepts. Ideas that seems contradictory but in reality simply illuminate different facets of the same truth. Anthony Robbins talks about Certainty and Uncertainty (at 9:49) in his TED talk. He talks about how we need to [...]

Everything Changes

Sometimes things change. Sometimes it’s different. Sometimes something is lost. I’ve always been good with change; with being comfortable being uncomfortable. But sometimes going from where you are to where you’re going to be can be … spikey. I was having this talk with a friend of mine: The talk about change. The talk about [...]

All or Nothing

Have you ever loved some-thing. some-one, some-idea so much but couldn’t quite get there? I’m not talking about commitment. Commitment is different than getting there. Commitment is about forever, and if you know anything about me, I’m not sure I completely buy into the “from now on, forever lasting” thing. Getting there means passion. It [...]

Saying Goodbye

I met an old friend of mine today and we got to talking about Saying Goodbye. Actually we were talking about Seth Godin’s book ‘The Dip“. The good thing about old friends is that you pick up conversations where you left off. And we’ve had deep interesting discussions about so many things, including “What’s Next.” [...]

Unthinkable

In shuffle mode my iPod found Alicia Keys’ Unthinkable song, and that got me thinking. What does it take to Think the Unthinkable? And what does it get you when you do it? This idea continues as a follow up to my last post on Apple’s Think Different ideas. Alicia Key’s Unthinkable lyrics have a [...]

Apple Think Different

The Apple Think Different ad in 1997 is all about * Flaunting convention It’s about * Not doing what you think society says you should It’s about * Following your heart and not your head It’s about the only thing that matters: Making a difference that pushes your humanity forward The people in the ad: Albert [...]

I’m not living without you

And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going I just heard Jennifer Hudson sing “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going” from the Dreamgirls soundtrack. What an amazing song and passionate performance. And it made me wonder: Have you ever felt so strongly that you can’t live without something? Had a passion burn so hot in [...]

Spellbound

Have you ever seen something so brilliant that you become hypnotized? So bright and dazzling that the rest of the room fades away? Ever been so connected to someone that you forget where you are? That the noises in the room fade to quiet and it’s only you and them? Isn’t that a cool feeling. [...]

The Joy of Life

I saw a tattoo on a girl’s arm the other day, and it said: “The joy of life lives in its passion” And I thought “what amazing words to permanently put onto your body.” Her passion and commitment to those words, those sounds, that message, drove the point home of how important it is … [...]

Manifest Destiny

When you think about something; want something so bad; crave for something: Does it come true? Can you Manifest things out of thin air? Could you Manifest your Destiny if you tried? I have close friends who are very good at thinking of things and then having them come true. They can manifest all sorts [...]