Caption this. It's Jimmer time.

There are two kinds of people in the world ...

I read this quick post from Daniel Pink. Really liked it. Wanted to share it.

Those who make your life easier — and those who make it harder.

Those whose presence helps you perform better — and those whose presence makes you do worse.

Those concerned about doing the work — and those concerned about getting the credit.

Those who leave you feeling up — and those who leave you feeling down.

Those who simplify — and those who complicate.

Those who listen when others are talking — and those who wait when others are talking.

Those who give — and those who take.

Those who last — and those who fade.

Which are you?

May the 1st statements light a fire in us to never be the 2nd statements.

Original post here.

Life's Simple Pleasures: The 3 A's of Awesomeness

The New "Google Offers" a Groupon Killer?

Like Groupon, the new service, Google Offers, will provide time-limited deals from local vendors. Google has not elaborated on when this new service would be available.

The competition continues to heat up in the local deal market. I wonder how this will impact the projected IPO of Groupon. Check out the Google Places Fact Sheet below.

UPDATE Jan 28, 2011: Facebook wants to play to. Read this article from Mashable.

How storytelling can enhance digital projects

Check out this SlideShare Presentation. It's all about the story:

How storytelling can enhance digital projects

Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats - BBC Four

FC Barcelona - Gols històrics dels clàssics - Historical Classic Goals

The Wilderness Downtown: Choose your City

The Wilderness Downtown ... the interactive experience. Check it out.

The most awesome 450 page Google Docs presentation ever

The abilities and characteristics of a great leader

The following acronym details concisely the abilities and characteristics of a great leader:

L=Look and listen. Creating a vision based on the needs and responses of your group.
E=Empowerment. Motivating yourself and your team.
A=Awareness. Knowing what you want out of a situation as well as what others want.
D=Doing. Being action-oriented as a role model.
E=Emotional freedom and empathy. Understanding the deeper needs of the team, and seeing beyond competitiveness, fear and emotional toxicity.
R=Responsibility. Showing initiative, taking mature risks and living up to your inner values.
S=Synchronicity. Connecting any need with an answer from the soul.

Thanks to Deepak Shopra and his new book The Soul of Leadership: Unlocking Your Potential for Greatness