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2013-06-19 10:58:01 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)

WISE WORDS

And  above all watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you ...

#inspiration  

2013-06-19 10:54:40 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Good morning Google Plus - wish you a romantic day

Stained glass

#art   #happyday  

2013-06-18 11:42:28 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE

What is "oneirataxia"?

... the inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality

#oneirataxia   #fantasy   #reality  

2013-06-18 11:27:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

You have questions?

Then silence your mind and ask what your heart wants. 
Your heart is your direct line to the "God" within you.

#heart   #mind  

2013-06-18 10:30:43 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Amazing Art

Majestic by SaTaNiA

(Source: http://goo.gl/FnbtM)

#fractal   #art  

2013-06-18 11:32:28 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 13 +1s)

EVERYTHING IS ENERGY

Good morning Google Plus - wish you a wonderful day

Everything is energy. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics.  ~ Darryl Anka

#happyday   #energy  

2013-06-17 18:58:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Words of Wisdom from the Heart of a Buddha

Watch the video and get inspired!

#wisdom   #Buddha  

2013-06-17 17:56:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

LEADERSHIP: John Maxwell: How to be a Dealer in Hope

+John Maxwell says:
I've learned a lot of lessons throughout my years teaching leadership. I would like to share one of these with you:
How to be a dealer in hope.

What does hope do for mankind?

-  Hope shines brightest when the hour is darkest.
-  Hope motivates when discouragement comes.
-  Hope energizes when the body is tired.
-  Hope sweetens when the bitterness bites.
-  Hope sings when all melodies are gone.
-  Hope believes when the evidence is eliminated.
-  Hope listens for answers when no one is talking.
-  Hope climbs over obstacles when no one is helping.
-  Hope endures hardship when no one is caring.
-  Hope smiles confidently when no one is laughing.
-  Hope reaches for answers when no one is asking.
-  Hope pressestoward victo... more »

2013-06-17 16:06:46 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 15 +1s)

We live in a complex world

Great leaders eliminate and simplify complex conditions - average leaders overexert themselves. They struggle, get stressed and work ineffective. 

Simplicity is a choice, but it takes work. Simplicity enables change and is the source of true agility. Go and simplify things.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~ Leonardo de Vinci 

#simplicity   #complexity   #leadership  

2013-06-17 15:27:29 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

Should I Build a Startup or a Small Business? What’s the Difference?

First off, the biggest difference between these two company types is in their top objectives. Small businesses are driven by profitability and stable long-term value, while startups are focused on top-end revenue and growth potential.
Steve Blank (i.e. a Silicon Valley serial-entrepreneur and academician who has founded or worked within eight startup companies, four of which have gone public) shares great insight on the primary differences.

Watch the video and read the article:
http://goo.gl/OtLI6

#startup   #smallbusiness  

2013-06-17 15:20:00 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

How many articles do you really read?

Chances Are You Won’t Finish This Article

ACCORDING TO NEW DATA FROM CHARTBEAT, ONLINE ARTICLES RARELY GET READ IN FULL. BUT THAT DOESN’T STOP PEOPLE FROM TWEETING THEM.

According to data collected by Josh Schwartz, a data scientist at Chartbeat, and outlined by Slate’s Farhad Manjoo (also a Fast Company contributor), a paltry number of readers finish online articles. A graph that pairs article length with number of viewers looks roughly like a bell curve: Most page visitors will read half of the given story before the numbers start to gradually fall off.

How many articles do you read in full or better ... 
do you read articles in full?

Now read this article in full please!

#reading   #article  

2013-06-17 09:45:56 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

Get inspired

BALLOON-POWERED INTERNET FOR EVERYONE

Introducing Project Loon by Google

Many of us think of the Internet as a global community. But two-thirds of the world’s population does not yet have Internet access. Project Loon is a network of balloons traveling on the edge of space, designed to connect people in rural and remote areas, help fill coverage gaps, and bring people back online after disasters.

Watch the video and get inspired!

Here the website to the project: http://www.google.com/loon/

#Loon   #Google   #Internet  

2013-06-17 09:38:33 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 7 +1s)

Your inspiration for the day

What worries you, masters you.  ~ John Locke

(Source: http://goo.gl/w9rlE)

#inspirationfortheday  

2013-06-17 09:22:57 (10 comments, 1 reshares, 17 +1s)

Good morning Google Plus - wish you a happy week

(Source: http://goo.gl/CpWqy)

#happyday   #happyweek  

2013-06-16 16:14:59 (10 comments, 48 reshares, 87 +1s)

You are a cheese lover? Then you will love that ...

Infographic: How To Tell The Difference Between 66 Varieties Of Cheese

Read the article: http://goo.gl/53jrV

Source: http://goo.gl/3BB4l

#cheese  

2013-06-16 15:54:43 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

What Is Ego? Ask Deepak!

+Deepak Chopra explains what the Ego is.

Read also the article:
Listening to Your Ego, or Your True Self?
http://goo.gl/Rh4Er

#ego   #trueself   #consciousness  

2013-06-16 09:33:47 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 17 +1s)

Amazing Art

Naked Spring by Aku Baka

(Source: bijouxnoir.tumblr.com)

#art

2013-06-16 09:27:28 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

LET GO

Let go of what has passed.
Let go of what may come.
Let go of what is happening now.
Don't try to figure anything out.
Don't try to make anything happen.
Relax, right now, and rest.
~ Tilopa

(Source: you-are-another-me)

#letgo  

2013-06-16 09:09:39 (10 comments, 3 reshares, 20 +1s)

Good morning Google Plus - have a charming Sunday

(Source: bijouxnoir.tumblr.com/post/52568779118)

#plant   #flower   #happysunday  

2013-06-15 21:20:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

THINK HONEST ... TALK HONEST ... ACT HONEST

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. ~ Thomas Jefferson

Honest hearts produce honest actions. We can fool us for awhile but living in dishonesty to us does not make us happy. We think we are happy, but we are not. 

People will judge us by our actions not our intentions. 
We may have a heart of gold, but so does a hard-boiled egg.

It all starts with the right thinking ... accepting the truth ...

#honesty  

2013-06-15 14:35:35 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Enjoy my Vizify Bio with an animated portrait of my Twitter account

#Vizify  

2013-06-15 10:39:52 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

Your inspiration for the day

We must accept finite disappointment
but never lose infinite hope.
~ Martin Luther King jr.

#hope

2013-06-15 10:36:14 (9 comments, 18 reshares, 20 +1s)

Something to ponder ...

I was never crippled until I lost hope. ~ Nick Vujicic

#hope

2013-06-15 10:20:04 (3 comments, 3 reshares, 6 +1s)

“Hope” is the thing with feathers
By Emily Dickinson

“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops – at all -

And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -

I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet – never – in Extremity,
It asked a crumb – of me.

#hope

2013-06-15 10:02:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Hope has two beautiful daughters ...

Anger and Courage

#anger #courage #hope

2013-06-15 09:15:20 (8 comments, 3 reshares, 6 +1s)

HAVE FAITH

Everything you need,  will come to you at the perfect time ...

#hope   #faith  

2013-06-15 08:53:29 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Awesome flower

by Pimpin Nagawan

#plant  

2013-06-15 08:39:10 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

Good morning Google Plus

Today ... Tomorrow ... Don't lose Hope
(You never know what tomorrow will bring)

#hope   #happyday  

2013-06-14 14:24:25 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 17 +1s)

Ways to say you care

I like these proposals.

(Source: http://goo.gl/nghF5)

#empathy

2013-06-14 06:06:52 (0 comments, 7 reshares, 18 +1s)

Time for some relaxation today

Foot Reflexology Chart

Knead the specific problem area for some minutes and you will gain well-being.

#foot   #reflexology   #wellbeing  

2013-06-14 05:46:35 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

THANK YOU GOOGLE PLUS ...

... for a house full of people I love


#thankyou  

2013-06-14 05:39:30 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Have courage

Courage starts with showing up and
letting ourselves be seen.
               ~ Brené Brown

#courage  

2013-06-14 05:19:58 (5 comments, 3 reshares, 14 +1s)

Good morning Google Plus - happy Friday all

The Tree of Life by artist Laura Zollar by yesenia

(Source: http://goo.gl/qpQ5k)

#happyfriday   

2013-06-13 17:16:55 (5 comments, 4 reshares, 11 +1s)

Guy Kawasaki, so sharp, as usual.

Top 12 lessons of Steve Jobs
1. "Experts" are clueless
2. Customers cannot tell you what they want
3. The action is on the next curve
4. Biggest challenges beget the biggest accomplishments
5. Design counts
6. Use big graphics and big fonts
7. Changing your mind is a sign of intelligence
8. Value =/= Price
9. A players hire A+ players
10. Real CEOs demo
11. Real entrepreneurs ship
12. Marketing = unique value
13. Bonus: watch the video and see by yourself ;)

2013-06-13 13:38:43 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

You Feel Guilty Leaving Books or Games Unfinished?

Ever find yourself feeling guilty because you put a book down halfway through? You're still on the third level of that game you bought a year ago? Or maybe you left a movie in the middle of it? The guilt's a strange feeling, and it's not as much about the lost money as you'd expect. Here's what's going on when you're feeling that odd guilt.

Read the article!
http://lifehacker.com/why-you-feel-guilty-leaving-book-or-games-unfinished-512727083

#guilty #book

2013-06-13 12:54:24 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 17 +1s)

See the difference: Pride vs. Humility

Read the article:
Humility vs Pride And Why The Difference Should Matter To You
http://jeremiekubicek.com/humility-vs-pride/

#pride #humility

2013-06-13 08:07:42 (14 comments, 5 reshares, 27 +1s)

Your inspiration for the day

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Or in the words of  +Susanne Ramharter:
"Tread lightly through life ..."

#inspiration  

2013-06-13 07:56:56 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

Amazing Art

Buddha

(Source: http://goo.gl/osd6K)

#art

2013-06-13 07:48:59 (8 comments, 6 reshares, 16 +1s)

Good morning Google Plus - my religion is kindness

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. ~ Dalai Lama XIV

#happyday   #religion  

2013-06-12 21:13:36 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

Uncover hidden potential…become a successful #entrepreneur … we make you “hungry”

Starting a business is never easy. It requires courage to start, great self-confidence, special skills, and tremendous endurance and perseverance if we want to be successful. However entrepreneurship is more than the mere creation of a business – entrepreneurship includes the generation and implementation of an idea. What counts now are meaningful work, the willingness to permanent learning, and the ability to build effective networks and contacts, whether through teams or through the Internet.
 
Entrepreneurs share a number of characteristics …

- High Energy: Entrepreneurs are energetic and action oriented
- Passion: Entrepreneurs enjoy life
- Motivation to Achieve: Entrepreneurs are motivated and enthusiastic
- Optimism: Entrepreneurs areoptimistic a... more »

2013-06-12 17:16:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

INSPIRATION FOR ENTREPRENEURS

Founder Stories: +Joe Fernandez of +Klout  

The founder story of Joe Fernandez, CEO of Klout, is really inspiring. Read how he struggled to build his company into something now worth more than 200M USD.

What may we learn of his story?

1.) Follow the own ideas consistently
(if they make sense for you)
2.) Show endurance and perseverance 
(even when you have to struggle)
3.) Convince with imaginativeness and ingenuity

#entrepreneur   #startup  

2013-06-12 16:48:15 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

MUST READ

What's the Score? The Ultimate Guide to Social Scoring http://www.fliptop.com/socialscore/ 

#SocialScoring   #Klout   #PeerIndex   #Kred   #influence   #Fliptop  

2013-06-12 10:37:34 (7 comments, 4 reshares, 15 +1s)

EMBRACE LIFE

We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life. ~ John Lennon

#personaldevelopment

2013-06-12 08:46:02 (4 comments, 9 reshares, 20 +1s)

A person needs three things to be happy in this world ...

1.) Someone to love
2.) Something to do
3.) and something to hope for

#happiness  

2013-06-12 08:52:40 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

Your inspiration for the day

Happiness does not depend on what you have
or who you are
it solely relies on what you think. 
~ Buddha

#happiness  

2013-06-12 08:30:26 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 21 +1s)

Good morning Google Plus - let's grow some happiness!

Be grateful for your life ... spread happiness ...

#happyday   #happiness  

2013-06-11 19:16:48 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 6 +1s)

INFLUENCERS – the film : How trends & creativity become contagious [video]

“INFLUENCERS is a short documentary that explores what it means to be an influencer and how trends and creativity become contagious today in music, fashion and entertainment.

The film attempts to understand the essence of influence, what makes a person influential without taking a statistical or metric approach.

Written and Directed by Paul Rojanathara and Davis Johnson, the film is a Polaroid snapshot of New York influential creatives (advertising, design, fashion and entertainment) who are shaping today’s pop culture.

“Influencers” belongs to the new generation of short films, webdocs, which combine the documentary style and the online experience.”

#influencer   #trend   #creativity  

2013-06-11 17:50:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

MUST READ

Tweet like +Guy Kawasaki for Twitter success

Inside Twitter tips from a Silicon Valley entrepreneur

- Treat your profile like the Twitter News Network

- Forget the influentials

Guy says:
Reliance on influentials is flawed because the Internet has flattened and democratized information. Influentials don’t have as much special access, special knowledge, and distribution as you might think because of the growth of websites, blogs, and, of course, Twitter. If enough nobodies like what you do, the somebodies will have no choice but to write about you. In this way, the buzz of nobodies begets the attention of somebodies and not vice versa. The goal is to get to masses of people because you don’t know who can and will help you. (If you knew exactly who they were and what they can do for you, then you’d focus on them — then we’dbe back to... more »

2013-06-11 17:26:15 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

We Should All Stand Like Superman

There is fascinating new research on how our body language actually shapes who we are. We’ve known for a long time that our body language shapes how others see us, but this research shows how our own body language shapes who we are down to the chemical levels in our own brain.

For example, if you sit or stand in a certain way, you will have more confidence and be able to better handle stress.

The research was done by Amy Cuddy who is a social psychologist at the Harvard Business School. As part of her research, she conducted an experiment where she asked people to assume a high-power pose or a low-power pose for two minutes.  She then tested their willingness to take risks and evaluated their body chemistry.

Read the article!

#superman   #body  

2013-06-11 11:43:53 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

The Future of Business: Futurist Speaker +Gerd Leonhard 
at Luxembourg Business Compass Event

This is the entire presentation Gerd Leonhard held at the Luxembourg Business Compass Event, presented by KMPG Lux and the Wort daily newspaper, see more details here http://gerd.fm/11aWilo

You can download the PDF with the slides here: http://gerd.fm/12B75f8

Topics include: GDP versus GNH, technological exponentiality, future possibilities for Luxembourg, openness vs monetization, the Internet of Things, the future of money and financial services, offensive innovation and much more.

#future   #business