Did you know?

Here is an eye-opening video that was originally created by Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod, and Jeff Bronman. For more information check out

http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com/

Enjoy!

Board of Directors – Pros vs. Cons

I am such a huge fan of Tom Peters. He has energy, passion and enthusiasm. Check out this quick clip about Board of Directors. It’s great!

A $1540 MBA

A few years ago a friend sent me a document titled The Personal MBA. Cleaning up my computer I came across the document and started surfing.

The Personal MBA is a way of mastering business without business school. The concept of the PMBA outlines 77 books that help with the following: quick start, productivity and effectiveness, psychology and communication, design and production, marketing, sales and negotiation, entrepreneurship, management and leadership, strategy and innovation, finance and analysis, as well as personal finance.

I realize I am not going to have a plaque on my wall after reading these books. However, with the plans of making some money and travelling for the next year, why wouldn’t I invest $1540 on a Personal MBA? It will give me a solid foundation and help create a business mind so that when the time comes, I will be locked and loaded. And where else am I going to get an education with such a collaborative effort from the likes of Guy Kawasaki, Tim Ferriss, Donald Norman, and Garr Reynolds?

And think about the amount of money you waste everyday on useless things. I bet if you wrote down how much money you spent on food and drink for 4 months, you would easily find the funding for your PMBA. Not to mention, you can always hit up the public library and deal with a few late fees.

PS I figured each book would cost approximately $20 each totaling $1540. Thats a pretty cheap MBA if you ask me.

 

Dooms Day Seed Vault

Here’s a prime time example of mass collaboration. A friend of mine told me about a vault that was built in Norway. It took scientists 7 years to collect 1.5 billion different species of seeds. The idea behind the vault was to preserve the world’s food source in case of an emergency. I watched an interesting video from 60 minutes at this site http://www.croptrust.org/main/#videos

First off, I think it’s quite scary to say the least. It seems like we have totally destroyed the planet and are preparing for absolute chaos. However, the other side of the coin presents this idea as a great one. In case of any natural disasters, or human mismanagement, we have a resource that can save our crop diversity.

Want to save money on gas?

Gas prices are constantly on the rise. If the purchase of a hybrid is not quite in the cards and work is too far to bike then check out this website: www.gasbuddy.com. GasBuddy.com can help you find cheap gas prices in your city. It is a network of more than 181+ gas price information websites that help you find low gasoline prices. All web sites are operated by GasBuddy and has the most comprehensive listings of gas prices anywhere.

Okay, so I realize you are not going to check out this website prior to every fill. However, if you take a look at the site and understand general trends you may be able to save yourself a few dollars each time you fill up. Depending on the size of your tank this could be hundreds of dollars a year. Oh and another tip for saving money, drive slower!