Sunday, February 13, 2011

Words from One who knew His Days Were Numbered. LIVE

Almost always, when I teach a class, I challenge my students to reflect and to project to the things that are most important, to the people that are most important and to the goals that are most important.  One way I assist them in getting to that space is to ask, What would you do if you knew you only had  3 years or 1 year to live?  Well, here what Randy Pausch, professor at Carnegie Melon University had to say.    He lived well. He gave of himself and focused on the positive.

So, what would you do? In this minute long video 3 points are outlined.    The truth is we are all going to pass away, one day.  So LIVE until you die. See below to see Randy's "LAST LECTURE" in its entirety.  It is about an hour fifteen minutes...    Watch and add wealth to your days.  Have fun never give up and always look for the good in others..



Sunday, February 6, 2011

What we do and what we have

Consultant shares quick thought about how it is that someone he met is a billionaire and he is not.  Useful for students and frankly for anyone.    What we do is directly linked to how we think.  What are you going to do today?  Think about it.

Audio Social Network May Revolutionize How you Communicate


Want to make connections but not quite sure who to give your phone number out to?  In the 21st century there appear to many resources to balance the risk.  Visit www.saynow.com and see how you can receive a FREE phone number that you may use as voice mail or text messaging or even as a relay to your phone.  And get this, you also become a part of a new social network.  You can also create voice messages on your account for people to enjoy.  Your present phone number can remain private.

If you have a study group you can send message out to the entire group at the same time and everyone who is connected in your network can contact each other.  SayNow intends to be a part of the next wave, social networking with audio capacity.  Many celebrities are already on board providing still another way to connect to their fans.  A recording of Janet Jackson returning a call from one of her fans is available for you to hear for example.

Saynow was acquired by Google so I wouldn't be at all surprised if it grows in leaps and bounds.  They are betting that the computer will all but replace telephones as primary communication sources in favor of services like Skype and SayNow.  Presently as I understand it, you can interface with SayNow using either a phone or computer.  As always, be careful, mindful and protective of personal details.  This is just information sharing not an endorsement.  Your contacts in essence hang out on the SayNow network much like they might on Facebook, Twitter etc. so there is little or no need to store phone numbers.  You can read what Tech Watch has to say about it at http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/28/phone-numbers-dead/   Please take your time and exam the site and services carefully before deciding if you will enroll.  If you elect to enroll, maybe you can teach me how to get things going :-)