Archive for: October, 2011

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The Oatmeal: How to Get 5 Million People to Read Your Website

One of the things professionals and small business owners always struggle at is finding ways to get their message or ideas across to the masses. Mentors are always telling us to network, to meet new people, to stand out, but how do we do that? There are a few sites I found that are completely dedicated to spreading ideas in a unique way, and two of them caught my attention: igniteshow.com, whose slogan is “enlighten us but make it quick,” and ted.com, “ideas worth spreading.” (more…)

Remembering Steve Jobs

Steve jobs, co-founder of Apple just passed away a couple of hours ago. He’s the epitome of a true Top Contributor, and one of the most creative and successful business men in this country. I’d like to remember him by posting his famous speech at Standford University: ‘You’ve got to find what you love.’ It’s so inspiring and it shows where he got his motivation.

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“I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories.

The first story is about connecting the dots.

I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around (more…)

Tip of the Day – Write it down on your Toilet Paper

Ideas come when you least expect them, but there’s no reason to be unprepared when your light bulb goes on. People always say that their best ideas come to them when they are sitting on the toilet. Feel free to confess; we all do. :D I don’t know if it’s because your body is relaxed, or because that microfiber bathroom rug is massaging your feet, or simply because you’ve got nothing else to do for a few minutes, so you just start thinking.

Well, so why not make that time productive? Hang a pen or marker from your toilet paper holder or (more…)

10,000 Hours

The other day I was watching The Latino List on HBO, where multiple successful and famous Latinos, such as Supreme Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, were talking about how they made it.

One comment especially made an impression on me, and that was how John Leguizamo says he encourages his kids to achieve their dreams. He tells them that if they want something, they just need to put 10,000 work hours on it. He promises them that if after 10,000 hours they do not get what they want, he will pay them for that time.
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