Showing posts with label love is the killer app. Show all posts
Showing posts with label love is the killer app. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Creativity is in the NOW

I've been a fan of Tim Sanders since I (finally) read "Love is the Killer App." I worked at broadcast.com and Yahoo! at the same time that he was there, but I don't think we ever met. Since I read the book, I've started paying more attention to what he has to say.

In fact, I just read his most recent blog post about how creativity is found in the NOW. You have to kick out the distractions, don't feel rushed and let it flow to you.
"Schedule your creative solution/creativity time and wall out any distractions. He (John Cleese) explained that creativity requires intense focus, and you likely need to schedule a few hours to harness one good creative sixty minute streak. Each interruption, be it an email or a phone call, will cost you dearly. In the beginning of a session, your mind will likely clutter with random thoughts. Let them pass, and if some urgent to-do pops up, write it on a sticky note and tell your mind to relax and focus on the problem."
Read Tim's entire blog post by clicking here.

My regular readers have seen how much I've been harping on being in the now since I read "Wisdom 2.0." You know that feeling when you first experience something and then it seems like it's everywhere? Being in the NOW is like that for me lately, I see everyone purporting it... awesome.

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

13/52: "Love Is The Killer App" by Tim Sanders

Book #13 = "Love Is The Killer App" by Tim Sanders, 4/5 Stars
There were two reasons why I've had this book on my list for some time: 1). I worked with Tim and most of the people that he mentions during my broadcast.com/Yahoo! years, 2). I always heard that Tim had something to say and was someone to meet. Honestly, If we ever met, it was in passing... and my job during those years was to wage war with GeoCities in the battle to see who would ultimately lead the Yahoo! Small Business/Site Hosting division. It wasn't a pleasant time and I regret that I didn't focus more on being a "lovecat" by creating a reason to stay in touch with the amazing people I met. As Tim says in his book and I paraphrase here, "I'll try to make up for that the rest of my life and hopefully I will be a success."

The book is a great read, with simple strategies to employ simple concepts to, simply put, be a great success!

  • Nurture and share your knowledge and network with compassion.
  • "The purpose of collecting contacts is to give them away."
  • "The act of listening is absolutely critical to the act of connecting."
  • "Your business relationships have greater longevity when based on human feelings rather than circumstances."
GOAL: 52 books in 52 weeks!

Book #12 = "Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk, 4.5/5 Stars
Book #11 = "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger, 5/5 Stars
Book #10 = "The Finder" by Colin Harrison, 3.5/5 Stars
Book #9 = "Veronika Decides To Die" by Paulo Coelho, 1/5 Stars
Book #8 = "By The River Piedra I Sat Down & Wept" by Paulo Coelho, 3/5 Stars
Book #7 = "Stiff" by Mary Roach, 2/5 Stars
Book #6 = "Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez, 1/5 Stars
Book #5 = "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, 3/5 Stars
Book #4 = "Eleven Minutes" by Paulo Coelho, 2/5 Stars
Book #3 = "The Good Guy" by Dean Koontz, 3/5 Stars
Book #2 = "My Ishmael" by Dan Quinn, 2/5 Stars

Book #1 = "The Zahir" by Paulo Coelho, 3.5/5 Stars

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