I'm getting ready to speak at next week's Young Women's Social Entrepreneur dinner. I think, as women, we beat ourselves up (not to mention other women) waaaay too much.So, just when it looks impossible ...Just when folks are starting to laugh ...Just when you're doubting yourself ...Just … [Read more...] about Yes you can. Yes we can.
Our get-along shirt aka parenting hack
Would love to be a fly on the wall & watch these two 'get along.'An original form of conflict resolution? A form of torture?Wonder how it all turns out.At any rate it's creative. … [Read more...] about Our get-along shirt aka parenting hack
Studying entrepreneurship without doing it ….
Studying entrepreneurship without doing it ...is like studying the appreciation of music without listening to it, says Seth Godin. The cost of setting up a lemonade stand (or whatever metaphorical equivalent you dream up) is almost 100% internal. Until you confront the fear and discomfort of being … [Read more...] about Studying entrepreneurship without doing it ….
A social media training treasure hunt
I'm teaching a course called 'Social Media Introduction- the good, the bad, the beautiful' starting this week, to UN staff here in Nairobi and I thought I'd let you in on some of the treasures to be found when you incorporate Social Media into your training and development work. Feel free to join … [Read more...] about A social media training treasure hunt
An archeologist is someone whose career lies in ruins
An archeologist is someone whose career lies in ruins ~ anonymousLove this twist on perspective. It's clever. It's humourous. It points out, quite simply, how perspective can dramatically change the picture. ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com … [Read more...] about An archeologist is someone whose career lies in ruins
A far reaching, thought provoking insight into why we still need feminism
You may have noticed that when you Google something, Google tries to lend a hand. She'll give you some options, filling in your search for you, to see if one of them is actually what you're looking for.Of course Google's suggestions are based on actual searches. That is, Google remembers what … [Read more...] about A far reaching, thought provoking insight into why we still need feminism
Prudish. Flirty. Whore. Proper. Cheeky. Slut. – displayed in a stark photo
'Prudish. Flirty. Whore. Proper. Cheeky. Slut. These are just a few of the words that could be used to describe a woman's sexual behavior based on her appearance alone, and 18-year-old college freshman Rosea Lake chose to display them starkly -- on a young woman's legs in a photo that has since gone … [Read more...] about Prudish. Flirty. Whore. Proper. Cheeky. Slut. – displayed in a stark photo
When hackers & farmers join forces – creating jacuzzis from abandoned water troughs & other hacker delights
Check out some pretty spiffy uses of technology - bringing hackers together with farmers. Hackerspaces [are] user-friendly spaces where technological tools are crafted, are spreading throughout the rural environment. They can even transform abandoned water troughs into eco-jacuzzis. "If we take a … [Read more...] about When hackers & farmers join forces – creating jacuzzis from abandoned water troughs & other hacker delights
How to tail a rhino (or the view from a rhino's butt)
'The secret to sneaking up on a 3,000-pound black rhino, should you ever need to know, is to walk in its footsteps. Literally. Rhinos, it tuns out, have incredible sharp hearing - and the best way to avoid any crackling or crunching during your approach is to step inside our hefty target's tracks, … [Read more...] about How to tail a rhino (or the view from a rhino's butt)
One incredibly cool & creative recruitment method
There is a music school in Frankfurt, Germany called the University of Hannover Academy of Music. It is an elite school for musicians. Hannover wanted to recruit specific people: Those with "perfect pitch." If you have perfect pitch, it means you can identify a specific musical note without any … [Read more...] about One incredibly cool & creative recruitment method
Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone – Neale Donald Walsch
What a mantra for a Go Life Lens®.Explore. Experiment. Search. Seek. ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com blog, which is about enhancing our perspective & worldview.~~ … [Read more...] about Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone – Neale Donald Walsch
The importance of backing up or how not to avoid tears of a 4 year old while not pissing of Uncle Dave
This poor little 4 year old learns about deleting beloved photo of Uncle Dave (see video clip below).I'm about to start teaching a new Social Media course for UNON here in Nairobi. I'm soooo looking forward to sharing new tips, tools & techniques for using Social Media to learn, … [Read more...] about The importance of backing up or how not to avoid tears of a 4 year old while not pissing of Uncle Dave
