Breathtaking Art for Club Med

Breathtaking Art in this campaign for Club Med done by Publicis Conseil.
Courtesy: TWENTY FOUR

What's the Secret to Your Success?

Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson answers: What's the Secret to Your Success?

You owe it to yourself to read, mull over and implement his timely word of wisdom... nothing irritates me more than one's lack of responsiveness.

Read on and embrace this nugget of a post - we should all aspire to a level of excellence, while empowering others to be successful as well. Responsiveness -- It's a honorable trait to have.

"As a CEO, I get asked this a lot. And, I'm always a little embarrassed by it. For the most part, I get the question from people who are in their twenties. They want to know "the secret path to the top."

This past weekend, I received an email from one of my readers. He started, "I have an MBA, but I must have missed the course on Fast-Tracking My Career. If you had to boil it down to one thing, Mr. Hyatt, what would you recommend to a young, aspiring person such as myself?"

I'm not sure I could boil it down to one thing. Life isn't usually that simple. But if I really, really had to boil it down to one thing, I would say this: responsiveness."

Hungry? Stick it to the man...

Hungry? Stick it to the man... and sock yourself in the stomach -

When I was was in Raleigh, NC, the software engineers' Friday lunch crusade was to pile in several cars and head to Bali Hai, a Mongolian Grill. The concept is to pay for how many bowls you want, head to a buffet bar where you select the veggies and sliced frozen meat and pile it on. The boys carefully explained that you place two bowls side by side, build a bridge and use the firm veggies to build a picket fence to precariously stack the goodies inside...

My solution was to just go to a Chinese buffet.

Or you could get yourself supersized with "The Sasquatch".



(He looks content!)

I think the software engineers would take great delight in sticking it to the man - and here's photographic documentation on how to do so.

One-Trip Pizza Hut Salad Bar Construction

Microsoft iPod Packaging Parody

Marketing gone beserk...

Day 98 of visiting 100 blogs in 100 days...

Day 98 of visiting 100 blogs in 100 days... takes me to a little publishing house on the corner. It could any corner located in a small town that is undergoing revitalization... This is where The Sacred Sandwich Publishing Company is located.

Published by Chris Carmichael, I find this publication refreshing! The use of art, seriousness, proclamation for Scripture, writing, craftsmanship, excellence... I'm telling you it's all here! And yes humor too - Christians have joy, and we need to just start showing reverence for God and in a way that pleasing and attractive to others. And yes for some old time Christians like myself, a little revitalization "to restore to vitality; put new life into" is good for the soul.

St. Francis of Assisi said 800 years ago, "Preach the Gospel everyday and if necessary, use words."

So here's Chris's disclaimer...

"As one might surmise, the League of Tyndale and The Sacred Sandwich do not officially exist, except in the peculiar mind of its creator, Chris Carmichael. This publication (and the organization behind it) is nothing more than lighthearted parody of current Christian issues, produced to invoke and honor the spirit of bygone days when Christian organizations such as this were committed to grounding themselves fully in the standard of God's word, and were not ashamed to stand firm for the sake of the true Gospel."

"Do not be misled, however, in thinking that the satirical framework of this project implies a lack of real biblical truth. The editorial content of our site is not a joke. All the articles, as well as many of the parodies, are dead serious in their purpose of proclaiming sola Scriptura to the postmodern church in a biblical and factual way. Despite the tongue-in-cheek style, The Sacred Sandwich's main objective is to herald the sufficiency of Scripture as one of the surest means in which the visible Church might humble herself to God's will and enjoy true spiritual revival."

"Indeed, our satire might have an edge, but it is that edge which often cuts more quickly to the marrow of the truth."

"We invite you, therefore, to join us in this creative experiment by taking our noble cause seriously in the midst of our whimsy. Return with us to the days of the small town church and their simple faith in Jesus Christ, where the world has not yet encroached upon their thinking and theology. Consider the possibility that the League of Tyndale truly exists, at least in our hearts, and that The Sacred Sandwich is their humble effort to bring forth His truth for the glory of God alone."

"Won't you please join us in this fight?"



"Scripture is the vital staple God has prepared for His people. Therefore the mission of The Sacred Sandwich is two-fold. First, we desire to use this publication to proclaim sola Scriptura: the "shorthand" declaration that the Bible is the inspired Word of God and is the only basis of truth for the Lord's people in the Church. Second, and more pointedly, we desire to present faithful, consistent exegesis of Scripture as a powerful and irrefutable response to much of the current error being taught in the church today."

Just to show that we can laugh at ourselves.. enjoy this advertisement:

Engadget wants to know - WWJD?

From Engadget:

"Can you believe it's been a year and a half since the last What Would (Steve) Jobs Do? (and closing in on two years since the first)? Well, we're all a little perplexed about what it is Steve could be announcing Tuesday (Feb 28) -- he's surely saving his biggest announcements this year for April when they'll be celebrating Apple's 30th birthday. So what's he got coming Tuesday at the "Fun new products" announcement? Is it a touchscreen video iPod or iTablet? The Intel media Mac mini? Some more Intel machines like a 12-inch MacBook Pro or Intel iBook? Or something even more interesting, still?"

We don't want you to tell us, we want you to show us. Whip up your best possible photoshop mockups of what you think Steve's got going on behind the scenes...

...the winner (as chosen by Engadget) will get a 1GB iPod nano...

And the results are in -



FIRST PLACE - Adam K's Apple Tablet

my favorites include:



Garret G's Touchscreen iBook



Nick C's iPhone



Tim R's iRobot

and the rest of the entries are here... beautiful renderings - Yes the Cult of Mac lives! and I'm part of it as well with my iMacG5, which I absolutely love!

Watch for the Tuesday buzz - it's Apple's day to shine.

Taking Your Wonderlics

ESPN: "If the NFL draft is a meat market, the NFL draft combine is where the beef is weighed and measured. Beginning today in Indianapolis, and for several days, our future Sunday heroes will take a full physical, sit for X-rays, face an interview, bench press 225 pounds for show and dough, jump broadly and vertically, and run the 40.

And, of course, they'll take the Wonderlic. (Click here, and you can take it, too.)

The Wonderlic is an IQ test with only 50 questions -- it's a short version of the longer test routinely given to kids. Players have just 12 minutes to take it, and most don't finish. But, in fact, the average NFL test-taker scores a little above average." rest of article

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"Improve your 40 yard dash time, Increase your Vertical Jump, turn some heads with a fast 5-10-5 pro agility! With the PCT combine preparation program you can get the results that you are looking for. Turn scout's heads with your testing numbers, and improve your draft stock!"

NFL COMBINE PREPARATION PROGRAM

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WOO HOO I passed the test! If I was in shape, I could be an (undrafted - walk on) NFL Mascot... what a job!

The Clock is Ticking...

...and registration for Passion 07 is getting closer by the second!

As you know, we are headed to Atlanta in just ten short months. Sure, there's a lot of life to be lived between now and then, but plans are fully underway for next year's gathering, January 1-4, 2007. We'll have a little more space this year as we move into Philips Arena and the Georgia World Congress Center, but after selling out for Passion06 we don't know exactly what to expect.

What we do know is this: registration opens at 12 noon (EST) Wednesday. That's this Wednesday, March 1. In an effort to make Passion as affordable as possible, a special discounted price will be available for the first 1000 people who register. The first 500 to make it through will get the super low price of $99, while the next 500 will be at $109. For person 1001 and those who follow, the cost will be $119 until July 15. Last year the special price sold out in 28 minutes, so type fast.

Hotel info and other details will be available in coming days on the new Passion07 website, but the preferred location is The Omni Hotel @ CNN Center. The hotel is attached to Philips, offers great fast food options in the CNN Center, is steps from the GWCC and offers free wireless.

Some of you, in fashionable collegiate style, will wait 'till the last possible nanosecond to try to get in. But for you guys who like to plan ahead, happy registering!

Making A Run for the Border!

I'm a bit surprised that this hasn't cropped up in the regular news, especially with all of the talk about illegal aliens... Capitalism is alive and well; forget the social implications!

This is courtesy of Gizmodo:

"Now here's something that's sure to create a little bit of controversy. They're called Brincos, and they're shoes designed to help illegal immigrants cross the U.S.-Mexican border. Designed by Argentinean artist Judi Werthein, these shoes feature an array of items designed to make the dangerous trip across the border a little less so. There's a built-in compass, a pouch inside the tongue used to store aspirin and a map of popular routes going from Tijuana to San Diego on the insole. An Aztec eagle adorns the heel, while the shoes' red, white, and green colors remind you that, yes, the shoes were designed with Mexican nationals in mind. The Brincos (the name derives from the Spanish verb brincar, "to jump," as in, to jump the border) were handed out for free to migrants, while so-called hip stores in San Diego were spotted selling them for $215. Please don't tell Pat Buchanan."

Full story here from the mfgrs

Wait till you find out how they are made - that will set some you off !

Cowboys History? (It can be yours)

Dave Moore from the Dallas Business Journal writes:

"Texas Stadium's corpse is far from cold -- in fact, the Dallas Cowboys will likely be playing there until the 2009 season. But fans like Bob Bragalone are already dreaming of the possibilities of owning a piece of the Irving landmark."

"Bragalone said what sets the Texas Stadium seats apart from other venues is that they're all originals; all were present for the Cowboys' five Super Bowl-winning seasons. All were in place when Emmitt Smith broke the all-time NFL rushing record in 2002. All were present when Billy Graham held his crusade in the stadium in 1971, before the stadium's field ever hosted a football game."

Here's the scoop



Anyone thought about Greer Stadium here in Nashville? Does Greer carry a lot of history for baseball fans?

I dunno... but a piece of the Cowboys's Texas Stadium sounds like a deal to me... or a sports collector dream come true.