A Shift In Action

As the world is flattening, technology has given people and countries opportunity to compete on more comparable terms than ever before. We’ve seen offshoring and outsourcing pump new life into China and India and the convergence of personal computers and open source software has made information accessible to virtually anyone, anywhere at any time. So, is this a good thing or a bad thing?

In my humble opinion, it is great and absolutely fascinating. I am tempted to say that some of the products and applications created as a result of the world becoming flatter, (namely Google, my GPS and my BlackBerry) are not just ‘great’, but essential to my life.  Although I know they truly aren’t, I often ponder how people lived without these things…?  (more…)

It has been called the “Passion Quotient” and “Engagement Quotient” and “Desire Quotient” and is a more indicative factor of individual success that pure intelligence. Whatever you call it, enthusiasm is what will set you apart and make a contender to be the BEST.

As globalization continues to flatten the worlds of commerce, naturally individual playing fields are leveled off as well. In my last blog post I stated that because there is more competition among individuals we must seize the opportunities available to us from emerging technology and make ourselves known.  I suggested that we use the tools available to us to gain an edge on our competitors.

I still definitely recommend getting a Twitter account and followers to add eyes to your blog as one way to spread your word.   However, I am also suggesting that doing that will only get you so far. You may gain popularity and website traffic, but it won’t make you the best at what you do. (more…)