Posts in May 2010

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future

Michael J. Fox’s latest book titled A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future weighs in at only 112 pages but the message it carries cannot be measured. Fox has a friendly and often witty style of writing that seems both sincere and... [+]

Salesman (1968)

Salesman (1968)

You’ve probably heard that the oldest profession in the world is sales. Indeed, salesmen have been around forever and while the products and services they offer have certainly changed over the years, the basic approach to closing the deal has remained fairly consistent. After watching... [+]

Pascal's Wager

Pascal’s Wager

Do you want to make a bet? Are you willing to risk a finite secular life for a chance at infinite happiness? Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? Not according to Blaise Pascal and his famous wager. Of all the decisions we make... [+]

Trust Agents

Trust Agents

There are a bunch of good books on the market right now dealing with the social media and “new media” marketing, but most of them pretty much say the same thing. Occasionally you will find a diamond in the rough, as in the case of... [+]

The Truth About Corn

A few days ago I reviewed a documentary titled King Corn, which was an investigative report on the secret side of corn farming in the United States. This post is a follow-up to the last, sparked by my curiosity to understand how a simple crop... [+]

You Don’t Need a Niche!

You may or may not have heard that in order to “make it big” in blogging, you must define yourself in one particular niche. That is, your content should be focused on one major category or variety of sub-categories that more or less all relate... [+]

King Corn (2007)

King Corn (2007)

Want to see a great film about the origin of a major part of our food supply? Check out King Corn. This documentary begins with a simple proposition: let’s follow the yield from one acre of corn from the farm to our stomach. The complexities... [+]

Crush It!

Crush It!

If by now you still haven’t heard about this little gem of a book by Gary Vaynerchuk, you’re probably either living under a rock or your idea of a perfect social networking website starts with a my and ends with a space. For the rest... [+]