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TOMS: Blake Mycoskie

How a Trip to Argentina Sparked a Business Revolution The story of Blake Mycoskie and the "One for One" model that changed social entrepreneurship Blake Mycoskie had already founded and sold four successful businesses before his 30th birthday—a remarkable achievement by any standard. But it was a chance trip to Argentina in 2006 that would transform his approach to business forever. While traveling through rural communities, Mycoskie witnessed children without shoes facing not just discomfort,...

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2015 Resolutions

"Everyone has a plan – until they get punched in the face." — Mike Tyson 2014 in Review Mike Tyson once said, "everyone has a plan — until they get punched in the face." I spent a considerable amount of time in 2014 dusting myself off from the barrage of punches life threw at me in 2013. What I learned in 2014 is a big reason I haven't been able to accomplish a majority of...

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9 Principles of Innovation at Google by Gopi Kallayil, Google’s Social Chief Evangelist

The 9 Principles of Innovation at Google Notes from Gopi Kallayil's Dreamforce presentation Gopi Kallayil sharing Google's innovation philosophy at Dreamforce I recently attended a Dreamforce session titled "The 9 Principles of Innovation at Google" and wanted to share my notes. 1 Innovation comes from everywhere There is no innovation department at Google. Kallayil shared an example where their algorithm was working with unintended consequences in that searches for "best ways to commit suicide" did...

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Right Place, Wrong Time: A Fatal Accident on Highway 580

A sobering reminder of how quickly life can change on the road The aftermath of the accident on Highway 580 Image found by a coworker on Waze Today I was driving to work and was at the right place at the wrong time. As soon as I merged onto 580 going westbound I saw a Range Rover make a very hard left to avoid the car in front of him which caused it to flip...

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Run Jeremy, Run!

A Health Wake-Up Call How my father's heart surgery changed my perspective on health The simple act that might have prevented my father's heart surgery How This Experience Changed Me I played some basketball in school, but once I got into the corporate world, exercise—like a lot of things—took a back seat. Today I got scared straight, let me tell you. The Toll of Medical Crises My dad is doing well, but he had one...

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Seth Godin on Compliance vs. Initiative

The Educational Challenge Compliance is simple to measure, simple to test for and simple to teach. Punish non-compliance, reward obedience and repeat. Initiative is very difficult to teach to 28 students in a quiet classroom. It's difficult to brag about in a school board meeting. And it's a huge pain in the neck to do reliably. Schools like teaching compliance. They're pretty good at it. To top it off, until recently the customers of a...

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