Jill Bolte Taylor’s Stroke of Insight
For anyone who has a loved one who has suffered a deleterious brain event or knows of someone in that category - it is worth spending 18 minutes to watch this video. Why would I write about this subject in this blog? I have an extended family member whose father, three months ago, suffered such an event. Mel Baiada, Philadelphia area local investor, successful entrepreneur and thoughtful friend, remembered, at our lunch get-together last week, that the above fact was true and was kind enough to relate a personal story of his own and mention this author, Jill Bolte Tay

Structure is important in your business
The Performing Arts Center, Denver, CO I am currently reading Creating Magic - 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies From A Life At Disney by Lee Cockerell, thanks to Bill Cotter who gave me a copy of the book. You can buy a copy here at Amazon. One point leaped out at me immediately. Or

LinkedIn: 50 million strong!
Jeff Weiner, the CEO of LinkedIn, posted  in the LinkedIn Blog that as of October 14th, LinkedIn has 50 million users worldwide and they are growing that figure at roughly one new member per second.  When LinkedIn launched in 2003, it took 477 days — almost a year and four months — to reach it’s first million members. This last million took only 12 days! You should read the full post

Wisdom from Jeff Bezos About Amazon and Zappos
If you are a entrepreneur of any type it will be well worth your while to spend 8 minutes to watch this YouTube video of Jeff Bezos expounding on what “he knows”. It contains great anecdotes from the early days of Amazon and three or four points which apply to all of us making our living independently. It is some of the best business advice you’ll hear anywhere. If you don’t have a flashplayer on the device on which you are reading this post, then you can click through to YouTube by clicking Jeff Bezos on Amazon and Zappos

LinkedIn: To Pay or Not to Pay?
To Pay or Not to Pay for a LinkedIn membership - that is a question I am  asked frequently. My response continues to be that you should wait until your usage naturally leads you to that choice. For example, you may find that you constantly need more than the five introductions per month provided free members. The first level of business membership, $25 per month, provides fifteen introductions per month. Other reasons for paying for a premium membership include 24 hour customer service via email (it works!), one click refer