March42013

People are becoming boring because they’re allowing their education to rob them of their creativity.. Nothing new, just old ideas being reassemble.

February72013

Usually people he sit back judging never get anything done, are never truly have fun.

October172012
“The death of a culture is the death of a people” Miles (fullmetal alchemist)
September182012

Why is it people who should never have kids become babysitters.

March192012

If living life to make others happy makes you unhappy then change it, people come and go but nothing means more then being able to wake up in the morning and enjoy the upcoming day to the fullest.

March82012

Everything he said is true

February122012
“Just one thing I wanna tell you, Don’t waste time” Danny Glover (Leverage)
January112012

Money will come and go but the most important thing is the experiences we share with people, memories last forever… Just know that

January92012

5 biggest regrets people have on their death bed

1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.

It is very important to try and honour at least some of your dreams along the way. From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late. Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it.

2. I wish I didn’t work so hard.
This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children’s youth and their partner’s companionship. Women also spoke of this regret. But as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.

By simplifying your lifestyle and making conscious choices along the way, it is possible to not need the income that you think you do. And by creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new opportunities, ones more suited to your new lifestyle.

3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never
became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a
result.

We cannot control the reactions of others. However, although people may initially react when you change the way you are by speaking honestly, in the end it raises the relationship to a whole new and healthier level. Either that or it releases the unhealthy relationship from your life. Either way, you win.

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
Often they would not truly realise the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying.

It is common for anyone in a busy lifestyle to let friendships slip. But when you are faced with your approaching death, the physical
details of life fall away. People do want to get their financial affairs in order if possible. But it is not money or status that holds the true importance for them. They want to get things in order more for the benefit of those they love. Usually though, they are too ill and weary to ever manage this task. It is all comes down to love and relationships in the end.
That is all that remains in the final weeks, love and relationships.

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realise until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called ‘comfort’ of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again. When you are on your deathbed, what  others think of you is a long way from your mind. How wonderful to be able to let go and smile again, long before you are dying.

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December52011

Malcolm Gladwell - The Kenna Problem: Why asking people what they like is a bad idea

I saw this on youtube and as a huge Kenna fan I couldn’t help but to watch and this lecture (also known as the kenna problem) was actually very spot on, even though the lecture wasn’t solely base upon kenna it did show the insignificance of research and marketing.

Malcolm opens up the lecture stating who Kenna is, which is an up and coming musician with much talent who was blowing the music industry by storm.  Producers went crazy for him and even Mtv played his homemade amatuer video four hundred fourty times, but the people didn’t feel the same.  Kenna who seemed like a total package was having a hard time getting his music appreciated.

Kenna brought a new style of music to everyone, his 70s british beats with his new evo rock lyrics, mixed with his Ethiopian foreign unknowness should have been taking the world by storm.  To fellow musicians such as Justine Timberlake and Pharrell couldn’t wait to work with him, so what was the problem.

In research and marketing they found out that kenna was to unknow, to new.  You would think that would be a good thing but people had a hard time trying to explain his music.  They didn’t know how to categorize him, Kenna with all his amazing talent couldn’t relate to the music culture that our society is use to and because of that he sunked.  Music either had to evolve over night or this talent was gone, and for a while it was.  Kenna found himself working for fedex for a while after releasing a cd because he couldn’t get signed so what was great in research wasn’t necessarily what the people wanted. 

Malcolm also goes ahead and explains other topics such as coke vs pepsi and how coke making their product more like pepsi hurt them and with sprit and how changing the size of the lemon on the bottle made the taste change when nothing new was added to the product. 

It just shows you that Marketing and research isn’t necessary what people base obtaining products upon,  As great of a product it may be it may not appeal to the consumers.  The everyday person doesn’t know the quality of something as professionals and most times what we obtain is based upon personal looks, life experiences and especially what we know.  So does marketing and research have anything to do with what consumers obtain.

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