The glass half full business conference
Are you depressed about the market? Well, just think of all that we have that costs nothing!
Here, Mitch Joel put together a whole conference for you. Costs nothing. Just grab a glass of wine and watch.
It reminded me of how much I love TED Talks. Watch the video of famous conductor Benjamin Zander, it’ll get your mood lifted.
After that, why don’t you visit the Library of Congress to see how they are saving our old photos and putting them onto Flickr for you to peruse. Don’t think social media matters to something as stodgy as the Library of Congress? Think again!
Our stocks might be worthless, but at least we have good free stuff to watch on the Internet.
That’s the “cup is half full” approach to life.
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October 6th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
I like the Earl Nightingale power of positive thinking stuff!
Regards,
Matt
October 6th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Bob,
Thanks. This took guts and we all appreciate it.
Tom
October 6th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Robert,
Thanks for pointing out some simple yet enjoyable thins that can be found. Living in Florida offers all kinds of chances for things like walks on the beach, visits to local art works, historical areas, etc. Similar opportunities exist all over the country.
– Michael VanDervort
October 6th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
I like funny cat pictures myself. They are like looking at the Buddha!
October 6th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
[...] folks are seeing things differently. Robert Scoble just posted about “half full” opportunities that can enrich your life, despite the economy: TED Talks, the Pixelated free [...]
October 7th, 2008 at 2:01 am
Costs nothing? Just TED rehashes, bubble-bouncers playing narcissistic ego games, in guise of speeches. Time is money.
October 7th, 2008 at 5:22 am
Your cup isn’t half full - it’s just too big. Halve the size of your cup and it’s full again - problem solved.
October 7th, 2008 at 8:40 am
I’m definitely a half-empty man…
October 7th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
The glass is always half-full for entrepreneurs!
In fact … a half empty galss is an opportunity to find a way to start filling it for others … and build a business doing it!
October 7th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
The glass is always half-full for entrepreneurs!
In fact … a half empty glass is an opportunity to find a way to start filling it for others … and build a business doing it!
October 8th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
“Your cup isn’t half full - it’s just too big. Halve the size of your cup and it’s full again - problem solved.”
Haha, haven’t heard that one.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:32 am
Thanks for the link and recognition Robert. I appreciate it. The truth is that the idea was taken from Bryan Eisenberg over at GrokDotCom (as I state on the Blog). You can check out his OnClick conference here:
http://www.grokdotcom.com/2008/10/02/onclick-the-online-marketing-virtual-conference-mashup/
November 4th, 2008 at 9:55 am
The economy is like a car. Driving it at 600MPH wont get you home faster.