Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist George Anders has a theory about talent, detailed in his latest book, The Rare Find: Spotting Exceptional Talent Before Everyone Else. Companies are focused on their short-term needs, rather than thinking big and keeping their eyes open for the people who’ll really drive the business forward. We explored the topic with him in a recent phone interview. Here’s part two of our discussion.
How does one innovate in the talent search field?
Apple reported more revenue in the final three months of last year than in all of 2006 and 2007 combined.
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Apple Shines In First Quarter Without Steve Jobs - WSJ.com
These numbers are insane. I thought i was so smart buying at 70 and selling at 350. I should have kept it.
It’s crazy when even MG’s optimistic projections get blown out of the water. ;)
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Random thought
Life itself is a mystery. We don’t know what will happen the next day. We wake up every morning thinking that ill be home at night in my bed sleeping. Today, i witnessed a cat get run over by a car. So i thought to myself, all the people that don’t make it home to their families because of some random incident. It’s just weird and sad. Im so glad i am a Muslim and don’t drink and increase my chances, because i thought to myself what if, just what if i was drunk one day and decided to drive because i thought i would be fine. I could hit a person walking down the road or like crash into another house because I’m not in my senses. I could possibly be the cause of that problem. Hypothetically, if the person i hit died, imagine what would happen to his family, to the ones he loves. Its just scary to think about. I mean this cat was an idiot because it was in the middle of the road, but who knows maybe it was injured and couldn’t run fast enough…idk. It just made me think about how completely random some events could be in life. I’m not trying to be a pessimist here, these random events though could be enjoyable too. Who knows maybe you witness someone proposing (which i did the other day, cutest thing ever lol). Be thankful everyday that you end up at home and safe. For all you know you could get kidnapped off the street and held for ransom tomorrow.
Hopin sombody else can carry tha torch, Im all alone wit no kind of support.While I was prayin fa help. Realized i’on need nobody else, If god wit me i can do it myself. Tired of just prayin fo help- T.I.
Beautiful.
Facts and Values
Facts and values are defined in their own ways. Facts are statements that can be fully proven through science, math or have hard evidence to back it up and make it undisputable. Values on the other hand are what people think, their opinion. Values are derived from facts. Facts are proven, values aren’t. Values can be debated, facts cannot. They are both used in claims against an argument. They can be described as descriptive and prescriptive.
Should never be confused, so many mistakes throughout history have come from the difference between facts and values and their fallacies.
My favorite city in the world. I dont think there is any place as great as New York. The one reason is Diversity. You can find every race and ethnicity in this vast city. With diversity comes different values and faiths and there is just so much you can learn. I dont live in New York, but i live in its Metro-Area and even that is just as diverse.
Dont close yourself off to the possibilities of whats out there in the world. There is so much to learn, and in New York, the world comes together. If you’ve never been, its a truly different experience. You should definitely go.
I Can -Nas
This song represents what people should be thinking to make their lives better from a young age. I dont know why but I feel like it guided me throughout my childhood and i hope it can guide many others as well. I’ve seen a lot of friends fall to drugs and tobacco as a means to escape from society and get away from their problems. I learned to not take the easy way out, because in the end it just hurts more. My closest friend showed me this song years ago, I was 10 when I first heard it. It really inspired me and whenever I feel like I cant do something, I just listen to this song and yeah, this might be a bit cheezy, but I feel like I can do it.
“If the truth is told the youth can grow, they will learn to survive until they gain control…read more learn more change the globe.” -Isn’t that whats happening in Egypt, Libya and Syria today? The youth have grown and they learned to survived and have gained control.
