Born on this day…
October 2, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
Mohandas Gandhi 2 October 1968
Father of democratic India and a shining light for all that believe there is another way…
“My life is my message”
Born on this day - TS Eliot
September 26, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
“We shall not cease from exploration, and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time” TS Eliot (26 September 1888 – 4 January 1965)
“Footsteps echo in the memory
Through the pathways which we did not take
Toward the door we never opened
Into the garden”
MobileYouth Speaking: Prepaid Mobile Summit Prague IIR 22-25 Sep 08
September 24, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
Summary of my Understanding Mobile Youth Workshop @ The Prepaid Mobile Summit IIR 22-25 September 2008 in Prague.
Note contains video not available on Powerpoint. MobileYouthNet to view on the street videos in full.
In the Ghetto
August 16, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
It’s 31 years ago to the day that Elvis passed away. I can remember distinctly the memory sitting in a friends house watching TV when his older sister and mother wept incontrollably talking about someone called “Elvis”. Who Elvis was I didn’t know but I had vaguely heard the name. Quite what he meant to everyone was beyond my comprehension at the time - being only 5 years old.
Sukiyaki
August 12, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
Every time I hear this song I’m taken back to the 90s when I lived in Japan. For those who know Japan, today is the day Kyu Sakamoto was killed in that fateful JAL plane crash Aug 12, 1985. Ironically, despite his talent and Japan has failed to produce a single decent pop star since (cue the flames)…
New Map of UK Real Estate Property Investors
July 31, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
We’ve just updated it, signed up our 75th beta tester
Click here to see the whole member base
Beta test the new mobileYouth social network
July 29, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
mobileYouthNet.com -> We’re trialling it here, open to beta testers only (click to join)
Share ideas, opinion, presentations, data, contact details with professionals in the mobile youth, marketing, brand and advertising space.
The Greatest Wealth Transfer in History about to unfold…
July 28, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
As we look out over the next six months what we see will be extraordinary. The opportunities for prepared investors have never been brighter as the unfolding volatility will be incredible. “Volatility is Opportunity ” for the prepared investor and it will arrive in spades. After a short period of corrective activity I believe explosive moves in almost ALL SECTORS (interest rates, stocks, commodities, natural resources, currencies, and more) lay on the near horizon.
Where to find a list of Property Events?
July 26, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
Social Networking for Real Estate Property Investors?
July 24, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
I’ve just joined Love Property - the new social network for property investors which is currently open in BETA stage.
Love Property will become invite-only after the first 100 beta members sign up so get your application before it closes .
40 years of the global village
June 25, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
41 years ago today, the world witnessed the first live satellite linkup (BBC’s “Our World”) broadcast to an estimated 400 million viewers - staggering considering this was 1967.
The nub of the broadcast was to showcase innovation & culture from around the globe. While the Irish gladly demonstrated their clog dancing, the Japanese their world class subway system and the Australians their tramlink, the UK production fretted over what exactly constituted a true representation of British culture. So in a brave mood and nod to the nuance of the time, when the live broadcast announced “over to London…”
The Beatles perform “All You Need is Love” with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash, Keith Moon and Gary Leeds providing backing vocals. How cool is that?
Proof that We are Motivated Mostly by Fear: What Would You Do in a Hit and Run?
June 9, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
From my reading list this week
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Proof that humans are motivated more by fear than any other emotion, this video of a pedestrian mown down by a hit and run driver whilst onlookers fail to act demonstrates that people are often more scared of making mistakes and threats to their own security than the compassionate need to help others. Fair enough, the video doesn’t run the full length and we don’t know what happens next…but there is a distinct absence of timely help
Source: ABC News - Health
Psychologist and EMT weigh in on video of injured, neglected man.
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Time to Think - Being Aware is Good for You
June 9, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
From my reading list this week
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Being aware of the moment and your emotions is good for you according to new research. The ability to step out of your daily frame not only calms you down but also gives you perspective. I’m a great believer in the power of creative insight whether it be through meditation or simply going for a walk in nature.
Source: U.S. News and World Report
Pay close attention to each feeling, and let it be.
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High Self-Esteem Isn't Always Healthy?
June 9, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
From my reading list this week
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Donald Trump has long been criticized for maintaining an ego that punches above his weight. But, give him his dues he recognizes his own humility citing a new study that shows those that are over-confident can be aggressive and defensive.The “self” is a construct that can both promote and hide an individual. The Buddhist concept of “no self, no problem” is easily understood, but challenging to implement in daily life.
Trump makes the useful division between self-esteem and ego, the latter being the culprit for so many of our problems. Self-Esteem can often be misinterpreted - where one sees servility, others read humility. Often ego displays and big statements hide a personality that is very fragile and insecure.
Personally, I’ve never had a problem with self-esteem. I always say that you have to believe in yourself or no one else will.
Now a new study has come out suggesting that high self-esteem isn’t necessarily healthy. The researchers, who of course are psychologists, say that sometimes people who are overly confident and proud of themselves can lash out at other people and believe that everyone else is wrong except them.
They concluded that there was “good” high self-esteem and “bad” high self-esteem. With the good people well-grounded and the bad ones too aggressive and defensive.
That doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me. I say that if you are confident in yourself and what you do, that’ll be reflected in your work and in how you treat people. I’ve always been one to say that you have to blow your own horn and let people know about your accomplishments. But rarely should that be at the expense of others - other than your worst competitors.
So keep your self-esteem high and there’s no need to have your ego in check as long as you can back up that confidence with success.
Donald J. Trump is Chairman of Trump University.
The psychology of forgiveness
June 9, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
From my reading list this week
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As an ex-student of Sussex University I was interested to hear about this research. Yes, it’s stating the obvious, but the commonly known is so often uncommonly practised.Continuing the theme of travel as a great base for understanding world cultures, this research shows that the more contact with people that we have, the more we are open to reconcile with them
The TED.com staff’s favorite psychology research blog, the BPS Research Digest, reports on a study on forgiveness from the University of Sussex and the New School for Social Research. The study examines how groups which have committed atrocious acts against one another come to break the cycle of resentment and forgive.
Foreign cultures are mirrors
June 9, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
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I lived in Japan in 1996, at the beginning of the lost decade. It was an interesting time for myself in terms of discovery - I learned more about my own self and culture than about Japan as reflected through the eyes of an observer. I read the other day that only 18% of Americans own passports and wonder what our world is missing out on by not being able to step out of their culturally constructed “self” and see behaviours, customs and ideas through an objective lens. As Jonathan Guthrie points out in this article in the FT - “Foreign cultures are mirrors. Peer into them and we see a reflection of ourselves, peering back.”
Britons do not value business cards greatly – a prospect may scratch his ear with the one you have carefully presented, writes Jonathan Guthrie
All in the Mind
June 9, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
After a lengthy journey of self discovery in the blogosphere I have arrived at a happy conclusion.
This is hardly on par with Einstein’s quest for the unified field theory, but in my universe it’s close. I have decided to dedicate my writings to that which I have always been dedicated to - but have, as is often the case , commonly ignored - psychology and the understanding of behaviour.
My works have always maintained an undercurrent of understanding the mind - from searching for what makes people happy, to defining success, to managing people and organizations, to studying the psychology of influence in marketing.
So here we go… a journey into the mind.
mobile blog test
June 9, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
Testing using mobile blog
Happy 50th
May 25, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
Happy 50th Birthday Paul… I hope I can be as cool as this on my 50th!
Concrete Jungle
May 11, 2008 by gbrown · Leave a Comment
Following in the vein of honouring the late greats, today is Bob Marley’s turn. Departed May 11 1981, 27 years to the day. Concrete Jungle …
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