True Motivation

Dan4th

I first heard of Dan Pink when browsing through some of the more popular talks on the TED website. Dan Pink has written books on career and businesses. In his latest book, he has taken a great interest in researching and publicizing what it is that motivates people. This content is what fueled his TED talk in July of 2009 and, more recently, another video that he put together. The general premise of these new ideas in motivation, as Philip Brewer puts it:

Paying more for excellent performance is not only a poor way to motivate people, it is actually counterproductive. When a large bonus depends on doing outstanding work, work quality declines. – Philip Brewer

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A look back to my trip to Southeast Asia

In August of 2008, I embarked in a month-long trip to Southeast Asia. During my trip I made various posts describing my encounters and experiences. I have decided to go back and revise and reorganize my posts applying a lot of the new writing techniques I have learned over the last couple of months. I have removed some posts that were not interesting or just unnecessary. I have also renamed some of the posts so they are more relevant to the contents. It’s been a lot of fun to go down memory lane and read over my posts, the scribbled notes on my journal and the pictures. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! (more…)

We Can Live Anywhere

One of my favorite songs off the record Fluent In Stroll by Big D and the Kids Table

Yushu Earthquake, 12 days later – The Big Picture

Yushu Earthquake, 12 days later – The Big Picture – Boston.com.

Month in Review: April 2010

April has been a month of variety.

• PAX East 2010

Things started off with a look back at PAX East convention that was held at the end of March in Boston. This convention marked an important convention in PAX history being not only as the first PAX of the east-coast but also being the first PAX outside of Seattle.

• Thoughts on having a Positive Attitude

A deeper path was taken with some discussion on the benefits of having a positive attitude. While the idea of a “positive” attitude is often misunderstood, we see that there are indeed benefits to thinking positively.

• “I Feel” Statements

A peak into one of the methods used in effective inter-personal communications – a hidden jewel that is often underrated but can produce great results when used properly. Who knew that just how you word things can make a big impact.

• The Long Way Round and The Long Way Down

Back to back reviews of the adventure series starring Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman on their motorcycles as they traverse Asia from west to east and follow up by traversing Africa from North to South.