Limitless Movie Review

Posted by on Mar 28, 2011 in business, emotional intelligence, learning, personal development | 1 comment

So I saw Bradley ‘Faceman’ Cooper’s new movie Limitless on Saturday night.  It’s about a washed-up writer dude who gets a cutting-edge pill that multiplies his IQ into a four digit figure… with dark consequences.  “I wonder what you made of it?”, I hear you think.  Well, wonder no more. First, the movie.  Bradley Cooper was funny in The Hangover, or...

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Book Review: Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers

Posted by on Mar 21, 2011 in business, entrepreneurship, learning, news and events | 0 comments

On the 8th of this month we had our first BookCamp event.  BookCamp is a business book-club designed to aid skills development, idea generation and networking among local entrepreneurs, professionals and businesspeople.  We studied Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell, and enjoyed some different perspectives on its usefulness and impact.  Take a look at my Amazon...

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Allen’s Film Reviews for Summer 2010 #2: The Karate Kid

Posted by on Sep 6, 2010 in coaching, learning, series, training | 0 comments

OK, first for the film.  Jaden Smith, a little too young but believable enough in the part.  Jackie Chan, the performance of his life, massive respect for his athleticism and range of achievements, minimal respect for Rush Hour 3 (the only movie I’ve ever vacated midway). The pacing dragged by about 12 minutes.  The love interest subplot seemed forced, even mildly disturbing.  The...

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You’ve Got Networking On The Brain!

Posted by on Aug 23, 2010 in learning, networking, social media | 0 comments

Literally.  Thinkers throughout history have tried to draw a link between the structure of the mind and the structure of the world. Why? If there is no link, then we can’t prove that what goes on in our heads bears any resemblance to how things really are out there. A contemporary example of this is Tony Buzan’s concept of radiant thinking. Radiant thinking is the idea that our thoughts can...

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