I’ve been doing some research of different groups of out-of-the-box people who have rallied around a cause or idea. Many of these groups have established businesses, organizations, and even churches that have made major impact in our culture and world over the last decade. I want to highlight one in particular…
“To Write Love On Her Arms”
I heard about this group of amazing young adults about 2 years ago. Their story and vision is beyond extraordinary! I didn’t realize that the name of their group is also their cause, which is, “To Write Love On Her Arms” or “To present hope and find help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide.” And in some cases, it is to literally write love on the arms of those who have suffered from the issue of cutting. Cutting has become a common response to young adult and teen depression. And in some cases, it leads to suicide.
I recently finished reading a book by Seth Godin called Tribes. Towards the end, he says something that literally challenged me as a young leader. He said, [...more]
I was reading a post from Dustin Britt from Matchstic and I decided to comment on it. It may seem irrelevant, but I think the topic is great for discussion. The question that he presents is definitely one worth discussing. Here’s a snippet from his post…
Is Apple starting to oversell itself? I go to BestBuy, and there are now Apple computers for sale there; I go to Walmart and can buy an iPhone. And the way I feel when I see an iPhone at Walmart vs when I see one in the Apple Store or even on Apple’s website is a totally different vibe. Is Apple in danger of becoming Starbucks by starting to sell their products in places that don’t embody the same customer experience? Are they ultimately devalueing their brand by making this move?
As you all may know, Facebook has been constantly improving its features and applications to better satisfy its users. One big adjustment that happened over the summer was Facebook’s introduction of the vanity url.
For those of you who may be a little clueless to the term, here’s a little homework…
“A vanity URL is a domain name, created to point to something to which it it related and indicated in the name of the URL. A vanity URL is used to link to something that would be easier to remember than a random link or a link with a lot of numbers and letters.”
After being laid off from his third job working at an agency in Boston called Arnold, Erik Proulx – a 37 year old copywriter – decided that he had had enough. Putting his creative skills together, he began documenting stories of other laid-off execs. As more stories began to surface of people’s experiences of losing their jobs and having to find their own lemonade stand outside of corporate America, the concept for a movie called “Lemonade” was created. [...more]
