I don’t know about you, but sometimes my mind feels like a junk drawer, brimming with random items. An idea worth pondering from Brad Stulberg is to tidy the mind and throw out the items that are obscuring what’s most important.

Should there be a “Chinese Wall” between third-party sales data and Amazon’s marketing group? The EU says yes. What do you say?

Should Amazon be able to analyze the data it gathers from its vast number of third-party sellers to help it create new Amazon-branded products?

Two terrible, but disparate incidents within a week sent Buffalo Wild Wings reeling. What must the company do to recover?

Laura Vanderkam’s The New Corner Office mini-podcast is an upbeat way to start your workday. Here she is with a useful tip to bring some intentionality to your week... https://lnkd.in/euZ-Vru

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You’ve heard of virtual reality and augmented reality but have you heard of parallel reality? The wonderfully named Misapplied Sciences, Inc. has developed the ability of different people looking at the same monitor to only see information relevant to them. This pretty cool concept is going to be tested by Delta Air Lines in Detroit so if you’re flying in our out of there later this year, check it out. By the way, Delta is the only domestic airline I've heard of that is working on its brand by trying to improve all aspects of air travel. #deltaairlines #parallelreality #misappliedscience #brand …see more

1Mby1M Virtual #Accelerator #Investor Forum: With Ken Elefant of Sorenson Ventures #seedcapital #seedfunding

Congrats to the Inc. 5000 class of 2020, for collectively earning over $200 billion of revenue and adding over 580,000 jobs in 2019! May their stories continue to inspire owners and employees of small businesses everywhere. …see more

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With the resurgence of COVID-19, the already accelerating trend of everything going direct-to-consumer will only increase. Take, for example, Nike CEO John Donahoe from their latest earnings call. “This approach allows us to better focus on the individual consumer and unlock new opportunities to more nimbly serve their exact needs." #DTC #directtoconsumer #nike #consumertrends #marketing #advertising #onlinesales …see more

The absence of a concession by Trump is but one of the difficult issues our students need to process and understand. I just published a free download for educators on how to discuss the election in a non-partisan way. Once the concession issues are unfolded and addressed, I will add more to the list of teaching tools. I have also recognized that in a world of online learning, some of my books need to be made available as PDFs. That now includes the Tongue Twister book and the Lady Lucy Laugh Giraffe book, both of which are trauma responsive. They can be found at https://lnkd.in/eaWQeJ6 . In terms of resources, there is also a Trauma Toolbox How To Guide and The Feeling Alphabet Activity Set, also available at a reasonable price on my website. Finally, I am working on a Holiday Kit -- a type of trauma responsive bag that will help children and families navigate the inevitable changes of the coming holiday season (no Santa's lap; no in person caroling in close proximity. Please access these resources. Our children need them -- the amount of trauma is real and not declining. …see more

Based on research from Sonja Lyubomirsky, the best possible self exercise Laura Vanderkam describes in this Before Breakfast podcast is worth 20 minutes of your time. https://lnkd.in/d3bPMn3

This template will guide you through: ✅ Answering "How do you want to spend your day?" ✅ Defining your needs. ✅ Categorizing and prioritizing your skills and capabilities. Align what you love with your skills and your earning potential. Start today. …see more

Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign is reeling following an emergency procedure to open a blocked heart artery, but the PR damage doesn't have to be irreversible.

Combining the sacred and strategic, divinity consultants try to bring some soulfulness into the workplace.

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Founders of the LA agency Activista Beto Fernandez and Paco Conde had some time on their hands, so they imagined classic album covers with social distancing.

"Don't outsource your integrity. It's not somebody else's job to stand up for you." Orlando Jones joins Ross and me to discuss racial injustice -- and what you can do about it -- on today's episode of #ThinkAboutThis .

The sign above the steel gates of Auschwitz reads "arbeit macht frei" – work sets you free. It was, of course, a chilling lie, an evil hoax. One surprising source of temporary escape inside the gates - music. Under the bleakest conditions imaginable, prisoners performed and wrote music. Watch this amazing story of Italian composer and pianist as he recovers, performs, and in some cases, finishes pieces of work composed in captivity. …see more