Game...Blouses...For the unfamiliar, you are going to need to scroll through this week's selections to get to The Last Word for the payoff to the subject line and lede to this week's newsletter. For those that are familiar, here is another classic story about a "habitual line-stepper" I think you may know. Beware though, both have uncensored, non-Easter Sunday friendly language, so ear muffs for the kids are suggested.Along these lines, people opined that 2016 was a cursed year during which we lost so many of our most beloved icons. It seemed as if every week we were bombarded with stories about the loss of someone we all fondly recalled, respected, or revered during some point in our lives. I bring this up because it strikes me as interesting that just over the past few weeks, without planning it, I have shared commentary referring to the passing of a famous person over the corresponding past week in a newsletter (including this one). Why do we seem to care so much?I guess celebrity deaths, shark attacks, and winter snowstorms are like pebbles, rocks or boulders being tossed into a lake. They have always happened. In the past, we only noticed if they occurred when we happened to be watching or were in close proximity us. But now, living in a 24/7 plugged in world, it's like we are attuned to EVERY pebble, rock or boulder being tossed into EVERY lake. We don't miss anything because we love to be the first to share what we have experienced and hate to be the last one we know to see it. And so now, what was once a ripple can now be transformed into a huge wave due to the speed in which we share what we see. Need proof? Go way back to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. As you can tell, I find this evolution in how we interact and communicate to be fascinating....On a lighter note, I am pleased to report that last week's issue yielded the most interest and feedback (email and texts) of all that I have sent. I can't tell if it was due to the mind blowing content, the Mai Tai's some of you may have been enjoying on the beach during your vacations or the free meditation session that many of you seemed to find relaxing. No matter what the reason -- thank you for the kind words. I think you are awesome too....I found some good sales and marketing stuff for this 16th issue, so be sure to dig in and take a look. Enjoy your weekend. XOXODave
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Game...Blouses...For the unfamiliar, you are going to need to scroll through this week's selections to get to The Last Word for the payoff to the subject line and lede to this week's newsletter. For those that are familiar, here is another classic story about a "habitual line-stepper" I think you may know. Beware though, both have uncensored, non-Easter Sunday friendly language, so ear muffs for the kids are suggested.Along these lines, people opined that 2016 was a cursed year during which we lost so many of our most beloved icons. It seemed as if every week we were bombarded with stories about the loss of someone we all fondly recalled, respected, or revered during some point in our lives. I bring this up because it strikes me as interesting that just over the past few weeks, without planning it, I have shared commentary referring to the passing of a famous person over the corresponding past week in a newsletter (including this one). Why do we seem to care so much?I guess celebrity deaths, shark attacks, and winter snowstorms are like pebbles, rocks or boulders being tossed into a lake. They have always happened. In the past, we only noticed if they occurred when we happened to be watching or were in close proximity us. But now, living in a 24/7 plugged in world, it's like we are attuned to EVERY pebble, rock or boulder being tossed into EVERY lake. We don't miss anything because we love to be the first to share what we have experienced and hate to be the last one we know to see it. And so now, what was once a ripple can now be transformed into a huge wave due to the speed in which we share what we see. Need proof? Go way back to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. As you can tell, I find this evolution in how we interact and communicate to be fascinating....On a lighter note, I am pleased to report that last week's issue yielded the most interest and feedback (email and texts) of all that I have sent. I can't tell if it was due to the mind blowing content, the Mai Tai's some of you may have been enjoying on the beach during your vacations or the free meditation session that many of you seemed to find relaxing. No matter what the reason -- thank you for the kind words. I think you are awesome too....I found some good sales and marketing stuff for this 16th issue, so be sure to dig in and take a look. Enjoy your weekend. XOXODave