Archive for March, 2009
A Message of Hope
Keep Moving Forward
I’ve been asked a few times lately, “What’s with the ‘keep moving forward’ thing?” That phrase is in most of my emails. My employees hear it from me dozens of times per year. My kids have a relentless Keep Moving Forward theme in their life.
On March 30, 2007, Meet the Robinson was released to theaters. My family and I went to watch Meet the Robinsons on April 12, 2007.
March 2007 was a deadly month in Iraq. In fact 2007 cost us more U.S. lives than any other period in the last 38 years. 1971 was the last year that we lost more than 900 soldiers in the same year. I was born in 1971. Read the rest of this entry »
Sharing the Stage
The “Uninfluential” Genius
Ever hear of Joshua Bell? Joshua Bell is the world’s greatest violinist. He is also a heartthrob. He is tall, dark and handsome. Unlike many classical performers, Bell is also cool. He walks onto stage in black pants with a black untucked shirt. He is in excellent physical condition and it shows in the way he plays. His whole body is involved. He plays a 3.5 million dollar violin crafted in 1713 by Antonio Stradivari. People pay thousands to see Bell and his concerts are always sold out.
On January 12th, 2007, Joshua Bell and his 3.5 million dollar violin strolled into the metro station during the morning rush in D.C. Bell played a 43 minute, six piece classical concert while 1,000 morning commuters walked by. Guess what happened…
Take a look at this:
Did you see what happened?
Nothing. That’s right, the worlds best violinist playing a 3.5 million dollar violin received almost no response. The vast majority of the 1,000+ people who walked by said and did nothing. Most treated him like he was invisible. Read the rest of this entry »