As I have been uber-busy lately, I haven’t started up my 4-wheeler this past year.  In light of recent snowfall, I thought it would be good to get it running and hook up the plow so I can clear sidewalks and also have a little fun.  This turned out to be more of an adventure than planned.

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Albert Einstein defines insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

I read one of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s speeches, “The Chance for Peace,” and saw some striking resemblance to situations we currently face here in the US.  It seemed that promoting fear to justify military spending and running the country into a deficit while ignoring the needs of the population was a major issue 55 years ago.  We continue to repeat these “cycles” it seems and I wonder if that falls under Mr. Einstein’s definition. 

The Chance For Peace - Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953) [55 years ago]

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Aside from annihilating sudoku books, I’ve never seen my wife Jamie read an actual book in over 4 years.  That all changed last month when Guy Kawasaki was kind enough to send me a copy of his latest book.  Before I could even read the first page, Jamie had started reading the book and she could not put it down.  Just the other night, she made it through the 500-page compilation of two decades of lessons learned, case studies, expert reports and Guy’s famous “lists”.  I will read it over the holidays so I’ll officially be smart by 2009 - watch out!

I can say that Guy’s book, Art of The Start, is a must-read for anyone embarking in entrepreneurship.  You will find yourself nodding and smiling the entire book and then after the first read, will reference the chapters as events come up and find out how true the no-bull assemblance of knowledge is.  Reality Check will be Art of The Start on steroids and the “mantra” of this latest book in my opinion is “make meaning”.  You’ll get it after your read it, hopefully not too late.  - Thanks Guy and Happy Holidays!

I thought it was appropriate to take a photo resting on my new Macbook Pro given Guy was the original Mac evangelist.  If you read the foreward, you’ll laugh your butt off regarding the “Fake Steve Jobs’” take on Guy’s “claim to fame”…

Who am I to argue with wisdom?  I guess we’ll have to kick butt with Goomzee! 

As a mobile industry veteran for nearly a decade, I would consider myself a trusted source on advising an organization, large or small, on implementing mobile technology, or any Internet technology for that matter.  In parallel, I’ve been involved in the real estate industry for nearly 13 years, and the moving industry for nearly 20 years via my family business and personal investments over the years.  My company, Goomzee.com, has combined both these passions and provides a leading mobile marketing solution throughout the United States to real estate sales professionals. (more…)