I had the privilege of speaking at the Ultra Clean Smoke Out today. The main sponsor was Action Courier. It was great to hear their story and see the passion they have for their business and serving others. Also a great taco bar from Taco Time and coffee/tea provided by University of Phoenix. The Thornton Oliver Keller team did nice job of tossing the beans, rice, and cheese!  As always, Brandon Wright and his team were awesome.

My topic was "5 Stupidly Simple Ideas". I figured they were blog worthy, so here ya go.  http://thetricycle.com/2009/11/5-stupidly-simple-ideas/#

Note the link on #5 (Make a Deal). This is for our "One Audience Business Initiative" - a 30 day program that will help a business uncover under-served or under-sold audiences.

It would be interesting to break this down by independents, libertarians, and anarchists as well.

The video speaks for itself!

Mike Rowe, the host of Discovery's "Dirt Jobs", provides 30 seconds of wisdom on judgement v experience. Mike is my kind of philosopher - a hands-on guy who appreciates the contribution of individuals regardless of their societal "status".

An analysis of Glenn Beck protesters:

I can't tell if "Deicide" is a spelling error or some fringe group supporting the right for people to murder deities.

What does the lady on the left have against Yoko Ono?

Is a beach ball the new must-have accessory for protesters?

The white-shades wearing dude in the middle missed his big photo opportunity. Of course, holding up a sign is exhausting. One of the negatives of being Emo and Goth (as noted by the skinny arms and the Beethoven scarf and vest) is that pretty much everything is too heavy. Especially life, man.

"Go Home ManBaby" would make an awesome skit on Saturday Night Live ... or a great title for a song by a new synth-pop band.

All kidding aside, good for them for caring about something enough to make silly signs. I've never been to a protest for anything, but I certainly support this oldest of American traditions.

Still waiting for someone to defend ACORN on this. Seriously. Maybe there is a some justification I'm missing. While you are at it, go ahead and explain Gibson's take of "one you leave for the cables".

Let's try this again ...

Interesting insights on the science of marketing and brands using neuromarketing. Before the black helicopter and ACLU crowds get too agitated, isn't this just understanding people at their core? That's what we do in relationships, so it makes sense that brands would do the same. Of course, just like relationships, it can be abused.

Cool job. Cool view of the world. Cool nick-name.