Sam Zell, Money Talks Bullsh*t Walks

Friend and very talented writer Ben Johnson's new book coming out on Amazon.
I highly recommend taking a look at this peek behind the curtains to see more
of what goes on in the business empire of maverick Sam Zell.


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Making a Case: Arts Education Fundamental, Not Ornamental

The essential skill set for true Guruability, involves the ability to make your case, to deliver poignant, lucid thoughts in an effective manner.

Best-selling author Dan Pink is clearly in this class.

Here, he discusses why right-brain thinking is required in today's workplace and how arts education fulfills this need.
This keynote is being shared by the Texas Music Educators Association and NAMM, the International Music Products Association. We thank Dan Pink for allowing us to distribute his speech.

Not a bad idea, to also sign up to support arts education in Texas at GoArts.org.


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Inspiration and Perspiration in Action

This was delicious and merited a share here. to learn more click on the link w/ the embedded video. To order the cd/dvd, click here and we'll donate the proceeds to their local initiative.

Playing For Change | Song Around The World "Stand By Me" from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.

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MUTO, the amazing wall-pained animation from BLU

Often times genius comes from where you'd least expect it. This short film shows amazing vision, tenacity (think about all those drawings) and sense of place. Wonderful!


MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

To see more from this crew, go to:Blublu.org


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The Social Media Gurus

In our research, we're often plowing through several social media sites to learn what experts are saying about and to one another. And, in the spirit of learning from the best, here is a list lifted from Business Week Blogspotting columnist Stephen Baker. Click through this treasure trove of links to begin or refine your social media education.

Mark Cramer

Lee Odden

Peter Shankman (aka Skydiver)

Jeff Pulver

Linus Torvalds

Ward Cunningham

Tim O'Reilly

Ian Schafer, CEO of Deep Focus

Richard Edelman

Dave Winer

Chico the Dog

Simon Berry

Jay Rosen

David Chamberlain

Honey Bee network

A top-10 list

Lawrence Lessig

Tristan Harris, Apture

Steve Rubel

Robin Good

Marshall Kirkpatrick

Richard MacManus

Rachel Sterne

Gary Vaynerchuk

Liz Strauss

Craig Stoltz

Shel Holtz

Andy Carvin

Shel Israel

Laura Fitton

jeremiah oywang

Fred Wilson

Guy Kawasaki

Jason Goldberg

Chris Brogan

David Weinberger

Kevin Rose

Robert Scoble

Chris Hughes

B. L. Ochman

Beth Kanter

Biz Stone

Mohammad Yunus

Shannon Paul

Tim Jackson

Amber Naslund

Jason Falls

Beth Harte

David Armano

Mack Collier

Brian Solis

Rashmi Sinha

Bob Pearson

Frank Eliason

Seth Godin

Ev Williams

Kathy Sierra

Hugh MacLeod

Chris Bruzzo (MyStarbucksIdea)

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GeekBrief.tv -- pure energy, enthusiasm put to work.

Rather than expound too much on this remarkable effort, we strongly suggest you see and hear it in their warm and engaging presentation. This type of dedication and joy, channeled into a measured and structured system, makes for the type of guru in-the-making that warrants your attention now, and for years to come. We've slotted these folks for an interview on gurutrack.com for 2009.

See their video here, and learn more about Neal Campbell and Luria Petrucci at their site.

GeekBrief.TV #484 from Cali Lewis on Vimeo.

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Getting new blog up on GuruTrack this weekend. Still need nominations for favorite Gurus. Go to htp://gurutrack.com to contribute.