July 31, 2010

The Chandler Family Reunion

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I don't usually post videos or news stories from mainstream media sources  at synaptici. However, Jan Wall sent this to me in an e-mail and it is truly inspirational so I just had to share it with you. Steve … [Read more...]

Colin Lewis – making a difference in the lives of children!

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Recently, Bob Burg honored me by writing about one of my recent articles, Humbled by an angel at his Go-Giver blog. While I was there, I noticed a post by Bob about Colin Lewis titled, Go-Giving Wisdom … [Read more...]

Humbled by an angel

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Recently, I was reading part two of an article that I appreciated by Bob Burg titled, To Have A Body. In it, he discusses how too often as humans we judge others by their appearance, like judging a book … [Read more...]

William Kamkwamba on building a windmill

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When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he found in a library book. - from TED.COM I … [Read more...]

It’s never too late to embrace our passions

In one of my recent articles (Of skills, talents and gifts) I wrote the following: “I don’t believe that our gifts have an expiry date. Clearly, as we get older, it is more difficult. Sadly, most … [Read more...]

Michael Pritchard’s water filter turns filthy water into drinkable water

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Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it -- inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable … [Read more...]

Jack Canfield: Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for What You Want

In the last article, Jack Canfield’s: Self-Esteem & Peak Performance, I discussed how I became aware of his set of audio tapes, Self-Esteem & Peak Performance. I peeked around youtube to see … [Read more...]

Jack Canfield’s: Self-Esteem & Peak Performance

In the early 90’s, I found myself in a deep funk. I had no idea why. My job was going really well, I was successful and my income was as high as it had ever been. For some reason, I was just de-motivated, … [Read more...]

Of skills, talents and gifts …

In some cultures, children are asked to consider a profound question at a very early age: Why are you here? The question is meant to get the child thinking about their purpose in life. I think this … [Read more...]

Little Kids Rock

Between 2000 and 2003, twice a year my job would take me to Anaheim and Nashville to attend the NAMM shows. The NAMM Show is one of the largest music product trade shows in the world. For a musician, it’s … [Read more...]

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