Life As A Human – Has Begun!
February 1, 2010 by Gil Namur
On July 19th of last year at about 11:30PM, an idea was born. That idea was to build a place, this website, which would present excellent writing across a wide range of topics. A place that would not feature sensationalism, but that would always strive to be sensational. A place that would endeavor to provide [...]
Mushroom Man
December 29, 2009 by Gil Namur
Recently, I had the great pleasure to meet Bill Weaver from Across Borders Media. Bill has won many awards for his outstanding work often focusing on stories for a sustainable future. He sent me the following clip. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Not far from the shores of Cortes Island, there [...]
Merry Christmas!
December 20, 2009 by Gil Namur
To all of my readers and visitors …
Whatever your faith or belief system may be,
I want to wish you all great joy and health always!
May your new year be filled with many blessings!
All of my very best wishes and hopes!
Be safe &
HAVE FUN!
Gil
Tomorrow, we’ll have orange sandwiches!
November 13, 2009 by Gil Namur
In my last article, I suggested that when someone says something you don’t understand, don’t be afraid to say so and to ask for clarification. Shortly after posting this little nugget of wisdom, my friend Eric called me to see if I had time for a chat over a coffee. I had not seen him [...]
What are they talking about?
If you have ever started your own business, you will most likely have had to deal with various agreements and documents that are difficult to read, much less fully understand on a first go through. I am referring here to things like shareholder’s agreements, incorporation documents and the various legal and financial contracts that may [...]
The Chandler Family Reunion
September 17, 2009 by Gil Namur
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 Hartman revisits the Chandler Family Reunion, 30 years after Charles Kuralt, who found this story one of [...]
Life As A Human dot com!
September 13, 2009 by Gil Namur
In the last synaptici update a few weeks ago, I wrote that I would be making an announcement about the new entity that was mentioned in the article “Know your strengths and weaknesses”.
By now, you have likely noticed the large banner in the right sidebar.
So, what exactly is Life As A Human?
www.lifeasahuman.com
The blogzine that comments [...]
I don’t know but I’ll find out!
September 13, 2009 by Gil Namur
Entering the corporate world in my 20’s was an interesting and eye-opening experience. Having owned a few businesses already, I had an entrepreneurial approach that was extremely helpful to me, but often clashed with what some of my managers expected from me. One of those clashes involved a manager telling me this:
Never ever, say to [...]
Colin Lewis – making a difference in the lives of children!
September 7, 2009 by Gil Namur
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 (and the Proceeds Go to Orphans).
Colin’s passion is to help others achieve their potential. For years, he has [...]
Jazz Dog!
September 6, 2009 by Gil Namur
In the article There is much to learn from dogs, I featured some photos of our new Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Jazz. About a month later, I took Jazz to the Beaver Lake Ponds for a swim and took some pictures of him having a great time. I posted a page with these pictures at Synaptic [...]
Humbled by an angel
September 4, 2009 by Gil Namur
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 by its cover. Bob’s article brought back a memory I would like to share with you.
First, [...]
Steady growth and new things to come!
August 30, 2009 by Gil Namur
(Updated Sept 1, 2009)
If you are wondering why I have not posted many new articles lately, well, the last few weeks have been extremely busy for me. It is also a very exciting time!
Announcement Soon!
Many of you have asked what I was alluding to in the article “Know your strengths and weaknesses” where I mention [...]
William Kamkwamba on building a windmill
August 28, 2009 by Gil Namur
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 cried happy tears as I watched this remarkable young man make a short presentation about the windmill he built to produce [...]
Waiting for others can break your momentum!
August 16, 2009 by Gil Namur
It’s early on a Sunday morning and I am waking up with a coffee in hand taking in a wonderful sunrise. As my synapses slowly start to fire, (I am very slow to wake in the mornings) I remember that yesterday, I wrote a piece on the importance of being responsive and now find myself [...]
Be Responsive!
August 15, 2009 by Gil Namur
About 12 years ago, I was having a discussion with a colleague from Toronto on the subject of message overload. We both managed a sales force in our respective parts of the country. Both of us were receiving in excess of 60 e-mails and 25 phone calls a day. I asked him how he handled [...]
