| Hello: Here’s the latest edition of MarketVolt’s Monday Mash-up. We’ll kick off every week with this quick collection of tips, recommendations, observations and other interesting, valuable stuff. – Tom |
| Monday, October 1, 2018 MarketVolt’s Monday Mash-UpRecommended Listening HBR IdeaCast is Not Just For the C-Suite Harvard Business Review publishes IdeaCast, a weekly podcast that offers great advice and insight for business people. You don’t have to run a business to benefit from the podcast — which covers communication, marketing, management, mindset and countless other topics that will help you in your work and life. Happy Birthday Yosemite Amazing Video About a Climber Who Conquered El Capitan On this day in 1890, Congress established Yosemite National Park. The park is a climber’s paradise. And just last week, National Geographic released an incredible 360-degree video of an amazing climbing feat. On June 3, 2017, Alex Honnold became the first person to attempt and complete a free solo (no ropes, no harnesses) ascent of El Capitan, a 3,000-foot high slab of solid granite. This is a story of unsurpassed courage, dedication, preparation and focus. I’m not a rock climber, but I still draw countless lessons from this story. Recommended Resource Save Big Time on Small, Tedious Tasks with Text-Fixer I’ve added this site to the top of my bookmark list. The site contains a collection of free, helpful tools for managing text. My favorite — the tool that removes extra line breaks from text. I also like the tool that alphabetizes lists. This is a huge time-saver. I’m Listening to… Otis Rush, Jr. He was one of the great blues artists to emerge from Chicago in the 1950s. Otis Rush, Jr. passed away on Saturday. Here is a video of him performing “I Can’t Quit You Baby.” Grateful for This… “Maybe you weren’t born with a silver spoon in your mouth, but like every American, you carry a deed to 635 million acres of public lands. That’s right. Even if you don’t own a house or the latest computer on the market, you own Yosemite, Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and many other natural treasures.”~ John Garamendi *** Any reading, listening, quoting, resourcing that you think we should share? Send us a tip. Until next time, enjoy the rest of this week and the weekend. Tom |
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