Allende: Passion Lives Here

Please take a moment to view this TED speech of Isabelle Allende:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/isabel_allende_tells_tales_of_passion.html

She demonstrates the power of stories. I laughed out loud, cried, learned a lot, and was inspired and motivated--all from her short talk about women and passion. One of my favorites lines: "Heart drives us and determines our fates."

I have found so much of what Allende says about societies to be true of organizations as well. We should all adopt the Olympic slogan she quotes,"Passion Lives Here."

Al Jazeera

While in the Middle East recently, I was impressed by the fine reporting by Al Jazeera on what was going on throughout the region. Distressed by CNN's obsession with Charlie Sheen as news, I called my cable company today and learned that Al Jazeera is not available, regardless of how many pay-for-view deluxe upgrades I purchase.

Take a few minutes and treat yourself to this recent ted interview with Wadah Khanfar, head of Al Jazeera:http://bit.ly/i9DdKF