One of the most memorable scenes from this season's Mad Men was the closing salvo in the Lady Lazarus episode. Don stumbles to connect to the younger generation and happens to listen (briefly) to one of the more progressive - and cool - tracks to the Revolver album. The scene was great enough. The story behind it makes it better.
How ‘Mad Men’ Landed the Beatles: All You Need Is Love (and $250,000)
With Target's continued growth, someone realized they needed to again re-examine their business from the outside. The new concept that is being groomed is a brilliant one and in a way not so different from a mall or flea market. Just with the Target-esque magical spin.
The one and only. Have a great week. Think big.
Thanks to Jason from Creative for forwarding this to us. It's hilarious and a brilliant idea. The looks on the faces of the people at the end say it all ... they were entertained and 'got it.' Great stuff.
If you haven't read anything by Seth Godin, you've missed some good advice, ranging from the 'wow, that's interesting' to the 'geez, I know that but really should be doing it more often.' Either way, his blog (http://sethgodin.typepad.com/) is a great resource for quick reads and great insights.
Here's a good quick read about perseverance.
Don't give up (you're on the right track)
Seth Godin
Original post here.
Wrestling with a puzzle, a project or a problem, the likeliest reason to give up is the belief that it can't be done. What's the point of persevering if it's actually impossible to succeed?
"It can't be done," we say, throwing up our hands. Not "I can't do it," or "It's not worth my time," but "It can't be done."
In the year after Roger Bannister broke the 4 minute mile, the record was broken again and again. Once people realized it could be done, it wasn't an impossible task any longer. And that's why there's a flood of tablets on the market, many from companies that had what they needed to build the first one, but didn't until Apple showed them the way.
Two things you might take away from this: First, there's solace in finding someone who has done it before, whatever "it" is you're trying to do. Knowing that it's possible and studying how it was done can't help but increase the chances you'll stick it out.
Second: huge value accrues to the few able to actually do a thing for the very first time.
