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stress is so uncool. embarrassing, really. yet recently i have been the most tense and most ruthlessly targeted version of myself. and i did not like it. because i slowly realized that i was determined to reach all the wrong goals. i guess my soon-to-be-former employer would tend to disagree that i accomplished the wrong things, but important yet forgotten birthdays, friends in “project” contours and wrinkles getting deeper ahead of time beg to differ. there is no hocus-pocus to it, i know my stressors.

one of them a job change. instead of becoming an internet millionaire immediately, i decided to quit my job, and take on another. the playing field for working in a highly constructive manner at the place i am going to is simply too appealing (worked there before)! so i decided to spend some more time learning. by doing. practicing to communicate what i’ve learned in a more efficient manner, and facilitate that others develop in a good way.

another stressor, or perhaps a symptom of my stress, has been that i felt mainstream. awfully mainstream. although i’m not sure that is the worst thing you can be (and this was “relaxation hour” in my oh-so-busy life). i’ve now decided to look at it like this: i am a professional. i aim at being a front runner in my work while actually getting the job done. follow the books when these make the most sense, and continue to ignore the poorly written ones and experiment with the right things. for now, that is cool enough for me. and i guess that stressing after the wrong things - even though its not a sound investment - contains a strong energy, and i’ve been lucky that my hands grabbed the right tasks. or well… i actually don’t know.

i want more art on this blog again. more clever parties. more friendship, love and talent. no stress. all passion.tags:dayjob, love, stress

22nd of september is declared earth day for the internet by one web day (since 2006). this year’s topic is “online participation in democracy”. to honor this initiative, here’s my modest say on the topic:

reach. kiva.org, micro-lending site, loans that change lives. kiva has experienced such a spike in traffic that very often, there are no entrepreneurs left to lend to. they’re all funded and transaction stats are out in the open. the organization simply can’t keep up with people’s willingness to give in this way. what a potential!!! huge!!! if organized in the right way, this concept could change the balance of this world into a better one!

money doesn’t do it. a cool friend of mine works as a new media fund raiser for red cross… she makes use of e.g. youtube& facebook to get the message across. almost a must in b2c. and so the channels for utilizing viral qualities from peer to peer are heavily explored exploited for commercial interests which clutter the space and makes it extremely difficult to get through the noise… if the message is strong enough, if your home video is truly funny (no link on purpose), if the interface makes it easy to act while people are there, you can involve them. with no other resources than your internet connection and your right to communicate. corporations spend sick amounts trying and failing.

perspective. i laughed loud and from the gut… quite a few times before i had enough. watch the richter scales‘ interpretation of the new bubble below (i too have a web millionaire inside who hasn’t come out yet!). they even predict that we all blog about them… the wannabees and the failed entrepreneurs. but also just people for whom it adds life quality to get a new outlook on things from the comfort of their own sofas, and who share taste and humor. peers and experts in all fields. they’re here.

voice. this blog has an average of 10 daily visits… and it holds very few comments. however, the people who did comment, mainly commented because i wrote my opinion about them. and they responded. that makes me proud… that is also practicing democracy. it gives me a strong feeling of safety as a human being. that i can speak my mind… even if it is in a way that clutters the space… and there is a chance that the right people hear it.

coordination. before i get too ceremonious, i also think stumbleupon demonstrates a kind of e-democracy, even if its a little bit passive for participation… and even if it has, and may increasingly have, a strong commercial aspect (according to this interesting article that i stumbledupon on… humpf… tophostingcenter.com) … our voices as consumers of products as well as information count. and mass culture is perhaps not as dangerous on the internet as elsewhere, because we have become so brilliant at searching and sorting through to the information we want. tophostingcenter.com posted an interesting pov and is immediately remunerated.

more e-democracy heroes at one web day for your web education. these folks probably know better…tags:blogging, democracy, kiva, participation

i’ve explored claircasts, podcasts (all in danish) made by jette harthimmer, clairvoyant and award-winning podcaster. she explained to me, in a very charming and transferable way, the meaning of life. it is about listening to your intuition and to give something back. very true. and i listened (for 2 full hours!) to jette harthimmer interviewing martin thorborg, godfather of danish entrepreneurs, speaking about life and business in a very inspiring way. what i brought with me from the martin thorborg podcast:

free is worth so much more than 0,001 cent, so give real value away. no bull shit.

add on and charge after you gave it away.

live your dreams – if for nothing else, to avoid waste of your life regretting that you didn’t.

say no to ad offers and phone sales men. stick to pr. its efficient and its free.

keep your focus in one place.

FACE YOUR SHIT. don’t fool yourself. stop making excuses. life doesn’t start when you go on vacation, it’s right here.

re-evaluate the norms and revise them.

don’t settle for less. mediocrity sucks. and it sucks big time!

a great idea is worth nothing in the hands of incompetent people.

give your best ideas away. get it out and get over it. enjoy that others prove it… or prove it wrong.

don’t worry. you’ll get another idea. and it will not be a problem.

clever guy. more instructions for life. keep it simple. you are the captain of your own soul. the captain of your own soul is you.tags:belief, entrepreneurs, feelgood, freeconomics, listening, podcasts

the status line of one of my linkedin connections made me curious about zenzuu. a half-way empty (real estate wise that is - seems packed with folks) and perhaps-a-good-idea community. a quick pep talk later i signed up. i now have one more profile. i have so many profiles its actually absolutely absurd when you come to think about it. my name-and-email passports get me every where i want to go on oh! so many levels (no microsoft ad intended)…

yeah… i know that makes me sound a hundred years old in the sweet world of geeks… but i think it is a sound reflection. don’t just pollute our beloved space. read about it. ask others. investigate. check it out. decide for yourself. curiosity is a good thing… and my connection’s argument that it is a fascinating development we’re witnessing convinced me. will report back if i make any money with it (and feel free to sign up under me :-)) - perhaps we will get rich together.

i hereby mark this post with a ? (and if the video below goes black - take it as a sign).
added september 20: i replaced the embedded video with a jpg. made up my mind now…

tags:community, money, working ideas

i am listening (passive and reflective) at the moment. to inspiring voices in my network, and to critical voices too. some believe it, some don’t. and i am looking. at courage in others (henriette who quit her job and started a network and event organization with a friend, and dorthe who sells slippers with a friend, for example). and i am trying to think like a genius:

8. Prepare yourself for chance.
Whenever we attempt to do something and fail, we end up doing something else. That is the first principle of creative accident. Failure can be productive only if we do not focus on it as an unproductive result. Instead: analyze the process, its components, and how you can change them, to arrive at other results. Do not ask the question “Why have I failed?”, but rather “What have I done?”

all it takes is doing… says my own inner voice.tags:courage, genius, inspiration, listening, toilet art

4 out of 5 grandparents in my family were entrepreneurs, and 3 out of 4 were even entrepreneurs by choice. probably the foxiest among them is shown in the picture above: clara thorhauge at the age of 21, taken in 1929. i’ve made a slightly superficial description of my entrepreneurial family roots, as i feel it fits my blog. tags:entrepreneurs, family, independence, love

this time of year is the most beautiful one, here in denmark. the sun is warm and shining through my open windows, and i hear the sounds of people enjoying it, as i engage in the first noochi-related “privately held”, semi-commercial web project. i like the idea of making little projects, finish them, and learn from them. i have started to believe that this is the way forward… instead of waiting for that one brilliant idea. there is a ton of energy in going for little ideas, and in carrying out asap. more to follow when i have something to show for it. i feel very enthusiastic about my future as an entrepreneur (as well as an employee, btw). and very grateful for the feedback from beloved friends and cool network! my hands of ideas now pay off.

tags:idea generation, inspiration, photos, support, work

sometimes the sky is so blue that it hits the ground, and even takes up a parking space.tags:photos

so… it happened. i made an “about this blog” page. on it, i admit that the former tag line “an idealistic web shop in the making” didn’t really match the content of this blog. i also share what i do, what i love and what i want. because that is what this blog is about. i celebrate the power of friendship, love & talent. including talent for business, idea generation & good thinking. amen.tags:blogging, friendship, love, talent

annette bening in american beauty sits in her car and repeats: “i do NOT want to be a victim, i do NOT want to be a victim”… by focusing on these words she actually becomes the victim… rule #1 in the law of attraction; what you focus on, will happen. words chosen for any mantra therefore are of extreme importance, and so, advised by mr. lee, i have also changed the wording of mine. apparently it worked. at least one of them did.
tags:idea generation