<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374</id><updated>2011-11-28T17:46:42.382-02:00</updated><category term='Think Business'/><title type='text'>The Think Business Blog</title><subtitle type='html'>Bem-vindo ao ThinkBusiness Blog. Aqui você vai encontrar principalmente assuntos que fazem parte do DNA da ThinkBusiness. Vai encontrar também informações e opiniões sobre negócios, espiritualidade, marketing, inovação, propaganda, pessoas e tudo isso misturado. Sem grandes pretensões, mas com grandes intenções. Contribuições são sempre bem-vindas. ;)</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>276</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-1542624943767828760</id><published>2011-11-25T16:38:00.001-02:00</published><updated>2011-11-28T17:46:42.386-02:00</updated><title type='text'>I've got you...under my skin</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe width="459" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3F2NpIAuPjE?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen=""&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-1542624943767828760?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/1542624943767828760/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=1542624943767828760' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1542624943767828760'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1542624943767828760'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2011/11/ive-got-you.html' title='I&apos;ve got you...under my skin'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://img.youtube.com/vi/3F2NpIAuPjE/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-5306630828240963129</id><published>2010-06-01T17:26:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2010-06-01T17:27:59.256-03:00</updated><title type='text'>A numbers game</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blog.swivel.com/weblog/images/numbers.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://blog.swivel.com/weblog/images/numbers.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My mentor taught me that success is a numbers game and very early he started asking me my numbers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He asked, “How many books have you read in the last 90 days?” I said, “Zero.” He said, “Not a good number.” &lt;br /&gt;He said, “How many classes have you attended in the last six months to improve your skills?” And I said, “Zero.” He said, “Not a good number.” &lt;br /&gt;Then he said, “In the last six years that you’ve been working, how much money have you saved and invested?” I said, “Zero,” and he said, “Not a good number.” &lt;br /&gt;Then here’s what he said: “Mr. Rohn, if these numbers don’t change, your life won’t change. But if you’ll start improving these numbers, then perhaps you’ll start to see everything change for you.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Jim Rohn&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-5306630828240963129?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/5306630828240963129/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=5306630828240963129' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5306630828240963129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5306630828240963129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2010/06/numbers-game.html' title='A numbers game'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-526592125759213619</id><published>2010-03-23T02:06:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2010-03-23T02:07:46.552-03:00</updated><title type='text'>O melhor exemplo</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.communityservices.qld.gov.au/family/parenting/general-parenting/images/child-walking.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 540px;" src="http://www.communityservices.qld.gov.au/family/parenting/general-parenting/images/child-walking.gif" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Por Paulo Coelho &lt;br /&gt;Perguntaram a Dov Beer de Mezeritch:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Qual o melhor exemplo a seguir? O dos homens piedosos, que dedicam sua vida a Deus sem perguntar por quê? Ou o dos homens cultos, que procuram entender a vontade do Altíssimo?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- O melhor exemplo é a criança, respondeu Dov Beer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- A criança não sabe nada. Ainda não aprendeu o que é a realidade! – foi o comentário geral.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Vocês estão muito enganados, porque ela possui quatro qualidades que nunca devíamos nos esquecer – disse Dov Beer. – Está sempre alegre sem razão. Está sempre ocupada. Quando deseja qualquer coisa, sabe exigi-la com insistência e determinação. Chora com todas as forças, mas basta uma palavra meiga, ou um novo desafio, que imediatamente para de chorar. Uma criança sabe tudo que é necessário para viver em harmonia com Deus.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-526592125759213619?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/526592125759213619/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=526592125759213619' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/526592125759213619'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/526592125759213619'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2010/03/o-melhor-exemplo.html' title='O melhor exemplo'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-1588239870215889549</id><published>2010-02-10T09:15:00.001-02:00</published><updated>2010-02-10T09:15:33.452-02:00</updated><title type='text'>Sabendo escutar os insultos</title><content type='html'>No reino do Oeste vivia uma rainha chamada Layla. Sua sabedoria iluminava a terra como o sol, sua beleza cegava os homens, e sua riqueza era maior que a de qualquer outro soberano.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Certa manhã, seu principal conselheiro pediu uma audiência, e comentou:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Grande rainha Layla! A senhora é a mais sábia, mais bela, e mais rica mulher do mundo. Mas eu tenho escutado coisas que não me agradam; certas pessoas riem ou reclamam de suas decisões. Por que, apesar de tudo o que tem feito por seus súditos, eles ainda não estão contentes?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A rainha sorriu e respondeu:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Meu fiel conselheiro, você sabe o quanto tenho feito pelo meu reino. Sete regiões estão sob meu controle, e todas elas experimentam a paz e a prosperidade. Em todas as cidades, as decisões da minha corte são justas e inspiradas. Eu posso fazer quase tudo que tenho vontade. Posso ordenar que as fronteiras sejam fechadas, os portões do palácio trancados, o cofre do tesouro selado por tempo indefinido.Mas existe apenas uma coisa que não posso fazer: mandar o povo calar a boca. Não se trata de escutar o que certas pessoas dizem de falso; o importante é continuar fazendo aquilo que eu acho verdadeiro.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-1588239870215889549?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/1588239870215889549/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=1588239870215889549' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1588239870215889549'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1588239870215889549'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2010/02/sabendo-escutar-os-insultos.html' title='Sabendo escutar os insultos'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-6157994259378566200</id><published>2010-02-07T19:36:00.001-02:00</published><updated>2010-02-07T19:36:44.006-02:00</updated><title type='text'>Thinking</title><content type='html'>As long as your going to be thinking anyway, think big. Donald Trump&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-6157994259378566200?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/6157994259378566200/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=6157994259378566200' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6157994259378566200'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6157994259378566200'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2010/02/thinking.html' title='Thinking'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-3339823167845589231</id><published>2010-02-07T18:59:00.002-02:00</published><updated>2010-02-07T19:05:02.837-02:00</updated><title type='text'>Remove ‘No’ from your vocabulary</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.inspiredm.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/no.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.inspiredm.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/no.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remove ‘No’ from your vocabulary &lt;br /&gt;If you want to your business to fail, always say “Yes”. &lt;br /&gt;No matter what the deadline is; no matter what the budget is; no matter what else you have on your plate – always say yes. This will ensure failure. The problem with saying “No” is that you end up being selective with your clients and taking on projects that suit your style and goals. Since we’re talking about failure here, we need to say “Yes” to everything – that $500 logo design job that needs to be done tomorrow, that $2000 web design job proposed by that guy whose belt is made up of the bones of past designers – everything. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So make a rule and hang it in Comic Sans above your workstation: “No is not in our vocabulary”. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Lesson:&lt;/span&gt; sometimes it’s tough, but you have to learn to be able to say no in order to succeed. Not every job is ideal, and not every client is a great match. Learn to see the good ones in advance, and know your limits.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-3339823167845589231?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/3339823167845589231/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=3339823167845589231' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3339823167845589231'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3339823167845589231'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2010/02/remove-no-from-your-vocabulary.html' title='Remove ‘No’ from your vocabulary'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-4094800710371589774</id><published>2010-01-29T09:20:00.002-02:00</published><updated>2010-01-29T09:21:03.943-02:00</updated><title type='text'>The 4 Ds</title><content type='html'>We are all faced with loads of tasks every day. Endless items to check off a To Do list, calendars full of appointments, meetings, after school activities, events, and parties. This year, when you approach lists and tasks that seem impossible, put "The Four Ds" to work for you. The Four Ds are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DO&lt;br /&gt;DUMP&lt;br /&gt;DELEGATE&lt;br /&gt;DEFER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ask yourself, what can you DO now that needs to be done straightaway? What can you DUMP that needs not to be done at all or, by saying no to it, will help free up your schedule. What can you DELEGATE to another person: spouse, babysitter, older child, etc. and what can you DEFER and consider rescheduling or fulfilling at a later date? This system is something that can work in nearly every aspect of your life from schedule organizing to cleaning the house. Little by little, following the Ds will improve everyone's life. And, it's a great thing to teach kids as they get older. It will help them learn how to structure their time and to recognize the important from the unimportant, the time sensitive from the time wasters and how to work together in a group and delegate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, start thinking 4-D this year and see how much it will change your life.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-4094800710371589774?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/4094800710371589774/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=4094800710371589774' title='1 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4094800710371589774'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4094800710371589774'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2010/01/4-ds.html' title='The 4 Ds'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-6982299619126123032</id><published>2010-01-25T21:11:00.002-02:00</published><updated>2010-01-29T09:23:11.603-02:00</updated><title type='text'>Self-Confidence</title><content type='html'>From The Change Blog&lt;br /&gt;http://www.thechangeblog.com/self-confidence/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10 Secrets for Instant Self-Confidence&lt;br /&gt;By Ali Hale&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are lots of ways to improve your self-confidence over the long-term – but sometimes you need an instant boost. You can’t walk into an important work meeting, (or a class at college or a room full of strangers at a party) whilst frantically re-reading a self-help manual, or making a last-minute phone call to your life-coach. So here are ten secrets to boosting your self-confidence in just a few seconds…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10 Secrets for Instant Self-Confidence&lt;br /&gt;1. Smile&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The one-second tip for when you’re feeling nervous and unconfident is simply to smile! You don’t just smile because you are happy and confident – you can smile to make yourself feel better. The act of smiling is so strongly associated with positive feelings that it’s almost impossible to feel bad while smiling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Smiling is much more then just a facial expression. The simple act of smiling releases feel-good endorphins, improves circulation to the face, makes you feel good about yourself in general and can definitely increase your self confidence. … you will also appear more confident to others while you’re smiling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(5 Easy and Effective Ways to Improve Your Self-Confidence, LovnLivin.com)&lt;br /&gt;2. Make eye contact&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As well as smiling, meet the eyes of other people in the room. Give them your smile; you’ll almost certainly get one back, and being smiled at is a great self-confidence boost. Like smiling, eye contact shows people that you’re confident. Staring at your shoes or at the table reinforces your feelings of self-doubt and shyness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This tip is particularly useful for work-related situations – make eye contact with interviewers, or with the audience for your presentation:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eye contact helps take the fear away from the speaker by getting the audience closer to him. Stress is mainly a result of being with the unknown and uncontrollable. Eye contact gives the speaker a picture of the reality that is the audience. It also helps in getting the attention of the audience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Confident Eye Contact, Unlimited Confidence)&lt;br /&gt;3. Change your inner voice&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most of us have a critical inner voice that tells us we’re stupid, not good enough, that we’re too fat, thin, loud, quiet… Being able to change that inner voice is key to feeling self-confident on the inside, which will help you project your confidence to the world. Make your inner voice a supportive friend who knows you fully but also recognizes your talents and gifts, and wants you to make the best of yourself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You still want to be able to hear the message, so don’t make it so chilled and laid back that you never take any notice of it. You can even choose 2, 3 or as many voices as you want for different occasions. Your voice should always support you, always be helpful, never aggressive and it never puts you down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Shut the Duck Up, Pick the Brain)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Forget other people’s standards&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whatever the situation that’s causing you a crisis of self-confidence, you can help yourself immeasurably by holding yourself to your own standards alone. Other people have different values from you, and however hard you try, you’ll never please everyone all of the time. Don’t worry that people will think you’re too overweight, underweight, too feckless, too boring, too frugal, too frivolous … hold yourself to your standards, not some imagined standards belonging to others. And remember that commonly-held values and standards vary from society to society: you don’t have to accept them just because the people around you do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People’s values define what they want personally, but morals define what the society around those people want for them. Certain behaviors are considered to be desirable by a given society, while others are considered to be undesirable. For the most part, however, morals are not written in stone, or proclaimed by God above, but instead reflect local sensibilities. Different societies have different ideas about what is acceptable and not acceptable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Values and Morals Clarification, MentalHealth.net)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Make the most of your appearance&lt;br /&gt;Even if you’ve only got a minute or two, duck into the bathroom to make sure you’re looking your best. Brushing your hair, giving your face a good wash, retouching your makeup, straightening your collar, checking you’ve not got a bit of parsley stuck between your teeth … all of these can make the difference between feeling confident in your physical appearance and feeling anxious about an imagined flaw.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perfect your physical appearance: There’s no denying that one’s grooming plays a crucial role in building confidence. Although we know what’s on the inside is what truly counts, your physical appearance will be the first to create an impression.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Building Blocks to Self-Confidence, Complete Wellbeing)&lt;br /&gt;6. Pray or meditate briefly&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you believe in a higher power, whether God, or another spiritual force, it can be a real boost to self-confidence to say a silent prayer. (You could also meditate instead of praying.) This helps you to take a step back from your immediate situation, to see the wider picture and to seek help from something or someone greater than yourself. This is a Christian prayer, but you could write something similar that fits your own religious beliefs or spiritual tradition:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear God, thank you that you love and accept me as I am … please help me to do the same … and help me to grow to become the person you want me to be so that my God-confidence and self-confidence will increase greatly—all for the glory of your name and not mine. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Amen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Daily Encounter, Strengthen Your Self-Confidence, Acts International)&lt;br /&gt;7. Reframe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If something unexpected happens, it’s easy to let it knock your fledgling self-confidence. Perhaps you spill your drink on someone, you arrive late for the big meeting because of traffic problems, or someone who you wanted to speak to gives you a cold brush-off. Try to “reframe” the situation; put it in the best possible light: often, events are only negative because of the meaning we attach to them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Tim Brownson, A Daring Adventure)&lt;br /&gt;8. Find the next step&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep your self-confidence up by taking gradual steps forwards, rather than freezing when faced with what seems like a giant leap. If you’re not sure what to do, look for one simple step that you can take to make progress. That might mean making eye contact at a party, introducing yourself to a stranger, breaking the ice in a meeting, or asking a question of your interviewers that shows your knowledge of their industry and company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Start taking action even if you don’t have a clear idea of what needs to be done. Start moving towards your goal. Make corrections later.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(6 Keys to Develop the Action Habit, Illuminated Mind)&lt;br /&gt;9. Speak slowly&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An easy tip for both seeming and being more self-confidence is to speak slowly. If you gabble, you’ll end up feeling worse as you know you’re being unclear to your audience or to the person you’re in a conversation with. Speaking slowly gives you the chance to think about what you’re going to say next. If you’re giving a talk or presentation, pause at the end of phrases and sentences to help your audience take in what you’ve said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A person in authority, with authority, speaks slowly. It shows confidence. A person who feels that he isn’t worth listening to will speak quickly, because he doesn’t want to keep others waiting on something not worthy of listening to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(25 Killer Actions to Boost Self-Confidence, Zen Habits)&lt;br /&gt;10. Contribute something&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have you ever sat through an entire class at college or meeting at work without saying a word? Have you had an evening out where friends chatted happily while you sat and stared silently at your drink? Chances are, you weren’t feeling very self-confident at the time – and you probably felt even worse afterwards. Whatever the situation you’re in, make an effort to contribute. Even if you don’t think you have much to say, your thoughts and perspective are valuable to those around you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By making an effort to speak up at least once in every group discussion, you’ll become a better public speaker, more confident in your own thoughts, and recognized as a leader by your peers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(10 Ways to Instantly Build Self Confidence, Pick the Brain)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-6982299619126123032?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.thechangeblog.com/self-confidence/' title='Self-Confidence'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/6982299619126123032/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=6982299619126123032' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6982299619126123032'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6982299619126123032'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2010/01/self-confidence.html' title='Self-Confidence'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-6488400622908181106</id><published>2009-12-19T17:28:00.000-02:00</published><updated>2009-12-19T17:29:00.053-02:00</updated><title type='text'>The story of a pencil</title><content type='html'>source: “Like the Flowing River” by Paulo Coelho&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A boy was watching his grandmother write a letter. At one point he asked:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;‘Are you writing a story about what we’ve done? Is it a story about me?’&lt;br /&gt;His grandmother stopped writing her letter and said to her grandson:&lt;br /&gt;I am writing about you, actually, but more important than the words is the pencil I’m using. I hope you will be like this pencil when you grow up.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Intrigued, the boy looked at the pencil. It didn’t seem very special.&lt;br /&gt;‘But it’s just like any other pencil I’ve ever seen!’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;‘That depends on how you look at things. It has five qualities which, if you manage to hang on them, will make you a person who is always at peace with the world.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;‘First quality: you are capable of great things, but you must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps. We call that hand God, and He always guides us according to His will.’&lt;br /&gt;‘Second quality: now and then, I have to stop writing and use a sharpner. That makes the pencil suffer a little, but afterwards, he’s much sharper. So you, too, must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person.&lt;br /&gt;‘Third quality: the pencil always allows us to use an eraser to rub out any mistakes. This means that correcting something we did is not necessarily a bad thing; it helps to keep us on the road to justice.’&lt;br /&gt;‘Fourth quality: what really matters in a pencil is not its wooden exterior, but the graphite inside. So always pay attention to what is happening inside you.’&lt;br /&gt;‘Finally, the pencil’s fifth quality: it always leaves a mark. in just the same way, you should know that everything you do in life will leave a mark, so try to be conscious of that in your every action’&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-6488400622908181106?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/6488400622908181106/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=6488400622908181106' title='1 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6488400622908181106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6488400622908181106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/12/story-of-pencil.html' title='The story of a pencil'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-8360030766141896341</id><published>2009-10-23T19:55:00.001-02:00</published><updated>2009-10-23T19:55:57.181-02:00</updated><title type='text'>Who's fooling who?</title><content type='html'>O mullah Nasrudin ia toda semana esmolar na feira, e era considerado um idiota: sempre que as pessoas lhe mostravam uma moeda grande e uma pequena, Nasrudin pegava a pequena.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Um senhor generoso, cansado de ver as pessoas rirem de Nasrudin, explicou-lhe: “Sempre que lhe oferecerem duas moedas, escolha a maior. Assim terá mais dinheiro, e não será considerado idiota pelos outros”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“O senhor deve ter razão”, respondeu Nasrudin. “Mas se eu sempre escolher a moeda maior, as pessoas vão deixar de me oferecer dinheiro, para provar que sou mais idiota que elas. E, desta maneira, deixarei de ganhar meu sustento. Não há nada de errado em se passar por tolo, se na verdade o que você está fazendo é inteligente”.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-8360030766141896341?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/8360030766141896341/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=8360030766141896341' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/8360030766141896341'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/8360030766141896341'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/10/whos-fooling-who.html' title='Who&apos;s fooling who?'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-5532084408677433052</id><published>2009-09-08T16:32:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2009-09-08T16:35:29.321-03:00</updated><title type='text'>O Samurai e a sombra</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.newciv.org/pic/nl/artpic/10/1914/samurai-009.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 331px; height: 450px;" src="http://www.newciv.org/pic/nl/artpic/10/1914/samurai-009.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Por Paulo Coelho&lt;br /&gt;Myiamoto Musashi, o célebre samurai que escreveu “O livro dos cinco anéis”, fala da estratégia para se compreender o espírito e as qualidades do inimigo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Segundo ele, quando não conseguimos saber o que nosso adversário pretende, devemos fingir um ataque. Todas as pessoas do mundo estão sempre preparadas para se defender, porque vivem no medo e na paranóia de que os outros não gostam dela.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Desta maneira, também nosso adversário – por mais brilhante que seja – é inseguro e reage com violência exagerada à provocação. Ao fazer isso, mostra todas as armas que tem, e ficamos sabendo onde está forte, e quais são os seus pontos fracos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Musashi chama esta técnica de “movimentar a sombra”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Na verdade, o guerreiro da luz não entra no combate, mas provoca um pouco, e a sombra de sua provocação confunde o adversário.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Então, sabendo exatamente que tipo de confronto deve esperar o guerreiro da luz ataca ou recua.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-5532084408677433052?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/5532084408677433052/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=5532084408677433052' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5532084408677433052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5532084408677433052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/09/o-samurai-e-sombra.html' title='O Samurai e a sombra'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-3647334954795949288</id><published>2009-08-25T23:42:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-08-25T23:43:29.271-03:00</updated><title type='text'>O inimigo</title><content type='html'>Por Paulo Coelho&lt;br /&gt;Nosso inimigo só entra na luta porque sabe que pode nos atingir. Exatamente naquele ponto em que nosso orgulho nos fez crer que éramos invencíveis.&lt;br /&gt;Durante a luta estamos sempre procurando defender nosso lado fraco, enquanto o inimigo golpeia o lado desguarnecido – aquele em que nós temos mais confiança. E terminamos derrotados porque acontece aquilo que não podia nunca acontecer: deixar que o inimigo escolha a maneira de lutar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O inimigo está ali para testar nossa mão, nossa vontade, o manejo da espada. Foi colocado em nossas vidas – e nós na vida dele – com um propósito. Este propósito tem que ser satisfeito. Por isso, fugir da luta é o pior que pode nos acontecer. É pior do que perder a luta, porque na derrota sempre podemos aprender alguma coisa, mas na fuga, tudo que conseguimos é declarar a vitória de nosso inimigo.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-3647334954795949288?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/3647334954795949288/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=3647334954795949288' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3647334954795949288'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3647334954795949288'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/08/o-inimigo.html' title='O inimigo'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-6165030323303286032</id><published>2009-08-18T00:13:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-08-18T00:15:19.964-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Como uma pequena agência pode durar</title><content type='html'>Presidente da pequena Brownstein Group revela os segredos para que uma agência pequena como a dele possam sobreviver ao tempo e às crises&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nossa agência teve um evento na semana passada voltado para a equipe, clientes e amigos da comunidade. A razão: celebrar o 45º aniversário da empresa. Em um ano como este, estamos felizes e celebramos como um marco. E fiz uma pausa em minha agenda frenética para considerar sobre o porquê de termos chegado aqui, a partir de quando meu pai, Berny, abriu a empresa em 1964 em uma sala alugada em um escritório de advocacia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Qualquer dono de pequena agência sabe que não há caminho fácil para sobreviver ao tempo. Os melhores planos podem ser derrotados diante de mudanças significativas, como a saída de um executivo sênior, a perda de um grande cliente, problemas de fluxo de caixa, falta de foco estratégico, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Há muitos altos e baixos quando se leva uma agência ao longo de décadas. Abaixo, algumas coisas que acreditamos serem as maiores responsáveis pelo nosso sucesso: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sustente-se em alguma coisa: desde que meu pai abriu a agência, nos fincamos em duas coisas: criatividade e integridade. Parece óbvio, mas nos amarramos às nossas raízes criativas e fizemos delas o nosso leme. E sempre dizemos que isso é como falar a verdade, fazer a coisa cerca, para que nunca precisemos olhar sobre nossos ombros. Por isso, contratamos gente que divida esses valores.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Trate as pessoas que trabalham para você com respeito: temos um ótimo time de gente esperta e talentosa que trabalha incansavelmente pela nossa agência e nossos clientes. Elas merecem respeito. E se você mostrar respeito será recompensado com sinceridade.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tenha um DNA competitivo: Nós jamais descansamos sobre nossos louros. Nem mesmo após a conquista de um grande cliente, ou de um ano financeiramente bem sucedido, e nem após vencer toneladas de prêmios pelo nosso trabalho.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Devolva: acreditamos que é nossa obrigação devolver algo para valorizar as organizações em nossa comunidade. Meu pai e eu descobrimos que é muito difícil dizer não para entidades com fins não-lucrativos, e sempre nos sentimos bem por causar um impacto positivo na área em que estamos trabalhando. E sabe o que acontece quando você ajuda aos outros? Sim, você sabe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Crie uma cultura forte: as pessoas dizem sempre que elas sentem nossa cultura assim que saem do elevador. Vivemos nossos valores e isso nos permite criar um ambiente onde ideias e pessoas florescem. Nossa cultura também nos ajuda a eliminar as pessoas erradas quando ocasionalmente fazemos uma contratação ruim.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Evolua: Começamos como uma agência para varejo - televisão, impresso, rádio e outdoor. Conforme crescemos, adicionamos outras disciplinas que estavam à frente de seu tempo. Por exemplo, aderimos ao marketing digital em 1998, bem antes da maioria das shops, mas em tempo de ajudar nossos clientes que já estavam prontos para levar seus negócios por novos caminhos. Evoluir sua agência antes do que você precise assegura um sucesso a longo-prazo e que os clientes fiquem contigo por muito tempo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bem, agora vou voltar e servir nossos clientes, para assegurar a celebração dos 50 anos em 2014.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Artigo para o Advertising Age de Marc Browstein, presidente da pequena Brownstein Group, que completou recentemente 45 anos.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-6165030323303286032?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.meioemensagem.com.br/novomm/br/conteudo_maiusculo/?Como_uma_pequena_agencia_pode_durar' title='Como uma pequena agência pode durar'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/6165030323303286032/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=6165030323303286032' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6165030323303286032'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6165030323303286032'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/08/como-uma-pequena-agencia-pode-durar.html' title='Como uma pequena agência pode durar'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-3107523418702730390</id><published>2009-08-05T12:38:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-08-05T12:40:08.787-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Why the Cheap Will Never Get Rich</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.richdad.com"&gt;By Robert Kiyosaki&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The other day a friend of mine approached me excitedly, saying, "I found the house of my dreams. It's in foreclosure and the bank will sell it to me for a great price."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"How good is the price?" I asked. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Just before the real estate market crashed, the seller was asking $780,000 for the property. Today, I can buy it from the bank for $215,000. What do you think?" she asked.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"How would I know?" I replied. "All you've given me is the price."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Yes!" she squealed. "Now my husband and I can afford it."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Only cheap people buy on price," I replied. "Just because something is cheap doesn't mean it's worth the cost."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I then explained to her one of my most basic money principles: I buy value. I will pay more for value. If I don't like the price, I simply pass. If the seller wants to sell, he will come back with a better price. I let him tell me what he will accept. I know some people love to haggle; personally, I don't. If a person wants to sell, they will sell. If I feel what I am buying is of value, I'll pay the price. Value rather than price has made me rich.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Against my advice, my friend sought financing for her "dream" home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fortunately, the bank turned her down. The house was on a busy street in a deteriorating neighborhood. The high school four blocks away was one of the most dangerous schools in the city. Her son and daughter would either have to go to private school or take karate lessons. She is now looking for a cheaper house to buy and has asked her father, who is retired, for help with the down payment. If her past is a crystal ball to her future, she will likely always be cheap and poor, even though she is a good, kind, educated, hard-working person.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My Point of View&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What follows are some thoughts on why my friend will probably never get ahead financially -- especially in this market.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. She and her husband have college degrees but zero financial education. Even worse, neither plans to attend any investment classes. Choosing to remain financially uneducated has caused them to miss out on the greatest bull and bear markets in history. As my rich dad often said, "What you don't know keeps you poor."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. She is too emotional. In the world of money and investing, you must learn to control your emotions. When you think about it, three of our biggest financial decisions in life are made at times of peak emotional excitement: deciding to get married, buying a home, and having kids.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My dad often said, "High emotions, low intelligence." To be rich, you need to see the good and the bad, the short- and long-term consequences of your decisions. Obviously, this is easier said than done, but it's key to building wealth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. She doesn't know the difference between advice from rich people and advice from sales people. Most people get their financial advice from the latter -- people who profit even if you lose. One reason why financial education is so important is because it helps you know the difference between good and bad advice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the current crisis demonstrates, our schools teach very little about money management. Millions of people are living in fear because they followed conventional wisdom: Go to school, get a job, work hard, save money, buy a house, get out of debt, and invest for the long term in a well-diversified portfolio of mutual funds. Many people who followed this financial prescription are not sleeping at night. They need a new plan. Had they sought out a little financial education, they might not be entangled in this mess.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Thank You to Jon Stewart&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Speaking of finance experts, I personally want to thank Jon Stewart of 'The Daily Show' for taking on Jim Cramer and CNBC. Jon Stewart did an incredible job of representing the millions of people all over the world who have lost their savings in the market. He was right in saying he thought it "disingenuous" to advise people to invest for the long term through their retirement plans while knowing full well that traders could steal Americans' retirement money by trading in and out of the market. Most traders like Cramer realize that investing in mutual funds for the long term is financial suicide. Cramer should have spoken up, but we all know why CNBC won't let him tell the truth. If he did, the station's advertisers would leave.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While I applaud Cramer for going on 'The Daily Show' and facing the music, I'm afraid he was marginalized by Stewart -- certainly outgunned -- and he has lost his credibility. He may pay an even bigger price if the SEC decides to dig deeper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jim Cramer is a very smart man. I watch his show. I just do not follow his advice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In closing, I will say what I have said for years: We need financial education in our schools. Without it, we cannot tell the good advice from the bad.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-3107523418702730390?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/3107523418702730390/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=3107523418702730390' title='5 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3107523418702730390'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3107523418702730390'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/08/why-cheap-will-never-get-rich.html' title='Why the Cheap Will Never Get Rich'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-2451003062866712786</id><published>2009-07-29T03:21:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-07-29T03:21:03.861-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Funding Options for Technology startups</title><content type='html'>Check out this SlideShare Presentation: &lt;div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_10644"&gt;&lt;a style="font:14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;display:block;margin:12px 0 3px 0;text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/AmitRanjan/financing-options-for-technology-startups" title="Funding Options for Technology startups"&gt;Funding Options for Technology startups&lt;/a&gt;&lt;object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=financing-options-for-technology-startups-29240&amp;stripped_title=financing-options-for-technology-startups" /&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/&gt;&lt;param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/&gt;&lt;embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=financing-options-for-technology-startups-29240&amp;stripped_title=financing-options-for-technology-startups" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;"&gt;View more &lt;a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/"&gt;presentations&lt;/a&gt; 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The instant that you begin thinking in terms of solutions, you become a positive and constructive human being. Look for the good, assume that something good is hidden within each difficulty or challenge. Whenever God wants to give us a gift, he wraps it up in a problem. The bigger the gift you have coming, the bigger the problem appears."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-7951093844290359483?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/7951093844290359483/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=7951093844290359483' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/7951093844290359483'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/7951093844290359483'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/07/foco-na-solucao.html' title='Foco na solução'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-5441563709686501436</id><published>2009-07-20T22:50:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-07-20T22:52:33.455-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Sobre a encruzilhada</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cassandrapages.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/07/10/crossroads.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://cassandrapages.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/07/10/crossroads.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Por Paulo Coelho&lt;br /&gt;Do paganismo romano aos cultos afro-brasileiros, da mitologia grega as tradições indígenas americanas, a encruzilhada sempre foi considerada um lugar sagrado. É ali que alguns deuses habitam e observam o viajante tomar uma decisão.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ali se concentram as duas grandes energias – o caminho que será escolhido, e o caminho que será abandonado. Ambos estão juntos numa encruzilhada. Ambos se transformam em um caminho só – mas por um curto período de tempo apenas. O caminhante pode descansar, dormir um pouco, até mesmo consultar os deuses que habitam as encruzilhadas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mas ninguém pode ficar ali para sempre: uma vez tomada a decisão, é preciso seguir adiante, confiar no próprio coração.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;E esquecer o caminho que não escolhemos.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-5441563709686501436?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/5441563709686501436/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=5441563709686501436' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5441563709686501436'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5441563709686501436'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/07/sobre-encruzilhada.html' title='Sobre a encruzilhada'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-4697114342241392177</id><published>2009-07-16T20:18:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-07-16T20:19:40.242-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Another 10 things list</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hCd-p60esQk&amp;hl=pt-br&amp;fs=1&amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hCd-p60esQk&amp;hl=pt-br&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-4697114342241392177?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/4697114342241392177/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=4697114342241392177' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4697114342241392177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4697114342241392177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/07/another-10-things-list.html' title='Another 10 things list'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-2016426414321953420</id><published>2009-07-16T10:27:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-07-16T10:28:26.618-03:00</updated><title type='text'>"Inside" planning</title><content type='html'>by Tom Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;"Every evening, write down the six most important things that you must do the next day. Then while you sleep your subconscious will work on the best ways for you to accomplish them. Your next day will go much more smoothly"&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-2016426414321953420?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/2016426414321953420/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=2016426414321953420' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/2016426414321953420'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/2016426414321953420'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/07/inside-planning.html' title='&quot;Inside&quot; planning'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-4888398224189845748</id><published>2009-07-16T10:23:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-07-16T10:24:22.940-03:00</updated><title type='text'>The Entrepreneurial Spirit by Tom Peters</title><content type='html'>Fred Karl, designer of the Viking Range and owner of the company said, "I was a weird kid. I began designing towns when I was 12." We all know that "weird" can be good, if we don’t judge others through our lens. Being weird increases creativity if we allow it to flourish. Fred Karl let his weirdness flourish abundantly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Karl’s headquarters for Viking is located in his home town of Greenwood, Mississippi. Karl has restored old buildings to house his operations, so not only does his product, the Viking Range, generate income for the small Mississippi town, Karl is revitalizing the town through his restoration work. He remembered a bustling place in the '60s that had "gone way downhill" by the time he returned there after a tour of duty in Vietnam. The little town of Greenwood, previously sustained by the cotton industry, wasn’t ever going to be the same. But Fred Karl saw the possibilities and brought all his talents to bear to create a new Greenwood.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fred Karl designed the first Viking Range for his wife and hoped that he would sell 1,000 a year; now he sells that many in a week. Just like most startups today, he had little money. Fred Karl bartered his building design skills to obtain office space to work in. The local people called the new range Fred was designing his "Stove Project." What kept his spirit going was the encouragement from the town—support he knew he wouldn’t get if he moved to a big city. That little "Stove Project" eventually became the big business of Viking Range.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feeling a little weird lately? Take time to see where your passion and entrepreneurial spirit is calling you. Even in corporate America, the entrepreneurial spirit must remain alive. That spirit can solve the toughest of corporate problems, if only we let it.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-4888398224189845748?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.tompeters.com/' title='The Entrepreneurial Spirit by Tom Peters'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/4888398224189845748/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=4888398224189845748' title='3 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4888398224189845748'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4888398224189845748'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/07/entrepreneurial-spirit-by-tom-peters.html' title='The Entrepreneurial Spirit by Tom Peters'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-3360290958988110730</id><published>2009-07-14T00:09:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-07-14T00:09:37.019-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Days of our lives :)</title><content type='html'>There are two great days in a person's life, the day they are born, and the day they discover why." Chris Widener&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-3360290958988110730?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/3360290958988110730/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=3360290958988110730' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3360290958988110730'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3360290958988110730'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/07/days-of-our-lives.html' title='Days of our lives :)'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-5438896654071018284</id><published>2009-07-07T00:28:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-07-07T00:28:50.235-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Revenue Bootcamp Conference: Because generating revenue is the best way to fund your business!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-5438896654071018284?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://revenuebootcamp.garage.com/' title='Revenue Bootcamp Conference: Because generating revenue is the best way to fund your business!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/5438896654071018284/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=5438896654071018284' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5438896654071018284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5438896654071018284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/07/revenue-bootcamp-conference-because.html' title='Revenue Bootcamp Conference: Because generating revenue is the best way to fund your business!'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-4551866171734640478</id><published>2009-07-06T19:32:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-07-06T19:33:37.773-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Success is Easy, But So Is Neglect by Jim Rohn</title><content type='html'>People often ask me how I became successful in that six-year period of time while many of the people I knew did not. The answer is simple: The things I found to be easy to do, they found to be easy not to do. I found it easy to set the goals that could change my life. They found it easy not to. I found it easy to read the books that could affect my thinking and my ideas. They found that easy not to. I found it easy to attend the classes and the seminars, and to get around other successful people. They said it probably really wouldn't matter. If I had to sum it up, I would say what I found to be easy to do, they found to be easy not to do. Six years later, I'm a millionaire and they are all still blaming the economy, the government, and company policies, yet they neglected to do the basic, easy things.&lt;br /&gt;In fact, the primary reason most people are not doing as well as they could and should, can be summed up in a single word: neglect.&lt;br /&gt;It is not the lack of money - banks are full of money. It is not the lack of opportunity - America, and much of the free World, continues to offer the most unprecedented and abundant opportunities in the last six thousand years of recorded history. It is not the lack of books – libraries are full of books – and they are free! It is not the schools – the classrooms are full of good teachers. We have plenty of ministers, leaders, counselors and advisors.&lt;br /&gt;Everything we would ever need to become rich and powerful and sophisticated is within our reach. The major reason that so few take advantage of all that we have is simply neglect.&lt;br /&gt;Neglect is like an infection. Left unchecked it will spread throughout our entire system of disciplines and eventually lead to a complete breakdown of a potentially joy-filled and prosperous human life.&lt;br /&gt;Not doing the things we know we should do causes us to feel guilty and guilt leads to an erosion of self-confidence. As our self-confidence diminishes, so does the level of our activity. And as our activity diminishes, our results inevitably decline. And as our results suffer, our attitude begins to weaken. And as our attitude begins the slow shift from positive to negative, our self-confidence diminishes even more... and on and on it goes.&lt;br /&gt;So my suggestion is that when giving the choice of "easy to" and "easy not to" that you do not neglect to do the simple, basic, "easy"; but potentially life-changing activities and disciplines.&lt;br /&gt;To Your Success,&lt;br /&gt;Jim Rohn&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-4551866171734640478?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/4551866171734640478/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=4551866171734640478' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4551866171734640478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4551866171734640478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/07/success-is-easy-but-so-is-neglect-by.html' title='Success is Easy, But So Is Neglect by Jim Rohn'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-5425427575726020204</id><published>2009-07-06T13:28:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-07-06T13:29:10.731-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Endeavor</title><content type='html'>Success in any endeavor does not happen by accident. Rather, it's the result of deliberate decisions, conscious effort, and immense persistence... all directed at specific goals." Gary Ryan Blair&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-5425427575726020204?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/5425427575726020204/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=5425427575726020204' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5425427575726020204'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5425427575726020204'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/07/endeavor.html' title='Endeavor'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-482524402195256559</id><published>2009-07-04T20:30:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2009-07-04T20:31:24.169-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Zig</title><content type='html'>Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you. Zig Ziglar&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-482524402195256559?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/482524402195256559/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=482524402195256559' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/482524402195256559'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/482524402195256559'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/07/dont-be-distracted-by-criticism.html' title='Zig'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-8190340209228288446</id><published>2009-07-03T00:39:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-07-03T00:43:35.656-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Um oponente crítico e justo nos  ajuda a crescer</title><content type='html'>Por Paulo Coelho&lt;br /&gt;Certo rabino era adorado por sua comunidade. Todos ficavam encantados com o que dizia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Menos Isaac, que não perdia uma chance de contradizer as interpretações do rabino, apontar falhas em seus ensinamentos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Os outros ficavam revoltados com Isaac, mas não podiam fazer nada.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Um dia, Isaac morreu. Durante o enterro, a comunidade notou que o rabino estava profundamente triste.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Por que tanta tristeza?”, comentou alguém. “Isaac vivia colocando defeito em tudo que o senhor dizia!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Não lamento o meu amigo que hoje está no céu”, respondeu o rabino. “Lamento a mim mesmo. Enquanto todos me reverenciavam, ele me desafiava, e eu era obrigado a melhorar. Agora que ele se foi, tenho medo de parar de crescer”.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-8190340209228288446?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/8190340209228288446/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=8190340209228288446' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/8190340209228288446'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/8190340209228288446'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/07/um-oponente-critico-e-justo-nos-ajuda.html' title='Um oponente crítico e justo nos  ajuda a crescer'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-3060570706053947919</id><published>2009-07-01T11:13:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2009-07-01T11:18:49.273-03:00</updated><title type='text'>A Dozen Don’ts for Entrepreneurs</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blogs.openforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/fotolia-10453601-xs.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 224px;" src="http://blogs.openforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/fotolia-10453601-xs.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;GUY KAWASAKI OF HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD | JUNE 30TH, 2009 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most advice to entrepreneurs focuses on what they should do: build a great product, assemble a great team, provide great service. All are “duhisms.” Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs don’t realize that there are things they should specifically avoid doing too. These are also duhisms, but somehow no one ever talks about them. Here is my list of the twelve most important things that entrepreneurs should not do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Don’t worry, be crappy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Perfectionism, first of all, is an illusion. Nothing is perfect. Even worse, perfection stands in the way of revenue and truly learning what customers think because nothing is in their hands yet. When your product is “good enough” (but not “perfect”), ship it, and see what happens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Don’t give out lofty titles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Just because a roommate was there during the drunken weekend when you came up with the idea for your company, doesn’t mean he should be CTO. Someday, you’ll need to hand out titles like director, vice-president, and chief whatever officer, so keep them in reserve. Until then refer to each other as “co-founders” and describe the area of responsibility: for example, “programming.” If your roommates aren’t cool with this, they’re doing you a favor by showing their colors now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Don’t hire your family. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The probability that your spouse or relative is the best person you can get for a job is 0%. The probability that people will hate working at company with spouses and relatives is 100%. The probability that one of you will have to go someday is also 100%. Never hire out of expediency. Always hire the best person you can get. This usually means not hiring your family unless you’re Jack or Suzy Welch.By the way, if you both hire your family and give them a lofty title, you are truly a bozo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Don’t sweat valuation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;This is easy for a venture capitalist to say, but your company is either going to die or make you more money than you imagined. Whether you have 10% or 15% and whether your pre-money valuation is $2 million or $3 million isn’t going to really matter. Do the math: 15% of $0 is $0, so stop negotiating, take the money, and build something that’s worth more than $0. Whatever valuation a venture capitalist offers you, increase it by 20% and counter her offer. This is just enough to show you’re not a pushover, but not too much that it will prolong or blow up the negotiations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Don’t believe venture capitalists. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Having said that you shouldn’t sweat valuation, you shouldn’t believe venture capitalists. It’s not that we’re all liars—we just don’t finish our sentences. Rule of thumb: add “as long as things are going well” to everything a venture capitalist tells you. For example, “I am investing in your team” or “I will be there for you.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Don’t create lofty forecasts that you call “conservative.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; You know you’re pulling numbers out of the air. We know you are too. You know we know. We know you know. So why would you forecast the fastest ramp in the history of capitalism? (It’s more likely that I will play in the NHL than you will achieve $2 billion in sales in year four.) Just project $25 million in year four, and we’ll all be in agreement about your lie.&lt;br /&gt;Don’t believe that the exception is the rule. This is called the Twitter Effect. It goes like this, “We’re focusing on usage and eyeballs like Twitter. We’re not that concerned about revenue right now. Look how valuable everyone thinks Twitter is. We’ll be just like that.” Twitter is the exception. Facebook is the exception. YouTube is the exception. There, I listed all the exceptions. Everyone else needs revenue asap, or you will #fail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Don’t focus on partnerships. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;“Partnership, noun, a relationship between two parties that does not increase the profitability of either.” If your partnership doesn’t cause you to edit your Excel spreadsheet, it’s meaningless. Focus on customerships, not partnerships if you want to succeed. When you’re a big, dumb, slow-moving company, then fabricate all the partnerships you want.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Don’t build out your infrastructure. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Sure, your conservative estimate is for a growth curve that makes Twitter’s look like a blip, so you need customer service, technical support, and racks of servers. I’ve never seen a company achieve even its “conservative” projections—I take that back: I’ve seen plenty of companies reach their overhead projections. The odds are that you’ll run out of money before you’ll run out of infrastructure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Don’t assume you’ll ever raise another round. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Most projected timelines should contain a event that’s called “This is where the miracle occurs.” A much better assumption is that no miracle occurs, it takes years of grinding it out to succeed, and you’ll never raise another dime, so you must reach profitability with what you already have. Miracles happen in movies, not startups.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Don’t compare your intentions to other employees’ results. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Most people compare their intentions to the results of others. In this way, you’re never at fault or a failure. For example, you intended to ship on time, but the sales gal didn’t achieve her expected results. The effect of this is poor morale and chasms between people. You need to face the facts: you probably delivered less than you intended. Maybe others did too, but at least you’ll be more humble.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Don’t ask people to do something you wouldn’t do. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;This is the Golden Rule of business. If you wouldn’t fill out ten fields of information and provide a credit card number for a free password, don’t expect your customers too. If you wouldn’t work on weekends stuffing envelopes, don’t expect your employees to. If you wouldn’t invest in your company, don’t expect venture capitalists to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hold these Don’ts as self-evident and necessary and proper to the creation of our company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, I realize there are only ten cracked eggs in the picture. I couldn’t find one with a dozen nor reduce the Don’ts by two.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-3060570706053947919?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://blogs.openforum.com/2009/06/30/a-dozen-donts-for-entrepreneurs/' title='A Dozen Don’ts for Entrepreneurs'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/3060570706053947919/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=3060570706053947919' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3060570706053947919'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3060570706053947919'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' 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type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-4172822117447549360</id><published>2009-06-30T18:59:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-30T19:01:53.675-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Rush hour :)</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MYzGMxGq9rM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MYzGMxGq9rM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Freewill&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Words by Neil Peart, Music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are those who think that life &lt;br /&gt;Has nothing left to chance &lt;br /&gt;With a host of holy horrors &lt;br /&gt;To direct our aimless dance &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A planet of playthings &lt;br /&gt;We dance on the strings &lt;br /&gt;Of powers we cannot perceive &lt;br /&gt;"The stars aren't aligned --- &lt;br /&gt;Or the gods are malign" &lt;br /&gt;Blame is better to give than receive &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;You can choose a ready guide &lt;br /&gt;In some celestial voice &lt;br /&gt;If you choose not to decide &lt;br /&gt;You still have made a choice &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can choose from phantom fears &lt;br /&gt;And kindness that can kill &lt;br /&gt;I will choose a path that's clear &lt;br /&gt;I will choose free will &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are those who think that They've been dealt a losing hand &lt;br /&gt;The cards were stacked against them --- &lt;br /&gt;They weren't born in Lotus-Land &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All preordained &lt;br /&gt;A prisoner in chains &lt;br /&gt;A victim of venomous fate &lt;br /&gt;Kicked in the face &lt;br /&gt;You can't pray for a place &lt;br /&gt;In heaven's unearthly estate &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each of us &lt;br /&gt;A cell of awareness &lt;br /&gt;Imperfect and incomplete &lt;br /&gt;Genetic blends &lt;br /&gt;With uncertain ends &lt;br /&gt;On a fortune hunt &lt;br /&gt;That's far too fleet...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-4172822117447549360?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/4172822117447549360/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=4172822117447549360' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4172822117447549360'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4172822117447549360'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/rush-hour.html' title='Rush hour :)'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-9000725337312726422</id><published>2009-06-24T09:31:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-24T09:32:44.292-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Conheça seu aliado</title><content type='html'>Por Paulo Coelho&lt;br /&gt;Um guerreiro senta-se ao redor da fogueira com seus amigos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Passam horas acusando-se mutuamente, mas terminam a noite dormindo na mesma tenda, e esquecendo as ofensas que foram ditas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;De vez em quando, aparece um recém-chegado no grupo. Porque ainda não tem uma história em comum, mostra apenas suas qualidades, e alguns o enxergam como um mestre.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mas o guerreiro da luz jamais o compara com seus velhos companheiros de batalha. O estrangeiro é bem-vindo, mas só confiará nele quando souber também os seus defeitos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Um guerreiro da luz não entra numa batalha sem conhecer os limites de seu aliado.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-9000725337312726422?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/9000725337312726422/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=9000725337312726422' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/9000725337312726422'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/9000725337312726422'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/conheca-seu-aliado.html' title='Conheça seu aliado'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-1089023991621948389</id><published>2009-06-23T13:51:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-23T13:58:04.849-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Discipline again...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/socyberty/2008/01/16/101546_2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 503px; height: 792px;" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/socyberty/2008/01/16/101546_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Já que as coisas importantes dizemos primeiro a nós mesmos, mais uma sobre o tema do momento...ou desta vida :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I define self-control as the choice of achieving what I really want by doing things I really don't want to do. Once a habit, discipline becomes the choice of achieving what I really want by doing the very things I now want to do ! All great leaders know that their number one responsibility is cultivating their own discipline and personal growth. Those who cannot lead themselves cannot lead others." John Maxwell&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-1089023991621948389?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/1089023991621948389/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=1089023991621948389' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1089023991621948389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1089023991621948389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/discipline-again.html' title='Discipline again...'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-1209206781699679315</id><published>2009-06-22T20:49:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-22T20:50:43.573-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Going...up?</title><content type='html'>"As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might." Marian Anderson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-1209206781699679315?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/1209206781699679315/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=1209206781699679315' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1209206781699679315'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1209206781699679315'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/goingup.html' title='Going...up?'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-1436450661811226802</id><published>2009-06-19T17:51:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-19T17:53:50.606-03:00</updated><title type='text'>O QUE UMA ESCRITORA HOLANDESA FALOU DO BRASIL</title><content type='html'>Recebi por email, acho que tem alguns dados que merecem uma verificação, mas vale muito a intenção...&lt;br /&gt;[]'s&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Os brasileiros acham que o mundo todo presta, menos o Brasil, realmente parece que é um vício falar mal do Brasil. Todo lugar tem seus pontos positivos e negativos, mas no exterior eles maximizam os positivos, enquanto no Brasil se maximizam os negativos. Aqui na Holanda, os resultados das eleições demoram horrores porque não há nada automatizado. &lt;br /&gt;Só existe uma companhia telefônica e pasmem!: Se você ligar reclamando do serviço, corre o risco de ter seu telefone temporariamente desconectado. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nos Estados Unidos e na Europa, ninguém tem o hábito de enrolar o &lt;br /&gt;sanduíche em um guardanapo - ou de lavar as mãos antes de comer. Nas padarias, feiras e açougues europeus, os atendentes recebem o dinheiro e com mesma mão suja entregam o pão ou a carne. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Em Londres, existe um lugar famosíssimo que vende batatas fritas &lt;br /&gt;enroladas em folhas de jornal - e tem fila na porta. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Na Europa, não-fumante é minoria. Se pedir mesa de não-fumante, o garçom ri na sua cara, porque não existe. Fumam até em elevador. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Em Paris, os garçons são conhecidos por seu mau humor e grosseria e &lt;br /&gt;qualquer garçom de botequim no Brasil podia ir pra lá dar aulas de 'Como conquistar o Cliente'. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Você sabe como as grandes potências fazem para destruir um povo? Impõem suas crenças e cultura. Se você parar para observar, em todo filme dos EUA a bandeira nacional aparece, e geralmente na hora em que estamos emotivos. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vocês têm uma língua que, apesar de não se parecer quase nada com a língua portuguesa, é chamada de língua portuguesa, enquanto que as empresas de software a chamam de português brasileiro, porque não conseguem se comunicar com os seus usuários brasileiros através da língua Portuguesa. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Os brasileiros são vitimas de vários crimes contra a pátria, crenças, cultura, língua, etc... Os brasileiros mais esclarecidos sabem que temos muitas razões para resgatar suas raízes culturais. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Os dados são da Antropos Consulting: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. O Brasil é o país que tem tido maior sucesso no combate à AIDS e de outras doenças sexualmente transmissíveis, e vem sendo exemplo mundial. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. O Brasil é o único país do hemisfério sul que está participando do Projeto Genoma. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Numa pesquisa envolvendo 50 cidades de diversos países, a cidade do Rio de Janeiro foi considerada a mais solidária. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Nas eleições de 2000, o sistema do Tribunal Regional Eleitoral (TRE) estava informatizado em todas as regiões do Brasil, com resultados em menos de 24 horas depois do início das apurações. O modelo chamou a atenção de uma das maiores potências mundiais: os Estados Unidos, onde a apuração dos votos teve que ser refeita várias vezes, atrasando o resultado e colocando em xeque a credibilidade do processo. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5.. Mesmo sendo um país em desenvolvimento, os internautas brasileiros representam uma fatia de 40% do mercado na América Latina. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. No Brasil, há 14 fábricas de veículos instaladas e outras 4 se instalando, enquanto alguns países vizinhos não possuem nenhuma. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. Das crianças e adolescentes entre 7 a 14 anos, 97,3% estão estudando. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. O mercado de telefones celulares do Brasil é o segundo do mundo, com 650 mil novas habilitações a cada mês. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Na telefonia fixa, o país ocupa a quinta posição em número de linhas instaladas. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10. Das empresas brasileiras, 6.890 possuem certificado de qualidade ISO-9000, maior número entre os países em desenvolvimento. No México, são apenas 300 empresas e 265 na Argentina. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11. O Brasil é o segundo maior mercado de jatos e helicópteros executivos. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Por que vocês têm esse vício de só falar mal do Brasil? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Por que não se orgulham em dizer que o mercado editorial de livros é maior do que o da Itália, com mais de 50 mil títulos novos a cada ano? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Que têm o mais moderno sistema bancário do planeta? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Que suas agências de publicidade ganham os melhores e maiores prêmios mundiais? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Por que não falam que são o país mais empreendedor do mundo e que mais de 70% dos brasileiros, pobres e ricos, dedicam considerável parte de seu tempo em trabalhos voluntários? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Por que não dizem que são hoje a terceira maior democracia do mundo? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Que apesar de todas as mazelas, o Congresso está punindo seus próprios membros, o que raramente ocorre em outros países ditos civilizados? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. Por que não se lembram que o povo brasileiro é um povo hospitaleiro, que se esforça para falar a língua dos turistas, gesticula e não mede esforços para atendê-los bem? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Por que não se orgulham de ser um povo que faz piada da própria desgraça e que enfrenta os desgostos sambando. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;É! O Brasil é um país abençoado de fato. &lt;br /&gt;Bendito este povo, que possui a magia de unir todas as raças, de todos os credos. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bendito este povo, que sabe entender todos os sotaques. &lt;br /&gt;Bendito este povo, que oferece todos os tipos de climas para contentar toda gente. &lt;br /&gt;Bendita seja, querida pátria chamada Brasil!! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Divulgue esta mensagem. Com essa atitude, talvez não consigamos mudar o modo de pensar de cada brasileiro, mas ao ler estas palavras irá, pelo menos, por alguns momentos, refletir e se orgulhar de ser BRASILEIRO!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-1436450661811226802?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/1436450661811226802/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=1436450661811226802' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1436450661811226802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1436450661811226802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/o-que-uma-escritora-holandesa-falou-do.html' title='O QUE UMA ESCRITORA HOLANDESA FALOU DO BRASIL'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-2838082795082301857</id><published>2009-06-19T17:11:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-19T17:35:00.965-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Ótimo é inimigo do bom?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://br.hsmglobal.com/adjuntos/14/imagenes/000/072/0000072440.jpg?143491011&amp;"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 170px;" src="http://br.hsmglobal.com/adjuntos/14/imagenes/000/072/0000072440.jpg?143491011&amp;" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Por Augusto Diegues (presidente da Futura Propaganda)&lt;br /&gt;HSM Online&lt;br /&gt;17/06/2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Essa famosa expressão do mundo corporativo pode ser, na verdade, o cúmplice do péssimo. Leia mais em artigo que ressalta a importância de não estimular o comodismo.&lt;br /&gt;Durante as últimas décadas – antes, portanto, da atual crise justificar todo tipo de abuso – tem prosperado entre nós um desses movimentos que nascem tímidos, crescem, avançam e, quando nos damos conta, assumem o comando e ditam as regras dos nossos negócios e até das nossas vidas.&lt;br /&gt;Um movimento que nasce de um ditado “popular” de origem aparentemente desconhecida (ao menos pra mim), e que vai conquistando espaço na cabeça das pessoas mais conservadoras ou complacentes, vira mantra no discurso de executivos, marqueteiros e publicitários práticos ou cínicos e alcança, por fim, toda a estrutura das nossas vidas e organizações, incluindo sua direção.&lt;br /&gt;Com o tempo, o que era tático passou a ser estratégico, uma iniciativa esporádica e pontual tornou-se, então, uma forma esperta (ou, como preferem alguns, “criativa”) e permanente de viabilização de ações e objetivos previstos nos planejamentos das empresas, passando, por fim, a constituir a própria estratégia e a condicionar, no nascedouro, toda a sua construção: “o ótimo é inimigo do bom”; “o ótimo é inimigo do bom”; “o ótimo…”.&lt;br /&gt;Passou-se, em seguida, a esgarçar todas as fronteiras, a buscar formas sempre mais “criativas” de viabilizar estratégias e ações, a aceitar, sem constrangimento, benefícios discutíveis por custos indiscutíveis, a trocar, enfim, o tal ótimo, aparentemente inútil e “inacessível”, pelo bom, inofensivo, manso e certamente possível. O resultado, embora cantado em verso e prosa, passou a ser apenas um detalhe. Um detalhe.&lt;br /&gt;A partir disso, estimulado pela competitividade crescente e pela busca insaciável de produtividade (“produtividade”!?), o mercado em geral, e o nosso de forma mais particular, condicionou-se a aceitar todo tipo de restrição e toda sorte de pressão no sentido de esquecer, abandonar, sepultar o ótimo. “Precisamos ser criativos!!!” – todos já devem ter ouvido esta frase um dia. Algumas vezes, com certeza, acompanhada do irresistível e prático “afinal, o ótimo é inimigo do bom!”.&lt;br /&gt;Bom… Assim fomos avançando, mercado e sociedade, primeiro aceitando o louvado “bom” em lugar do irritante “ótimo”. Depois, com um empurrão aqui e uma “flexibilizadinha” ali, passamos a aceitar o “regular” no lugar do “bom”, afinal ele também é inimigo do “ótimo” e, ao que parece, tem algum parentesco com o “bom”.&lt;br /&gt;Por fim, afrouxados, “criativos” e algumas vezes ameaçados, acabamos por engolir o “péssimo”, que, cúmplice do “bom” e do “regular”, odeia e despreza o “ótimo” e topa qualquer parada.&lt;br /&gt;Infelizmente, é bem fácil constatar a previsível vitória do tal “bom”, com sua frouxidão, sua complacência e sua inesgotável flexibilidade. Basta olharmos à nossa volta, lermos um jornal ou uma revista, assistirmos à televisão, navegarmos pela internet: aceitamos o péssimo político, cínico e inatingível, com suas péssimas práticas; aceitamos o péssimo jornalista e a péssima relação de seus veículos com a verdade; aceitamos também, é claro, os péssimos publicitários e sua péssima, ineficaz e dispendiosa propaganda; aceitamos inclusive, e, em alguns casos até os cultivamos, os péssimos fregueses, com seu desrespeito cotidiano pelo nosso tempo, pelo nosso trabalho e, claro, pela integridade dos nossos negócios.&lt;br /&gt;Esta lista, aparentemente, não tem fim e pode incluir ainda os péssimos e incensados jogadores de futebol; os péssimos músicos e seus péssimos discos. Você, certamente, também tem sua lista de péssimos. Faça um pequeno esforço. Que tal as dez campanhas “mais” péssimas da história? Não vale propaganda de cerveja. Ou os dez políticos “mais” péssimos do país? As dez músicas, companhias aéreas, agências, restaurantes, filmes, etc.&lt;br /&gt;Mas, lembremos, nós é que construímos tudo isso. Nós é que contribuímos para esta degradação. Todos somos cúmplices. E o que nasceu de um ditado estúpido, repetido estupidamente pelas ruas, estádios, congressos e, claro, empresas, com seus corredores povoados de gente complacente e arrivista, tornou-se uma verdade esmagadora, um sinal dos nossos tempos mesquinhos e desinteressantes, em que desvalorizamos e atacamos uma ótima idéia ou um trabalho ótimo apenas porque eles são os maiores inimigos da nossa enorme preguiça ou, pior, do nosso ilimitado medo.&lt;br /&gt;Assim, creio, está mais do que na hora de começarmos a reverter este péssimo quadro. Que tal invertermos o tal ditado? Que tal repetirmos milhões de vezes, até acreditarmos: “o bom é inimigo do ótimo!”? Será um ótimo começo. Aí, quando você vir alguma coisa “apenas” boa, pense em como seria se ela fosse ótima. Exija um pouco mais. Aceite que ela possa, eventualmente, até custar também um pouco mais, mas exija, insista, que seu resultado também seja um “pouco melhor”, ou que, no mínimo, ele seja realmente bom.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-2838082795082301857?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/2838082795082301857/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=2838082795082301857' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/2838082795082301857'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/2838082795082301857'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/otimo-e-inimigo-do-bom.html' title='Ótimo é inimigo do bom?'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-222634797244521751</id><published>2009-06-19T16:52:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-19T16:52:50.929-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Mad Ave. Blues</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6CqRcCHk_Pc&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6CqRcCHk_Pc&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-222634797244521751?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/222634797244521751/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=222634797244521751' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/222634797244521751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/222634797244521751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/mad-ave-blues.html' title='Mad Ave. Blues'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-5222122883466151353</id><published>2009-06-19T16:43:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-19T16:51:42.310-03:00</updated><title type='text'>O que importa pra você?</title><content type='html'>Aproveite bem o seu dia&lt;br /&gt;Por Adriano Silva - 04/06/2009 - Revista Exame&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aí um dia você toma um avião para Paris, a lazer ou a trabalho, em um vôo da Air France, em que a comida e a bebida têm a obrigação de oferecer a melhor experiência gastronômica de bordo do mundo, e o avião mergulha para a morte no meio do Oceano Atlântico.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sem que você perceba, ou possa fazer qualquer coisa a respeito, sua vida acabou. Numa bola de fogo ou nos 4000 metros de água abaixo de você naquele mar sem fim. Você que tinha acabado de conseguir dormir na poltrona ou de colocar os fones de ouvido para assistir ao primeiro filme da noite ou de saborear uma segunda taça de vinho tinto com o cobertorzinho do avião sobre os joelhos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Talvez você tenha tido tempo de ter a consciência do fim, de que tudo terminava ali. Talvez você nem tenha tido a chance de se dar conta disso. Fim. Tudo que ia pela sua cabeça desaparece do mundo sem deixar vestígios. Como se jamais tivesse existido. Seus planos de trocar de emprego ou de expandir os negócios. Seu amor imenso pelos filhos e sua tremenda incapacidade de expressar esse amor. Seu medo da velhice, suas preocupações em relação à aposentadoria. Sua insegurança em relação ao seu real talento, às chances de sobrevivência de suas competências nesse mundo que troca de regras a cada seis meses. Seu receio de que sua mulher, de cuja afeição você depende mais do que imagina, um dia lhe deixe. Ou pior: que permaneça com você infeliz, tendo deixado de amá-lo. Seus sonhos de trocar de casa, sua torcida para que seu time faça uma boa temporada. Suas noites de insônia, essa sinusite que você está desenvolvendo, suas saudades do cigarro. Os planos de voltar à academia, a grande contabilidade (nem sempre com saldo positivo) dos amores e dos ódios que você angariou e destilou pela vida, as dezenas de pequenos problemas cotidianos que você tinha anotado na agenda para resolver assim que tivesse tempo. Bastou um segundo para que tudo isso fosse desligado. Para que todo esse universo pessoal que tantas vezes lhe pesou toneladas tenha se apagado. Como uma lâmpada que acaba e não volta a acender mais. Fim.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Então, aproveite bem o seu dia. Extraia dele todos os bons sentimentos possíveis. Não deixe nada para depois. Diga o que tem para dizer. Demonstre. Seja você mesmo. Não guarde lixo dentro de casa. Não cultive amarguras e sofrimentos. Prefira o sorriso. Dê risada de tudo, de si mesmo.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Não adie alegrias nem contentamentos nem sabores bons. Seja feliz. Hoje. Amanhã é uma ilusão. Ontem é uma lembrança. No fundo, só existe o hoje...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-5222122883466151353?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/5222122883466151353/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=5222122883466151353' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5222122883466151353'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5222122883466151353'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/o-que-importa-pra-voce.html' title='O que importa pra você?'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-301115886276255000</id><published>2009-06-19T12:37:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-19T12:37:56.615-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Present,</title><content type='html'>"Yesterday is a canceled check; tomorrow is a promissory note; today is the only cash you have - so spend it wisely."&lt;br /&gt; Kay Lyons&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-301115886276255000?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/301115886276255000/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=301115886276255000' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/301115886276255000'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/301115886276255000'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/present.html' title='Present,'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-4806237297343290377</id><published>2009-06-17T15:07:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-17T15:08:28.411-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Problems?</title><content type='html'>"The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem." Theodore Rubin&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-4806237297343290377?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/4806237297343290377/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=4806237297343290377' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4806237297343290377'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4806237297343290377'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/problems.html' title='Problems?'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-1692210275050887219</id><published>2009-06-15T22:18:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-15T22:18:16.074-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Discipline by Jim Rohn</title><content type='html'>Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All disciplines affect each other. Mistakenly the man says, "This is the only area where I let down." Not true. Every let down affects the rest. Not to think so is naive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Discipline is the foundation upon which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitably leads to failure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Discipline has within it the potential for creating future miracles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The best time to set up a new discipline is when the idea is strong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One discipline always leads to another discipline.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You don't have to change that much for it to make a great deal of difference. A few simple disciplines can have a major impact on how your life works out in the next 90 days, let alone in the next 12 months or the next 3 years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The least lack of discipline starts to erode our self-esteem.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-1692210275050887219?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/1692210275050887219/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=1692210275050887219' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1692210275050887219'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1692210275050887219'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/discipline-by-jim-rohn.html' title='Discipline by Jim Rohn'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-3376789259565538230</id><published>2009-06-15T10:21:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-19T16:58:10.067-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Câncer de Mama</title><content type='html'>&lt;FONT SIZE="4"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Arial"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'&gt;&lt;B&gt;EXISTE, &amp;Eacute; S&amp;Eacute;RIO, VAMOS CLICAR TODO DIA&lt;BR&gt; &lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"&gt; &lt;BR&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Arial"&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Arial"&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Arial"&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;P ALIGN=CENTER&gt; &lt;FONT SIZE="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Arial"&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="6"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'&gt;&lt;IMG src="cid:3327906061_19939018" &gt;&lt;BR&gt;  &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;P&gt; &lt;FONT SIZE="6"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'&gt;....amigos, em meio a tanta &amp;nbsp;'bandalheira' neste mundo virtual, gra&amp;ccedil;as a Deus existem &amp;nbsp;tamb&amp;eacute;m assuntos s&amp;eacute;rios e de UTILIDADE P&amp;Uacute;BLICA que precisam de &amp;nbsp;nossa aten&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o e respeito.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="5"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="4"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Arial"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="6"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'&gt;Este &amp;eacute; um deles:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="5"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="4"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Arial"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="6"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'&gt;O Instituto do C&amp;acirc;ncer de Mama est&amp;aacute; com &amp;nbsp;uma importante campanha.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="5"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="4"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Arial"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="6"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'&gt;Cabe a n&amp;oacute;s atendermos sua solicita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o &amp;nbsp;e ampar&amp;aacute;-lo, pois se depender do Governo &amp;nbsp;(Federal/Estadual/Municipal) ser&amp;aacute; seu fim!!!&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="5"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="6"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'&gt;Vamos salvar o site do c&amp;acirc;ncer de &amp;nbsp;mama?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="5"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="4"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Arial"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="6"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'&gt;N&amp;atilde;o custa nada.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="5"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="4"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Arial"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT COLOR="#000080"&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="6"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'&gt;&lt;B&gt;O Site do &amp;nbsp;c&amp;acirc;ncer de mama est&amp;aacute; com problemas, pois n&amp;atilde;o tem o n&amp;uacute;mero de &amp;nbsp;acessos e cliques necess&amp;aacute;rios para alcan&amp;ccedil;ar a cota que lhes &amp;nbsp;permite oferecer UMA mamografia gratuita diariamente a &amp;nbsp;mulheres de baixa renda. Demora menos de um segundo, ir ao &amp;nbsp;site e clicar na tecla cor-de-rosa que diz 'Campanha da &amp;nbsp;Mamografia Digital Gratuita'.&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="6"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="4"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Arial"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'&gt;  &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;P ALIGN=CENTER&gt; &lt;FONT SIZE="6"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'&gt;N&amp;atilde;o custa nada e &amp;eacute; por meio do n&amp;uacute;mero di&amp;aacute;rio &amp;nbsp;de pessoas que clicam que os patrocinadores oferecem a mamografia em &amp;nbsp;troca de publicidade.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="5"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'&gt;  &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;P&gt; &lt;FONT SIZE="4"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Arial"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'&gt;  &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;P ALIGN=CENTER&gt; &lt;FONT COLOR="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="6"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'&gt;Repassem a pelo menos 10 amigos &amp;nbsp;para que eles repassem a mais 10 ou mais amigos, ainda hoje!&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="5"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;P&gt; &lt;FONT SIZE="4"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Arial"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'&gt;  &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;P ALIGN=CENTER&gt; &lt;FONT COLOR="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="6"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'&gt;E assim estaremos ajudando a &amp;nbsp;salvar este site t&amp;atilde;o importante.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="5"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'&gt;  &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;P&gt; &lt;FONT SIZE="4"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Arial"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'&gt;  &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;P ALIGN=CENTER&gt; &lt;FONT COLOR="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="6"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'&gt;Este gesto far&amp;aacute; uma enorme &amp;nbsp;diferen&amp;ccedil;a.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="5"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'&gt;  &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;P&gt; &lt;FONT SIZE="4"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Arial"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'&gt; &lt;BR&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE="6"&gt;&lt;FONT FACE="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'&gt;&lt;a href="http://cancerdemama.com.br"&gt;http://cancerdemama.com.br&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-3376789259565538230?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/3376789259565538230/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=3376789259565538230' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3376789259565538230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3376789259565538230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/fw-cancer-de-mama.html' title='Câncer de Mama'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-4410179708523241826</id><published>2009-06-13T18:05:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-13T18:07:06.053-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Das bençãos escondidas, ou sorte de empreendedor</title><content type='html'>Por Paulo Coelho&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quando o “Alquimista” foi oferecido aos grandes grupos editoriais da França, nenhum se interessou. Evidente que fiquei muito triste, decepcionado, mas minha agente na época (e ainda hoje), uma jovem de 22 anos – Mônica Antunes – resolveu continuar insistindo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Um ano inteiro se passou, até que uma pequena editora, que acabara de abrir suas portas, resolveu assinar o contrato com o tal autor brasileiro desconhecido, colocar todos os seus esforços para distribuí-lo bem – e o livro se transformaria em uma das melhores vendas de todos os tempos no mercado francês, batendo o recorde de permanência nas listas de mais vendidos do país.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hoje, conhecendo melhor o mercado internacional, tenho certeza que se tivesse sido publicado por um destes grandes conglomerados, minhas chances seriam quase nulas, já que estaria concorrendo com outros grandes e renomados autores em seus catálogos. Mas fui publicado por um editor iniciante, entusiasmado (no caso uma editora, Anne Carriere, que mais tarde escreveu um livro a este respeito), e isso fez toda a diferença.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Portanto, quando alguma porta se fechar para você, procure lembrar esta história.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-4410179708523241826?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/4410179708523241826/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=4410179708523241826' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4410179708523241826'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4410179708523241826'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/das-bencaos-escondidas-ou-sorte-de.html' title='Das bençãos escondidas, ou sorte de empreendedor'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-9207756118986572153</id><published>2009-06-09T16:52:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-09T16:54:23.751-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Anunciantes querem promoção com foco estratégico</title><content type='html'>Pesquisa do Ibope mostra que ações promocionais mordem mais da metade das verbas de comunicação&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alexandre Zaghi Lemos&lt;br /&gt;MMOnline&lt;br /&gt;09/06/2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A adição de mais planejamento estratégico à atuação das agências de marketing promocional é o principal desejo dos anunciantes incitados a avaliar os serviços que lhes são prestados pelo mercado brasileiro. Entre o final de janeiro e o início de março, o Ibope Inteligência ouviu cem profissionais que ocupam cargos de coordenação, gerência ou diretoria em empresas dos ramos de indústria, comércio e serviços, nas quais atuam por seis anos, em média. Todos eles realizaram pessoalmente (95%) ou participaram ativamente da contratação de serviços de mar-keting promocional nos 12 meses que antecederam as entrevistas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Encomendado pela Associação de Marketing Promocional (Ampro), o levantamento foi o segundo feito pelo instituto com foco nesse tema, já pesquisado em 2007 - o que permite a comparação de alguns dados. Neste ano, as atividades promocionais mais requisitadas pelos anunciantes foram ações promocionais (por 73% dos respondentes), aquisição e logística de brindes ou prêmios (56%) e eventos (55%). Considerando as atividades também listadas em 2007, as que mais cresceram foram as de marketing direto (de 13% para 26%), de marketing cultural (de 11% para 20%) e de incentivo (de 25% para 32%). "Como o número de ferramentas atuais é maior, essas mudanças sinalizam mais o aumento das variáveis do que a diminuição do interesse por qualquer uma delas", avalia o vice-presidente executivo da Ampro, Auli De Vitto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apesar de 73% dizerem que, na maioria das vezes, as ações de marketing promocional são pré-definidas - contra 27% que as caracterizam como imprevistas e as condicionam a oportunidades de mercado, queda nas vendas ou ações da concorrência -, a principal expectativa relacionada à atuação das agências do ramo é a de um melhor planejamento estratégico. Quase um terço do total de entrevistados (29%) citou este como sendo o seu maior desejo. Também foram listadas a necessidade de apresentação de novos conceitos e técnicas inovadoras (19%) e a necessidade de maior conhecimento do comportamento do público-alvo (17%).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"O resultado reforça a nossa crença de que os clientes identificam o crescimento do papel estratégico das agências de promoção e não o consideram mais meramente pontual. Apesar disso, a pesquisa mostrou que 29% dos anunciantes ainda se referem às ações promocionais como below the line. Mesmo que existisse essa linha fictícia, hoje as ações de marketing são tão integradas que essa denominação não faz mais sentido", reclama De Vitto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ao olhar para o futuro, os anunciantes vislumbram que o marketing digital (citado por 56%) e as ações nos pontos-de-venda (51%), de incentivo (46%) e as realizadas in store (43%) estão no topo das que deverão predominar nas estratégias promocionais dos próximos anos. "O ponto-de-venda e o digital são as áreas de maior atenção para as empresas no futuro, enquanto a de eventos é a que mais sofre com a crise", reforça De Vitto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O Ibope Inteligência também pediu que os anunciantes informassem, mesmo que aproximadamente, como dividem suas verbas de comunicação entre a publicidade tradicional e as ações promocionais. O resultado confirma que a balança está pendendo para a segunda área e que este movimento de migração se intensifica em momentos de crise econômica, quando os resultados de curto prazo, mais próximos das ações promocionais, são ainda mais valorizados.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As respostas que dão ao marketing promocional a maior parte de verbas são 46% do total, subindo para 51% em épocas de crise, como a atual. Outros 14% disseram que repartem meio a meio. Os que têm fatia maior para a publicidade são 40%, mas caem para 35% quando avistam uma crise no horizonte.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ainda com relação ao comportamento dos anunciantes para 2009, a disposição para cortes de investimentos em comunicação diante da situação econômica global é citada por 34% dos pesquisados. O índice cai para 20% quando considerada apenas a verba promocional - o que evidencia o sentido de urgência que muitas empresas dão às ações dessa natureza. "Há uma preocupação de investir em ações mais dirigidas e de fazer diversos disparos capazes de provocar respostas rápidas e positivas dos consumidores", comenta De Vitto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Entre 2007 e 2009, aumentou de 60% para 63% a concordância dos anunciantes de que a tendência para o futuro é destinar uma verba maior às atividades promocionais do que à propaganda convencional. Com relação ao custo-benefício, 51% consideram melhor a relação proporcionada pelas ações de promoção, enquanto 21% preferem a resultante dos investimentos em propaganda. Além disso, 53% dos entrevistados consideram que a promoção é o melhor instrumento para atingir as classes C, D e E.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sobre o conteúdo das ações promocionais, 75% dos participantes do estudo consideram que a presença de personalidades, especialmente as televisivas, aumenta as chances de sucesso das campanhas. Em se tratando de ações "de grande escala", 69% acreditam ser fundamentais os desdobramentos na internet.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-9207756118986572153?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.meioemensagem.com.br/novomm/br/conteudo_maiusculo/?Anunciantes_querem_promocao_com_foco_estrategico' title='Anunciantes querem promoção com foco estratégico'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/9207756118986572153/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=9207756118986572153' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/9207756118986572153'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/9207756118986572153'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/anunciantes-querem-promocao-com-foco.html' title='Anunciantes querem promoção com foco estratégico'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-4464636705634457221</id><published>2009-06-09T12:27:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-09T12:28:05.396-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Self</title><content type='html'>Self-discipline, self-mastery and self-control are the basic building blocks of character and high performance. It is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not. Persistence is actually self-discipline in action and the more you discipline yourself, the more you like and respect yourself, and the higher your self-esteem.&lt;br /&gt;Brian Tracy&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-4464636705634457221?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/4464636705634457221/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=4464636705634457221' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4464636705634457221'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4464636705634457221'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/self.html' title='Self'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-8333000763737308258</id><published>2009-06-04T15:08:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-04T15:09:58.186-03:00</updated><title type='text'>G. 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B. Shaw'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-3226434161482835343</id><published>2009-06-03T18:42:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-03T18:42:43.383-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Como lidar com um cliente "chato"</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/f-3cFCInsqk&amp;amp;hl=pt-br&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/f-3cFCInsqk&amp;amp;hl=pt-br&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="never" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-3226434161482835343?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/3226434161482835343/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=3226434161482835343' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3226434161482835343'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3226434161482835343'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/como-lidar-com-um-cliente-chato.html' title='Como lidar com um cliente &quot;chato&quot;'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-6007703526224027817</id><published>2009-06-02T22:32:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-02T22:43:41.758-03:00</updated><title type='text'>"What we do in life echoes in eternity"</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h9iQ3lbSeAA&amp;hl=pt-br&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h9iQ3lbSeAA&amp;hl=pt-br&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-6007703526224027817?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/6007703526224027817/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=6007703526224027817' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6007703526224027817'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6007703526224027817'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/what-we-do-in-life-echoes-in-eternity.html' title='&quot;What we do in life echoes in eternity&quot;'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-3180651137398200455</id><published>2009-06-02T19:16:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-02T19:17:22.497-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Bambu Chinês</title><content type='html'>Por Paulo Coelho &lt;br /&gt;Depois de plantada a semente do bambu chinês, não se vê  nada por aproximadamente 5 anos - exceto um diminuto broto. Todo o crescimento é subterrâneo; uma complexa estrutura de raiz, que se estende vertical e horizontalmente pela terra,  está sendo construída. Então, ao final do 5º ano, o bambu chinês cresce até atingir a  altura de 25 metros.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muitas coisas na vida  pessoal e profissional são iguais ao bambu chinês. Você trabalha, investe tempo, esforço, faz tudo o que pode para nutrir seu crescimento e, às vezes, não vê nada por semanas, meses ou anos. Mas, se tiver paciência para continuar trabalhando, persistindo e nutrindo, o seu 5º ano chegará; com ele virão mudanças que você jamais esperava.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lembre-se que é preciso muita ousadia para chegar às alturas e,  ao mesmo tempo, muita profundidade para agarrar-se ao chão.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-3180651137398200455?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/3180651137398200455/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=3180651137398200455' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3180651137398200455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3180651137398200455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/bambu-chines.html' title='Bambu Chinês'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-6365756619392566572</id><published>2009-06-02T17:02:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-02T17:03:53.275-03:00</updated><title type='text'>The Future of Agency Presentation</title><content type='html'>From a recent conference SWSX. Thanks to &lt;a href="http://www.influxinsights.com/"&gt;Influx&lt;/a&gt; for this video.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://blip.tv/play/pAqtyBeExEY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="300" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-6365756619392566572?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.influxinsights.com/' title='The Future of Agency Presentation'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/6365756619392566572/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=6365756619392566572' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6365756619392566572'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6365756619392566572'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/future-of-agency-presentation.html' title='The Future of Agency Presentation'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-1175912581654829180</id><published>2009-06-02T16:47:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-02T16:52:11.024-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Who, what, when, etc</title><content type='html'>You must constantly ask yourself these questions: Who am I around? What are they doing to me? What have they got me reading? What have they got me saying? Where do they have me going? What do they have me thinking? And most important, what do they have me becoming? Then ask yourself the big question: Is that okay?&lt;br /&gt;Jim Rohn&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-1175912581654829180?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/1175912581654829180/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=1175912581654829180' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1175912581654829180'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1175912581654829180'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/who-what-when-etc.html' title='Who, what, when, etc'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-5677608407174573423</id><published>2009-06-01T22:46:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-01T22:46:56.312-03:00</updated><title type='text'>The Ant Philosophy</title><content type='html'>"When was the last time you saw ants reach an obstacle and give up with their heads down and head back to the ant hole to relax? Never. If they're headed somewhere and you try to stop them, they will look for another way. They'll climb over, they'll climb under, they'll go around — regardless of the effort involved. What a neat philosophy, to never quit looking for a way to get where you're supposed to go.&lt;br /&gt;Here's another question. How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for winter? All that it possibly can. Ants don't have quotas or "good enough" philosophies. They don't gather a certain amount and then head back to the hole to "hang out." If an ant can do more, it does.&lt;br /&gt;Imagine what you could accomplish if you never quit and always did all that you could."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Jim Rohn&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-5677608407174573423?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/5677608407174573423/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=5677608407174573423' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5677608407174573423'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5677608407174573423'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/ant-philosophy.html' title='The Ant Philosophy'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-1167871648653278642</id><published>2009-06-01T12:29:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-01T12:32:25.142-03:00</updated><title type='text'>45 RULES FOR CREATING A GREAT LOGO DESIGN</title><content type='html'>by Tanner Christensen, tannersite.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do not use more than three colors.&lt;br /&gt;Get rid of everything that is not absolutely necessary.&lt;br /&gt;Type must be easy enough for your grandma to read.&lt;br /&gt;The logo must be recognizable.&lt;br /&gt;Create a unique shape or layout for the logo.&lt;br /&gt;Completely ignore what your parents and/or spouse think about the design.&lt;br /&gt;Confirm that the logo looks appealing to more than just three (3) individuals.&lt;br /&gt;Do not combine elements from popular logos and claim it as original work.&lt;br /&gt;Do not use clipart under any circumstances.&lt;br /&gt;The logo should look good in black and white.&lt;br /&gt;Make sure that the logo is recognizable when inverted.&lt;br /&gt;Make sure that the logo is recognizable when resized.&lt;br /&gt;If the logo contains an icon or symbol, as well as text, place each so that they complement one another.&lt;br /&gt;Avoid recent logo design trends. Instead, make the logo look timeless.&lt;br /&gt;Do not use special effects (including, but not limited to: gradients, drop shadows, reflections, and light bursts).&lt;br /&gt;Fit the logo into a square layout if possible, avoid obscure layouts.&lt;br /&gt;Avoid intricate details.&lt;br /&gt;Consider the different places and ways that the logo will be presented.&lt;br /&gt;Invoke feelings of being bold and confident, never dull and weak.&lt;br /&gt;Realize that you will not create a perfect logo.&lt;br /&gt;Use sharp lines for sharp businesses, smooth lines for smooth businesses.&lt;br /&gt;The logo must have some connection to what it is representing.&lt;br /&gt;A photo does not make a logo.&lt;br /&gt;You must surprise customers with presentation.&lt;br /&gt;Do not use more than two fonts.&lt;br /&gt;Each element of the logo needs to be aligned. Left, center, right, top, or bottom.&lt;br /&gt;The logo should look solid, with no trailing elements.&lt;br /&gt;Know who is going to be looking at the logo before you think of ideas for it.&lt;br /&gt;Always choose function over innovation.&lt;br /&gt;If the brand name is memorable, the brand name should be the logo.&lt;br /&gt;The logo should be recognizable when mirrored.&lt;br /&gt;Even large companies need small logos.&lt;br /&gt;Everyone should like the logo design, not just the business that will use it.&lt;br /&gt;Create variations. The more variations, the more likely you are to get it right.&lt;br /&gt;The logo must look consistent across multiple platforms.&lt;br /&gt;The logo must be easy to describe.&lt;br /&gt;Do not use taglines in the logo.&lt;br /&gt;Sketch out ideas using paper and pencil before working on a computer.&lt;br /&gt;Keep the design simple.&lt;br /&gt;Do not use any “swoosh” or “globe”symbols.&lt;br /&gt;The logo should not be distracting.&lt;br /&gt;It should be honest in its representation.&lt;br /&gt;The logo should be balanced visually.&lt;br /&gt;Avoid bright, neon colors and dark, dull colors.&lt;br /&gt;The logo must not break any of the above rules.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © 2008 Tanner Christensen.&lt;br /&gt;All rights reserved unless otherwise noted. Used with permission.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-1167871648653278642?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/1167871648653278642/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=1167871648653278642' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1167871648653278642'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1167871648653278642'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/06/45-rules-for-creating-great-logo-design.html' title='45 RULES FOR CREATING A GREAT LOGO DESIGN'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-1284028857228699101</id><published>2009-05-28T22:48:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-28T22:49:09.313-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Dreamers</title><content type='html'>"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." - Thomas E. Lawrence&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-1284028857228699101?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/1284028857228699101/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=1284028857228699101' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1284028857228699101'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1284028857228699101'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/dreamers.html' title='Dreamers'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-6546243853640994134</id><published>2009-05-28T12:36:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-28T12:37:27.607-03:00</updated><title type='text'>A classic: 7 habits</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style='width:425px;text-align:left'&gt;&lt;object style='margin:0px' width='425' height='355'&gt;&lt;param name='movie' value='http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=7habitsversie5-1211384232341228-8&amp;stripped_title=the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people' /&gt;&lt;param name='allowFullScreen' value='true'/&gt;&lt;param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'/&gt;&lt;embed src='http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=7habitsversie5-1211384232341228-8&amp;stripped_title=the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowscriptaccess='always' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='355'&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-6546243853640994134?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/6546243853640994134/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=6546243853640994134' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6546243853640994134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6546243853640994134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/classic-7-habits.html' title='A classic: 7 habits'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-1144677498738712714</id><published>2009-05-27T22:16:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-27T22:16:55.333-03:00</updated><title type='text'>More about planning</title><content type='html'>"I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they do their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jim Rohn&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-1144677498738712714?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/1144677498738712714/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=1144677498738712714' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1144677498738712714'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1144677498738712714'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/more-about-planning.html' title='More about planning'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-1999543962482629860</id><published>2009-05-27T20:32:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-27T20:33:40.765-03:00</updated><title type='text'>"What you leave in your children, is much more important than what you leave to them."  Denis Waitley</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-1999543962482629860?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/1999543962482629860/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=1999543962482629860' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1999543962482629860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1999543962482629860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/what-you-leave-in-your-children-is-much.html' title='&quot;What you leave in your children, is much more important than what you leave to them.&quot;  Denis Waitley'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-5947219845285996439</id><published>2009-05-27T14:24:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-27T14:26:29.899-03:00</updated><title type='text'>70% dos fracassos de CEOs decorrem de erros de execução, não de estratégia.</title><content type='html'>Fonte: uma revista EXAME de 2006.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O que podemos deduzir e fazer a respeito, no nosso dia-a-dia? Think about it!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-5947219845285996439?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/5947219845285996439/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=5947219845285996439' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5947219845285996439'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5947219845285996439'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/70-dos-fracassos-de-ceos-decorrem-de.html' title='70% dos fracassos de CEOs decorrem de erros de execução, não de estratégia.'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-7710849794549374153</id><published>2009-05-26T16:02:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-27T20:12:09.809-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Nine Factors to Consider When Determining Your Price</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ndn3.newsweek.com/media/25/71014_MoneyHappiness_vl-vertical.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 403px;" src="http://ndn3.newsweek.com/media/25/71014_MoneyHappiness_vl-vertical.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Part guesswork, part experience, part number crunching - how ever you look at it, determining your price is a difficult task. Here are nine factors to take into consideration:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Your Costs &lt;br /&gt;If your rate doesn’t include enough just to break-even, you’re heading for trouble. The best thing to do is sum up all your costs and divide by the number of hours you think you can bill a year. Whatever you do, DON’T think you can bill every hour. You must account for sick days, holidays, hours working on the business, hours with no work and so on.&lt;br /&gt;Also make sure you factor in all the hidden costs of your business like insurance, invoices that never get paid for one reason or another, and everyone’s favourite - taxes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Your Profit&lt;br /&gt; Somewhat related to your costs, you should always consider how much money you are trying to make above breaking even. This is business after all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Market Demand&lt;br /&gt; If what you do is in high demand, then you should be aiming to make your services more expensive. Conversely if there’s hardly any work around, you’ll need to cheapen up if you hope to compete.&lt;br /&gt;Signs that demand is high include too much work coming in, other freelancers being overloaded and people telling you they’ve been struggling to find someone to do the job. Signs that demand is low include finding yourself competing to win jobs, a shortage of work and fellow freelancers reentering the workforce.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Industry Standards&lt;br /&gt; It’s hard to know what others are charging, but try asking around. Find out what larger businesses charge as well as other freelancers. The more you know about what others are charging and what services they provide for the money, the better you’ll know how you fit in to the market.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Skill level&lt;br /&gt; Not every freelancer delivers the same goods and one would expect to pay accordingly. When I was a freelancing newbie I charged a rate of $25 an hour for my design, when I stopped freelancing recently my rate was $125 an hour. Same person, but at different times I had a different skill level and hence was producing a different result. Whatever your rate, expect it to be commensurate with your skill.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Experience &lt;br /&gt;Although often bundled with skill, experience is a different factor altogether. You may have two very talented photographers, but one with more experience might have better client skills, be able to foresee problems (and thus save the client time and money), intuitively know what’s going to work for a certain audience and so on. Experience should affect how much you charge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. Your Business Strategy&lt;br /&gt; Your strategy or your angle will make a huge difference to how you price yourself. Think about the difference between Revlon and Chanel, the two could make the same perfume but you would never expect to pay the same for both. Figure out how you are pitching yourself and use that to help determine if you are cheap’n'cheerful, high end or somewhere in between.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. Your Service &lt;br /&gt;What you provide for your clients will also make a big difference to your price tag. For example you might be a freelancer who will do whatever it takes to get a job just right, or perhaps you are on call 24-7, or perhaps you provide the minimum amount of communication to cut costs. Whatever the case, adjusting your pricing to the type and level of service you provide is a must.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9. Who is Your Client&lt;br /&gt; Your price will often vary for different clients. This happens for a few reasons. Some clients require more effort, some are riskier, some are repeat clients, some have jobs you are dying to do, some you wouldn’t want to go near with a stick. You should vary your price to account for these sorts of factors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Give it lots of thought &lt;br /&gt;The more you think about your reasoning behind your price, the easier your quoting will become. Like all these things there is a large amount of trial and error and often you will find yourself constantly changing up your pricing and gauging the ratio of jobs lost to jobs won.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-7710849794549374153?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.freelanceswitch.com/' title='Nine Factors to Consider When Determining Your Price'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/7710849794549374153/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=7710849794549374153' title='1 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/7710849794549374153'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/7710849794549374153'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/nine-factors-to-consider-when.html' title='Nine Factors to Consider When Determining Your Price'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-5107336303169974725</id><published>2009-05-25T20:57:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-25T20:59:51.084-03:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/ShswyEtmEOI/AAAAAAAAAG0/v8fGpvny-48/s1600-h/courage_quote_tomorrow.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/ShswyEtmEOI/AAAAAAAAAG0/v8fGpvny-48/s320/courage_quote_tomorrow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339915419994427618" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-5107336303169974725?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/5107336303169974725/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=5107336303169974725' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5107336303169974725'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5107336303169974725'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/ShswyEtmEOI/AAAAAAAAAG0/v8fGpvny-48/s72-c/courage_quote_tomorrow.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-6061765637492728258</id><published>2009-05-25T20:15:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-25T20:51:03.972-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Folha em branco</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.photl.com/images/photos/2008/10/02/1742/23533tt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 507px; height: 338px;" src="http://www.photl.com/images/photos/2008/10/02/1742/23533tt.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Não custa relembrar...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Certo dia um professor, estava aplicando uma prova, os alunos em silêncio tentavam responder as perguntas com uma certa ansiedade. Faltavam uns 15 minutos para o encerramento e um aluno levantou o braço e disse:&lt;br /&gt;- Professor, pode me dar uma folha em branco?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Levei a folha até sua carteira e perguntei porque queria mais uma folha em branco.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ele respondeu: Eu tentei responder as questões, rabisquei tudo fiz  uma confusão danada e queria começar outra vez.&lt;br /&gt;- Apesar de pouco tempo que faltava, confiei no rapaz, dei-lhe a folha em branco e fiquei torcendo por ele. Aquela sua atitude causou-me simpatia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hoje, lembrando aquele episódio simples, comecei a pensar quantas pessoas receberam uma folha em branco, que foi a vida que Deus lhe deu até agora, e só tem feito rabisco, confusões, tentativas frustradas e uma confusão danada... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Acho que agora, seria um bom momento para se pedir a Deus uma folha em branco, uma nova oportunidade para ser feliz.&lt;br /&gt;Assim como tirar uma boa  nota depende exclusivamente da atenção e esforço do aluno, uma vida boa, também depende da atenção de que damos aos ensinamentos do professor nosso Deus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Não importa qual seja sua idade, condição financeira, religião, etc...&lt;br /&gt;Levante o braço, peça uma folha em branco, passe sua vida a limpo.&lt;br /&gt;Não se preocupe em tirar 10 (dez), ser o melhor, preocupe-se apenas em ter a simpatia do Mestre. Ele está mais interessado em quem pede ajuda, portanto, só depende de você. Que o Senhor te abençoe, guarde a tua vida e te dê a Paz.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-6061765637492728258?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/6061765637492728258/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=6061765637492728258' title='1 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6061765637492728258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6061765637492728258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/folha-em-branco.html' title='Folha em branco'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-4678680507216759340</id><published>2009-05-25T11:44:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-25T11:53:15.921-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Mi Case, Su Case: 02 de junho</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://grupodeplanejamento.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451e03e69e2011570977e81970b-500wi"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 469px; height: 307px;" src="http://grupodeplanejamento.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451e03e69e2011570977e81970b-500wi" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Depois de eleger a nova diretoria do Grupo de Planejamento, chegou a hora de pôr a mão na massa. Nosso calendário de atividades para o ano de 2009 inicia-se com o painel de cases "Mi Case, Su Case". &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O evento acontecerá às 20h do dia 2 de junho, na ESPM-SP, e vai reunir Cynthia Horowicz (diretora de planejamento, DM9DDB), Fabiano Coura (diretor de planejamento de ativação de marcas, Neogama/BBH), Ken Fujioka (head de planejamento, JWT) e Rita Almeida (sócia-fundadora, Co.R Inovação).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cada um dos palestrantes vai apresentar dois cases de planejamento. Primeiro, contará um case do qual se orgulha de ter participado. Depois, vai falar de um case realizado por outras pessoas e explicar por que eles gostariam de ter feito esse trabalho.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neste ano, procuramos planejadores de diferentes áreas para mostrar um pouco do que esses profissionais consideram referência positiva em seus trabalhos. &lt;br /&gt;Assim, o evento é dirigido não só a planejadores de agências de propaganda e comunicação, mas também a profissionais de marketing e comunicação de todas as áreas relacionadas, tais como gestão de marcas, gestão de produtos, pesquisa, mídia e atendimento, entre outros. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A inscrição para o "Mi Case, Su Case" é gratuita para associados do GP e custa R$50,00 para não associados. Mas todos devem fazer sua inscrição &lt;a href="http://grupodeplanejamento.typepad.com/v1/mi-case-su-case.html"&gt;aqui&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SERVIÇO&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O QUÊ:&lt;br /&gt;Mi Case, Su Case&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;QUEM:&lt;br /&gt;Cynthia Horowicz, diretora de planejamento da DM9DDB&lt;br /&gt;Fabiano Coura, diretor de planejamento de ativação de marcas da Neogama/BBH&lt;br /&gt;Ken Fujioka, head de planejamento da JWT&lt;br /&gt;Rita Almeida sócia-fundadora da Co.R Inovação&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;QUANDO:&lt;br /&gt;02 de junho de 2009 - 3ª feira&lt;br /&gt;A partir das 20h00&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ONDE:&lt;br /&gt;ESPM: R. Dr. Alvaro Alvim 123 - Vila Mariana - São Paulo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;QUANTO:&lt;br /&gt;Gratuito para associados do GP&lt;br /&gt;R$50 para não-associados do GP&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;INSCRIÇÕES:&lt;br /&gt;http://grupodeplanejamento.typepad.com/v1/mi-case-su-case.html&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-4678680507216759340?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://grupodeplanejamento.typepad.com/v1/2009/05/mi-case-su-case-2009.html' title='Mi Case, Su Case: 02 de junho'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/4678680507216759340/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=4678680507216759340' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4678680507216759340'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4678680507216759340'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/mi-case-su-case-02-de-junho.html' title='Mi Case, Su Case: 02 de junho'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-2169620843065762616</id><published>2009-05-20T15:17:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-20T15:17:27.429-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Planning</title><content type='html'>Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now. Alan Lakein&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-2169620843065762616?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/2169620843065762616/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=2169620843065762616' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/2169620843065762616'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/2169620843065762616'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/planning.html' title='Planning'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-3318819288351095695</id><published>2009-05-20T00:51:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-20T01:00:36.991-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Good, you've got a great web site</title><content type='html'>So you’ve got a great brand website, but is that really where your customers are heading?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;The Fact:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The ten web brands on which Britons spent the most time last month, including Facebook and Google, accounted for 45% of all UK internet time during the month, compared to less than 42% in April 2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;The Lesson:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;It has never been more important that brands have an good online presence outside of their brand website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source: Brand Republic&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-3318819288351095695?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.brandrepublic.com' title='Good, you&apos;ve got a great web site'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/3318819288351095695/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=3318819288351095695' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3318819288351095695'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3318819288351095695'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/good-youve-got-great-web-site.html' title='Good, you&apos;ve got a great web site'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-6284919958500284960</id><published>2009-05-20T00:43:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-20T00:48:41.534-03:00</updated><title type='text'>A cool brand?</title><content type='html'>YOUNG ADULTS DON’T DRINK YOUR KOOL-AID (THAT MUCH)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By olivier PEYRE [FullSIX NY]&lt;br /&gt;tags: brand, mtv, young adults&lt;br /&gt;According to a study by MTV Networks, among 18 to 24 year-old respondents in Germany, India, Japan, the UK and the US, the most popular features of a brand were good quality, trustworthiness and workability; a cool image only comes in the 4th position.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thetrendwatch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/em.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 413px; height: 640px;" src="http://www.thetrendwatch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/em.gif" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In each country, a majority of respondents reported that the Internet makes choosing brands easier. The data highlights the “need to engage in comprehensive 360-degree campaigns,” said Jules Robinson of Viacom Brand Solutions International.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-6284919958500284960?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007096' title='A cool brand?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/6284919958500284960/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=6284919958500284960' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6284919958500284960'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6284919958500284960'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/cool-brand.html' title='A cool brand?'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-5536695167334716352</id><published>2009-05-18T09:23:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-18T09:23:56.140-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Timin'</title><content type='html'>"Quando é necessário mudar? Antes que seja necessário."&lt;br /&gt;Claus Muller&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-5536695167334716352?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/5536695167334716352/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=5536695167334716352' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5536695167334716352'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5536695167334716352'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/timin.html' title='Timin&apos;'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-6839230496961764230</id><published>2009-05-17T16:21:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-17T16:22:22.974-03:00</updated><title type='text'>A defining moment</title><content type='html'>"When a defining moment comes along, you can do one of two things. Define the moment, or let the moment define you." - Tin Cup&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-6839230496961764230?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/6839230496961764230/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=6839230496961764230' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6839230496961764230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6839230496961764230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/defining-moment.html' title='A defining moment'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-1675019318466241332</id><published>2009-05-16T02:47:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-16T02:48:24.698-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Foco</title><content type='html'>“Have you ever seen a karate master break through board of bricks? Can you picture where he is concentrating all his energy? He directs his all energy to a point just below the last board. That’s where the focus is… the goal! In that way, the karate master assures that the force of the blow will carry through all the boards – or obstacles – in the way.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- John Milton Fogg&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-1675019318466241332?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/1675019318466241332/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=1675019318466241332' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1675019318466241332'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1675019318466241332'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/foco.html' title='Foco'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-3344869744830637866</id><published>2009-05-13T19:25:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-13T19:27:47.153-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Da parada</title><content type='html'>Texto de Paulo Coelho&lt;br /&gt;Não se esqueça que, às vezes, é preciso parar. Ou os pés ficam feridos, a mente se distrai e o cansaço empobrece a busca.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A tradição acadêmica tem o “ano sabático”; a cada sete anos de trabalho, o professor passa um ano longe da universidade. Ao sair da rotina, ele abre espaço para novos conhecimentos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Na antiguidade, os camponeses dividiam sua terra em sete terrenos: a cada ano, um deles ficava abandonado, sem produzir nada. Ali cresciam ervas daninhas, mato, tudo que a natureza tivesse vontade de produzir sem interferência do homem. Desta maneira, a terra se revigorava e era capaz de - no ano seguinte - aceitar a semente do agricultor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quem não para por livre vontade, termina sendo paralisado pela vida. Na busca - como em tudo o mais - ação e inação tem a mesma importância.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-3344869744830637866?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/3344869744830637866/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=3344869744830637866' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3344869744830637866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3344869744830637866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/da-parada.html' title='Da parada'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-6105195403767547109</id><published>2009-05-13T19:24:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-13T19:28:32.084-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Deus é a sombra do homem</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.quotationsofwisdom.com/portraits/Paulo_Coelho_003.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 372px;" src="http://www.quotationsofwisdom.com/portraits/Paulo_Coelho_003.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Texto de Paulo Coelho&lt;br /&gt;Já participei junto com o prêmio Nobel da Paz Elie Wiesel de várias conferências em Davos, na Suíça. Em algum de seus discursos, ele comentou:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Deus é a sombra do homem. Assim como a sombra repete os movimentos do corpo, Deus repete os movimentos da alma”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Acho excelente esta descrição de Wiesel. Sempre existe uma relação entre o que fazemos e o que recebemos em troca; quando somos generosos, a “sombra de Deus” repete os movimentos que fizemos em benefício do nosso próximo, e nos dá com generosidade dez vezes maior. 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A oportunidade para colocar um ponto final nas questões que tanto incomodam surgiu. Não a desperdice “tendo pena” dos outros. Faça o que deve ser feito e assim evitará dores maiores, não apenas para si, como também para os outros. Nesse momento, quando mais você se preocupar em ter uma imagem boazinha, pior será para todos. A despeito do que pregam as disciplinas esotéricas, muitas vezes é fundamental agir de uma forma cortante, a fim de que os problemas não piorem. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Conselho: Um pouco de impiedade pode ser o bisturi que faz a diferença numa cirurgia em que um problema é extirpado.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-6683984960032187440?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/6683984960032187440/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=6683984960032187440' title='18 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6683984960032187440'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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/&gt;Written by: SlideMagnet On February 15, 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyone interested in taking their presenting skills to the next level could do worse than emulating the style of Steve Jobs. Not only has this guy built an empire and turned the whole country on to the importance of cool design, he's a knockout speaker in front of his standing-room-only crowds. Some guys have it all. If you've never had the chance to see the master in action, you might be pleased to know that Jobs isn't really doing anything special. But he is doing everything that makes a presentation work. And he's doing it very, very well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Create Immediate Rapport&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Jobs routinely makes his entrance unannounced, with no music or fanfare. He also holds off on the PowerPoint and the visuals in order to address the audience directly. He's humble, he's welcoming, and he puts the emphasis on the people in the seats, reassuring them that they are the reason he is excited about all the new developments he's about to show them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Throw Them a Bone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;We all cringe when presented with a slide outlining the agenda of a coming presentation. Imagine if the entire plot of a film was revealed just as the opening scene began. Time to hit the buffet! Jobs is great at remaining ambiguous, but still letting an audience know what they are about to see. Keep it general. Keep 'em guessing. But keep 'em engaged!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Enthusiasm. Enthusiasm. Enthusiasm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Just as most presentations tend to be too long, most presenters tend to lack the requisite amount of enthusiasm to keep and audience engaged. Using energetic language (“incredible”, “ground breaking”, “unbeatable”), and not being afraid to gesture and move about the stage with purpose, will energize your presentation and your audience. Don't be insincere, but be passionate!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;What Does It Mean?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;All too often, our presentations can get mired down in statistics and data. There will be plenty of time for specific questions about numbers during the Q&amp;A. Present your numbers quickly and immediately jump to a meaningful interpretation so your audience can see their relevance to the bigger picture. Don't tell them “what”. Tell them “why”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Don't Pancake&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;One of my favorite comedians once commented that comedians had to start strong and end strong. “Not like pancakes, where you're really excited at first but by the end you're @#^#^# sick of 'em!” This same theory applies to a great presentation. You need to be dynamic right out of the gate, but if you end with a fizzle, it's all for naught. 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Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life.&lt;br /&gt;Dr. David M. Burns&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-7600496250013086916?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/7600496250013086916/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=7600496250013086916' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/7600496250013086916'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/7600496250013086916'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/aim-for-success-not-perfection.html' title=''/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-680493685938933104</id><published>2009-05-07T00:35:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-07T00:41:28.497-03:00</updated><title type='text'>To be or not to be?</title><content type='html'>"Wanting to be someone you're not is a waste of the person that you already are." Kurt Cobain&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-680493685938933104?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/680493685938933104/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=680493685938933104' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/680493685938933104'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/680493685938933104'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/to-be-or-not-to-be.html' title='To be or not to be?'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-3483932909491214626</id><published>2009-05-05T22:44:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-05T22:44:42.002-03:00</updated><title type='text'>An Introduction to Visual Thinking</title><content type='html'>&lt;img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI*MTU3NDIyMDUwOSZwdD*xMjQxNTc*MjY*MDkyJnA9MTAxOTEmZD1saXNzX3N2Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmdD*mbz*xMjlhODIwYjRkNTM*MjJhYTlkNTFlZTkxNGQ2NTkxMCZvZj*w.gif" /&gt;&lt;div style='width:425px;text-align:left'&gt;&lt;object style='margin:0px' width='425' height='355'&gt;&lt;param name='movie' value='http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=an-introduction-to-visual-thinking-5321&amp;stripped_title=an-introduction-to-visual-thinking' /&gt;&lt;param name='allowFullScreen' value='true'/&gt;&lt;param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'/&gt;&lt;embed src='http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=an-introduction-to-visual-thinking-5321&amp;stripped_title=an-introduction-to-visual-thinking' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowscriptaccess='always' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='355'&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-3483932909491214626?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/3483932909491214626/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=3483932909491214626' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3483932909491214626'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3483932909491214626'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/introduction-to-visual-thinking.html' title='An Introduction to Visual Thinking'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-2475648952373780120</id><published>2009-05-03T21:18:00.007-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-04T00:17:02.083-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Ponto de vista</title><content type='html'>Li a seguinte frase, na dedicatória que o autor faz à mãe, no livro Google Marketing &lt;a href="http://www.livrogooglemarketing.com.br/"&gt;(aqui)&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;"As pessoas não falham. Elas desistem."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Me lembra da frase do filme "Jerry Maguire" clássico sobre levantar, sacudir a poeira e dar a volta por cima "in style", ou "à la Tom Cruise", como você preferir. Anyway, a frase é &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"O sucesso consiste em levantar apenas uma vez a mais das que você cair."&lt;/span&gt; Period. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Já dizia a mãe do Conrado Adolpho, o do livro Google Marketing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;E já que a internet é o veículo perfeito para digressões virtuais, eu ai encerrar por aqui, mas acabei lembrando de outra, que tanto a mãe do Conrado quanto o Jerry Maguire já devem saber de cor: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;"Obstáculo é o que vemos quando desviamos os olhos do nosso objetivo."&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Essa é do Paulo Coelho. Agora fechou. Bye.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://oneyearbibleimages.com/never_give_up.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 381px;" src="http://oneyearbibleimages.com/never_give_up.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-2475648952373780120?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/2475648952373780120/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=2475648952373780120' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/2475648952373780120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/2475648952373780120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/ponto-de-vista.html' title='Ponto de vista'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-6286260088371266084</id><published>2009-05-01T23:37:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-01T23:48:37.892-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Can't say you didn't know</title><content type='html'>A frase pode até parecer meio pessimsista, e para a maioria das pessoas, é mesmo. Tire suas próprias conclusões...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"O futuro é quando você vai desejar ter feito aquilo que não está fazendo agora" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do what you will w/ that information!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cyberportal.cybertreking.com/assets/images/dali_clock.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 413px;" src="http://www.cyberportal.cybertreking.com/assets/images/dali_clock.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-6286260088371266084?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/6286260088371266084/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=6286260088371266084' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6286260088371266084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6286260088371266084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/05/cant-say-you-didnt-know.html' title='Can&apos;t say you didn&apos;t know'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-6006663303330532002</id><published>2009-04-30T15:17:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-30T15:18:18.481-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Jim Rohn</title><content type='html'>Jim Rohn's mentor, Mr. Shoaff said, "Jim, if you want to be wealthy and happy, learn this lesson well: Learn to work harder on yourself than you do on your job....Waoo... This business of personal development lasts a lifetime. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You see, what you become is far more important than what you get. The important question to ask on the job is not, "What am I getting?" Instead, you should ask, "What am I becoming?"&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-6006663303330532002?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.jimrohn.com' title='Jim Rohn'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/6006663303330532002/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=6006663303330532002' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6006663303330532002'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6006663303330532002'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/jim-rohn_30.html' title='Jim Rohn'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-351087691067047887</id><published>2009-04-30T00:10:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-30T00:33:18.711-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Failure?</title><content type='html'>"Failing doesn't make you a failure. Giving up, accepting your failure, refusing to try again does !" &lt;br /&gt;Richard Exely&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-351087691067047887?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/351087691067047887/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=351087691067047887' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/351087691067047887'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/351087691067047887'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/failure_1199.html' title='Failure?'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-1635409921835620730</id><published>2009-04-30T00:10:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-30T00:33:16.193-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Failure?</title><content type='html'>"Failing doesn't make you a failure. Giving up, accepting your failure, refusing to try again does !" &lt;br /&gt;Richard Exely&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-1635409921835620730?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/1635409921835620730/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=1635409921835620730' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1635409921835620730'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1635409921835620730'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/failure_4039.html' title='Failure?'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-5182858496457281427</id><published>2009-04-30T00:10:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-30T00:32:48.693-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Failure?</title><content type='html'>"Failing doesn't make you a failure. Giving up, accepting your failure, refusing to try again does !" &lt;br /&gt;Richard Exely&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-5182858496457281427?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/5182858496457281427/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=5182858496457281427' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5182858496457281427'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5182858496457281427'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/failure_7438.html' title='Failure?'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-4984918834341274725</id><published>2009-04-30T00:10:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-30T00:21:58.026-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Failure?</title><content type='html'>"Failing doesn't make you a failure. Giving up, accepting your failure, refusing to try again does !" &lt;br /&gt;Richard Exely&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-4984918834341274725?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/4984918834341274725/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=4984918834341274725' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4984918834341274725'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4984918834341274725'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/failure_30.html' title='Failure?'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-3844929395326194725</id><published>2009-04-29T18:34:00.004-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-16T03:05:42.231-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Opportunity</title><content type='html'>"Opportunity knocks at no door.  She will answer only when you knock.  Knock often and loud!"&lt;br /&gt; Og Mandino&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-3844929395326194725?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/3844929395326194725/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=3844929395326194725' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3844929395326194725'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3844929395326194725'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/opportunity.html' title='Opportunity'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-867443682354406139</id><published>2009-04-28T11:56:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-28T11:57:31.010-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Small steps</title><content type='html'>"Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure." - Jim Rohn&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-867443682354406139?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/867443682354406139/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=867443682354406139' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/867443682354406139'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/867443682354406139'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/time.html' title='Small steps'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-8493812145262659544</id><published>2009-04-24T21:03:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-24T21:03:52.995-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Another leap of faith</title><content type='html'>“Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-8493812145262659544?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/8493812145262659544/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=8493812145262659544' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/8493812145262659544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/8493812145262659544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/another-leap-of-faith.html' title='Another leap of faith'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-781849152686732073</id><published>2009-04-23T18:23:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-23T18:29:55.958-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Filosofia</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SfDcmqzsb4I/AAAAAAAAAGs/RK9LqLpUmuo/s1600-h/que_se_dane.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 89px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SfDcmqzsb4I/AAAAAAAAAGs/RK9LqLpUmuo/s320/que_se_dane.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328000916063547266" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Uma homenagem alla nostra cara Giulia: &lt;a href="http://assessoriaposcasamento.blogspot.com"&gt;assessoriaposcasamento.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-781849152686732073?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/781849152686732073/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=781849152686732073' title='1 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/781849152686732073'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/781849152686732073'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/filosofia.html' title='Filosofia'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SfDcmqzsb4I/AAAAAAAAAGs/RK9LqLpUmuo/s72-c/que_se_dane.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-3842006635735947450</id><published>2009-04-23T10:14:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-23T10:14:14.771-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Profits</title><content type='html'>"Profits are better than wages. Wages make you a living which is fine. Profits can make you a fortune which is super fine."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Jim Rohn&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-3842006635735947450?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/3842006635735947450/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=3842006635735947450' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3842006635735947450'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/3842006635735947450'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/profits.html' title='Profits'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-4740171570632085475</id><published>2009-04-17T17:56:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-17T17:58:27.533-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Humildade</title><content type='html'>Por Paulo Coelho&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alguém perguntou ao sufi Halgavi:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Como um mestre escolhe seus discípulos?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Todo aquele que deseja realmente aprender, precisa ter consciência de que já tem a verdade dentro de si. Basta apenas despertá-la”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Mas como o senhor pode distinguir as verdadeiras intenções das pessoas ao se aproximarem?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Halgavi respondeu: “sempre procurei manter uma atitude humilde e submissa. Alguns procuravam se aproveitar disto, eu então me afastava deles. Outros me olhavam como se eu fosse um verdadeiro santo, e eu me afastava deles ainda mais rápido. Assim, ficaram ao meu lado apenas os que me viam como uma pessoa igual a eles”.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-4740171570632085475?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/4740171570632085475/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=4740171570632085475' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4740171570632085475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4740171570632085475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/humildade.html' title='Humildade'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-2508396036591160204</id><published>2009-04-17T12:32:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-30T00:23:22.310-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Feliz Aniversário Da Vinci!</title><content type='html'>Por Ricardo Jordão Magalhães &lt;br /&gt;BIZREVOLUTION &lt;br /&gt;http://www.bizrevolution.com.br/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;"Eu estou impressionado com a urgência de fazer. Saber não é o suficiente, nós precisamos aplicar o que sabemos. Ter vontade não é o suficiente, nós precisamos fazer.&lt;/span&gt;" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Leonardo Da Vinci &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Querida(o) Amiga(o), &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leonardo Da Vinci nasceu no dia 15 de Abril no ano de 1542 como filho ilegítimo de Piero da Vinci. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Da Vinci foi aprendiz de Andrea Del Verrocchio, famoso artista da época, mas logo desenvolveu o seu próprio estilo de pintura que se transformou em um alto padrão renascentista adotado vinte anos depois por Michaelangelo e Rafael. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O seu trabalho principal era a pintura, mas a sua mente imaginativa e inventiva o levou a outros campos do conhecimento, tais como inventor, cientista, engenheiro, arquiteto, escultor, músico, matemático, anatomista, astrônomo, geólogo, biológo e filósofo. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leonardo teve muitas idéias a frente do seu tempo. Os diários que resistiram ao tempo mostram desenhos de novos tipos de relógios, máquinas voadoras etc etc etc. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ele escreveu o primeiro livro sobre anatomia humana e foi o primeiro ser humano a compreender que a luz da Lua era um reflexo da luz do Sol. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Salas pequenas disciplinam a mente, salas grandes a enfraquecem". Da Vinci. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mas Da Vinci não completou os grandes projetos que ele desenhou em seus diários. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Da Vinci pulava de um tópico para o outro com grande velocidade, terminando pouca coisa em vida. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nem a Monalisa ele entregou. Quando morreu, ele tinha em sua posse apenas 20 pinturas, entre elas a Monalisa. Aparentemente, ele ainda estava trabalhando nessas obras. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"A pior coisa do mundo é quando você vê a teoria vencer a performance". Da Vinci. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nos dias de hoje, Da Vinci talvez fosse contratado como Chefe de Pesquisas de Alguma Universidade Famosa. Nada mais do que isso. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ele deixou muitas anotações, mas pouca coisa prática para colocar em um portfólio de verdade. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Durante 35 anos, Da Vinci anotou os seus pensamentos em dezenas de diários, estima-se hoje que algo em torno de 100 volumes foram escritos. Muito se perdeu. Apenas 5 mil páginas foram preservadas, algumas delas arremetadas por Bill Gates alguns anos atrás. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Uma vez que você tenha experimentado o gosto de voar, você passará a andar pela Terra com os olhos voltados para o céu". Da Vinci &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leonardo era o tipo de pessoa que hoje chamamos de "gênio". Mas ele tinha sérios problemas em focar sua mente em um único projeto por um longo período de tempo. Depois de resolver os problemas conceituais, Da Vinci perdia o interesse pelo assunto até que alguém o cobrasse de alguma coisa. Além disso, Da Vinci fazia o tipo perfeccionista sobre detalhes mínimos que ninguém conseguia enxergar. Essa é uma das razões porque os seus trabalhos nunca terminavam. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Leonardo da Vinci foi um procrastinador irremediável. Leonardo tinha medo do sucesso, ele nunca deu o melhor de si para nada. Dessa maneira não existiam chances de falhar. É melhor sabotar-se a si mesmo do que se expôr ao ridículo." Giorgio Vasari, biógrafo de Da Vinci. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pode-se dizer que Da Vinci foi o mais famoso Ser Humano com Distúrbio do Deficit de Atenção a passar pelo planeta. Por outro lado, talvez não tenha surgido na face da Terra, alguém com tantos insights relevantes para diferentes áreas como Da Vinci. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Eu ofendi a Deus e a Raça Humana ao entregar um trabalho que não atendeu a qualidade mínima necessária. " Da Vinci, no leito de morte. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Procrastinação é mais do que um defeito da nossa personalidade. É uma doença que precisa ser cuidada com carinho para não deixar se transformar em algo mais grave. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eu penso que a melhor coisa que podemos tirar da procrastinação é a certeza do que queremos fazer na vida. Quando procrastinamos algo, é porque esse algo é a coisa mais importante para nós. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Se você tem dúvidas sobre onde é bom, no que é bom, ou sobre o quê realmente deseja fazer na sua vida, basta olhar para as coisas que você está barrigando com alguma desculpa furada. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Escrever diários, blogs, twitters, conversar no messenger é dú caramba, mas quais são as coisas REAIS que você tem entregue nos últimos tempos? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NADA MENOS QUE ISSO INTERESSA! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;QUEBRA TUDO! Foi para isso que eu vim! E Você? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ricardo Jordão Magalhães &lt;br /&gt;O Homem Vitruviano &lt;br /&gt;E-Mail e Messenger: ricardom@bizrevolution.com.br &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EU SOU FÃ DO SER HUMANO! E Você?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-2508396036591160204?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/2508396036591160204/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=2508396036591160204' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/2508396036591160204'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/2508396036591160204'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/feliz-aniversario-da-vinci.html' title='Feliz Aniversário Da Vinci!'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-5180966663909745884</id><published>2009-04-17T12:25:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-17T12:25:11.812-03:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>"The day you begin to stare down your fears and worries, and instead act courageously, your life will change. You will be set free to fly like you never have before. You will accomplish things you once only dreamed of. You will experience things you thought were only for others - the courageous ones. You will begin to live your dreams." - Chris Widener&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-5180966663909745884?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/5180966663909745884/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=5180966663909745884' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5180966663909745884'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5180966663909745884'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-you-begin-to-stare-down-your-fears.html' title=''/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-5069106433746328278</id><published>2009-04-16T19:33:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-16T19:37:03.639-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Minchia!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A3fDDxReG18/SUFv2LI8LlI/AAAAAAAABMM/5iBINfbY61c/s400/FrankZappa.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 352px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A3fDDxReG18/SUFv2LI8LlI/AAAAAAAABMM/5iBINfbY61c/s400/FrankZappa.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minchia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=minchia&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-5069106433746328278?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/5069106433746328278/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=5069106433746328278' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5069106433746328278'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5069106433746328278'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/minchia.html' title='Minchia!'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A3fDDxReG18/SUFv2LI8LlI/AAAAAAAABMM/5iBINfbY61c/s72-c/FrankZappa.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-1457993574104231873</id><published>2009-04-16T18:19:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-16T18:25:56.206-03:00</updated><title type='text'>More Courage.</title><content type='html'>Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.  &lt;br /&gt;Ambrose Redmoon&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Courage is doing what you're afraid to do.  There can be no courage unless you're scared. &lt;br /&gt;Edward Vernon Rickenbacker&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.  &lt;br /&gt;Franklin P. Jones&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger, but in strengthening ourselves to go on in spite of the danger.  &lt;br /&gt;Mark Rutherford&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity.  &lt;br /&gt;Edward Weeks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Necessity does the work of courage.  &lt;br /&gt;Nicholas Murray Butler&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-1457993574104231873?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/1457993574104231873/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=1457993574104231873' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1457993574104231873'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/1457993574104231873'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-courage.html' title='More Courage.'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-6208556861672739002</id><published>2009-04-16T18:17:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-16T18:18:11.582-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Courage is fear that has said its prayers.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://seducaoinsana.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/courage.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 493px; height: 595px;" src="http://seducaoinsana.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/courage.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-6208556861672739002?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/6208556861672739002/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=6208556861672739002' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6208556861672739002'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/6208556861672739002'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/courage-is-fear-that-has-said-its.html' title='Courage is fear that has said its prayers.'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-4595206105150179481</id><published>2009-04-16T11:52:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-16T11:52:47.809-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Jim Rohn</title><content type='html'>"The worst days of those who enjoy what they do are better than the best days of those who don't."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-4595206105150179481?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/4595206105150179481/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=4595206105150179481' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4595206105150179481'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/4595206105150179481'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/jim-rohn.html' title='Jim Rohn'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-5016891606125183055</id><published>2009-04-14T23:40:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-14T23:45:24.680-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Steve Job’s office back in 1982</title><content type='html'>“This was a very typical time. I was single. All you needed was a cup of tea, a light, and your stereo, you know, and that’s what I had.”….. Steve Jobs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lightworks.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/14/stevejobs.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 413px;" src="http://lightworks.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/14/stevejobs.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-5016891606125183055?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/5016891606125183055/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=5016891606125183055' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5016891606125183055'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/5016891606125183055'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/steve-jobs-office-back-in-1982.html' title='Steve Job’s office back in 1982'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-8823996917783344058</id><published>2009-04-14T15:56:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-14T15:57:17.285-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Realiz..Ação</title><content type='html'>Agir, eis a inteligência verdadeira. Serei o que quiser. Mas tenho que querer o que for. O êxito está em ter êxito, e não em ter condições de êxito. Condições de palácio tem qualquer terra larga, mas onde estará o palácio se não o fizerem ali?&lt;br /&gt;Fernando Pessoa&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-8823996917783344058?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/8823996917783344058/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=8823996917783344058' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/8823996917783344058'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/8823996917783344058'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/realizacao.html' title='Realiz..Ação'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126374.post-8604062753203218032</id><published>2009-04-14T14:03:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-14T14:19:47.756-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Failure?</title><content type='html'>"Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where you will find success." &lt;br /&gt;– Thomas J. Watson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29126374-8604062753203218032?l=alethink.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/feeds/8604062753203218032/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29126374&amp;postID=8604062753203218032' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/8604062753203218032'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29126374/posts/default/8604062753203218032'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alethink.blogspot.com/2009/04/failure.html' title='Failure?'/><author><name>Alexandre Galliotti</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15207848283661625555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XPgH80tK-8/SyI5DAiVVaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/vi17eltggP8/S220/ale.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
