Now that the festivities of the inauguration are over it’s time for President Obama to get to business with the mountain of issues his administration is confronted with. I find it very timely that I came across a Time Magazine interview (’Person Of The Year’ issue from Jan 5th 2009) where Mr. Obama was asked [...]
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Are we done yet?
You may have perfectionists in your life. You know the type, the ones that work on a project tweaking and “finishing up” until the deadline has long passed. So, what’s the harm?
The harm associated with perfectionism can lead to delays or even stop a project. So how do you know when it’s time to call it [...]
More Money, No problems
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Recently, GOOD magazines’ daily newscast (with tiny newscaster Roger Numbers) covered a story about communities developing hometown currencies to spark the local economy. These local currencies can be bought at a discounted rate (i.e.: 90 cents on the dollar) but then are accepted by local area businesses at full value. In this way, consumers are [...]
Michael Reichmann on SmibsTV
Currently on SmibsTV, you can watch an interview between Smibs founder Peter Urban and influential photographer Michael Reichmann. The interview took place in September in Toronto, ON and profiles both Reichmann and his company Luminious Landscape. The Luminous Landscape website is an excellent and highly trusted source for photographers. We rely heavily on Michael’s expertise [...]
GOOD Magazine “For People who Give a Damnâ€
Here at Smibs, we are always on the look out for innovative new business practices, but what you don’t know is that we are also on the look out for generically named magazines spelled out entirely in capital letters. Enter: GOOD magazine, founded by Ben Goldhirsh. The surname may sound familiar because Ben is the [...]
