Doing it Anyway

This quote inspires me to move forward and do my best in spite of others and some days in spite of myself. I hope it moves you closer to your dreams as well.

People are unreasonable,
illogical, and self-centered,

LOVE THEM ANYWAY


If you do good, people will
accuse you of selfish,
ulterior motives,

DO GOOD ANYWAY


If you are successful, you win
false friends and true enemies,

SUCCEED ANYWAY


The good you do will
be forgotten tomorrow,

DO GOOD ANYWAY


Honesty and frankness
make you vulnerable,

BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY


What you spent years building
may be destroyed overnight,

BUILD ANYWAY


People really need help but
may attack you if you help them,

HELP PEOPLE ANYWAY


Give the world the best you
have and you'll get kicked
in the teeth,

GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU'VE GOT ANYWAY.


From a sign on the wall
of Shishu Bhavan,
the Children's home in Calcutta

What's Next.: Extend and Expand

Today I head to central Washington as part of our national expansion. I am slated to go to Las Vegas in March, and we should be adding affiliates in Los Angles, San Deigo, and New York in the months ahead. Our target markets include dynamic members of Gen-Y and Gen-X that are well versed in social media and not overly concerned with others opinions. In fact that are influencers not afraid to share their own thoughts and ideas with the world and stand boldly on topics of interest, causes and core beliefs.

Malcolm Gladwell talks about these taste-makers and trends setters in his book "The Tipping Point" naming them "Connectors", "Mavens" and "Salesmen".

These local icons may hold key positions in the community or simply have massive influence over those who do. In John Maxwell's book "360 Degree Leader" he points out that you don't have to be on the "top" of an organization to have influence or create change. I couldn't agree more. So who will you influence today?

Get Invaded

Working on the Social Media for Invasion Ultra Lounge should be an interesting exploration. This Ultra Lounge features retro furnished seating area on the main floor in view of the bar and an upstairs loft with VIP areas and more seating for groups and special events like Birthday Parties. This venue has been open for about a year now but is in the process of re-branding itself and is still undiscovered by much of the Portland club goers. The clubs new approach is designed to appeal to the mainstream crowd while keeping the pull it has for the eclectic crowds and divers groups that seem to fit will with it's dynamic decor and hip urban vibe.

More on this new club at www.InvasionPDX.com Open: Tues, Thursday, Fri, Saturday. 4p-close

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22 Days in

This New Year, as it is lovingly called 20-10 is off to an interesting start. I spoke to a small group of businesses owners this week about how many of us may have had a 'false start' to 2010. We perhaps with ambition and drive rushed into this new year with great expectations only to stumble and fall a few days into our race. Never mind that, we can still jump back up, dust ourselves off and move on from here. We can regain momentum, and take a realistic view of what it really will take to achieve all we have set out to do. Effort, determination and a wiliness to 'earn it' are all important elements on our road to success. My daily reading from accent texts has started well and I do have to say boosts my knowledge and confidence as each day I add to my track record of success. I hope to add Blogging/Vlogging to my weekly agenda and find other new and key habits that will add to my success. Call it putting the "Slight Edge" to work for me, in the end each day we build the future we will one day live in, and I am excited to see what 2010 holds for all of us.


Slight Edge Book By Jon Olsen