Empire Avenue

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Have you joined the Avenue yet?  Building your Empire?  Previously not a fan of games on Facebook, this one is different.  You invest in people and they create value in how active they are in their social networking accounts.  It's also the newest way to network, brand your business and just have fun!  Check me out at: http://www.empireavenue.com/uconndirk

See you there! - Dirk

InspirACTION - Don't take NO for an answer

Check out this blog from my friend Avram Gonzalez.  Our mutual friend Meetu is determined to get an interview at her dream company, Zappos.com.  Follow some of her journey here and become part of this exciting journey.http://www.avramgonzales.com/dont-take-no-for-an-answer/

Drum Major

">The drum major instinct. Are we a bundle of ego from the get go? Do we have this innate desire to be first? MLK gives a powerful speech about this in 1968. Does the individual feeling of superiority lead to governments and philosophies needing to be superior or first? Dr. King raises a lot of great questions. What do you think?

Quote of the Day

We must believe that we are gifted
for something, and that this thing,
at whatever cost, must be attained. - Marie Curie

What is your gift? Don't keep it from the world, reveal it today!

Daily Quote

We are now not only consumers of media, but producers.

Great TED video on how we're all becoming not only consumers of media, as we've been, but now also producers of media. These are exciting times we live in.

A New Respect for Health Care

This is the seventh day I have spent at the Neuro-Trauma Intensive Care Unit at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, CT. My wife suffered a stroke on Christmas Day - a spontaneous dissection of the carotid artery. I will write more about my wife and our experiences soon. Today I just wanted to comment on the care, expertise and empathy displayed by all the professionals.

I am so impressed with the knowledge that is necessary to understand the body, mind and how everything works together and one thing can affect another. The complexity is overwhelming and at the same time fascinating.

I am impressed by the passion that drives many of these professionals here at the Stroke Center. They really do truly care and it shows. They get excited by the victories and you at the same time understand that they don't all end up in victories and many times the deficits are overwhelming.

I am impressed by the amount of staff in the ICU. Each nurse has no more than two patients and then they have other people that can help them with various tasks, etc. Many other professionals are supporting in the background and it all seems to come together and is somehow managed.

God Bless all that work in medicine, nursing, therapy, etc. Thank you for all that you do day in and day out. You help give many a better experience in this game of life.

Happy New Year!