Makes Sense Doesn't It....

A friend of mine posted this on Facebook. I'd call her an old friend, but that would be rude.

The words below make a ton of sense, and speak to being fully engaged at work, so you can be fully engaged away from work. This is a quote from Brian Dyson, the former CEO of Coca-Cola.....

Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. They are Work, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit, and you're keeping all of these in the air.

You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the four others – Family, Health, Friends and Spirit – are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be scuffed, nicked, damaged, even shattered. And it will never be the same.

Work efficiently during office hours and leave on time. Give proper time to your family and friends, and take a decent rest.

By the numbers

Part of the reason we need to really amp up video on our portals.

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RT @google: A new milestone for @YouTube: 60 hrs of video uploaded every minute & 4 billion video views a day. Wow! http://goo.gl/lOyrV

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From Mark Ramseys morning blog....

Beginning this month, YouTube is gambling $100 million that by seeding professional production firms such as Young Hollywood — whose slate of YouTube-only programming premieres Monday — it will draw more eyeballs for longer viewing sessions.

YouTube is a massive distribution channel, but not a creator of content. So what to do? How about invest in content creation! And so they are. And name brand content-creators are falling all over themselves to get a shot at the YouTube distribution platform because they understand what some of us in radio too often take for granted: Broad distribution is scarce, precious, and essential. YouTube has it. So does radio. And if maintaining relevance in the wake of the fast-multiplying choices for advertisers is the goal, you had better invest in content.

Flames GM Jay Feaster (below left) trades for

Mike Cammalleri tonight. Did he get advice from this man on the right?

hummmmmm....

Listeners

My friend Jim passed this on to me.

There is an outfit called Radio-Info.com and they publish a news letter called Stark Country. It's a place where people involved with the country music industry share their insights, opinions and observations, often times about radio. The comments apply not just to country radio, but to all formats.

These three listener based quotes stuck with me....

• “Anyone who doesn’t take time out of their day to engage their listeners, even briefly, in a medium they have all incorporated so thoroughly in their lives is totally missing out. A few conversations during the day goes a long way to convince people that you are people too, and not just some monolith pumping out country music.”
• “Loyal listeners use you every day of their lives for what I call drug free mood enhancement.”
• “I try to be as nice as I can to people, and I think over the years that has paid off not only with listeners, but people that I work with. There’s enough schmucks out there that you don’t need to be one of them.” —Longtime WKKT (96.9 The Kat) Charlotte, N.C., morning man Paul Schadt

Maybe it's just me....but is Steve Stamkos the Jeff Spicoli of the NHL?

Miracles

My friend Bob posted this on Facebook. It's a very cool story!! To see it Click here

Time and energy.

A friend of mine posted something on Facebook from a new book called "The Power of Full Engagement". Here is the basic message.

We live in digital time. Our pace is rushed, rapid-fire, and relentless. Facing crushing workloads, we try to cram as much as possible into every day. We're wired up, but we're melting down. Time management is no longer a viable solution. Managing energy, not time, is the key to enduring high performance as well as to health, happiness, and life balance.

It's not about how much time you put in. It's about how much you get done.

How do you manage your energy to allow for optimum effectiveness?