Time Was
Time was, when life was revelations unfolding
And every day a dawn of discovery
Time was, when my mind was an open vessel
And every book a chance to imbibe
Time was, when there were teachers all around
And every conversation an opportunity to grow
Time was, when stepping forth was an act of faith
And every relationship a reason to believe
Time was, when falling made me get up stronger
And every rebuke a gift of learning
Time was, when I saw the world without lenses
And every person just a fellow human
Time was, when friends were easy to make
And loving an unconditional act
Time was, when ignorance was a badge of honor
And every question an honest one
Time was, when spirit was not clouded by religion
And every prayer an echo of the soul
Time was, when I stood so much in awe of creation
And every living thing a part of the pattern
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The Lotus in the Swamp: Entrepreneurship in Difficult Economic Times
These are tough times for entrepreneurs. We are going through one of the worst financial markets crises in history. The meltdown in financial markets has plunged economies around the world into a recession. Entrepreneurs are finding that investors have all but disappeared and revenues are declining as customers cut back spending. Given these woes in [...]
The Death of Fidelity
As I survey the landscape of digital media, I find an interesting paradox. Digital technologies have revolutionized the convenience and cost of listening to music, watching videos, and keeping in touch with people. Digital music, digital video, digital mobile devices and digital social networks have become part of the fabric of our lives. We live [...]
Random Ramblings (Poem from long ago)
I said I loved you
and wanted to be with you every moment
I wanted to hold you
and guard you jealously from covetous eyes
When I protect and possess you
I become your enemy
As then I am blind
to your glory as an individual.
I bought you a book, a book I really liked
hoping that you would like it as much
you [...]
A Dark Poem
So it unravels
One thread at a time
The fabric we weave
Of living and loving
So it darkens
One cloud at a time
The horizon we seek
Of hoping and arriving
So it crumbles
One hurt at a time
The foundation we build
Of supporting and believing
So it flickers
One gust at a time
The candle we light
Of caring and comforting
[...]
Business Model Innovation – Keurig’s C/OS “Coffee Operating System”
Last weekend, my wife made a convincing case for an interesting kitchen appliance – the Keurig Platinum Single Cup Brewing System. The device is really innovative – it brews a single cup of coffee, tea, hot cocoa or even iced coffee in less than a minute, using “K-Cups” that you load into the machine and discard [...]
Yin and Yang (a Poem to end the Year)
in every dusk a new dawning
in every cloud a new lining
in every storm a new calming
in every winter a new warming
in every hurt a new caring
in every frown a new smiling
in every silence a new calling
in every crime a new forgiving
in every sleep a new awakening
in every shunning a new [...]
Words on Words – a Poem
Words are wings for ideas to take flight
Words are rays that bring feelings to light
Words are bridges that span heart to heart
Words are arrows that can tear us apart
Words are legacies we leave when we pass
Words are clothes for our naked thoughts
Words are a balm that can heal our sorrows
Words are paths [...]
4 Challenges in Customer Segmentation
Customer segmentation is probably the most important concept in marketing. But it is also one the most difficult to do well. In this post, I reflect on four key issues that marketers must address in their segmentation work:
Scope of segmentation – What is the appropriate scope at which segmentation studies should be conducted? Specifically, how [...]
Butterflies
My thoughts flit around
Like butterflies
On gossamer wings
Soaring on currents
Of glorious memories
Only to descend steeply
Into melancholy valleys
Pausing on a flower of love
To drink your heady nectar
Till it is time to move on
To lands unknown
And gardens unseen
To fly is to keep living
For thoughts want to be free
Like butterflies
On gossamer wings.