In The Sphere: Success and Optimism

A blog post roundup about success and optimism would seem incomplete without at least a brief mention of the new United States president. Well, we’re going to keep politics and business a little separate here, but we wish Barack Obama all the best for the remainder of his new administration. The world needs some optimism.

Shawn Knight is a little confused. Taking a look at a few different industries, he finds that the numbers don’t add up. The media is telling us that are amidst one of the worst recessions in over a century, but how are Apple and Nintendo able to post such great revenue figures for 2008? These are entertainment companies, after all, and not necessities.

Coach Stan of the Thinkreferrals Blog Network recently picked up a copy of Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. In this book, Gladwell investigates the phenomenon of highly successful people of how they lie outside of the norm. From Tiger Woods to Bill Gates, did these guys have unfair advantages over the rest of us? Maybe you don’t want to be normal.

Tyler Cruz has been working on a little pet project for the last little while and he’s almost ready to launch it into the stratosphere. In his explanation of Publisher Challenge, he tells us that we will be able to participate in a series of affiliate challenges with real-time stat tracking, unique usernames, and all sorts of other cool features. The best part? The great prizes, of course!

Free Money Finance always has its eyes on your wallet. Don’t worry. That’s a good thing, because FMF is looking out for you! For example, did you know that you may be able to pay for a Costco membership by eating free samples? If you skip a regular paid meal and just eat the free samples, the annual membership can pay for itself!

Jason Landals is a bit of a hockey nut, but he’s not a Canucks guy. Being from Edmonton, he’s a big fan of the Oilers. As such, he was thrilled to attend Glenn Anderson Night at Rexall Place. They retired his #9 and the event was attended by such legendary Oilers as Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier. That was possibly the one of the most incredible teams in NHL history.

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