Finding Vivian Maier on Having It:
She didn't have these measures of status that people aspire to but she didn't have to compromise with it. She did what she wanted. That's what she taught me. She got the life she wanted. She had it.via Finding Vivian Maier by Finding Vivian Maier.
People who pursue their passions inevitably create beacons that attract others who share their visionvia 3-Minute Entrepreneurship Course by Peter Diamandis.
This has never been about breaking records. It has always been about doing something we love and help other people. And, maybe, just maybe in doing that, achieving something incredible and that is what we did today. And I think sometimes we don't believe we can do amazing things. That is what this is all about.via Outrun Cancer by Tenplay.
Paul Ford on Familiarity:
Let people get used to you.via Ten Minutes of Silence by Paul Ford.
if people believe in you, they will help you if they canvia 'Stupidest idea ever': KeepCup founder Abigail Forsyth on how the reusable cup nearly didn't happen by Simon Leo Brown.
Julie Snyder on Getting to the Core of It :
[what] has been very helpful to always keep in mind when approaching any story is that for the most part, people always have a reason for doing what they’re doing, even if it’s one that they can’t necessarily articulate – sometimes it’s even subconscious.via Binge-Worthy Podcasts: "Serial" and "S-Town's" Julie Snyder by Monica Alford.There are reasons to not jump to conclusions and not assume intentions, but instead to really pursue what those reasons are and what the mindset is behind them. I think that has really yielded for us sometimes the most interesting and emotional and meaningful stories. I think it makes the story better.
Donna Leon on Why:
"I’m interested in why people do things."via Donna Leon: Why I became an eco-detective writer by Susanna Rustin.
The Story of Telling on Words:
Our words communicate much more than the messages we want people to hear. How we use them shapes our thoughts and character—it shows people what we value and conveys the truth about who we are. Our every word has the power to provoke or reassure, draw people in or push them away. We get to choose how well and how wisely we use them.via The Weight Of Our Words by The Story of Telling.
Catherine Skinner on Keep Going:
you've just got to keep going for it because it's not uncommon for people to fall to pieces at the endvia Australian Catherine Skinner wins shooting gold by Daniel Cherny.
anyone with a $300 laptop can use the very same tools as the people at the top of just about any industry. [..]via The very same software by Seth Godin.If you want to learn, do research, make a ruckus... your local library has access to the same tools as you'll find in a skyscraper in a big company.
I've realised this for a long time and now I have the opportunity to make something of it here at the Glebe Library. Really making some great progress with everything that Seth mentions in his post - The very same software - and I am excited about what I am creating.
Joel Spolsky on Communication:
the most successful people are the ones who can explain their ideas the bestvia Stack Overflow founder Spolsky: The three skills every software developer should learn by Nick Heath.
Liz Jobey on Diane Arbus:
How do we become the people we want to be? How do we overcome our genetics and our gender, how do we transform ourselves? How do children become adolescents and adolescents become adults? How do adults become parents, how do children distinguish themselves? These are essential questions throughout her work.via Diane Arbus: the magic mirror by Liz Jobey.
we need to be observant of our vision and our feelings. The photos are out there if you are open to them. People are out there too and we need to be open to them more then anything else.via Rest Easy Post by Streetshooter.
Not sure why I made a photo of this, but for some reason I could not pass it without taking a few moments to see the beauty in this banal scene.
Vivian Maier on The Wheel of Life:
We have to make room for other people. It’s a wheel – you get on, you go to the end, and someone else has the same opportunity to go to the end, and so on, and somebody else takes their place. There’s nothing new under the sun.via Spain : Miss Maier by Tintin Törncrantz - The Eye of Photography by Tintin Törncrantz.
Paul Ford on Helping Each Other:
people do help other people. It’s pretty normal.via Pattern — Ford’s Sensorium — Medium by Paul Ford.
Francisco Cubillo on Small Things:
[With photography] beauty is found within simplicity, which is portrayed in small things that most people take for grantedvia 5 questions for a Costa Rican photographer by Elizabeth Lang.
The little things I appreciated here are the lines of the handrail and the light on the steps in contrast to the staircase darkness.
