Just Think Vol.18: Steve McNair & Arturo Gotti
By A.Evans
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The passing of Steve McNair shocked sports fans across the globe, anyone who has a pulse and has followed football the past decade knows who Steve McNair was and how huge this loss is the sports world. Within a week of this tragic discovery former Featherweight Champion Arturo Gatti also turns up deceased With two sports icons found murdered within a week of each other, I really got to thinking what is going on? When does love become an obsession that leads to death? Though it hasn't been made totally clear, I suspect there was foul play in both situations that might include an angry spouse, girlfriend, or chick on the side.
What is going on?
In both scenarios with Gatti and McNair the greatest common denominator is both incidents appear to acts of passion and both have a woman involved. Though it hasn't been determined if the wives girlfriends, or side chicks are prime suspects; one has to wonder what is going on? We all know there is a thin line between love and hate, and love can certainly cause us to do some crazy things, but to take a life in an act of passion is a clear sign of corrupt love. What really transpired in these relationships to cause these women to snap and flat out kill? What ever happened to the occasional slap to the face and no sex? Is it a control thing? Or could it have been the terms of their relationship? Money and fame does enable athletes and celebrities to attract more attention that the average 9-5er but is jealousy really clear grounds to kill? Is it the lifestyle or fear of no longer having it, that propels rage to a degree of "If I can't have you no one can?" What really happened? Why were these two athletes found slain?
What Now?
I don't condone anything that Chris Brown has done to Rhianna, but have you ever wondered what really transpired in the car that night? And what did she do or say to cause him to react in such a violent manner? It is the same with the loss of Steve McNair and Arturo Gatti. What could they possibly have done to their counterparts to cause such a fatal outcome? Are we all capable of provoking someone we're involved with to this level, or even worse are any us capable of being provoked to the point of snapping like that? If that is the case, when does love become such a fatal obsession? When are we driven by emotions to the point of not only terminating a relationship, but a life? We all have done things in the heat of the moment, but what do you do when that moment has passed, and its time to pay the bill? I might have write a follow up piece on this topic.
What Do You Think?
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Marketing Buzz of the Week
By Max Rivers
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Not Every CEO Needs to Be a Social-Media Star
Pity the poor CEO in today's media world. UberCEO recently did a study with the headline "It's Official: Fortune 100 CEOs Are Social Media Slackers." It goes on to analyze the social-media habits of CEOs at large companies and concluded, shockingly, that they don't use social media much.
Aside from the vaguely self-serving nature of this study (a social-marketing company promoting use of social media), I, too, am shocked! I am shocked how quickly people assume that social media is something everyone should do. I am shocked at the lack of understanding of how impractical social media can be for the CEO of any large company.
Here's a real-world fact, folks: For a CEO, participating in social media is fraught with practical, business and strategic risks. Let me use the examples in the study to make my point.
"Only two CEOs have Twitter accounts." Uh ... it's useful to remember that Twitter penetration in the general population is still limited. But more than that, you can imagine how challenging it is for a CEO to tweet about anything that really interests him or her because it might send an unintended "endorsement" signal. Heck, I can see the blogosphere speculating about an acquisition should a CEO say they like this or that.
"13 CEOs have LinkedIn profiles, and of those only three have more than 10 connections." And this is a surprise to anyone? CEOs must manage external contacts fairly to enable equal access to lots of folks who want to reach them. How would they possibly know who allow as part of their networks without either offending people or, worse, creating unmanageable business issues?
"81% of CEOs don't have a personal Facebook page." Again a no-brainer. CEOs of large companies have legitimate security issues and must be careful to protect their families. Again, I am shocked that is even up for conversation.
"Not one Fortune 100 CEO has a blog." Business leaders tend not to be the best "brain dump" writers. More importantly, though, blogs express a person's individual ideas, but CEOs of large companies do not have the luxury of publishing their opinions as it may incorrectly signal the company's business position on a company, person or technology.
So give it a rest, all you folks who are liquored up on the appeal of social media. Not every communications challenge is a nail to be whacked by the social-media hammer.
It's cool -- but not for everyone.
Real Talk: How to be A Playa
By Cedric D. Shine
http://twitter.com/NativeNotes
Let's say you slept with Ashley, nothing serious, just casual sex but she's got a few friends and you wouldn't mind testing their waters as well. What do you do? In my humble opinion, it is easier to sleep with a woman's friends than it is a man's, men are supposed to have a strong code. According to the code it is better to cheat on your girlfriend then to sleep with your friend's girl, it just violates all types of trust and ethics amongst men. Women claim to have a similar code but they don't. Remember most women say they hate women, and have very few women friends because women are shady; you must use this tidbit of knowledge to your advantage.
It's all about strategy and being an observer. Now, the bff, bestie, whatever they are calling it today is not necessarily the one you want to go after because they tend to stick to the code but not always. The friends you really want to go for are the 'outer limit' friends. They are in the circle but usually they are more of a friend of a friend, who happens to be around a lot. The two may even have each other's numbers and regularly hang out but they're not as close as a bestie. These women have no loyalty, they're down for whatever if you're a young, attractive brother and you approach them with respect. Most women are eyeing the men their friends were dating anyway, to hear them tell it there is a shortage of good brothers out there.
In my personal opinion the jackpot are the sorority girls. I know several fellas who have been with at least 3 girls off of one line, let alone the whole chapter. Sorority girls are perfect because most times they didn't join the organization for sisterhood anyway; they just always wanted to be - so here they are. Sure they're close to these women, some of them, but some of them fall into the outer limit friends again where their own jealousy of one another pervades logic.
How do you know one of her friends wants to smash the homie? Say your all at the club, but she (the girl you used to date) is not. The friend who shows you the most attention is probably the easiest to take down in the words of C. Breezy. Watch for the dance moves, if she's backing it up on you, turning around and smiling while looking into your eyes. Well by golly let her have just one mo sip, just one mo sip and you could be looking for pimples on her booty.
It takes a man of tact and skill to pull off sleeping with groups of friends. You can't be a hound who hollers at the whole group of friends because then you will be talked about in their secret meetings and this will cancel out your chances. You have to play it cool, the women will gladly violate the superficial relationship they have with these women for a chance to be with a "good man" and that is when you strike with your good looks, intelligence and charm. Remember play it cool, you can do it!
La Familia: LOVE CONSCIOUSLY
By Shelli Tinae Price
http://twitter.com/ShelliTinae
www.themindofshellitinae.blogspot.com
We have to Love consciously from now on and not unconsciously.
I'm sure most of you have experienced this, but it's like we drive from the mall to our home and we don't know how we got there. We do most of our thinking unconsciously - not knowing how we got from point A to point B. The heart works in the same way but by the time it gets to point B, the unconscious thoughts on its travel affect how SWEET home will be when you arrive.
The heart only knows to LOVE and it knows no discretion. It's time to follow the movement of our hearts with our thoughts...consciously.
I've had Love where my thoughts of it stemmed from an unconscious fear of Love's perfection. My unconscious made limiting decisions on the infinite ecstasy of Love. If I were Loving consciously and with conscious positive thought, then nothing would have stopped my desires from manifesting with this man. God wants all of our dreams to come true; we just have to believe that our dreams are real and not figments of our imagination. Heaven is here on Earth as God permeates in and through all things.
Love is "perfect" but having unconscious thoughts of it can taint it because we tend to have NEGATIVE unconscious thoughts because they stem from our memories of the past. Memories of past Love can bring about doubt, fear, and confusion.
If we begin to have conscious thoughts of Love then we can supervise their authenticity and validate them with feelings of happiness and assurance that Love is perfect - just as God intended. If negative feelings arise say, "God is Love and Love is flowing through me as I give it and receive it abundantly."
Unconscious Love does not care about the illusions. In fact, it actually magnifies the illusions in our minds and creates fairytale versions of reality. Say love affirmations to erase and correct them.
Conscious love will stem from thoughts that your spirit has ordained and it won't rob you of energy, but instead you will gain strength from the positive reinforcements of your thoughts once you have trained them to remain positively centered.
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HER FIRST MAJOR OPPORTUNITY CAME IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SINGING BACKGROUND FOR VANESSA WILLAMS ON DAVID FOSTERS NBC CHRISTMAS SPECIAL. IN A PERSONAL CONVERSATION WITH WILLIAMS, SHE ENCOURAGED DANICA TO PURSUE HER PASSIONS AND GET HER EDUCATION. DANICA FOLLOWED HER ADVICE AND ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOCUSING HER EDUCATION ON THEATER AND CINEMA. DANICA MADE HER TELEVISION ACTING DEBUT AS A GUEST STAR ON THE WB NETWORKS MULTI-SEASON SHOW "SISTER, SISTER" ALONG SIDE TIA AND TAMARA MOWRY. SHE HAS MADE HER FILM DEBUT IN THE MOVIE "WALK HARD" DIRECTED BY JAKE KASDAN AND PRODUCED BY JUDD APATOW ALSO CO WRITING THE SONG "HARD" FOR THE FILM. SHE HAS ALSO WORKED ON TRACKS WITH MAJOR HIP HOP ARTISTS SUCH AS ALOE BLACC,OL DIRTY BASTARD, THA ALKAHOLIKS, AND IS CURRENTLY ON YUKMOUTH'S "MILLION DOLLAR MOUTH PIECE".
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