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Here Are Some Links For Your Weekly Reading - April 8th, 2018

You're totally exposed on Facebook ... regardless of what you post. 

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye recently. Hope you find something interesting.

Lighter Links:

• Steve Blank the Difference between Innovators and Entrepreneurs. (SteveBlank)
• Elon Musk Jokes Tesla is Bankrupt, and Other Great April Fool's Day Pranks. (Entrepreneur)
• 23 Crazy Facts You Should Know about Chick-fil-A. (Entrepreneur)
• Why Getting Back to the Moon is So Damn Hard. (TechReview)
• Can Technology Unravel the Secrets Sealed by Mt. Vesuvius 2,000 Years Ago? (CBS News)

 

Trading Links:

• NYC Taxi Ride Data Suggest Cozy Relationship between Big Banks and the Fed. (News)
• The US Arms Machine: Why Wars R Us. (NakedCapitalism)
• Cryptocurrencies: the Rise of Decentralized Money. (CFAInstitute)
• Collapse of Cryptocurrencies in Q1 Even the Biggest Crashed 67% to 88%. (WolfRichter)
• They Predicted $1 Billion but Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is Now Officially Worth $3 BILLION Thanks to Historic IPO. (CNW)

Executing Your Vivid Vision of the Future

Many companies have flashy mission and vision statements. Fewer have mission or vision statements that truly capture the spirit of the business or inspire proper action.

Likewise, some companies have identified their core values (but fewer have identified the values that truly represent the business and what it aspires to become) ... and even fewer have real actionable plans to get where they say they are going. 

This is easily fixed!

Cameron Herold is famous for helping entrepreneurs and other organizational leaders translate their "Vivid Vision" into a complete and actionable roadmap for their companies. 

He originally presented the Vivid Vision exercise in a chapter of his book, the Double Double.

The basic idea is that most entrepreneurs have an idea in their mind of what the company will look and feel like in the future (literally, a Vivid Vision),  but that employees can't read their mind.  The exercise translates those ideas into actionable direction.

Here is a short video of Cameron explaining the process. 

 

It's a fun and useful exercise.  Ultimately, you end up with a 4-5 page document.  Here is an example of Cameron's Vivid Vision for himself.  This can be used internally, for recruiting, and as a way to align with stakeholders.

He just released his fourth book  (called "Vivid Vision") – and it goes into more detail on how to align your business around a shared vision of the future.  It's terrific ... and surprisingly short.

And, if you want help generating or writing your vivid vision ... email Jennifer Hudye.  She can write it from scratch or take your draft and make it “pop”.  Tell her Howard sent you.

Cameron also has a podcast and offers some tools and exercises you can download.

Do Not Adjust Your Set ... We Are Now Controlling The Transmission

There is nothing wrong with your television. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are now controlling the transmission. We control the horizontal and the vertical. We can deluge you with a thousand channels or expand one single image to crystal clarity and beyond. We can shape your vision to anything our imagination can conceive. - The Outer Limits (1963)

 

 

It almost feels like an episode of Black Mirror, watching these stations quote the same pre-determined diatribe on fake news and it's danger to our democracy.

The very message they are purportedly supporting directly contradicts their actions. 

I think most people realize this happens to some degree ... but, it's different when it's presented like this.

Personally, I believe I am reasonably aware and somewhat immune from propaganda.  That probably isn't as true as I'd like to believe.

To put it in context - Sinclar Broadcast Group owns nearly 200 stations in 80 different markets, and are looking to buy out more. That is a powerful platform to deliver mass messages and influence the zeitgeist of its audience.

It used to be true that winners wrote history (think empires, wars, etc.).  Now, the one that delivers the most broadcast narratives shapes the emotional and seemingly logical responses to what we perceive to be happening around us.

The result impacts elections, financial markets, buying choices, and countless other areas of our life. 

As A.I., Bots, and social media grow, our ability to discern truth from 'truthiness' weakens.

What do you think about this?

Capitalogix expands into Tibet and the Dalai Lama is named Supreme Trading Officer

Capitalogix reaches new heights with an office in Tibet.

His Holiness, the Dalai Lama accepted the Position as Supreme Trading Officer.

He said, "while Hope and Prayer may not be traditionally great trading strategies, it can't hurt."

In an effort to bring trading returns to a "higher level," Capitalogix Trading is proud to announce that it has opened new offices in Tibet. Tibet is, of course, the highest region on earth with an average elevation of 16,000 feet, and is sometimes referred to as "The Roof of the World".

According to Howard Getson, President and CEO of Capitalogix Trading, "Over the last year Capitalogix Trading has been in the process of expanding our geographical reach, and after much consideration, we have decided to open up an office in a place that will give us a new perspective symbolically as well as physically."

Capitalogix has been re-positioning itself as "Transformative Financial Technology" and its mission is to create "amazing wealth" and do work that helps create more authentic connections with people and has a greater human impact.

Mr. Getson added, "The office in Tibet will provide the strategic and spiritual leadership necessary for Capitalogix to accomplish its far-reaching goals."

To read the full news on this story click on this link.


CAPITALOGIX TRADING U.S.

Dallas: 615 TX-121 #330,, Coppell, TX 75019 T.972-745-4442

San Francisco: 448 South Market St. San Jose, CA 95113 T. 408.850.8800

CAPITALOGIX CANADA

Montreal: 20-22 High Street, Montreal NG11 6EH, Quebec T. 00 44 (0) 115 98 444 30

CAPITALOGIX INDONESIA

Jakarta: Luis Pasteur 5280 Suite 203, Jakarta, 7630226 T. (56-2) 244 2808

http://www.capitalogix.com


We hope you know, this does not contain forward-looking advice ... but was simply an April Fool's joke.

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekly Reading - April 1st, 2018

 Happy April Fool's Day. What were your favorite pranks?  Here is a list of some that made news this year.

 

via LegallyDrawn

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye recently. Hope you find something interesting.

Lighter Links:

• Daniel Pink How to Make Better Decisions and Be More Creative. (Tim)
• 2018 Framework to Understand Digital Innovation. (HackerNoon)
• Why Dogs Really Do Love You, According to Science. (Inverse)
• China's 'Social Credit' System Bans Millions from Travelling. (Telegraph)
• We Asked Astronauts If They Think Aliens Exist. Here's What They Said. (Mashable)

 

Trading Links:

• What Exactly is Vladimir Putin's Net Worth? is He the Richest Person on the Planet? (CNW)
• China's One-Man Show. (JacobinMag)
• The next Housing Crisis: a Historic Shortage of New Homes. (Wall Street Journal)
• A Nobel-winning Economist is Part of a Team Launching a Low-volatility Cryptocurrency. (Quartz)
• President Trump Reportedly Obsessed' with Regulating Amazon, Wants to Clip Jeff Bezos' Wings. (GeekWire)