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Entries Tagged as 'Abundance and Prosperity'

Can A Tomato Change the World?

August 14th, 2010 · View Comments · Abundance and Prosperity, Energy & Sustainability, Frugality/Frugal Fun, People Helping People, Shel's Personal Life, poverty

I feel very sorry for those people who’ve never had a REAL fresh tomato. Comparing it to a supermarket tomato is like comparing a perfectly aged French triple-cream gourmet cheese with Velveeta.

And I feel grateful not only to live in a place where we can have a garden, but in a time when consciousness of local organic and fresh foods is high, and where food is helping people know their neighbors and boost their nutrition.

Yes, a tomato can change the world.

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Marketing Honesty: Is Fair Trade Really a Fair Deal?

August 7th, 2010 · View Comments · Abundance and Prosperity, Corporate Social Responsibility, Marketing Techniques and Philosophies, Social and Economic Justice, poverty

Essentially, the term Fair Trade refers to the following business model: companies pay craftsmen and farmers in developing countries an increased wage for goods that are traditionally produced in that region. These goods are produced with an eye to minimal environmental impact. Examples of Fair Trade goods are: bananas, honey, cotton, wine, handcrafts, coffee, sugar, and tea. As of 2008, the annual amount of revenue generated by Fair Trade goods amounted to approximately US$4.08 billion worldwide.

While the popularity of Fair Trade goods is almost certainly a byproduct of good intentions on the part of consumers, is there a downside to the Fair Trade industry?

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Bailout a Success, Missiles Reduced: Recent Obama Victories

June 13th, 2010 · Comments Off · Abundance and Prosperity, Peace and War

Since I’ve often been critical of President Obama, it’s nice to point out two bits of positive news you probably haven’t heard on national media: First, this press release reports that the bailout is actually working; the government has now been repaid more than the amount outstanding–and if I’m understanding this correctly, the program should [...]

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The Teabagger Anti-Socialist Purity Pledge

March 27th, 2010 · View Comments · Abundance and Prosperity, Ethics: General, General Commentary, Politics, propaganda

I’ve long wondered why the people who so strenuously object to socialized medicine have no problem with other socialized services, such as police and fire protection (on the government monopoly model) and education (the “public option”/private competition model). This bit of satire makes the point better than I could. I was hoping to be able [...]

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Building Cooperative Marketing Relationships: Practicing What I Preach

January 27th, 2010 · View Comments · Abundance and Prosperity, Marketing Techniques and Philosophies, Networking, People Helping People, Shel's Personal Life, Web 2.0/Social Media

Cooperate with others to open new markets. It’s one of the key principles of my brand new book, Guerrilla Marketing Goes Green (co-authored with Jay Conrad Levinson), released this week by John Wiley & Sons. The book is a manual for thriving by doing the right thing, showing businesses that Green and ethical practices aren’t [...]

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Is It Time for the “Elm Street Economy?”

January 5th, 2010 · Comments Off · Abundance and Prosperity, Energy & Sustainability, People Helping People, Uncategorized

It must have been somewhere around 1986, in the early days of my business, that I first encountered the work of Paul and Sarah Edwards, gurus to the home-based business sector that was just beginning to take off back then. I’ve been home-based since I founded my company in 1981, so their message resonated. I’ve [...]

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Advice to New Entreprenurs

December 16th, 2009 · View Comments · Abundance and Prosperity, Business Ethics, Entrepreneurship

My friend Denise O’Berry is running a contest for the best advice to new entrepreneurs. I don’t have much use for the prize (a year of blog hosting at Network Solutions–I’m happy hosting my own blog), but it felt like a fun and seasonal thing to do. Here’s what I posted: 1. Be as helpful [...]

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Negroponte/Quadir: How Laptops and Cell Phones Attack Systemic Poverty in Developing Countries

October 28th, 2009 · View Comments · Abundance and Prosperity, People Helping People, Social and Economic Justice, Web 2.0/Social Media, poverty

Horace Mann, founding President of Antioch College, famously said “Be ashamed to die until you have won one victory for humanity.” Neither Nicholas Negroponte nor Iqbal Quadir will ever have to worry about shaming themselves in front of Horace Mann’s ghost. These two M.I.T. professors have both made substantial contributions in developing countries, bringing life-changing [...]

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Robots Gone Amok? In Real Life

October 15th, 2009 · View Comments · Abundance and Prosperity

I always start my day looking at the queries from reporters looking for story sources on HARO (Help A Reporter Out). This morning, in addition to the three that I answered, I spotted this intrigung one: Looking for people who use household robots for chores, communication, security or entertainment. Parents if youve purchased toy robots [...]

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John Reese & Tony Robbins Analyze Reese’s First Million-Dollar Day

August 29th, 2009 · View Comments · Abundance and Prosperity, Demographics/Psychographics, Marketing Techniques and Philosophies

Normally, I stay far away from all the get-rich-quick stuff. But I remember when copywriter John Reese became the first Internet marketer to (at least publicly) break the million-dollar-in-one-day barrier. In fact, I remember thinking at the time, oh, for goodness sake, you want us to buy into your product launch so you can set [...]

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