Success

To Spark is Universal

by Grantonio on August 29, 2010

To Spark is universal. In the developed world, it can be a blue-green glittering from a motherboard sending complex signals to high-tech machinery. In my ears it is a set of headphones, where every melody is generated by a spark. The coffee grinder in the background runs because the ignition switch was grazed by a [...]

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Two-Faced, The Jekyll and Hyde Integration

by Grantonio on August 24, 2010

Dr. Jekyll attempted to overcome his personal challenge in life by disintegrating. This is not unique. Most people try to separate from the parts of their lives.

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A Glimpse of Poverty

by Grantonio on August 20, 2010

I found myself in a very uncomfortable situation this week. When a friend had to fire an employee recently, I was present. Losing work in this economy is not funny, and the situation struck me deeply. Listening to the employee’s reaction, it struck me how close we all are to poverty. I was reminded that [...]

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Sparked Stats: Humanitarian Fact

by Grantonio on April 5, 2010

What do Fighter Jets and Water Filters have in common? Comparing the cost of a jet with the potential to solve the world’s water shortage…in 1 year.

275,000 U.S. citizens, donating only $50 in one year, could solve Haiti’s water crisis for 10 years. (Add in minor costs for educating on how to build the water filters would allow Haitian’s to solve the water problem for the rest of their lives. Then the same U.S. citizens could do it for another country the following year.)

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TEDxTampaBay, Happiness and Ushahidi

by Grantonio on April 2, 2010

We could be doing the same work, seeing the same degree of profits, and still be Significantly improving the lives of those around us and in other countries.

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Sparking Success or Significance?

by Grantonio on March 24, 2010

A life in expectant attentiveness for the moment of surprising Significance, often typified as a life in the service of others, will inevitably lead you into many Successes. But the real reward is in the beauty itself.

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Jason, The Architect of Wow, and other Friend Thoughts

by Grantonio on February 24, 2010

With friends like these, I have no enemies. They help me root out that I am often my own worst enemy, and they do not rest until I return to a state of committing to be great.

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Lakeland Local: Valerie The Chef Destroys Defusers

by Grantonio on February 8, 2010

Meeting Lakeland Local, Valerie the Chef, and how she dealt with the Dream-Destroying Defusers; like a horde of zombies (the really fast ones, not the slow ones) chasing you into a parking garage with no back door and you are fresh out of 12-guage shells.

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From the Vegas Strip to Success Street

by Grantonio on January 2, 2010

During the day they were “those guys” on the stage who sold $600,000 worth of information products to a room full of drooling, swooning niche clients. During the night they were “those guys” in the most expensive VIP booth wherever they went. Tito Ortiz, winning UFC fighter, even took the booth next to theirs…the less expensive one.

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2009 Annual Review Part 2 of 3: Themes and Milestones

by Grantonio on December 25, 2009

Let’s face it, we fail. Well, I can’t speak for you.

I fail. I fail big. Now, don’t worry; I don’t let it get me down! I see it as just part of human nature at times. Though I believe I should be moving with a samurai’s level of discipline, I fall short. Here’s where I fell short this year.

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