The Weekend Read – Let my people go surfing by Yvon Chouinard

Sub-titled “The Education of a Reluctant Businessman”, I am indebted to my friend Richard Hellen for recommending this book. If you fail to be informed, inspired and encouraged then ask yourself why you are in business. Patagonia is a company that deserves the attention of any business owner, employee or customer. Founded by Yvon ChouinardContinue reading “The Weekend Read – Let my people go surfing by Yvon Chouinard”

In case you missed…TGBSL #23

TGBSL? see more here. 1. New definition of oral health announced; “Oral health is multifaceted and includes the ability to speak, smile, smell, taste, touch, chew, swallow, and convey a range of emotions through facial expressions with confidence and without pain, discomfort, and disease of the craniofacial complex,” reads the definition. More here. 2. Dental implantsContinue reading “In case you missed…TGBSL #23”

“This year 6 US citizens won Nobel prizes. And every one of them was an immigrant….

“This year 6 US citizens won Nobel prizes. And every one of them was an immigrant. Every one of them.” via Memex And some of them have started pointing this out – while politicians on both side of the Atlantic trade in anti-immigrant rhetoric. Continues here. My mother was an immigrant, the vast majority of boysContinue reading ““This year 6 US citizens won Nobel prizes. And every one of them was an immigrant….”