Mark Proffitt » mindset

One man and a pile of junk ends poverty

mark — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:02:07 +0000

Orismar de Souza, a homeless man in Brazil, built a car using junk, spare parts and a hammer and chisel. Four years later, the “shrimpmobile” has him back on his feet. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42329229/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ This story mirrors the story of my great grandfather, James Dodd. He had worked as a coal miner since he was 8 years [...]

Benoit Mandelbrot passed away 1924-2010

mark — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:30:17 +0000

Benoit Mandelbrot, the mathematician who discovered fractals has passed away at age 85. I owe his genius for some fundamental concepts that make the Predictive Innovation® possible.

Tengo un año más

mark — Thu, 27 May 2010 06:15:32 +0000

Hoy es mi cumpleaños Last year I spent my birthday in Panama with several people who became very special friends during my visit. They gave me a wonderful party. In English we say “I am this many years old” but in Spanish they say, “I have this many years”. Instead of the years slipping away, [...]

What makes Thailand wonderful

mark — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:34:36 +0000

4,000 volunteers in Bangkok joined together to wash away the damage caused by the Red Shirt’s arson and grenade attacks. This is an example of what I love about Thailand. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/37620/city-stands-united-for-clean-up

Letter from God to Man

mark — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:11:54 +0000

This video answers these common questions and complaint. Why doesn’t God do something about these problems? My God would not let this happen. There can’t be a God because there is so much evil. When we complain about all that is wrong and point the blame at others, or [...]

Steel On Steel Interview About Fired for Using Figure of Speech

mark — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:48:24 +0000

Steel On Steel Mark Proffitt Radio Interview John Loeffler and I talk about Political Correctness and how society in general has turned their brains off to walk in lock step “just following orders”. Steel on Steel is nationally syndicated and also available for download. He is consistently ahead of the curve on what will happen [...]

Technology Trumps Nations

Mark — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:53:55 +0000

The British military believes people in Iraq are using Google Earth to plan attacks on British bases. This article was brought up on a mailing list I participate in. The part they found interesting was, Soldiers from the Royal Green Jackets based at the Basra Palace base said they had considered suing Google Earth if [...]

Where are the High Paying Jobs?

Mark — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 05:12:59 +0000

The big complaint in all the industrialized nations is they’re losing high paying jobs. But where are those jobs going? The quick response is the high paying jobs are going overseas or foreigners are coming in and “stealing” jobs. This is an easy explanation but it’s totally false. High paying jobs aren’t moving overseas or [...]

Breaking Out of Average

mark — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:44:06 +0000

Creating Passionate Users: Attenuation and the suck threshold. A great article on the mindset needed to be an innovator. Most people and the businesses they work in are good enough. They got past the “I don’t suck” threshold but really don’t move much beyond that. The article talks about being the best in the world. [...]

Miracle of Water, Key to Innovation

Mark — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:15:27 +0000

Water is one of the weird things in nature. It doesn’t seem to follow the rules that other materials follow. One of the essential skills to being innovative is finding and understanding odd cases. The better you are at seeing the things that don’t fit the established rules the better you will be able to [...]