20 Unusual Things 20 Successful People Do Every Day | Inc.com: "It's important to keep the fire in the gut burning because without passion or purpose you become complacent--and complacency kills. I give myself a gut check every day to make sure I've still "got it" because over time it's easy to lose sight of what matters to you and instead focus on what is important to others (think new employee versus senior leader).
For me, the connection between mental and physical fitness is important--in the SEALs and in business--and something I continually try to strengthen by doing crazy gut checks like driving across country in 42 hours straight with no (read zero) sleep (not something I recommend, by the way) or waking up at five am every day to play guitar, write my blog, and exercise--rain, sleet, or snow--before heading into work.
If you lose the fire in the gut then you lose the values that define you.
-- Jeff Boss, former Navy SEAL (every list needs an ex-SEAL) and CrossLead team member at the McChrystal Group"
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Saturday, March 29, 2014
How to Get People to Answer Your Call | Inc.com
How to Get People to Answer Your Call | Inc.com: "I love Jean. She's a salesperson extraordinaire employed by one of my great clients. Every call or email from her is a double shot of espresso to my spirit. We all have a Jean in our lives--the opposite of the "soul sucking oxygen vampires" I wrote about in a recent post. They give so much more than they take--and that's why her call gets answered or returned no matter where I am or what I am doing. And I'm not the only one. Jean usually gets responses from whomever she contacts. Her approach is simple, but it is so effective. Over the course of dozens of contacts, I think I have figured out why. Here are the things Jean does well:"
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3 Steps To Make Sure Your Cold-Call Email Gets Answered | Inc.com
3 Steps To Make Sure Your Cold-Call Email Gets Answered | Inc.com: "Dear x,
I love what you're working on and would love to meet for coffee and pick your brain and get your advice.
Let me know when you can meet!
Sincerely,
y
Many of us have been in this position of sending/receiving a cold email and asking for advice, right? While building my new business THINX, I found that I have to constantly ask people I don’t know for advice/help etc."
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I love what you're working on and would love to meet for coffee and pick your brain and get your advice.
Let me know when you can meet!
Sincerely,
y
Many of us have been in this position of sending/receiving a cold email and asking for advice, right? While building my new business THINX, I found that I have to constantly ask people I don’t know for advice/help etc."
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How to Network: 8 Tricks to Make Connections That Will Pay Off | Inc.com
How to Network: 8 Tricks to Make Connections That Will Pay Off | Inc.com: "8. Be generous.
That doesn't mean you should only reach out to contacts or do things for them when you expect something in return. "You can't operate with the thought of reciprocity in mind," Sobel cautions. "If you go around with that mercenary attitude it will show, and people will think you're a self-interested schmuck."
Instead, he says, "You have to have a generous spirit. The greatest networkers I know genuinely like to help others. They're always doing it. And if they ever do need anything, people will fall over themselves to help them.""
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That doesn't mean you should only reach out to contacts or do things for them when you expect something in return. "You can't operate with the thought of reciprocity in mind," Sobel cautions. "If you go around with that mercenary attitude it will show, and people will think you're a self-interested schmuck."
Instead, he says, "You have to have a generous spirit. The greatest networkers I know genuinely like to help others. They're always doing it. And if they ever do need anything, people will fall over themselves to help them.""
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Thursday, March 27, 2014
NRG’s David Crane: Where Is the Amazon, Apple and Google of the Utility Sector? : Greentech Media
NRG’s David Crane: Where Is the Amazon, Apple and Google of the Utility Sector? : Greentech Media: ""At NRG, we did all that we could, as fast as we could do it, and what we accomplished with our partners and customers turned out to be quite a lot. Enough, in fact, for you and your generation to finish the job."
That would be a much better answer.
So let's make it happen.
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David Crane is the CEO of NRG Energy. This CEO letter was initially printed at NRG's website and was reprinted with permission."
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That would be a much better answer.
So let's make it happen.
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David Crane is the CEO of NRG Energy. This CEO letter was initially printed at NRG's website and was reprinted with permission."
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Friday, March 21, 2014
Parched California town risks running out of water | Al Jazeera America
Parched California town risks running out of water | Al Jazeera America: "LAKE OF THE WOODS, Calif. — On Fir Drive, in this tiny mountain town in Kern County in the usually lush Los Padres National Forest, there were no signs of lawns.
Sharon McGinley washed her truck with Windex and paper towels, while her 5-year-old grandson, Jacob, insisted on playing on a dusty lot crawling with ants.
“We can’t water, we can’t wash our cars,” she said. “I’ve never seen it this bad — ever.”"
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Sharon McGinley washed her truck with Windex and paper towels, while her 5-year-old grandson, Jacob, insisted on playing on a dusty lot crawling with ants.
“We can’t water, we can’t wash our cars,” she said. “I’ve never seen it this bad — ever.”"
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Untitled — Dale McFeatters: What’s wrong with a messy desk?
Untitled — Dale McFeatters: What’s wrong with a messy desk?: "I am of the clutter school. But it is not because of a predisposition to messiness, although there’s that, too. That pile of newspapers, reports, magazines and tear sheets that stretches across the desk, around the telephone and laps up against the computer is a security blanket.
I have the reassurance that there’s a story in that pile somewhere — if I can only be bothered to go find it."
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I have the reassurance that there’s a story in that pile somewhere — if I can only be bothered to go find it."
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Untitled — Dale McFeatters: What’s wrong with a messy desk?
Untitled — Dale McFeatters: What’s wrong with a messy desk?: "I am of the clutter school. But it is not because of a predisposition to messiness, although there’s that, too. That pile of newspapers, reports, magazines and tear sheets that stretches across the desk, around the telephone and laps up against the computer is a security blanket.
I have the reassurance that there’s a story in that pile somewhere — if I can only be bothered to go find it."
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I have the reassurance that there’s a story in that pile somewhere — if I can only be bothered to go find it."
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California’s Plan to Replace San Onofre Nuclear: Green Success or Natural Gas Giveaway? : Greentech Media
California’s Plan to Replace San Onofre Nuclear: Green Success or Natural Gas Giveaway? : Greentech Media: "In a recent issue paper, the Sierra Club lamented that the Pio Pico gas-fired plant in Carlsbad, California that NRG Energy is planning to build for SDG&E “could fill the entirety of its proposed all source allocation." And, as Vote Solar notes, the larger the all-source procurement, the higher the likelihood that big gas-fired plants will win out in cost-effectiveness terms.
CPUC Commissioner Peter Florio acknowledged those concerns in Thursday’s commission meeting. “We all wish we could replace these resources with 100 percent preferred resources. But the simple reality is that no one in the world has been able to manage a complex grid like we have in Southern California without some fast-responding gas resources,” he said."
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CPUC Commissioner Peter Florio acknowledged those concerns in Thursday’s commission meeting. “We all wish we could replace these resources with 100 percent preferred resources. But the simple reality is that no one in the world has been able to manage a complex grid like we have in Southern California without some fast-responding gas resources,” he said."
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Anatomy of a Deal: 4-Cent-per-Kilowatt-Hour Solar in Palo Alto : Greentech Media
Anatomy of a Deal: 4-Cent-per-Kilowatt-Hour Solar in Palo Alto : Greentech Media: "Palo Alto, California's municipal utility already has low electricity prices -- local recreation center Oshman Family JCC reported paying about 9 cents per kilowatt-hour at certain rate tiers. But THiNKnrg, an energy project developer, was able to provide the center with a 50 percent discount and close a deal with a twenty-year solar PPA price at 4 cents per kilowatt-hour.
This is a relatively small project -- it comprises 398 kilowatts spread across twelve rooftops. And although that doesn't compare in scale to, say, Austin's 5-cent-per-kWh, 150-megawatt PPA, the JCC project distinguishes itself by creatively financing a small project while keeping soft costs down."
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This is a relatively small project -- it comprises 398 kilowatts spread across twelve rooftops. And although that doesn't compare in scale to, say, Austin's 5-cent-per-kWh, 150-megawatt PPA, the JCC project distinguishes itself by creatively financing a small project while keeping soft costs down."
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Thursday, March 20, 2014
Power outage hits Port Hueneme » Ventura County Star
Power outage hits Port Hueneme » Ventura County Star: "About 5,400 customers were left in the dark Thursday night in Port Hueneme because of a power outage.
Southern California Edison said the outage began at 8:35 p.m.
The company did not say what caused the outage, saying only it was analyzing the possible reasons behind it.
Edison expected power to be fully restored by 3 a.m. Friday.
© 2014 Ventura County Star. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. "
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Southern California Edison said the outage began at 8:35 p.m.
The company did not say what caused the outage, saying only it was analyzing the possible reasons behind it.
Edison expected power to be fully restored by 3 a.m. Friday.
© 2014 Ventura County Star. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. "
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Measuring Roof Azimuth | Home Power Magazine
Measuring Roof Azimuth | Home Power Magazine: "Knowing what direction a roof faces (its azimuth) is important to accurately estimate a roof-mounted PV array’s generation potential. With the use of a compass and magnetic declination, a roof’s orientation can be determined using these few simple steps.
1. Align the base of the compass with the edge of the roof. Most compasses will have an indicating arrow that will be perpendicular to the roof edge.
2. Rotate the compass dial so the needle is aligned to the magnetic north-and-south axis.
3. Adjust the compass dial to compensate for the local magnetic declination. You can find your magnetic declination at bit.ly/CalcDeclination.
a. For eastern declinations, the dial is rotated counterclockwise, subtracting the declination value from the current compass reading.
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b. For western declinations, the dial is rotated clockwise, adding the declination value to the current compass reading.
4. The compass bearing that aligns with the indicating arrow is the roof’s azimuth. The photos demonstrate finding roof orientation with an eastern declination of 8°.
—Jeff Tobe"
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1. Align the base of the compass with the edge of the roof. Most compasses will have an indicating arrow that will be perpendicular to the roof edge.
2. Rotate the compass dial so the needle is aligned to the magnetic north-and-south axis.
3. Adjust the compass dial to compensate for the local magnetic declination. You can find your magnetic declination at bit.ly/CalcDeclination.
a. For eastern declinations, the dial is rotated counterclockwise, subtracting the declination value from the current compass reading.
-or-
b. For western declinations, the dial is rotated clockwise, adding the declination value to the current compass reading.
4. The compass bearing that aligns with the indicating arrow is the roof’s azimuth. The photos demonstrate finding roof orientation with an eastern declination of 8°.
—Jeff Tobe"
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014
HERO Financing Residential Application
HERO Financing Residential Application: "There Are Over 50 Different Product Categories
HERO Financing is available for a wide array of home energy and water efficient products and renewable energy systems. With new products being added every day you are sure to find the right ones for your home energy project. If your product is not listed just give us a call to see if it meets the requirements for HERO Financing.
Product eligibility may vary by location. To view products that are eligible in your area please click here."
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HERO Financing is available for a wide array of home energy and water efficient products and renewable energy systems. With new products being added every day you are sure to find the right ones for your home energy project. If your product is not listed just give us a call to see if it meets the requirements for HERO Financing.
Product eligibility may vary by location. To view products that are eligible in your area please click here."
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HERO Financing Residential Application
HERO Financing Residential Application: "There Are Over 50 Different Product Categories
HERO Financing is available for a wide array of home energy and water efficient products and renewable energy systems. With new products being added every day you are sure to find the right ones for your home energy project. If your product is not listed just give us a call to see if it meets the requirements for HERO Financing.
Product eligibility may vary by location. To view products that are eligible in your area please click here."
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HERO Financing is available for a wide array of home energy and water efficient products and renewable energy systems. With new products being added every day you are sure to find the right ones for your home energy project. If your product is not listed just give us a call to see if it meets the requirements for HERO Financing.
Product eligibility may vary by location. To view products that are eligible in your area please click here."
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HERO PACE Poised to Move into Most of California
HERO PACE Poised to Move into Most of California: "A little more than two years since it was launched in Riverside County, the Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) financing program is on the verge of an expansion that will soon be accessible to 70% of Californians.
“The past two years have confirmed that California cities are deriving great economic benefits from the HERO program,” said Dean Hollander, HERO spokesperson. “We’re excited to be expanding into more than 100 California communities in 2014.”"
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“The past two years have confirmed that California cities are deriving great economic benefits from the HERO program,” said Dean Hollander, HERO spokesperson. “We’re excited to be expanding into more than 100 California communities in 2014.”"
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Riverside HERO Program Information
Riverside HERO Program Information: "HERO Program Information for Solar Power
Property owners in many Western Riverside County communities may benefit from a unique solar energy financing program serving just their region. The Riverside HERO (short for the Home Energy Renovation Opportunity) program is a property tax loan contained in California Assembly Bill AB811.
The HERO program provides low-interest loans to residential and commercial property owners for solar power installations. Property owners are allowed to repay the loan through assessments on their property tax bills over 20 years. Even property owners with minimal credit can be approved for funding under the HERO solar energy loan program."
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Property owners in many Western Riverside County communities may benefit from a unique solar energy financing program serving just their region. The Riverside HERO (short for the Home Energy Renovation Opportunity) program is a property tax loan contained in California Assembly Bill AB811.
The HERO program provides low-interest loans to residential and commercial property owners for solar power installations. Property owners are allowed to repay the loan through assessments on their property tax bills over 20 years. Even property owners with minimal credit can be approved for funding under the HERO solar energy loan program."
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Riverside HERO Program Information
Riverside HERO Program Information: "HERO Program Information for Solar Power
Property owners in many Western Riverside County communities may benefit from a unique solar energy financing program serving just their region. The Riverside HERO (short for the Home Energy Renovation Opportunity) program is a property tax loan contained in California Assembly Bill AB811.
The HERO program provides low-interest loans to residential and commercial property owners for solar power installations. Property owners are allowed to repay the loan through assessments on their property tax bills over 20 years. Even property owners with minimal credit can be approved for funding under the HERO solar energy loan program."
'via Blog this'
Property owners in many Western Riverside County communities may benefit from a unique solar energy financing program serving just their region. The Riverside HERO (short for the Home Energy Renovation Opportunity) program is a property tax loan contained in California Assembly Bill AB811.
The HERO program provides low-interest loans to residential and commercial property owners for solar power installations. Property owners are allowed to repay the loan through assessments on their property tax bills over 20 years. Even property owners with minimal credit can be approved for funding under the HERO solar energy loan program."
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Monday, March 17, 2014
Lost Jet’s Path Seen as Altered via Computer - NYTimes.com
Lost Jet’s Path Seen as Altered via Computer - NYTimes.com: "Meanwhile, as the search for the missing Boeing 777 jet stretched into a 10th day, two of the nations helping in the hunt, Australia and Indonesia, agreed to divide between them a vast area of the southeastern Indian Ocean, with Indonesia focusing on equatorial waters and Australia beginning to search farther south for traces of the aircraft. To the north, China and Kazakhstan checked their radar records and tried to figure out whether the jet could have landed somewhere on their soil."
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Mr. David Fields CEO One Roof Energy on San Diego TV....Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6poXTR0ma7c
Mr. David Fields CEO One Roof Energy on San Diego TV....Interview
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http://www.oneroofenergy.com/the-shared-economy-re-thinking-the-american-dream/
the shared economy: re-thinking the “american dream”
Friday, March 7th, 2014
Posted in Blog by Nick Hofer . Comments (0)
The times are changing. American’s are no longer wanting to, and in some cases, able to buy everything their hearts desire. Welcome to the shared economy where leasing, borrowing and even selling your spare time can lead to a happier existence.
“The time is right to buy,” advises billionaire finance wiz, Warren Buffet, and clearly this is a big part of the American Dream. Buy! Buy! Buy!
To be happy and successful, you must own a home. You must own a car… and an expensive purse… and a dog… and a bike… and some high-end power tools.
Accurate? I’m not so sure anymore.
In Suzy Orman’s 2012 book (we know she can be a bit irritating at times, but we think she’s nailed this issue on the head) The Money Class: Learn to Create the New American Dream she announces that the historical hallmarks of the American Dream—“the home, the job security, the education, the retirement”—are dead and can no longer be relied upon for a sense of financial security. Period. She recommends living well below your means in order to build up cash savings that can cover your expenses for eight months in case of a job loss or similar emergency.
Problem is, that requires a lot of sacrificing and let’s face it, sacrifice isn’t all that fun and sometime it’s nearly impossible to do. There has however been a paradigm shift in the American mindset that seems pretty cool and noteworthy to us. And even fun. The shift from a desire to own and consume to a more elevated desire to share collectively, called the “shared economy”.
What is the shared economy? You’re probably participating in it now and don’t even realize it. The shared economy (a.k.a. the share economy, the shared economy, or the collaborative economy) is defined as an economic system built around the sharing of human and physical assets. It includes the shared creation, production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services by different people and/or organizations. These systems take a variety of forms, but all leverage information technology to empower individuals and communities at large.
The new shared economy challenges the economic and environmental sustainability of owning everything you use and instead, encourages sharing or renting things you either don’t have or just flat out don’t want to shell out the dough to purchase.
Yeah, it sounds kind of hippie-ish, but consider the fact that by 2050 there will be 9.3 billion people in the world according to the United Nations. Envision the impact if every individual felt the need to build a McMansion, purchase a Fendi Bag and drive an SUV. Sounds a little excessive and unsustainable to us, and let’s face it, we work in marketing.
The “sharing economy” began to appear in the mid-2000s, as new business structures emerged, inspired by the access of social technology and an increasing sense of urgency around global population growth and resource depletion. One inspiration was the tragedy of the commons, which refers to the idea that when we all act solely in our self-interest, we deplete the shared resources we need for our own quality of life.
Take your car, for example. Your car is parked almost all the time—whether at your home or office. With the amount you pay in gas, maintenance and loan payments, it’s more of a huge expensive waste. What do you get in return? You get from Point A to Point B, probably twice a day. However, most of the time, you are paying for the pleasure of letting in depreciate in the parking lot.
Peer to peer or business that offer shared assets can help by connecting everyday people with new ways to save or better yet, make money using the things they already own.
A number of ride sharing companies have sprung up like Uber, Airbrn and ZipCar to address this growing movement. And they seem to be doing great!
Solar leasing fits beautifully into this new movement. Sure, some people will always want to own. We get it. But to some, immediately lowering their electric bill, avoiding the maintenance of another household piece of equipment, and making the world a little better without any sacrifice, is just the right way to live.
Leasing solar saves the average homeowner 10-30% in the first year and thousands over the course of the lease..
That money can be used any way you want, including Orman’s eight-month emergency savings fund. Or to take a trip, make a donation to Habitat for Humanity… It’s up to you.
There’s a huge evolving marketplace out there in the shared economy. Some of our favorite pioneers include; SideCar and Lyft, who turn private cars into occasional taxis by helping car owner’s rent out empty seats during their trips. Airbnb turns private homes into hotels, by helping homeowners to temporarily rent out their apartments or houses to travelers, TaskRabbit turns favors for strangers into cash by helping people with spare time rent out that time for errands and small jobs for others. We also love Liquid, which allows people to rent bikes from neighbors and Snapgoods which connects residents with high-end household equipment rentals like cameras, kitchen appliances and musical instruments. For dog lovers, there’s Dog Vacay, which allows traveling pet owners to board their furry friends in a loving home instead of a kennel while they’re away. It’s cheaper and more comfortable for the pet!
Bottom line is that the historical ways people thought about wealth are dead. Thankfully, companies like ours and many other shared-economy businesses are helping people discover new ways to create their own American Dream and in a very cool, eco-conscious, low consumption way. I love this job.
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