The Friday Menagerie, Collection #2

So last week I did a “Friday Menagerie” where I gathered a handful of links & tweets & other goodnesses from around the web & corralled them into a post. And I had fun with it. So I’m doing it again. Please to enjoy!

I Link We’re Alone Now

• Inc. magazine had a nice article debunking the myth that you’ve got to be an extroverted schmooze-machine to succeed as an entrepreneur: Introverts as Entrepreneurs.
• “It’s great to get help & advice if you need it. But don’t expect anyone to do all the thinking for you. And don’t trust anyone who tells you he can or will.” –Josh Hanagarne, The Secret Ingredient to an Irresistible Blog
• Seth Godin takes on the “endless search for wow” (which I’ll admit to being guilty of more often than I’d like) in that way that only Seth can–& it is good.
• And Gwen Bell writes about a close cousin to this endless search for wow, the “drive-by conversation” and the short-tempered, short-sightedness of some convention-goers, in Life’s too short to sit through a bad keynote.
• Dave Navarro (an Ass-Kicker Supreme) “urge[s] you to call bullshit on yourself by putting into words all the reasons you should be proud of yourself.” Do it. Make your Reasons I Kick list.
• Some people seem to have an innate talent for giving great presentations. For the rest of us, Andrew Lightheart is here to save the day. He gives us a breakdown of some great TED talks & explains what the presenters do that makes ‘em great–I’ve christened him the Pop-Up Video of online presentations. But even cooler. Check out his smarts (& sparkly Superman shirt) on How to present like Jill Bolte Taylor.

Tweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)

• Doncha just LOVE it when stuff comes together to prove to you that what you’re doing is right, good, worth it? @TheGirlPie
• If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. –Joseph Campbell, via @jenlemen
• Have I gone mad? I’m afraid so. Totally bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret, all the best people are. –Alice In Wonderland, via @AlexisNeely
• Stop being such a wuss-ass. Just start it… It’ll work out fine. @bigbrightbulb
• Have the courage to believe in yourself. @desireeadaway
• just in case you’re wondering, nothing will be wasted. every mundane, ordinary moment is required for the goodness waiting. @jenlemen

This week’s jukebox selections

• Dreams of 18 by Lal Meri
• Juicy by Better Than Ezra
• Play with Fire by The Rolling Stones, covered by Didi Benami
• Next Best Thing by Nikki & Rich
• Heart Skipped a Beat by The xx
• Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys

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