June 4, 2008
With a little help from my friends…
It’s so perfect that the Beatles chose Ringo Starr to sing that song because… well, his voice could have used a little help.
The truth is, we all need a little help from time to time, especially when the going gets tough. Well good news: our Supporters section is finally online, which means we can all get the help we need as we work towards our goals!
The next time you create your game plan, invite a friend or two to support you as you work towards your goals. If you’re invited to become a supporter by someone else, give it a try. It will only take a little time and it can make a big difference.
Every time your friend needs a little support, you’ll receive an email message. But you’re also free to send messages of encouragement, tips or advice at any time. Remember to be creative. Sometimes an image can say it all.
In the future, we’ll me adding more ways for members to support each other along the path to greater well-being.
Until then, good luck and have fun!
Kerry
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May 13, 2008
inpowr interview with Michel Chioini… becoming the hub for wellness.
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April 23, 2008
Back in Frisco
The sun is out and and so are about 7,000 people from around the world, and they’re all here at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. In the words of Expo organizers at O’Reilly, here’s why:
“Web 2.0 technologies are empowering us in ways we could only have imagined even just a few years ago. We’re able to build more, connect more, have more fun, sell more stuff, share more than ever before—and do it all faster. But as the pace of change and innovation accelerates, separating signal from noise, useful from annoying, genuine from fluff becomes increasingly challenging.”
The inpowr team is psyched to be back in San Francisco, a year after we first launched at the Web 2.0 Expo Launch Pad. This time around, we’re here to tap the industry’s leading minds, share ideas, meet potential co-branding partners and hopefully drum up some funding for our next round of development, commercialization and marketing.
The bloggers are out in force too and there’s no shortage of updates and info on what’s going on here at the show.
Check out the Web 2.0 Blog, Venture Beat, or Tom Smoke’s Digital Finest for all the latest.
Stay tuned for new developments and enjoy this blast from the past:
The inpowr team
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April 7, 2008
What’s the point of grouping the cards together?
That’s a question I’ve heard a few times. Let’s take a look at the process: when you’ve finished rating your well-being you get a graphic representation of the areas in your life that you might want to consider working on. Then you’re invited to group them together… but the question is why?
The easy answer is that many areas in our lives are interrelated. For example: my level of energy and my eating habits are related. Those two might also be related to how I feel about my body.
Another reason is that sometimes when you work on one aspect of your life, you discover it has an impact on some other areas as well. If I lessen some of the worries in my life, I might find my mind is clearer at work and I do a better job.
The simple act of grouping the cards together in a way that’s meaningful to you is already a positive step in your life. You can further the process by choosing a goal to work on and planning the steps or actions you’ll take to help achieve your goal. Later on, you can see how your actions affected your well-being and draw your own conclusions about those relationships.
Here’s a concrete example of what I’m describing. When you visit the Community section, you’ll see all 36 areas of life ranked by their current level of well-being in the inpowr community.
When you click on a “related goals” link, you’ll see the goals people were working on that had an impact on that particular area of life. To an outsider, the link between the two might seem a little weird… Hmmm. She was working on her relationship with her mom but she feels better about her surroundings. This is where it gets fun. Dig a little.
Click on the “Testimonials” link and you’ll be able to read personal insights and conclusions from inpowr members and you can go back and track their progress from day to day. There’s a wealth of learning in the collective experiences of humanity and we’re finally starting to harness it.
I heartily encourage everyone to share as much of their experiences as they feel comfortable with. The more we share, the more we can all learn from one another.
We’re all individuals but we’re a lot like the various aspects of our lives: intimately interrelated.
Have fun!
Kerry
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February 29, 2008
Need help setting your goals?
Here are a few tips to help you create your game plan and set your goals.
Try to make your game plan…
1) motivating, interesting or fun so that you feel like doing it on a daily basis. Feel free to experiment. One way to help achieve your goals is to link them to an action that gives you genuine pleasure.
2) clear: the actions that you choose should be concrete and tangible; try to avoid things that are too vague, abstract or metaphysical. For example: instead of saying “do more exercise; you could say “do 20 minutes of riding each day.”
3) realistic: it’s a good idea to start with simple actions that can be easily integrated into your daily routine. Try to avoid having too many things on your plate all at once.
The first part of the Community section is online now. It’s a great place to start when you want to see what other people are doing to achieve their goals!
Good luck and Have fun!
Speaking of fun: inpowr has a Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=inpowr&init=q
So join the group and be part of the dialogue.
The inpowr team
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