MoneyBall — More than a Baseball Story…

When I read the Michael Lewis book, “MoneyBall,” my interest was the numbers-based approach to finding players being used by my local baseball team, the Oakland A’s. The reviews of the book (like this one) emphasized how author, Michael Lewis delivered “the most revealing, enlightening look ever written on how a baseball team actually works. [...]

NessNotes: Aha! There’s a Blueprint for That!

I am having a most amazing adventure… as I seek to learn more about “Joe” and the Hero’s Journey. I stumbled upon this link that talked about Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero with a Thousand Faces.” Seems that the driving force behind that site,  Ms. Kristen Brennan,  has done a lot of work drilling down into [...]

NessNotes: Finding Jack – Part 2…

Ok, so let’s get busy chatting about “Following your Bl!ss.” So one of my fav peeps, the most Awesome Kung Fu Practicing Panda and one of the kicka$$ peeps doing just that is Jack Black, an uber funny and driven individual who has been following his bliss ever since he found it! Here’s a dude [...]

NessNotes: Finding Jack Black…

People have the wrong idea about Jack Black. They see him as a comedian struggling to make it in a serious thespian world, a fledgling Jim Carrey or Robin Williams. But look a little closer. Both Carrey and Williams, like any number of comics-turned-actors, first brought their practiced comic personalities to the screen (take The [...]

NessNotes: Enjoy the Process!

While researching the interviewees from Finding Joe The Movie, I came upon an awesome talk that Master Chungliang Al Huang’s gave. He delves into the process. He talks about cut flowers and the need to wake up, become alive. This video is just over six minutes and well worth the time! — Ness Ness@Jedemi.com. ###

Lateral Publishing Update… Red Staple in the News

In USA Today, the Talking Technology column by Jefferson Graham (New tools make self-publishing e-books easier) mentioned Red Staple’s new electronic book (e-book) authoring tools, which had their worldwide debut last September in the Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt SF. Graham also included a video interview with Lori Jordan, the CEO and co-founder of Red [...]