Posts by Parke Ladd

The Future Belongs To Filters…

Posted by Parke Ladd on Feb 26, 2009 in Entrepreneurship, Featured {Article} | 3 comments

Information is ubiquitous. We all need it. We all want it. Information is forever increasing. However, it’s not necessarily correct to state that the amount of information is increasing. What is characteristic of information today was characteristic of information yesterday, 20 years ago and 2000 years ago. Information is information; it is always here, it is always there,...

The SportsCenter Model

Posted by Parke Ladd on Feb 20, 2009 in Entrepreneurship, Featured {Article} | 0 comments

SportsCenter is composed of the extraordinary, uncommon events that happen every day in the world of sports. Even the most avid sports guru couldn’t find enough time in her day to watch, analyze and report on every sporting event held every day throughout the entire world. ESPN doesn’t have the time either. In fact, they usually only have about 30 minutes. They don’t show...

Run Away Husband

Posted by Parke Ladd on Feb 19, 2009 in Featured {Article}, Greatness | 0 comments

I love to run with my wife. I don’t necessarily love running, but running with her makes it a joy. Running brings us closer together. I find this incredibly interesting because running is…well…painful! Some days are more challenging than others, but if you’re going to run with my wife, than you should expect to run to a point of experiencing at least a little pain....

Simplicity In Marketing

Posted by Parke Ladd on Feb 16, 2009 in Business As Usual, Featured {Article} | 1 comment

Darwin just had a birthday. I have been asked to explain Darwin’s theories on numerous occasions (I know, me of all people!), especially during my college years. ”Parke, what do you think of evolution? I just don’t get it. Can you explain it to me?” Well…sure… Two minutes later the conversation ended in further frustration. Why? As a science...

A List of Items You Can Control

Posted by Parke Ladd on Feb 14, 2009 in Featured {Article}, Greatness | 1 comment

Your Mind. . .. … …. We love the idea of controlling lots of things. Any things! The more we control, the experts advise us, the more secure we truly are. Supposedly, control equals safety, position, prestige, maybe even happiness. A couple of years ago I spent some time traveling down the Amazon River throughout the jungle territories of Peru. I encountered some of the most...