Natasha Dantzig sent me a heads up about a new post on the TED Talks and
thought I/You might be interested in it.
It is 30 minutes long and a kick. I think you would enjoy watching the
video as well.
Watch it a couple of times.
Listen between the lines.
We often think we could not do the things others seem to accomplish so
easily and yet here is a person that is dyslexic and has accomplished
much in spite of it.
What might you accomplish as well?
- LRK -
Thanks for looking up with me.
- LRK -
Larry Kellogg
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Hello Larry,
We've just released another TEDTalk I think you may be into.
Below you'll find a link to Richard Branson's TEDTalk, as well as a talk
summary and a speaker bio.
Many thanks for your consideration, and please don't hesitate to get
in touch with me directly if you need more information.
Best,
Natasha
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/181
BIO: World-renowned entrepreneur Richard Branson bootstrapped his way
from humble record shop owner to head of the Virgin empire. And now he's
focusing his boundless energy, and wallet, on the daunting task of
saving our environment.
He's ballooned across the Atlantic, floated down the River Thames with
the Sex Pistols, and been knighted by the Queen. His megabrand, Virgin,
is home to over 250 companies, from gyms, gambling houses and bridal
boutiques to fleets of planes, trains and limousines. The man even owns
his own island.
And now Richard Branson is moving onward and upward into the space
tourism realm: Virgin Galactic's Philippe Starck-designed, Burt
Rutan-engineered spacecraft are slated to start carrying passengers into
the thermosphere in 2009, at $200,000 a ticket.
But Branson also has a philanthropic streak. He's pledged the next 10
years of profits from his transportation empire (an amount expected to
reach $3 billion) to the development of renewable alternatives to carbon
fuels. And then there's his Virgin Earth Challenge, which offers a $25
million prize to the first person to come up with an economically viable
solution to the greenhouse gas problem.
TALK: When Richard Branson was at school, his headmaster predicted he
would wind up either a millionaire or in jail. In the years since then,
Branson has done both. Branson talks to TED's Chris Anderson about the
many ups and the downs of his career, from his multibillionaire success
to his multiple near-death experiences, from Virgin's new line of
spacecraft to the failure of the Virgin condom. He also reveals some of
the motivations behind the man.
--
Natasha Dantzig
t: (212) 260-3707
c: (415) 425-6378
Snip
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http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/view/id/161
Speakers Richard Branson: Entrepreneur
Why you should listen to him:
He's ballooned across the Atlantic, *floated down the Thames with the
Sex Pistols*, and been knighted by the Queen. His megabrand, Virgin
<http://www.virgin.com/home.aspx >, is home to more than 250 companies,
from gyms, gambling houses and bridal boutiques to fleets of planes,
trains and limousines. The man even owns his own island.
And now Richard Branson is moving onward and upward into space
(tourism): Virgin Galactic's Philippe Starck-designed, Burt
Rutan-engineered *spacecraft are slated to start carrying passengers
into the thermosphere in 2009*, at $200,000 a ticket.
Branson also has a philanthropic streak. He's pledged the next 10 years
of profits from his transportation empire (an amount expected to reach
$3 billion) to *the development of renewable alternatives to carbon
fuels*. And then there's his Virgin Earth <http://www.virginearth.com/>
Challenge, which offers a $25 million prize to the first person to come
up with an economically viable solution to the greenhouse gas problem.
"There is luck, and then there is Richard Branson luck."
/The New Yorker/, May 14, 2007
Snip
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http://www.virgin.com/home.aspx
This isn't a website, it is the front door, open it.
Snip
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http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks
TED ideas worth spreading.
Talks List
Snip
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950 (1950-07-18)
(age 57) in Shamley Green, Surrey, England), is an English entrepreneur,
best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies.
Branson's first successful business venture was at age 16, when he
published a magazine called Student. He then set up a record mail-order
business in 1970. In 1971, he opened a chain of record stores, now known
as Virgin Megastores.
With his flamboyant and competitive style, Branson's Virgin brand grew
rapidly during the 1980s - as he set up Virgin Atlantic Airways and
expanded the Virgin Records music label.
Today, his net worth is estimated at over £4 billion (US$7.8 billion)
according to The Sunday Times Rich List 2006, or [1] US$3.8 billion
according to Forbes magazine.[2]
Snip
1 ^ Sunday Times Rich List. The Sunday Times. Retrieved on 2006-09-19.
2 ^ #230 Richard Branson. The World's Billionaires 2007. Forbes
(2007-03-08). Retrieved on 2007-08-26.
Snip
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http://www.beingdyslexic.co.uk/information/famous/richard-branson.php
Richard Branson - Famous Dyslexic
When Richard Branson's granny was 99, she wrote him to say that the last
10 years had been her best. He should read the book, "A Brief History of
Time" by Stephen Hawking. She had loved it. But most of all, her advice
to Richard was "You've got one go in life, so make the most of it."
Those are words that mean so much to Richard Branson, as they go right
to the heart of his belief in making it on your own. Now, head of 150 or
so enterprises that carry the Virgin name, with a personal wealth
estimated at nearly $3 billion, he has followed that personal dream and
made the most of it. He still holds the record as fastest to cross the
Atlantic ocean by boat. He still hopes to be first to circle the globe
in a balloon. It is a success that was never expected for a dyslexic,
nearsighted boy.
Richard didn't breeze through school. It wasn't just a challenge for
him, it was a nightmare. His dyslexia embarrassed him as he had to
memorize and recite word for word in public. He was sure he did terribly
on the standard IQ tests...these are tests that measure abilities where
he is weak. In the end, it was the tests that failed. They totally
missed his ability and passion for sports. They had no means to identify
ambition, the fire inside that drives people to find a path to success
that zigzags around the maze of standard doors that won't open. They
never identified the most important talent of all. It's the ability to
connect with people, mind to mind, soul to soul. It's that rare power to
energize the ambitions of others so that they, too, rise to the level of
their dreams.
Ironically, Richard Branson's talents began to show themselves during
his adolescent school years. Frustrated with the rigidity of school
rules and regulations, and seeing the energy of student activism in the
late 60's, he decided to start his own student newspaper. This might not
have been remarkable, except that this paper was intended to tie many
schools together. It would be focused on the students and not the
schools. It would sell advertising to major corporations. It would have
articles by Ministers of Parliament, rock music stars, intellectuals and
movie celebrities. It would be a commercial success. That was the
business plan that 17 year old Richard Branson put together with his
pal, Jonny Gems
Snip
==============================================================
WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
==============================================================
We've just released another TEDTalk I think you may be into.
Below you'll find a link to Richard Branson's TEDTalk, as well as a talk
summary and a speaker bio.
Many thanks for your consideration, and please don't hesitate to get
in touch with me directly if you need more information.
Best,
Natasha
http://www.ted.com/index.php
BIO: World-renowned entrepreneur Richard Branson bootstrapped his way
from humble record shop owner to head of the Virgin empire. And now he's
focusing his boundless energy, and wallet, on the daunting task of
saving our environment.
He's ballooned across the Atlantic, floated down the River Thames with
the Sex Pistols, and been knighted by the Queen. His megabrand, Virgin,
is home to over 250 companies, from gyms, gambling houses and bridal
boutiques to fleets of planes, trains and limousines. The man even owns
his own island.
And now Richard Branson is moving onward and upward into the space
tourism realm: Virgin Galactic's Philippe Starck-designed, Burt
Rutan-engineered spacecraft are slated to start carrying passengers into
the thermosphere in 2009, at $200,000 a ticket.
But Branson also has a philanthropic streak. He's pledged the next 10
years of profits from his transportation empire (an amount expected to
reach $3 billion) to the development of renewable alternatives to carbon
fuels. And then there's his Virgin Earth Challenge, which offers a $25
million prize to the first person to come up with an economically viable
solution to the greenhouse gas problem.
TALK: When Richard Branson was at school, his headmaster predicted he
would wind up either a millionaire or in jail. In the years since then,
Branson has done both. Branson talks to TED's Chris Anderson about the
many ups and the downs of his career, from his multibillionaire success
to his multiple near-death experiences, from Virgin's new line of
spacecraft to the failure of the Virgin condom. He also reveals some of
the motivations behind the man.
--
Natasha Dantzig
t: (212) 260-3707
c: (415) 425-6378
Snip
==============================
http://www.ted.com/index.php
Speakers Richard Branson: Entrepreneur
Why you should listen to him:
He's ballooned across the Atlantic, *floated down the Thames with the
Sex Pistols*, and been knighted by the Queen. His megabrand, Virgin
<http://www.virgin.com/home
from gyms, gambling houses and bridal boutiques to fleets of planes,
trains and limousines. The man even owns his own island.
And now Richard Branson is moving onward and upward into space
(tourism): Virgin Galactic's Philippe Starck-designed, Burt
Rutan-engineered *spacecraft are slated to start carrying passengers
into the thermosphere in 2009*, at $200,000 a ticket.
Branson also has a philanthropic streak. He's pledged the next 10 years
of profits from his transportation empire (an amount expected to reach
$3 billion) to *the development of renewable alternatives to carbon
fuels*. And then there's his Virgin Earth <http://www.virginearth.com/>
Challenge, which offers a $25 million prize to the first person to come
up with an economically viable solution to the greenhouse gas problem.
"There is luck, and then there is Richard Branson luck."
/The New Yorker/, May 14, 2007
Snip
==============================
http://www.virgin.com/home
This isn't a website, it is the front door, open it.
Snip
==============================
http://www.ted.com/index.php
TED ideas worth spreading.
Talks List
Snip
==============================
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950 (1950-07-18)
(age 57) in Shamley Green, Surrey, England), is an English entrepreneur,
best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies.
Branson's first successful business venture was at age 16, when he
published a magazine called Student. He then set up a record mail-order
business in 1970. In 1971, he opened a chain of record stores, now known
as Virgin Megastores.
With his flamboyant and competitive style, Branson's Virgin brand grew
rapidly during the 1980s - as he set up Virgin Atlantic Airways and
expanded the Virgin Records music label.
Today, his net worth is estimated at over £4 billion (US$7.8 billion)
according to The Sunday Times Rich List 2006, or [1] US$3.8 billion
according to Forbes magazine.[2]
Snip
1 ^ Sunday Times Rich List. The Sunday Times. Retrieved on 2006-09-19.
2 ^ #230 Richard Branson. The World's Billionaires 2007. Forbes
(2007-03-08). Retrieved on 2007-08-26.
Snip
==============================
http://www.beingdyslexic.co.uk
Richard Branson - Famous Dyslexic
When Richard Branson's granny was 99, she wrote him to say that the last
10 years had been her best. He should read the book, "A Brief History of
Time" by Stephen Hawking. She had loved it. But most of all, her advice
to Richard was "You've got one go in life, so make the most of it."
Those are words that mean so much to Richard Branson, as they go right
to the heart of his belief in making it on your own. Now, head of 150 or
so enterprises that carry the Virgin name, with a personal wealth
estimated at nearly $3 billion, he has followed that personal dream and
made the most of it. He still holds the record as fastest to cross the
Atlantic ocean by boat. He still hopes to be first to circle the globe
in a balloon. It is a success that was never expected for a dyslexic,
nearsighted boy.
Richard didn't breeze through school. It wasn't just a challenge for
him, it was a nightmare. His dyslexia embarrassed him as he had to
memorize and recite word for word in public. He was sure he did terribly
on the standard IQ tests...these are tests that measure abilities where
he is weak. In the end, it was the tests that failed. They totally
missed his ability and passion for sports. They had no means to identify
ambition, the fire inside that drives people to find a path to success
that zigzags around the maze of standard doors that won't open. They
never identified the most important talent of all. It's the ability to
connect with people, mind to mind, soul to soul. It's that rare power to
energize the ambitions of others so that they, too, rise to the level of
their dreams.
Ironically, Richard Branson's talents began to show themselves during
his adolescent school years. Frustrated with the rigidity of school
rules and regulations, and seeing the energy of student activism in the
late 60's, he decided to start his own student newspaper. This might not
have been remarkable, except that this paper was intended to tie many
schools together. It would be focused on the students and not the
schools. It would sell advertising to major corporations. It would have
articles by Ministers of Parliament, rock music stars, intellectuals and
movie celebrities. It would be a commercial success. That was the
business plan that 17 year old Richard Branson put together with his
pal, Jonny Gems
Snip
==============================
WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
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