Happy Labor Day Weekend All!

Since we all have Monday off for Labor Day, here is a special Motivation edition you can use over the weekend with you free time.  It is a must-visit website I just came across called: This Is Why I’m Broke.
http://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/

This site, which calls itself “The Internet’s Mall,” is a collection of the most wacky and wonderful products on the web. 
This is a great source to find products that you didn’t know you needed.  I anticipate some great holiday gifts coming from this site.

After spending a long time perusing the site (loving every minute of it), here are some of my favorite things:

Imagine a world where you can explore the colorful underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef, take a trip down the Amazon Basin, climb Mt. Everest,  journey down a small path in the Grand Canyon, or even visit the Kennedy Space Center without ever leaving your home.

Well thanks to Google Treks, you can.

Google has spent a lot of time and human hours mapping some of the more remote areas of the globe with its Trekker program, and now we have a chance to go behind the scenes and learn more about both those places and the process.

Google put up a new site complete with video, amazing images, maps and audio and visual tours. Besides being an awesome time-killer for when you have some hours to spare, the Trek microsites give Google a way to show off a number of its products all in one place. It combines YouTube, Maps, Maps tours, HTML5 web technologies, slideshows and more.

http://www.google.com/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/treks/

Happy exploring and happy Monday!

We’ve all heard the phrases: “It’s a classic for a reason.  
Why reinvent the wheel?  If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

But that kind of thinking doesn’t get anyone anywhere.  
Life is about constantly pushing to reinvent. Make something bigger and better.

So this week’s motivation is a reminder of the great successes that come when you breathe new energy into a classic story/ song/ idea/ or even your own life.

The key is to reimagine it with a modern spin… inject a fresh approach that pays homage to the classic idea at its core but transforms it using current trends/influences.

Here are 2 examples of classics that have been reimagined into modern day hits:

Three Little Pigs The Guardian's (the UK based news source) ad campaign reimagines the classic Three Little Pigs tale as a modern day news story.  Described by Adweek as a "masterpiece of craft and storytelling," the ad follows the story from the paper's front page headline, through a social media discussion and finally to an unexpected conclusion.

This award-winning ad for The Guardian's open journalism, screened for the first time in February 2012, but is still sweeping up awards for its creativity.

Hey Hey Hey
Did you know Robin Thicke’s hit song, “Blurred Lines” was inspired by Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up”

Robin Thicke’s New song: 

Don’t be afraid to mix things up a bit and reimagine your own story- it will only get better and better.
Happy Monday!