Seth Godin on Marketing and Being Remarkable

April 6th, 2009. Read up! Published under UrbanSpeaker. 4 Comments.

Seth Godin, one of the world’s foremost marketing gurus, speaks at TED about the dying age of TV advertising and how you need to elicit a response from people by other means, mainly being remarkable.

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Tom Peters on the Education System

April 4th, 2009. Read up! Published under UrbanSpeaker. 3 Comments.

Tom Peters, a self proclaimed “loudmouth”, talks about the failings of the modern education system. It rewards those who “colour in the lines” and punishes those who show creativity, even though we are living in a world that values creation extremely highly.

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2009 Summer Reading List

March 31st, 2009. Read up! Published under UrbanSpeaker. 7 Comments.


Despite the fact that I write this website, I don’t always have the best financial habits. I am getting better, but there are still times when I am terrified to even look at my bank balance.

But all that ends this summer. University is out soon, so I will have more time on my hands to learn all I need to know about personal finance. So without any further adieu, here is my reading list for summer 2009.

1\\ I Will Teach You To Be Rich (Ramit Sethi)
Summary: Ramit has designed a 6-week program for young people to take control of their finances. This book is chock-full of tips and tricks for saving money.

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