Comments on: A new year or the same old year over again?

By: Never, ever, ever settle for less than you deserve!

Never, ever, ever settle for less than you deserve! — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:23:04 +0000

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By: aris

aris — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:04:44 +0000

Agreed that ‘homeostatic’ is indeed a word with a general meaning of its own. I also agree with your post. Indeed, change is the only thing that can drive change apart from sheer luck! Much like evolution, a lot has to do with adaptation but mutation is also an essential mechanism, adding the random element in the process of change. “The Dice Man” rings a bell?

Happy 2009 to you and your readers!

PS. Talking of weasels, did you know they make coffee out of coffee beans regurgitated by weasels? Click my name through.

By: Marketing Specialist - Jim Connolly

Marketing Specialist - Jim Connolly — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:46:34 +0000

Aris,

You seem to have searched for the exact term – rather than the key word; ‘Homeostatic’.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeostatic

The term ‘Homeostatic’ is what refers to the condition mentioned above. It also has around three quarters of a million references on Google.

Like the idea of weasel words though – nice share!

By: aris

aris — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:10:20 +0000

I searched for “Homeostatic Impulse” and google gave me around 100 results. Hardly what would qualify it as a term that “psychologists refer to as”. Let’s leave psycologists out of it in the future, shall we?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_word

By: Jared O'Toole

Jared O'Toole — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:16:38 +0000

So true Jim.

I saw a post bu Seth Godin where he talked about if you thought everything with your business is okay. If you think everything is ok then you are not taking chances and pushing yourself forward.

Managers strive for “okay” business owners need to strive for more.

By: Edward Brown

Edward Brown — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:02:50 +0000

Thanks for posting. Great article.

PS- I like the twitter feature on comments.

Have a great day!

Edward Brown

http://www.edwardsmoneyblog.tk

By: Karin Manske

Karin Manske — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:45:11 +0000

RT @JimConnolly “A New Year (or the same old year over again)?” http://tinyurl.com/ax4h5c

By: Chuck Bartok

Chuck Bartok — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:49:15 +0000

Good points, Jim.

No wonder you have such a great following.
My clients (and my personal Businesses) only look at the past Year in reflection of what WAS, not what will be.

After studying the past, it is set aside and ONLY NEW Innovative CREATIVE ideas are discussed and Implemented Immediately.

May be that is why market vagaries have not affected us over the past 5 decades.

I enjoy your commentary and share it with others