Update Your Operating System

*One pill makes you larger And one pill makes you small

And the ones that mother gives you Don't do anything at all

Go ask Alice -When she's ten feet tall

Where are YOU headed? Grace Slick's White Rabbit traces a drug induced journey, from ingestion of strange substances, to loss of purpose, to confusion and to hallucination. Oddly enough, the song's final message, "Feed your Head, "Feed your Head," is sensible and applicable to our interconnected, informational world.

The phrase "information age" may be over-used, but it's the age we live in. Never in history has the ability to access, filter, and process information been as important as now. Fail to "Feed your Head?" Neglect relevant information flow on a regular basis? Then, as the song says later, "You know you're going to fall."

The good news, and a corollary of an information age, is that high quality, relevant information applicable to improve any aspect of life, is available at zero or minimal cost, to anyone with the motivation to seek it out and the self-discipline to learn and apply it. Information that ranges from the nuts and bolts of starting almost any type of business, to training in and knowledge concerning nearly any trade, to a degree in nuclear physics (should your mind be inclined that way).

Not sure how to take advantage of any (except one) aspect of the internet? All You Need is Google (not Love!). If you can type your question into a Google Search box, you'll find detailed instructions, usually with video illustrations, that'll show you the way. Need to brush up on Multi-Variable Calculus or Solid State Chemistry? From one of the best Universities in the World? Google it and you'll find, for example, free courses in these and many other subjects, offered, on-line, by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MITOpenCourseWare).

As one wag put it, " "Some things Man was never meant to know. For everything else, there's Google."

Like your job? Had enough schooling? Interested in Entertainment and Recreation, not acquiring new skills? The good news: Entertainment, from games, to music, to movies is economical and accessible on the Web. The bad news: Employers will continue looking to advancing technology for solutions to their problems. And almost any employer will tell you that his major source of problems is employees. If you have a job, that's YOU.

Acquiring new skills and up-dating on a regular basis is no longer optional, whether it's to make yourself more of an asset to your employer, or to survive if your employer decides you're no longer an asset. Wall street profits chug along while real unemployment in the USA (as opposed to official government figures) is at depression level highs and housing prices continue declining. Neglect to "Feed your Head," at your own risk.

The White Rabbit's on his way to a party. All too many are following Bunny down his hole, glued to their PDA, plugged in to their IPOD, mesmerized by their Big Screen, and Socially Connected, but woefully Mis-Directed. And, as anyone who's been there can tell you, it a lot easier to get into a hole, than to dig your way out.

Let Alice and her buddies follow the White Rabbit down the hole to Wonderland mediocrity. Time to start day-dreaming creatively and and use the Wonderland of the Web constructively. Organize your-self. Use a note-book, Remember the Milk or whatever works for you to prioritize daily tasks. Make sure one of those tasks is spending more time acquiring skills or information that will enhance your potential to function, to hold your own, and to progress in your career and in life. Schedule regular updates for your operating system, programs and brain.

Will McGuire
Build Value/Reap Success

*lyrics from "White Rabbit"

Jefferson Airplane

By: Will McGuire

Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com

I'm Will McGuire of Mutually Marketing @ willmcguire.com I've created Instant Internet Lifestyle Review at willmcguire.com/leemcintyre, because he's changed the way I look at marketing and, I honestly believe, offers incredible value. He's a marketer who consistently over-delivers. Click my LINK. It's worth it. I'm a full time tutor and marketer and I live in Maple Ridge, B.C. with Milly, two kids, a dog for each kid and a cat that runs the show.