I like this guy and I never met him. Tom Asacker describes himself as "author, renowned speaker, provocateur." Tom Peters describes him as a "marketing guru." He just wrote an article that contains 9 predictions for 2009. Here’s a taste:
#1 The Earth will complete its 584 million mile, 67,000 mph trip around the Sun without incident. I know, that’s a pretty lame kick-off prediction. But think about those numbers for a minute. We’re all outgrowths of a living mass that is rocketing through space around an enormous ball of fire. Does that make any sense to you? Me either. So stop trying to figure it all out. Stop trying to protect yourself from an unknowable future and instead be a connected and passionate part of the here and now now. “What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.”⎯ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Anyone who can quote Goethe in a prediction for 2009 deserves a tip of the hat. But then again, there’s wisdom in the words, and both wisdom and some humor in the article.