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I am posting a link to an article that, in a nut shell, poses the age old (but still relevant) question to humanity: is our glass half full or half empty?

More specifically, the article refers to the TED conference (TED: Technology Entertainment and Design) which speakers present both doom and gloom issues of our time, as well as highly optimistic cases that suggest otherwise. You be the judge……


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/09/world/americas/09iht-currents09.html?_r=5&
 
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"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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