National Pet Day was April 11

Another good day for my buddy, Lulu.

Julia Joins Sesame Street

On another positive note, Sesame Street has added a new character to its lineup. Julia is “on the spectrum”, an autistic child who will help children learn to be together despite their differences.

Hey! Get Outta My Face!

How much “personal space” do you need before you begin to get uneasy? In the U.S., less than 3 feet encroaches on our “personal space”. It varies around the world … and is often influenced by the weather?

Just Click Here, Honey, and I’ll Marry You!

According to the National Academy of Sciences, about 1/3 of American couples married between 2005 – 2012, met through an online dating site.

+ I Hate This. You Hate This. I Love You!

In this crazy world, what you both hate may be a better way to match you up than what you both like.

Keep leading,

Three weeks from today, you can join over 120,000 leaders from around the world at Leadercast LIVE, the Largest One-Day Leadership Event in the World.

If you want to inspire your team … gather some great, new ideas … and start working more ON your business than IN your business, this is your only chance this year to enjoy this great speaker lineup.

You will find all of the details here.

Exuberance + Discipline = Victory

What do you get when you combine a big dose of exuberance with the discipline you need to build a successful business?

Victory!

You might be surprised how the lessons learned in sweaty gyms and beat-up school buses can be joined with lush surroundings and deluxe accommodations to create a powerful, unbeatable combination.

If you want to be a Leader Worth Following, you’ll inspire your team with exuberance and create the disciplined approach necessary to win.

There are a lot of cool features in Apple’s latest iOS update to 10.3. 

• View the current or last known location of your AirPods, or play a sound to help find them.
• Hourly weather in Maps using 3D Touch on the displayed current temperature.
• Support for searching “parked car” in Maps.

It’s always good to look at this list, as you may find a solution for something that’s bugging you … or in this update, get some help to find something you lost.

You’ll find a full list here.

Use this Free, Simple Tool to Test Your Home Router

WordFence is a cybersecurity firm, which recently reported a vulnerability for home routers accessing the Internet. They have created a free tool to scan your home router to see if it is open and vulnerable to attack.

Click on this link to access the simple, free tool.

+ You should also read Hacked Home Routers are Launching Brute Force Attacks on WordPress Sites.

You Probably Think You Know How To Tie Your Shoes … But Do You?

Fixing this knotty problem could be valuable.

“This could help to create better surgeon’s knots and stronger fibers—and even unravel the reasons why deep-sea optic cables become tangled and break. It could also improve how computer animators mimic the movement of hair because it moves and twists in a similar way to strings and knots?”

Tie Your Shoes … Know a Little Math … Make a $1 Million?

The Riemann hypothesis remains arguably the most important unsolved problem in pure mathematics — one whose solution would fetch a $1 million Millennium Prize from the Clay Mathematics Institute.

Which Robot Will Take Your Job?

The headlines are everywhere about the rise of robots and how they will take over jobs. A recent Oxford University study concluded that as many as 47% of American jobs could be lost to automation in 20 years.

Could You Live on $1/Day?

Over 800 million people around the world do it … every day.

If there’s any good news … that number has been reduced by almost 50% since 1990.

I still wonder if it’s true that prisoners come up with all the humor, since they have more time on their hands than the rest of us.

It didn’t take long, did it?

The Clifton Chronicles Coming to an End

If you’re looking for something to accompany you on a long trip or a summer vacation, I think you’ll love the great storytelling of Jeffrey Archer.

I’ve now finished Cometh the Hour (#6 of 7), and on a long flight, started on the final chapter, This Was a Man, closing in on the end of the 2,500 page Clifton Chronicles series.

You may be tired of hearing about it, but if you like books in the Mystery-Thriller-Suspense genre … with plenty of intrigue, betrayal and treachery … with a few untimely deaths mixed in … the Clifton Chronicles will give you many hours … MANY HOURS … of a compelling story.

An impressive accomplishment for Jeffrey Archer, whose books have sold more than 300 million copies. As always, you absolutely need to start with Book #1, Only Time Will Tell.

If you’re looking for a shorter burst, you can always head over to the The Novels I’m Reading page for a multitude of great novels in the Mystery-Thriller-Suspense genre.

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