Brummet's Conscious Blog

Recommended Resources Alrighty then... (ha ha) it's time for another installment of some of the most inspiring, educational and potentially life changing resources that will have you feeling better about the state of the world. ...Don't believe everything you hear on TV - there is way more good going on in the world than bad and you don't have to look very far to find it. Feel free to browse the 10 years worth of archived posts from this blog... where you'll find more amazing, inspiring stuff! -- Believe it or not, about 20 years' worth of potentially life-saving drugs are sitting in labs right now, untested. Why? Because they can't get the funding to go to trials; the financial risk is too high. Roger Stein is a finance guy, and he thinks deeply about mitigating risk. He and some colleagues at MIT came up with a promising new financial model that could move hundreds of drugs into the testing pipeline. https://www.ted.com/talks/roger_stein_a_b...

-- Recommended Resources --  Theme of the day - Finance / Economy... A new year begins and we are faced with new opportunities to make a difference with both our investments and our charitable donations... among other actions we can take.  I'd like to start our day off with a discussion presented by Audrey Choi re:  Investing in the change you want to see in our future: sustainable, community-minded, environmentally savvy policies, etc. http://www.ted.com/talks/audrey_choi_how_to_make_a_profit_while_making_a_difference There are a lot of issues out there, locally and globally, that present themselves to us on any given day - yet as an individual, we find ourselves forced to make difficult decisions as to what we can get involved in. Well, the same difficult decisions are being faced by larger business officials, organization management staff and our governments as well. Here is one resource that may ease the decision making proces...

    -- Quote of the Day -- “We sometimes forget that we are living we are living in an extraordinary amount of wealth, of human capital and that most of the world would like to have the financial problems. …Money is just a tool to reaching our priorities once we figure out what those are. …It starts with basic thrift – if you can find a few extra dollars a month to put away, then you are making some steps. …You are often better off then you think you are; it does help to be clear as to what your financial priorities are… and what your retirement will look like. …I think for a lot of investors concerns vary from how companies are treating their employees – wondering if a cheap shirt, or an extra penny of profit worth somebody’s life… and suddenly people are thinking about climate change, translating to responsible investment choices where people are thinking about manufacturing, transportation, and transport issues"   ~ Annie Logue ...

-- Quote of the Day --  "At first, people refuse to believe  that a strange new thing can be done,   then they begin to hope that it can be done,  then they see that it can be done –  then it is done and all the world  wonders why it was not done centuries ago.” ~ Francis Burnett --  Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --   * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day.     Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144   Chigago-based university lecturer, author of 4 books, investment and money expert Ann Logue is here to explain how investing works - and doesn't work. We’ll learn how to make better decisions with...

-- Quote of the Day -- “Beginning to ask the question of who am I really – but the thing is we still have to do the real work to get there …this really is about hard work. …If you are busy, busy, busy all the time – how can you hear the voice that leads you on this journey? This is a slow-moving, incremental journey… that doesn’t mean you won’t have times of confusion – confusion can be your friend! …Continue to explore possibilities until you feel like you’ve found something that is really for you.  …We really need to change the way we use words – like Nervous Breakdown - if you call it Nervous Breakthrough it suddenly has a whole new meaning.”   ~  Jeff Brown Today's quote originates from a Conscious Discussions interview that aired on March 9, 2010 - Inner Growth (click on title to find interview)  -- Brummet's Muse -- The Brummet's Muse e-newsletter went out this morning, announcing upcoming events, interviews and more. This newsletter g...