July News in July 2016, issue 155

WHAT IS A CALLIGRAM

Here is an example of a new art form discovered by New York Illustrator Josh Mirman. He experimented for years on how to integrate words to create a picture. All of these drawings are painstakingly made by hand. 

I see the next evolution for calligrams in the business world for logos, slogans and branding, or as a challenge for grafitti artists to up their art form.

Josh Mirman calligram portfolio

THE ART OF FOLDING CLOTHES

Marie Kondo, tidying consultant on the life-changing magic of tidying up.

Marie is the quintessential expert on the Japanese art of de-cluttering and organizing.

Tidying up is one of the key habits of highly successful people.

One of the 12 Success Factors in the ProCoach system is Clean-Ups, Completions and Deletions. 

When you free up mind clutter, t

his frees up mental energy for more productive endeavours which may be why Google brought Marie in for a consultation.

Tip #1: clean as quickly and completely as possible to shock your system, gradual cleaning does not work.

Tip #2: sort by category, not by location

Tip #3: does it spark joy? Does the thing make you happy? Don't think which one to get rid of, think which one you wish to keep. Touch it. How do you feel when you touch it. How does your body respond to the item.

Tip #4: order of tidying

Marie Kondo Folding Tutorial

Here is Marie giving a 42-minute talk at Google.

AMAZING REAL ESTATE BRAIN TEASERS

Real Estate Trivia

Do you know what McDonald's real business is? Real estate of course. And they make their franchise owners lease the building and the land on top of the license and royalty fees. Smart business.

Did you know that brass door knobs disinfect themselves? Brass has the best anti-microbial properties. That's why brass is everywhere. No need to disinfect.

Do you know what a front red door means in Scotland? Your mortgage is paid off. Whereas in China, they consider red a lucky color.

Did you know the game Monopoly was originally designed to teach players about the broken nature of capitalism? I guess it didn't work out very well.

And other great real estate trivia.