2010 - Gratitude 365 is the Goal...
Gratitude #2: For the music in my life which makes the passage of time go by REALLY SWEETLY...
Gratitude #3 - the privilege of touching lives directly in less fortunate parts of the world thru http://www.opportunity.org
Gratitude #4 - a new Decade to work, play, & worship in!
Gratitude #5 for @_Brian_Johnson 's capture of Big Ideas & his Life 101 project (see http://haykin.net/innovationsparks/?p=217 )
I'm grateful (6) for a Lens into life that allows me to see in multiple dimensions, then integrate all the critical pieces...
Grateful (7) for the innovative website, The Gratitude Log ! see: http://www.gratitudelog.com
Grateful (8) for walks & prayers in the early morning...
Grateful (9) for totally enjoyable 2nd viewing of the Epic movie @Avatar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c4kNLz_4E8
Gratitude (10) for opportunity to teach #Innovation & #Creativity @ucberkeley www.haykin.net/innovationsparks
I'm #Grateful (11) for dancing, dancing, #dancing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYMBIGTteWA
I'm #grateful (12) for my friend, Scott Adams, @dilbert @dilguy AND coffee in my favorite old mug...
#Gratitude (13) for well #design ed German machines, when used for peaceful purposes...
I'm #Grateful (14) for many little opportunities in life my daughters give me to place my prayers...
#Grateful (15) for connecting with old lost friends, particularly those interested in corporate #innovation !
Grateful (16) for John, Paul, Ringo and George...and RockBand! -->
Grateful (17) for opportunity to attend The EG this Wed-Sat in Monterey and meet creatives prof'ls...join us! -> *http://www.the-eg.com/
Very #grateful (18) for the love, support and great modeling from a marriage of 56 years - happy birthday Rita Weiss!
#Gratitude (19) for MLK Jr...He said "Whatever your life's work is, do it well." -> http://ping.fm/C8Mkw
Grateful (20) for friends like @gordonritter who take on the worlds biggest challenges -> http://teamaconcagua.blogspot.com/
#gratitude (21) for friend, Frans Johansson, @medicieffect thinking on intersectional #innovation & #creativity -> http://www.themedicieffect.com/downloads/MediciEffect.pdf
#Grateful (22) for celebrating impact of One Laptop Per Child at the EG Conference with Negreponte (http://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_negroponte_on_one_laptop_per_child.html)
#Grateful (23) for ying-yang
#Grateful (24) for Faith in my life...
#Gratitude (25) for morning Joy, fitness. friendship
"..and for everyone who knocks, the door will be open" Extreme #gratitude (26) for the Boys of Breakfast
Grateful (27) for an aunt who is 88 years young today! Happy birthday, Aunt Ann !
#Grateful (28) for highly #innovative branding and healthy food at one of my favorite eating establishments in the Bay Area
#Gratitude (29) for #innovation - how the i-Pad looked in the old Apple days -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGYFEI6uLy0
#Gratitude (30) for lazy Saturday mornings - catch up on WSJ, RSS feeds, twogging, and coffee...
#Apple #innovation discussion at http://ping.fm/QTY03 has me grateful (31) for the new "idea economy"
#Grateful (2-1) for my world-traveling and walk-inspiring brother, Gregory Slayton!
#Grateful (2-2) for 44 Nobel prize winning researchers who got initial grants from @ACS_research, a GREAT organization -> http://ping.fm/bvOCs
#Grateful (2-3) for my Julianna Marie - Happy 18th!
#Gratitude for Rosa Parks (born 2/4/1913) and american #creator, Rockwell who captured her spirit ( born 2-3-1894)
Happy birthday to a life companion who inspires me daily to be #grateful (2-5) for all that I have
#Grateful (2-6) for Cindy Padnos and her up-and-coming @IlluminateVC venture firm - the #innovation is the focus on women -> http://www.illuminate.com/about/
#Grateful (2-7) for underdogs and saints everywhere
#Grateful (2-8) for unique online software tools for enabling the #creativity process in organizations
#Grateful (2-9) for a friendship that has lasted 35 years!
#Grateful (2-10) for Walter Hunt, patented the safety pin on 2/10/1849 - other neat #innovation patents: sewing machine & fountain pen -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Hunt
#Gratitude (2-11) for bday to one of my greatest #innovation and #creativity "mentors" of all time --> http://ping.fm/OBEqv
#Grateful (2-12) for opportunity to spread a little v-day cheer for others
#Gratitude (2/13) for Laconia , New Hampshire....but bring back the sled dog races!..and happy bday Connie!
When I count my blessings and #gratitude (2/14), I count you twice...Happy Valentine Day, Tish.
#Gratitiude for George Ferris b.2/14/1859 - inventor of ferris wheel...and where would some of us be without that ?:) -> http://ping.fm/rcyiE
#Grateful (2-16) for coffee MUGs and life priorities.
#Gratitude (2/17) for the opportunity to be spiritual coach to some great young people -> Rico! <- life balance is the key!
Happy birthday, Enzo Ferrari - born Modeno, Italy this day in 1898. #gratitude (2/18)
#Grateful (2/19) that the earth revolves around the sun - #innovation Nicholas Copericus born today in 1473.
#Grateful (2-20) for springtime - already evident on Feb 20th - you gotta love California! -> http://ping.fm/02u4b
#Gratitude (2/21) for man's reach for the sky...and the incredible gracefulness of architecture
Thankful (2-22) for #creativity and #innovation at Any Age ! --> http://haykin.net/innovationsparks/
Grateful (2/23) and laughing every time I see Walmart's sense of humor -> http://ping.fm/49JVe
Gratitude & happy bday to the #creative @stevejobs, born 2/24/55.
Grateful (2/25) for long term relationships formed and entrepreneurs met over 10 years at angel/social network *www.keiretsuforum.com
#Grateful (2/26) for my Kayla Monique - Happy 16th!
#Gratitude (2/27) for the simple things in life...
#Grateful (2/28) for your friendship @tonyrobbins and a very happy 50th to you!
#Gratitude (3/2) for man-made swimming pools.
#Gratitude (3/1) for an unbelievable finish to a great Winter Olympics!
#Gratitude (3/2) today for the birthday of one of the all-time great creative artists (hint: wrapped life lessons into silly words) -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdR0LXOiEB8
Hello? Hello? -> #gratitude (3/3) for an inventor born on this day in 1847 in Edinburgh; made our lives a wee bit more social --> http://ping.fm/AWX71
#Gratitude (3/4) and happy bday to the one and only "Florida Turnpike Poet" - Wally Weiss !
Extremely #grateful (3/6) for marshmallows
#Gratitude (3/7) for opportunity to address the Brown University Entrepreneurship Forum yesterday - live from my livingroom!
#Gratitude (3/8) for my most #creative cousin, Amy Weiss ...
#Gratitude (3/9) a most unusual #creative genius, born this day 1943 in the middle of WWII
#Gratitude (3/10) -> "let me see what Spring is like on...a-Jupiter and Mars"
#Grateful (3/11) for the chosen path
Gratitude (3/12) for the humor of Mein iPad -> http://ping.fm/27o0F
#Grateful (3/13) for artistic daughters!
Gratitude (3/14) for THE great #creative leader of the 19th & 20th centuries -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein <- born this day in 1879
#Grateful (3/16) for my friendship with @gurusingh, one of the world's truly #creative global thinkers --> http://blog.gurusingh.com/
#Grateful (3/17) for @PageSage for a great year working on #creativity and #innovation websites & case studies -> Happy Birthday, Suzanne!
Something #creative to be thankful (3/18) for? definitely Beach Blanket Babylon in SF on St. Patrick's day
#Gratitude (3/19) for insights into #creativity #innovation and #leadership at Genentech - thanks, Steve!
#Grateful (3/20) for the wonderful mother-in-law that I've been blessed with...Happy Birthday, Mary!
#Gratitude (3/21) for the many complexities of my NY cousin, Phyllis...Happy birthday!
Grateful (3/22) for long-lasting friendships -> but come back to Pleasanton from you trip, will you?
#Gratitude (3/23) for the best winery in the Livermore Valley appellation --> http://www.stevenkent.com
#Gratitude (3/24) for Industrial Light & Magic & their beautiful Presidio work environment - #creativity & beauty!
#Grateful (3/25) for Culburn 1902 #invention of sheet glass machine, something we take for granted in our everyday our world -> http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventions/a/glass.htm
Great appreciation (3/27) for VIH -> *www.vihchorus.org & Dr. Greg
Grateful (3-28) for my friends Laura & Russ Schafer - happy, happy anniversary you two!
#Gratitude (3/29) for Dean Barrett Hazeltine of Brown U, and congrats for 50 years of teaching!
#Grateful (3/30) for long-time HBS friends...and for Cafe Borrone!
#Grateful (3/31) for excellent book on #innovation and #creativity - Myths of Innovation by @berkun -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amt3ag2BaKc
Highly #grateful (4/1) for #innovative new Starbuck's "Plenta" supersize --> http://ping.fm/ON4xk
#Gratitude (4/2) and happy b'day to one of the greatest Yahoos of all time...and a great friend .
#Grateful (4/3) for the Journey with RF into His arms.
#Grateful (4/4) for His return.
#Gratitude (4/5) and happy b'day to Geoff Brown - a great husband, father and friend (but not such a good can-can girl)
#Gratitude (4/6) for Isaac Hodgson, who filed patent #88,711on this day in 1869 for the "roller skate"
#Grateful (4/7) for being coached by friend @joelcomm -> "own your identity in FULL, be true to yourself and authentic to others" - in stark contrast to my fallen hero, Mr. Bonds.
Design Led Futures - #Gratitude (4/8) for discussion with Ross Stevens - educator and designer - #innovation at work -> http://www.designledfutures.com
Enjoying (4/9) the first 100 days of “Gratitude 365” project-> http://ow.ly/1whMN
#Gratitude (4-10) and intrigue - the #innovation in 3D printing and the "maker" market - -> http://haykin.net/innovationsparks/?p=375
#Gratitude (4/11) to @jcal7 for his thoughts on seed investing, venture capital and entrepreneurship
#Grateful (4/12) for sunny days in Napa, a convertible, Darioush ...and @rvienna
#Grateful (4/13) for variety of #innovation software tools to aid the #creativity process -> http://bit.ly/ao4oKM
#Gratitude (4/14) for photosynthetic solitude ->
#Gratitude (4/15) - taxes done AND birthday of one of the world's greatest #innovation experts - Wilbur Wright born 1867.
#Gratitude (4/16) for The sculptor, The designer, The painter, The architect, The mechanist, the Grand Master, born 4/15 1452.
This "Gardinator" giving #gratitude (4/17) for earth & sun doing their job in my vegetable garden
#Grateful (4/18) to Randy & Cathy for excellent kitchen wizardry
#Gratitude (4/19) for better understanding of the meaning and practice of JOY...
Thankful (4/20) for 3D printers that'll print me a great cup of coffee&bagel each morning... What? read my post -> http://bit.ly/9l5GHR
#Grateful (4/21) and happy birthday to a truly great human being and friend who always thinks of others first
#Grateful (4/22) for The Fruit of the Vine
#Gratitude (4/23) for Steve Mirassou's hospitality, wine and creativity
#Gratitude #innovation (4/24) for Neal Stephensen and the good folks at Nokia Labs -> <a href="http://goo.gl/fb/ZZTnK" rel="nofollow">goo.gl/fb/ZZTnK</a> (from my blog)
#Gratitude (4/25) for a cousin with a GREAT sense of humor
#Grateful (4/26) for chance to host &meet the new CEO of Opportunity International @morgbill Bill Morgenstern, May12 -> http://bit.ly/aeZJCt
#Gratitude (4/27) and every day of my life for The Angel who lives in Pleasanton
#Gratitude (4/28) to the Bay Area Rapid Transport system....I hate driving in traffic !!
#Gratitude (4/29) for my very smart and talented New Venture Finance class at UC Berkeley
#Gratitude (4/30) for the day in Sonoma with C.H. discussing wine, children's books, singing, and....WELLness...
#Grateful (5/1) for rustic Occidental morning walk
#Gratitude (5/2) for a talented group of guys at VIH and a great retreat...HEY TAXI !!
#Thankful (5/3) for tour of of 1890's home at Elliston Vineyards
#Grateful (5/4) for Flight - the helicopter patented by Sikorsky on this day in 1943
#Gratitude (5/6) for one who is true to the heart, grounded and living life in the present -> <- Happy Birthday Anne!
#Gratitude (5/7) for a great American #inventor & physicist born this day 1909
#Gratitude (5/8) for my good friend and co-collaborator in "gardening" - happy birthday on 5/7... Steve McCoy-Thompson!
#gratitude (5/9) Patent filed in '58 for this toy...kept my 3 daughters (not to mention my wife) happy for years. Happy Mother's Day!
#gratitude (5/10) for a great Mother's Day !
Thankful (5/11) for the birth of one of my favorite artists on this day in 1904...Salvador Dahli (love: Persistence of Memory)
#Thankful (5/12) to play host to http://opportunity.org CEO, Bill Morgenstern
#Gratitude (5/13) for a great week with author, Frans Johansson
#Gratitude (5/14) to Cooley, Comerica and HBSA for sponsorship of "Creating Effective & Innovative Boards" seminar
#Gratitude (5/15) for a little artistic inspiration in Wine Branding - "most great ideas are re-combinations of pre-existing ideas"
#Gratitude (5/16) for 134 days of focused gratitude! It's been a great experiment.
Grateful (5/17) for opportunity to expand my "gardening" internationally -- just arrived at Cambridge U
#gratitude (5/18) for the things one can only do & see in Cambridge, UK - thank you Janet J for a great tour of the city!
#Gratitude (5/19) and happy b'day for my friend & founding-BOBmate, Mike Kimball
Newly found #gratitude (5/21) for Darwin & natural selection -> proof at the incredible Cambridge Botanic Gardens -> http://ht.ly/1Opxd
#Gratitude (5/22) for John, Paul, Ringo and George and the city of Liverpool, England
#Gratitude (5/23) for the Beatles, Liverpool, #innovation and The Medici Effect
#grateful (5/24) for a fantastic teaching experience at Cambridge University and a very very smart class of students from 20 countries
#Grateful (5/25) for the Harvard Business School campus, faculty and network. enjoyed visit today.
Divine Providence? #Grateful (5/26) for a revitalized and up-scale city.."no longer the arm-pit of America"!
#Gratitude (5/27) for Coventry and the Flat River Reservoir
#Gratitude (5/28) for my favorite Brown U event!
#Grateful (5/29) for a fun-filled 25th reunion weekend at Brown with friend, Brad Hertz
#Gratitude (5/30) for the commencement traditions of one of America's oldest higher ed institutions
#Gratitude (5/31) for Praveen, Lisa, Joshua & Susie - when are they coming to America??
#Grateful (6/1) for opportunity of a lifetime on June 12 - making music onstage with The Manhattan Transfer --> http://www.vihchorus.org/
#Gratitude (6/2) for Stacey Lawson and her new blog on Happiness, Love & Well-being - xcellent content/thinking -> http://www.staceytv.com/
#Gratitude (6/3) for the "mid-year" check-point, excellent tools and planning session today for planning out the FUTURE
Missing in SF: Jackson Miller. Would be #grateful (6/4) for RT or forward this msg
#Grateful (6/5) for neighbors and memories in Laguna Oaks
#Gratitude (6/6) for my Baccalauréat, Jules
#Gratitude (6/7) for Berners Lee (born this day 1955) & Lloyd Wright (born 1867) -> http://www.delmars.com/wright/index.html #innovation
#Grateful (6/8) for time yesterday w/ @edcatmull and his views on combating the forces of conservativism on #creativity.
#Gratitude (6/9) for www.zappos.com free return policy ! I hate shoe store sales personnel!
#Gratitude (6/11) for another "life marker" for more than one Haykin...congratulations to my Jules for four years of HS success!
#Gratitude (6/12) for World Cup ability to open the world's eyes to the potential of the African nations
Thankful (6/13) for an amazing evening on the same stage with Manhattan Transfer -> http://ht.ly/1Y02c
#Gratitude (6/14) for summer hammocks
#Grateful (6/15) and humbled by Chris Messina's inspiring message on fatherhood & Trisomy 21 - http://ht.ly/1YRjy
Thankful (6/16) for England vs the US in lego soccer (RT from @greggfraley) -> http://ht.ly/1ZCQa
#Gratitude (6/17) and Happy Birthday to creative genius Igor Stravinsky - born this day in 1882.
#Gratitude (6/18) for Wente Vineyards and The Fray
