Mayor Cory Booker on Real Time with Bill Maher
I’m sure I’m not the only person that’s really taken note of Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker since his moving keynote at Affiliate Summit East 2008. Last week, Booker appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher and gave a great interview on what an Obama presidency means to him and to America. It was very reminiscent of the keynote speech – inspiring and motivating – so I felt it best to share. Remember that his words can inspire you on a number of levels – which can boost your motivation to chase your own American dream and work harder to reach your goals in both business and pleasure.
I’m a Bill Maher fan from way back in his Politically Incorrect days, and I was glad that he seemed to really appreciate what Mayor Booker had to say and, apart from the occasional jabs about not having to ask a question before Booker spit out an answer, he was a really gracious interviewer. Among some of the inspiring things he had to say, here’s one of the better nuggets:
We, as Americans, drink deeply from wells that we did not dig. This generation that I live in had so many sacrifices of those who’ve come before us, and the best thing we can do is show some measure of sacrifice to honor those people who bled on beaches from Normandy to Midway for us, or who stood on line to register people to vote back in the day that you could get killed for doing that. So, I’m not about a position. I’m really about a purpose, and I think we are a purpose-driven country. And I think it’s time that we exalt all of the spaces of our nation, that we honor the sacred nature of human dignity and human life, and try to make the idea of democracy more emboldened and more inclusive, so that all of us enjoy the fruits of this great nation.
You can listen to the entire episode (140) as a podcast through iTunes. Here’s the video clip of the segment with Mayor Booker via satellite on Real Time with Bill Maher:
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If you didn’t have the privilege of being at Affiliate Summit East earlier this month and need a kick in the pants to get you moving, this is a must listen. Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, NJ, gave a riveting and inspiring keynote address at the summit. Tears welled up, and people were moved to reach the highest they could – then reach 3 inches farther.
Mayor Booker has a real penchant for the uplifting, and while the speach was not directly related to marketing it did touch on some sales and marketing themes and was generically motivating to anyone. So whatever industry you’re in, this is a great listen. My summary doesn’t give justice to the actual recording, so please give it a listen!
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The keynote given by Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker was great… if you didn’t leave that speech leaving jazzed and excited to get in there and learn, network, and conquer the world – you weren’t listening. It was a terrific speech; very clear why he’s in demand as a public speaker, in addition to his mayoral duties. One note that was given by emcee Jim Kukral – 36% of the attendees of the show are affiliates.
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- Knowing who you are is key before doing anything.
- You can always do a little more.
- “Poverty of Imagination” – nice quote from Corey.
- The world you see outside is a reflection of what’s inside.
- A challenge is just a hidden opportunity.
- What are you as an individual doing to improve the world?
- In the tech industry it was all about size…the bigger the better. Which was a reflection on the world before the mid 1980’s. Then everything switched from being about size to being about speed – faster is better.
- Newark, NJ is the #1 city in America reducing violent crime over the last 2 years – just in Q1 in 2008 murder has decreased 75%.
- What can we do to show our true selves?
- “You’re on the front line of America” to Newark cops. Booker actually went out on patrol himself at night that quarter.
- Get involved in changing the spirit of your community if you aim to help.t
- The primary cause of human suffering is forgetfulness.
- Deciding to do something is a cognitive process, not an act.
- Make your life resonate with what you do.
- Live your highest ideals to the most logical extreme.
- Believe in the miraculous.
- If you’re seeking success, find ways to live with resonance – believe in love that’s not just transactional.
- The heroes that we name days after are never the greatest ones.
Overall, everyone should have attended and it was an incredibly motivating talk that actually almost made me cry. Good choice for keynote!
Read MoreMerchants to NY Affiliates: Hit the Road!
June is here, which means the “Amazon Tax” law, as it’s been dubbed, is now in effect. Merchants with affiliates residing in New York state will now have to charge tax on orders of customers in New York. In short, the state of NY has decided that affiliates constitute nexus, i.e. a term used to describe whether a business has sufficient presence or activity in a state or other taxing jurisdiction to become subject to the tax(es) of the state or jurisdiction. So now in NY state online retailers with affiliates residing in that state have to charge tax, regardless of where their corporate headquarters actually are. Some good links that explain this better than I ever could are to TechCrunch’s May 14th post and Scott Jangro’s May 22nd podcast.
So many of the larger online merchants with a large number of affiliates in NY have made the decision to drop their affiliates who reside in NY. The great folks over at ABestWeb.com Affiliate Forums have kept a running list of the merchants who’ve dissed their NY affiliates. So if you’re from NY, be aware that these merchants may not approve your application if you apply in the near future.
