I cannot think of anything that  gives up more excitement at Challenge than the launch of a new project.  With that in mind, I am very pleased to announce the public ‘beta’ release of our latest brainchild Quotations Project found at http://www.quotationsproject.com/.

I know what you’re thinking.  ”What?  Why another quote site?”

And you’re right, there are many quotation websites out there already, and some are quite good, but as ardent quotation readers ourselves we were looking for more updated features. We were energized by the thought of a rich database of quotations ranging from the lofty to the ridiculous with cross referencing not only based on topic and author like most sites, but by location, event, work, and anything else we can think of to relate them by.  We also plan to open the data up for personal quotations, the one liner, that only means something to your own personal subculture of friends, deserves a home on the internet, and we plan to provide it.

We love ideas, we want to give people a place to save, view, and share the best ideas from the past and from their own lives.  It is a work in progress, and we are always open to feedback on how it can be better.

Thanks for checking us out,

Duncan Mapes

Challenge Media Group

Challenge Media Group in classic terms is a digital media agency based in Charlotte, North Carolina that specializes in mobile and web application development, with a focus on social interaction.

That description, while accurate, only tells part of the story, the WHAT we do, a little bit of the HOW we do it, but nothing about our WHY. WHAT, HOW, and WHY are the three ingredients of an idea called ‘The Golden Circle’. At the center of the ‘circle’ is WHY, the idea that your core emotional reason for existing is really what drives motivated action inside the company (officers and employees) and outside the company (customers and investors).

This idea had a profound impact on our company during it’s initial stages, and really helped us shape the conversation about what kind of company we want to be, our name. It has even inspired the theme of our new website, everything on there is in terms of WHAT, HOW, and WHY.

So what is our WHY? What is the reason we’ve launched down this digital path? The first answer is encapsulated somewhat in our name, Challenge! Challenge everything is a slogan from the video games of our youth, and if it weren’t trademarked, would be our official motto. We believe in challenging the assumptions so many of us make when planning, building, or promoting a product. Funnily enough, simply asking WHY can be all it takes to grind a process to a halt, or to launch it in a totally new and radical direction. Beyond this (hopefully) productive contentiousness, we love dreaming up new ideas and ways for people to connect, and then building them. The satisfaction of a newly launched website or app for us is, professionally speaking, second to none.

So there you have it, with any project, we believe in first asking the question, Why? We do it because it brings clarity to the purpose of the project. We do it because it can help remove bad thinking from the process. Most of all, we do it because it helps us connect the project with that place inside us all that needs to be inspired.

Thanks for reading and we’ll see you on the journey,

Duncan Mapes
Principal, Challenge Media Group

For more on the ‘Golden Circle’, read ‘Start With Why’ by Simon Sinek.

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Click Here to watch Simon Sinek’s TED talk.