Greetings.  Looking for a great gift idea?  Something that's practical, totally hip, and environmentally-friendly?   Something that addresses a pressing daily need for people on the go?  Something that's easy to use and even has the potential to make you healthier?  Then the nPower PEG (or "Personal Energy Generator") by Tremont Electric could be the perfect choice.  It's a new and unique charger for a wide range of personal electronics that delivers power that you generate at about the same speed as an electrical outlet.  And all you have to do is carry it around (in a vertical position) while walking, running, hiking, biking, skiing, or possibly even dancing to generate enough electricity to recharge all your handheld and USB 2.0 compatible devices.  You don't even need to over-exert yourself.  And you can still have your hands free to carry a favorite caffeinated beverage, make a call, use your iPod, swat a fly, read the newspaper, or make a kind or unflattering gesture to a passing motorist.  

While the exact date for release hasn't been set, you can pre-order the nPower PEG directly from Tremont Electric and be one of the first people on your block to harness the power of your own kinetic energy.  In fact, if enough people use this green innovation, we could eventually remove up to 25.4 million kilowatt hours from our power grid–which is equal to the annual power consumption of 21,000 households.  Just by getting off of our butts for about an hour a day.  Sounds like a plan.  And it seems pretty reasonably priced at $149.  Though I should admit that I haven't tried one yet and I am not an investor in the business.  Just someone who thinks that entrepreneurial ideas like this are a critical part of creating a far more sustainable world and a great way to stir your thinking no matter what work you do.  

Now I know that our friends at Chevron own the words "The Power of Human Energy" and they've come up with some clever ads to brand their good intentions. And we can only hope for big things from them and the other energy companies with deep pockets who really care about our future prosperity.  But it behooves us all to understand the everyday genius of Aaron LeMieux, who came up with the idea for the PEG while backpacking on the Appalachian Trial…when he started thinking about the kinetic energy being created by the up and down motion of his backpack.   

We win in business and in life by unlocking our actual human energy and putting it to use to solve the practical and complex challenges we face.  What are you doing to reduce your energy footprint?  And are you willing to be healthier for the sake of a more sustainable world?  Maybe a few small steps could lead you and your colleagues to even bigger thinking!

Cheers!