"Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win"
Winners don't expect to get something for nothing. They are willing to pay the price. Game Time.....
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Reading My Palm - Interesting
My 10 year old daughter read my palm last night. She said I had a long life line and would live to be very old, she said I had a long brain line and was very smart, she said I had a long heart line and was very loving. She said I had a weak destiny line and I would never know what the future would bring.
Now I'm not a believer in palm reading but I would like to believe all she said was true. How could I argue with the first three and I never have known what the future would bring. I've always lived my life going through open doors and seeing where it takes me. A cousin reading my blog said it looks like I've turned a lot of corners in my life and that was a very true observation.
So I look forward to turning more corners, walking through more open doors and discovering my destiny as it appears. And hope that my life is very long so I can achieve all the goals I have.....
Now I'm not a believer in palm reading but I would like to believe all she said was true. How could I argue with the first three and I never have known what the future would bring. I've always lived my life going through open doors and seeing where it takes me. A cousin reading my blog said it looks like I've turned a lot of corners in my life and that was a very true observation.
So I look forward to turning more corners, walking through more open doors and discovering my destiny as it appears. And hope that my life is very long so I can achieve all the goals I have.....
Thought for the Day - No Failures Just a Learning Experience
'Nothing is a failure unless you don't learn from the experience"
Lynne Cox
She was the first woman to swim the Cook Strait in New Zealand, the first person to swim the Straits of Magellan in Chile and the first to swim around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa
Lynne Cox
She was the first woman to swim the Cook Strait in New Zealand, the first person to swim the Straits of Magellan in Chile and the first to swim around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa
Monday, April 28, 2008
Thought for the Day - Attitude is the Main Thing
Attitude isn't everything but it's the main thing. Many people fail because they don't have the right attitude. All things being equal, two people standing side by side, the person with a great attitude will win every time. And it's a choice.
John Maxwell
John Maxwell
Ireland Homecoming - #1 Glanduff Co Mayo Cead Mile Failte
The journey home started Mar 14th on a Aer Lingus flight from LAX. Feeling excited and a little anxious. Twelve hours later we land in Dublin. We need to clear customs and catch our plane to Shannon. We have less than two hours to get to our plane. It's not looking good. Customs is moving at a snails pace and airport personnel are not interested in hearing about making your next flight. An hour and forty five minutes later we have cleared custom and we're told we need to RUN to catch our flight and it's a good ten minute Run and they can't hold the plane. OK we bolt thru the airport with my 10 year old daughter in the lead. I'm sweating but running like OJ in a old Avis commercial. Ten minutes later still running but we see the gate and we just barely make it.
We sweat the whole forty five minutes to Shannon but it's all good, we made our flight. We arrive and now it's the next challenge. I have to drive three hours to Foxford. Normally no big thing but I'm exhausted, very little sleep, still tired from our run and I have to quickly adapt to driving on the other side of the road and drive from the other side of the car. I won't say the wrong side but not my comfort zone. I think I'm up for it but first I get lost looking for my rental car in the parking lot. Not a good sign. I find it and hey I'm in Ireland. I'm cool. So I start out of the airport and it's taking all my attention to not drive on the wrong side of the road. I'm not doing bad and then I run into my first roundabout....... Okay I got to read four signs very quickly and they are in two languages and I'm on overwhelm. My wife is trying to help but I am stressed big time and let's say we are both a little testy at this point. Fun, fun fun except if you're the driver and I'm the driver. The look on my face would have made a good YouTube video. Well I survived my first roundabout but there were many more to come. Next up was a narrow and I mean narrow road with rock walls on both sides and a bus coming in my direction going at least seventy and I got no room to move over. If I could have I would have closed my eyes and prayed but somehow the bus doesn't hit us. I've lose all sense of space and physics. I'm in Ireland.
Finally four hours later we arrive in Foxford and I'm happy to get out of the car. We greet my second cousin Sharon who made this miracle reunion possible. We meet her family. They have traveled from the UK to the reunion, also a long trip for them.My niece and her family has arrived already from New Jersey and we greet them. We later meet Sharon's dad and my first cousin and his wife. They also travelled from the UK a few days earlier to organize the event. We are all very happy to finally meet in person for the first time. Finally we decide that my niece Jennifer, my cousin Tony and my second cousin Sharon and myself will go up the hill tonight to meet my Aunt Maggie and my cousin Marie. Our spouses will stay with the six kids. I'm exhausted having not slept in twenty so hours but I'm used to long hours on a film set so I'm not going to let a little exhaustion get in my way.
We arrive on top of the hill after a fifteen minute drive. The door opens and I see my 94 year old Aunt Maggie. It's a very emotional reunion. She's crying, my niece is crying and I'm crying and we are hugging each other and all talking at the same time about the miracle that brought us back together........
To be continued.........
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Thought For the Day - Direction
If you don't know where you are going,
you'll end up someplace else.
Yogi Berra
you'll end up someplace else.
Yogi Berra
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Thought For The Day - Perspective
If you are ever feeling a little full with yourself or think the world revolves around you, think about the following.
A Chinese parable : No matter how great you think you are, there are one billion people in China who don’t care one bit.
A Chinese parable : No matter how great you think you are, there are one billion people in China who don’t care one bit.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Thought For The Day - Who We Keep With Us On Our Journey
It is not who we meet along the pathway of our lives that makes us who we are. It’s who we keep with us as we make our way forward and who we choose to leave behind.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Thought For the Day - Why Not?
You See Things And You Say, 'Why?' ,
But I Dream Things That Never Were; And I Say 'Why Not?"
George Bernard Shaw
But I Dream Things That Never Were; And I Say 'Why Not?"
George Bernard Shaw
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Ranks of Rich Swelled World Wide
If you're committed to producing success, financial independence and wealth in your life this is good news and if you're not then it's not.....
By Daniel Thomas in London
Published: April 20 2008
The ranks of the world’s rich swelled to 8m during 2007 as the wealthy proved immune to the strains across global economies in the latter half of the year.
There was a 4.5 per cent increase last year in so-called “high net worth individuals”, those with investable assets of more than $1m excluding primary residence, according to the 2008 wealth report compiled by Citi Private Bank and Knight Frank, published on Monday.
There was particularly strong growth of wealthy populations in the emerging economies of China and India, as well as those countries that have access to natural resources such as Kazakhstan.
Countries such as Brazil, Canada, Australia and Russia also each added more than 8,500 wealthy residents in 2007 on the back of the commodity boom.
The report says that the rate of growth of high net worth individuals has outpaced growth in both gross domestic product, and GDP per head, which it believes indicates that the rich are getting richer relative to their respective countries.
“This is not a perfect measure of relative wealth growth across income levels,” it says, “but there is an indication here that the plutonomy model retained its strength through 2007 and is in rude health.”
The US is still home to most of the world’s truly rich. High net worth individuals make up 1 per cent of the US population, with 3.1m people claiming to be dollar millionaires, and 460 to be billionaires.
Japan claims the next highest population of the wealthy, with 765,000 dollar millionaires, and then the UK, where there are 557,000.
The UK has seen the biggest increase in billionaires, however. Numbers rose by 40 per cent in 2007, from 35 to 49. China’s high net worth population grew by 14 per cent in 2007, and now number 373,000, almost as many as in Germany.
The report says there was little change in the investment activity of the very rich during the credit crunch in 2007, other than a shift away from structured finance. It says the very wealthy are “weathering the crunch” much better than insti tutional investors, owing to the diversity of their port folios.
More than 50 per cent invest in property, which has fuelled a rapid growth in luxury house prices across the world.
London retains its spot as the world’s most expensive place to live, followed by the tax exile haven Monaco and millionaires’ playground St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
There were the first signs of trouble in paradise last year, however, with prime property in certain areas in Ireland and the US showing a fall in price. The report’s authors warned that there were likely to be further falls this year as the economic slowdown caught up with the world’s super-rich.
Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2008
What's very interesting is how it is also happening in Asia, Europe, Brazil and other areas of the world. Also see the video below (TED) on ending poverty......
By Daniel Thomas in London
Published: April 20 2008
The ranks of the world’s rich swelled to 8m during 2007 as the wealthy proved immune to the strains across global economies in the latter half of the year.
There was a 4.5 per cent increase last year in so-called “high net worth individuals”, those with investable assets of more than $1m excluding primary residence, according to the 2008 wealth report compiled by Citi Private Bank and Knight Frank, published on Monday.
There was particularly strong growth of wealthy populations in the emerging economies of China and India, as well as those countries that have access to natural resources such as Kazakhstan.
Countries such as Brazil, Canada, Australia and Russia also each added more than 8,500 wealthy residents in 2007 on the back of the commodity boom.
The report says that the rate of growth of high net worth individuals has outpaced growth in both gross domestic product, and GDP per head, which it believes indicates that the rich are getting richer relative to their respective countries.
“This is not a perfect measure of relative wealth growth across income levels,” it says, “but there is an indication here that the plutonomy model retained its strength through 2007 and is in rude health.”
The US is still home to most of the world’s truly rich. High net worth individuals make up 1 per cent of the US population, with 3.1m people claiming to be dollar millionaires, and 460 to be billionaires.
Japan claims the next highest population of the wealthy, with 765,000 dollar millionaires, and then the UK, where there are 557,000.
The UK has seen the biggest increase in billionaires, however. Numbers rose by 40 per cent in 2007, from 35 to 49. China’s high net worth population grew by 14 per cent in 2007, and now number 373,000, almost as many as in Germany.
The report says there was little change in the investment activity of the very rich during the credit crunch in 2007, other than a shift away from structured finance. It says the very wealthy are “weathering the crunch” much better than insti tutional investors, owing to the diversity of their port folios.
More than 50 per cent invest in property, which has fuelled a rapid growth in luxury house prices across the world.
London retains its spot as the world’s most expensive place to live, followed by the tax exile haven Monaco and millionaires’ playground St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
There were the first signs of trouble in paradise last year, however, with prime property in certain areas in Ireland and the US showing a fall in price. The report’s authors warned that there were likely to be further falls this year as the economic slowdown caught up with the world’s super-rich.
Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2008
What's very interesting is how it is also happening in Asia, Europe, Brazil and other areas of the world. Also see the video below (TED) on ending poverty......
Saturday, April 19, 2008
What I'm Reading - Books
Books I'm reading:
Rules for Renegades - Christine Comaford-Lynch (Entrepreneurship)
The Middle-Class Millionaire - Russ Allan Prince and Lewis Schiff (Entrepreneurship)
Old Friend From Far Away - Natalie Goldberg (Writing)
The Greatness Guide - Robin Sharma (Leadership) reading for 2nd time
Reviews will follow.....
Rules for Renegades - Christine Comaford-Lynch (Entrepreneurship)
The Middle-Class Millionaire - Russ Allan Prince and Lewis Schiff (Entrepreneurship)
Old Friend From Far Away - Natalie Goldberg (Writing)
The Greatness Guide - Robin Sharma (Leadership) reading for 2nd time
Reviews will follow.....
New Technology - RED Film Camera
A little intro to some cutting edge new camera technology. Coming soon will be an interview with a Cinematographer friend who recently shot a feature on the new RED camera.
Friday, April 18, 2008
What I'm Reading - Magazines
Inc.
The latest May issue has some good articles on "How to Get Rich from a Recession". it's a good resource.
Success Magazine
Success Magazine is back with new ownership and it's first issue is out on the newstands.
The latest May issue has some good articles on "How to Get Rich from a Recession". it's a good resource.
Success Magazine
Success Magazine is back with new ownership and it's first issue is out on the newstands.
Six Degrees of Separation & Optimism
I post this article because over 20 years ago when I was a anti-arson organizer for the People's Firehouse in Brooklyn I used to play basketball with NYC Comptroller Bill Thompson. It's truly amazing to see him with two lifelong enemies from Northern Ireland coming together to make a better life for both Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. I just returned from visiting Northern Ireland for the first time in my life and hearing about the improvement the peace process has made in Northern Ireland. A testimony to optimism and how people can work together.......
NYC Pledges Millions for North
April 16, 2008
By April Drew
FIRST Minister of Northern Ireland Dr. Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness were in New York on Friday welcoming the announcement of a $150 million investment from New York Pension Funds to Northern Ireland.
New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson announced the largest U.S. investment to date since the peace process in the north at his office.
Thompson, chief advisor to the New York City Pension Funds, committed to investing $150 million with the potential of eventually reaching $750 million.
“This announcement follows the Pension Funds’ longstanding, 20-year commitment to promoting peace and equality of opportunity for all in Northern Ireland,” he said......
“Now is an attractive time for investment… in this stable political environment,” said Thompson, a probable candidate for New York Mayor next year.
Paisley, who was stunned into silence by the multi million-dollar investment — “I never thought I’d say this but I am speechless,” he said — graciously thanked Thompson and his colleagues “from the depths” of his heart and said such an investment will provide “great stimulus” to Northern Ireland at this time.
“Their decision to choose Northern Ireland as a place to do business ma-kes this a truly great day for us and for New Yo-rk,” he added.
“This in-vestment confirms that North-ern Ireland has turned a corner. We are now a sound in-vestment location that can provide the right caliber of people and projects to successfully underpin further inward investment, particularly from the U.S.,” said Paisley.
McGuinness, who accompanied Paisley on a four-day visit to the U.S. in an effort to promote the Northern Ireland investment conference in Belfast next month, described the investment as “another piece of history.”
“New York led the way and Bill Thompson put its money where its mouth is,” said McGuinness.
Read full article....
http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irish-voice/news/Articles/NYC-Pledges-Millions-for-North190408.aspx
NYC Pledges Millions for North
April 16, 2008
By April Drew
FIRST Minister of Northern Ireland Dr. Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness were in New York on Friday welcoming the announcement of a $150 million investment from New York Pension Funds to Northern Ireland.
New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson announced the largest U.S. investment to date since the peace process in the north at his office.
Thompson, chief advisor to the New York City Pension Funds, committed to investing $150 million with the potential of eventually reaching $750 million.
“This announcement follows the Pension Funds’ longstanding, 20-year commitment to promoting peace and equality of opportunity for all in Northern Ireland,” he said......
“Now is an attractive time for investment… in this stable political environment,” said Thompson, a probable candidate for New York Mayor next year.
Paisley, who was stunned into silence by the multi million-dollar investment — “I never thought I’d say this but I am speechless,” he said — graciously thanked Thompson and his colleagues “from the depths” of his heart and said such an investment will provide “great stimulus” to Northern Ireland at this time.
“Their decision to choose Northern Ireland as a place to do business ma-kes this a truly great day for us and for New Yo-rk,” he added.
“This in-vestment confirms that North-ern Ireland has turned a corner. We are now a sound in-vestment location that can provide the right caliber of people and projects to successfully underpin further inward investment, particularly from the U.S.,” said Paisley.
McGuinness, who accompanied Paisley on a four-day visit to the U.S. in an effort to promote the Northern Ireland investment conference in Belfast next month, described the investment as “another piece of history.”
“New York led the way and Bill Thompson put its money where its mouth is,” said McGuinness.
Read full article....
http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irish-voice/news/Articles/NYC-Pledges-Millions-for-North190408.aspx
Thought For the Day - Make it Happen
If you want something to happen, make it happen. Or another way to look at it is, If it's to be it's up to me. Success comes from taking action every day and at times massive action. So Make it Happen......
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Thought For the Day - Be a Pro
Somerset Maugham said " I write only when inspiration strikes. fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp".
That's the attitude of a Pro. Create habits of success every day...... Be a Pro
That's the attitude of a Pro. Create habits of success every day...... Be a Pro
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