Saturday, May 31, 2008
Economic Optimism - Glass is 3/4's Full
Warren Buffett: U.S. on Right Track Long-Term
As dark as things might look now, the U.S. is on the right track long-term, says billionaire investor Warren Buffett.
"My children will live better than I did, and my grandchildren even better," says the world's third-richest man and its most famous investor in an hour-long interview recently on CNBC.
"In the 20th century, the real standard of living in the United States went up seven for one. A great many of the factors that went into producing that really unprecedented gain in how people live ... are still present.
"We have a market system, we have a meritocracy, we have the rule of law.”
“None of them are perfect, but they have combined in the past to move one generation after another ahead of the one that preceded them. That will continue to be the case."
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thought for the Day - There is No Failure Only Feedback
The only way you can fail is to quit. Failure is feedback on what doesn't work. The objective is to keep trying something new until it works or you succeed. Think about it.....
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Thought for the Day - No Whining
“Whining is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you anywhere.”
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Creativity & Education - Ken Robinson at TED
Fascinating talk on creativity, education and the challenges for the future....
Thought for the Day - Who We Become
"It is not what we get. But who we become, what
we contribute ... that gives meaning to our lives."
— Anthony Robbins: Authority on leadership psychology
we contribute ... that gives meaning to our lives."
— Anthony Robbins: Authority on leadership psychology
Monday, May 26, 2008
Memorial Day - Thank You
In memory of my Dad Patrick Duffy who served in WWII in the Philippines.
Fallen But Not Forgotten
and a personal thanks to a friend Victor L (Sgt. Marines) who served in Iraq and a good friend's husband John J (Sgt. Marines) who is serving in Iraq today I say thank you to them and all the young men and women who serve. Be safe and return soon....
Make a contribution to an organization that supports the young men and women who serve.
http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/
http://www.treatsfortroops.com/
http://www.fisherhouse.org/
http://www.soldiersangels.org/
http://www.semperfifund.org/
http://www.frogfriends.com/
http://www.opgratitude.com/
Fallen But Not Forgotten
and a personal thanks to a friend Victor L (Sgt. Marines) who served in Iraq and a good friend's husband John J (Sgt. Marines) who is serving in Iraq today I say thank you to them and all the young men and women who serve. Be safe and return soon....
Make a contribution to an organization that supports the young men and women who serve.
http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/
http://www.treatsfortroops.com/
http://www.fisherhouse.org/
http://www.soldiersangels.org/
http://www.semperfifund.org/
http://www.frogfriends.com/
http://www.opgratitude.com/
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Power of the Human Spirit - #2
See previous post below on Mother and Daughter team who scaled Everest and now the oldest man. The power of the human spirit in action...
KATMANDU, Nepal — A 76-year-old Nepalese man reached the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday to become the oldest person to climb the world's highest mountain, mountaineering officials said.
Min Bahadur Sherchan reached the 29,035-foot summit early in the morning with his climbing guides.
Sherchan is just 25 days from his 77th birthday.
He beat the record set last year by Japanese climber Katsusuke Yanagisawa, who scaled the peak at age 71. Sherchan was in good health and was descending from the summit. The former soldier has climbed smaller mountains before his Everest feat and has been an active sportsman.
KATMANDU, Nepal — A 76-year-old Nepalese man reached the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday to become the oldest person to climb the world's highest mountain, mountaineering officials said.
Min Bahadur Sherchan reached the 29,035-foot summit early in the morning with his climbing guides.
Sherchan is just 25 days from his 77th birthday.
He beat the record set last year by Japanese climber Katsusuke Yanagisawa, who scaled the peak at age 71. Sherchan was in good health and was descending from the summit. The former soldier has climbed smaller mountains before his Everest feat and has been an active sportsman.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Narnia
Saw Prince Caspian this weekend with my daughter. Really enjoyed the movie and this song. Enjoy....
Regina Spektor - The Call (Narnia Soundtrack)
Regina Spektor - The Call (Narnia Soundtrack)
Power of the Human Spirit
Another record is broken....
Mum, daughter climb Everest
May 24, 2008 1
Article from: AAP
TWO Sydney women have reached the summit of Mount Everest, creating history as the first mother-daughter team to climb the world's tallest mountain.
Cheryl Bart and her 23-year-old daughter Nikki reached the peak at 9.05am (AEST) today after setting out on April 1.
The pair - dubbed Oz Chicks with Altitude on their official website - have endured bitter cold and several delays on their 8850 metre Himalayan ascent.
A team spokesman said they were now the first mother and daughter team to have climbed the tallest peak in each of the seven continents.
The pair have had to contend with delays such as the ascent of the Beijing Olympic torch and having their communications gear temporarily confiscated amid the tight security.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Thought for the Day - Results
Results are the best measurement of human progress. Not conversation. Not explanation. Not justification. Results!
Jim Rohn
Jim Rohn
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Thought for the Day - To Be or Not To Be; To Do or Not to Do
Each of us has two distinct choices to make about what we will do with our lives.
The first choice we can make is to be less than we have the capacity to be. To earn less. To have less. To read less and think less. To try less and discipline ourselves less. These are the choices that lead to an empty life. These are the choices that, once made, lead to a life of constant apprehension instead of a life of wondrous anticipation.
And the second choice? To do it all! To become all that we can possibly be. To read every book that we possibly can. To earn as much as we possibly can. To give and share as much as we possibly can. To strive and produce and accomplish as much as we possibly can. All of us have the choice.
To do or not to do. To be or not to be. To be all or to be less or to be nothing at all.
Why not do all that we can, every moment that we can, the best that we can, for as long as we can?
Jim Rohn
The first choice we can make is to be less than we have the capacity to be. To earn less. To have less. To read less and think less. To try less and discipline ourselves less. These are the choices that lead to an empty life. These are the choices that, once made, lead to a life of constant apprehension instead of a life of wondrous anticipation.
And the second choice? To do it all! To become all that we can possibly be. To read every book that we possibly can. To earn as much as we possibly can. To give and share as much as we possibly can. To strive and produce and accomplish as much as we possibly can. All of us have the choice.
To do or not to do. To be or not to be. To be all or to be less or to be nothing at all.
Why not do all that we can, every moment that we can, the best that we can, for as long as we can?
Jim Rohn
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Thought for the Day - Let it Go, It's Gone
If you drop your keys in a sea of hot lava, let them go because they're gone.
Jack Handley - Deep Thoughts
A humorous thought but true, sometimes you just got to let things go in your life....
Jack Handley - Deep Thoughts
A humorous thought but true, sometimes you just got to let things go in your life....
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Thought for the Day - Act in Spite of Fear
I learned that the goal isn't to eliminate fear but to act in spite of it. I remember the first time I did a firewalk and I walked even though I was afraid. I would go on to push myself through other experiences that I was afraid of. Looking back I realize that my life grew and improved because I was willing to push through my fears. So push through your fears.......
Monday, May 19, 2008
Thought for the Day - "Time Based" Projects
I came across an interesting idea for workouts named "time-based" workouts. The goal is to allocate a specific amount of time to the workout. The trainer Ryan Lee proposes extreme all out 20 sec burst of interval training, recovery and then another 20 sec burst such as a all out sprint. It's an interesting distinction to the normal and latest emphasis on interval training for fitness.
The concept of "time based" can also be applied to specific work projects with the goal of getting more done with short burst of focus.
The concept of "time based" can also be applied to specific work projects with the goal of getting more done with short burst of focus.
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