I'm reading the following:
Books:
"Influencer" The Power to Change Anything - K. Patterson, J. Greeny, D. Maxfield, R. McMillian and A. Switzler
"Outliers " The Story of Success - Malcom Gladwell
Magazines:
Success
Fast Company
Wired
Movie Maker
INC
Indie Slate
I will review the books when I finish them.....
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008
Post Thanksgiving Thought - Cultivate an Attitude of Gratitude
In these challenging times.... choose to cultivate an attitude of gratitude. Check out a message from Tony Robbins....
http://www.tonyrobbins.com/holidays/default.aspx?ec=136678_text
http://www.tonyrobbins.com/holidays/default.aspx?ec=136678_text
Thought for the Day - Take Responsibility
"The only person responsible for your present reality and your future opportunities is you."
Darren Hardy
Darren Hardy
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving
"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."
--William Arthur Ward
May Your Blessings Be Grand and Your Challenges Be Small. And If Your Challenges are Big May You Be Bigger.
Thanksgiving is a great day to take the time to be thankful for all the blessings you have in you life. I try to make gratitude a daily habit. I take the time to be grateful for all the abundance in my life.
Today is extra special because my family is going to spend Thanksgiving with my cousin Pat (who I recently reunited with after many decades), his wife Judy and his adult children and their families who I never met. I also get to be thankful for finding and being reunited with my family in Ireland, England, Germany, Australia, Canada and in the US this year. So even though Thanksgiving is a US holiday I send a big Happy Thanksgiving out to all of them all around the world.
What a great Thanksgiving. It doesn't get better than this.
So enjoy the day with your family and friends and take the time to be truly thankful.
Today I am grateful for so much: my family, especially my newly discovered family, relatives, friends, co-workers and all the people who have been part of my life. Thanks for being special and for all the good times we shared.
Thanksgiving Thought - Perspective and Blessing
This is from a 1990 study that has circulated on the Internet but it still probably holds true
If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75 percent of the people in the world.
If you can attend a church or synagogue meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death you are more blessed than 3 billion people in the world.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are more blessed than 500 million people in the world.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.
So this Thanksgiving be thankful but also think how you can make a contribution to others less fortunate.
Here are a couple of ways to make a difference:
http://tonyrobbinsibb.ning.com/
http://www.opgratitude.com/
Happy Thanksgiving
If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75 percent of the people in the world.
If you can attend a church or synagogue meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death you are more blessed than 3 billion people in the world.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are more blessed than 500 million people in the world.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.
So this Thanksgiving be thankful but also think how you can make a contribution to others less fortunate.
Here are a couple of ways to make a difference:
http://tonyrobbinsibb.ning.com/
http://www.opgratitude.com/
Happy Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Thought for the Day - Three Types of People
"There are three types of people—those who makes things happen; those that watch things happen; and those who say: what happened?"
Which are you?
Maybe it's time to be the type who makes things happen?
Which are you?
Maybe it's time to be the type who makes things happen?
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Recommended Books - Nov 25th
Just ran across two books that I'm going to pick up for my holiday reading. I read the reviews of them and I recommend you check them out.
A story of a 101 year old George Dawson an African-American in Texas. His life has spanned 3 centuries. He lived through segregation in the South. This book reminds me of Angela's Ashes. What's so remarkable is both the upbeat title and the fact that he was an illiterate who started school at age 98 and is working towards his GED. An amazing person and story. This is a book I must read.
A novel that carries the message that life always has a second verse or second chance.
http://www.recoveringcharles.com/splash.html
A story of a 101 year old George Dawson an African-American in Texas. His life has spanned 3 centuries. He lived through segregation in the South. This book reminds me of Angela's Ashes. What's so remarkable is both the upbeat title and the fact that he was an illiterate who started school at age 98 and is working towards his GED. An amazing person and story. This is a book I must read.
A novel that carries the message that life always has a second verse or second chance.
http://www.recoveringcharles.com/splash.html
Monday, November 24, 2008
Master Cleanse Day 8 - Victory
I did it. I'm feeling good and almost don't want to start eating. Tomorrow I drink only fresh Orange Juice. Wednesday I will eat a salad. First solid meal in 10 days.
Victory. It always feels great to set a goal and achieve it. I usually try to surpass my goal but this time I will have to set for achieving it. I have created a Post Master Cleanse plan of exercise and diet to take me up to the New Year.
Just weighed myself. Lost 10 lbs.I also had the best workout in a long while. Not bad after not eating for 8 days. I'm psyched.
Victory. It always feels great to set a goal and achieve it. I usually try to surpass my goal but this time I will have to set for achieving it. I have created a Post Master Cleanse plan of exercise and diet to take me up to the New Year.
Just weighed myself. Lost 10 lbs.I also had the best workout in a long while. Not bad after not eating for 8 days. I'm psyched.
Personal Ramblings - Movie "Black Dynamite"
Yesterday I was invited by actor Michael Jai White to see an advance screening of his latest movie " Black Dynamite. It is a very, very funny spoof of the Black Exploitation films of the 70's. It will be receiving a midnight screening at Sundance in January. I remember watching all these genre of films growing up in the 70's and this film is so real it makes you feel it was made in the 70's. It's shot in the same style of that era.
This is going to be a super hot film at Sundance and when it opens in theaters next year. It is a film for adults and will probably have a R rating. If you lived through the 70's you will especially appreciate the humor.
I produced a film with Michael Jai White right before this one called " Blood and Bone" that should also be coming out this year. He's great in both films and is truly a great guy.
If you are going to Sundance make sure you check it out. Check out their website for more info.
http://www.blackdynamite.com/
This is going to be a super hot film at Sundance and when it opens in theaters next year. It is a film for adults and will probably have a R rating. If you lived through the 70's you will especially appreciate the humor.
I produced a film with Michael Jai White right before this one called " Blood and Bone" that should also be coming out this year. He's great in both films and is truly a great guy.
If you are going to Sundance make sure you check it out. Check out their website for more info.
http://www.blackdynamite.com/
Thought for the Day - Be Unrealistic
"I don't think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do
it. I think if you are determined enough and willing to pay the
price, you can get it done."
~ Mike Ditka
it. I think if you are determined enough and willing to pay the
price, you can get it done."
~ Mike Ditka
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Master Cleanse Day 6 & 7 - Success
I'm smelling food from blocks away. I can't wait to taste fresh orange juice as I ease back into food. I've fasted 7 days now. 7 days down and 2 to go. Victory is in sight.
Movie Review - The Dukes
I was invited last night by my friend Shawnell Cherry to see "The Dukes", a movie she costumed designed. After the movie the writer/director Robert Davi did a Q&A. It was a fun night.
I really enjoyed the movie. It's a indie with heart and a hopeful story. it's an old fashioned movie but I mean that in a good way. It also has echoes of Italian filmmaking. Robert Davi spoke of the influences of Italian filmmaking and
commedia dell"arte ( a form of improvisational theatre started in italy ) on him. The Dukes is a story that leaves you feeling that even when things look the darkest there is always hope.
The movie has received many excellent reviews and won over seven film festivals. Robert Davi did an great job directing this film on his directing debut.
Here is the IMDB review:
The Dukes,(Chazz Palminteri and Robert Davi) a Doo Wop group, were on top of the world at 17, now are struggling for survival in 2008. Their manager (Peter Bogdanovich) is desperately trying to get them work but is met with failure at every turn. Finally pushed to the extreme , they pull a heist only a fool would attempt, which leaves them even more desperate. When all seems lost, they find themselves. Underneath the laughter, "The Dukes" is a film that explores the intricacies of re-defining yourself; not only dealing with lost fame but applies to anyone whoever found themselves at the bottom of the mountain looking up where they once were; and how ,in changing times, to hold onto your true self.
Written by Bob Byers
It's in the theaters right now. Check out the The Dukes website and go see the movie.
www.The Dukes-Movie.com
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Personal Ramblings - TV Free Zone
Another public commitment I am making is to not watch any TV until the New Year. The decision came from me reflecting on my birthday on how can I create more time in my life to accomplish more of the things I want to achieve. I must admit I am a news and talk show junkie so I figured it would be hard to give up. I just competed the first week without TV and surprisingly it was easy. Easier than doing my Master Cleanse and I'm enjoying not wasting time watching TV. I may extend it past the New Year. This might become a new habit.
I simultaneously gave up food for 10 days and TV for 2 months. It's a good test of my will power and motivates me to step up in all other areas of my life even further.
I simultaneously gave up food for 10 days and TV for 2 months. It's a good test of my will power and motivates me to step up in all other areas of my life even further.
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