Friday, October 31, 2008

Purpose...


Without purpose, there is no passion.

- Joel Osteen


Thursday, October 30, 2008

what would you do...


What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?


Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Difficulty...


In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

- Albert Einstein


Tuesday, October 28, 2008

A 12-year-old's idea goes national...an inspiring story


Inspiring story of a 12-year-old's website idea and how quickly it's expanding and helping. Mimi Ausland, a 12 year old who launched freekibble.com, a website where people can click on once a day to donate free dog and cat food. A local shelter in Forsyth County is now getting 2,000 pounds of pet food a month from the Oregon-based site. There's more to this story -->
Read the full story here

Monday, October 27, 2008

Life's greatest teacher...


Failure is one of life's greatest teachers.

Friday, October 24, 2008

Reflection...


Someday we'll look back on this...
laugh nervously, and
change the subject.


Thursday, October 23, 2008

Thanks...


In everything, give thanks.


Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Rules for happiness...


Five rules for Happiness:

  1. Free your heart from hatred.

  2. Free your mind from worries.

  3. Live simply.

  4. Give more.

  5. Expect less.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

The heart...


The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.

- Helen Keller



Monday, October 20, 2008

How to Create Your Life Plan


Everyone hates the dreaded "Where do you see yourself in five years?" question, but it's a lot easier to answer when you've got written goals and a plan to achieve them. CEO Michael Hyatt blogs about how he put together his life plan, which he reviews with a coach every three months.

This won't insulate you from life's many adversities and unexpected twists and turns, but it will help you become an active participant in your life, intentionally shaping your own future.

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Thursday, October 16, 2008

Ideas


"An idea that is developed & put into action is more important than an idea that only exists as an idea"

- Buddha


Wednesday, October 15, 2008

What you know...


Focus. Stick with what you know. Work with the knowledge and those resources to expand into related areas.

- Franco Harris


Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Happiness...


Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.

- John Barrymore


Monday, October 13, 2008

George Carlin's Views on Aging...



Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.

'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key. You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life ... You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony. YOU BECOME 21 YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.

But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; 'I Was JUST 92.'

Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!'
May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG


1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them.'

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.


Friday, October 10, 2008

The best advice I ever got... [Mark Hurd]


"Nine years after starting at NCR, I moved to a head-office job in Dayton in 1988. An NCR executive was giving a presentation; he had great slides and an even better delivery. The CEO, Chuck Exley, listened to the entire presentation in his typically gracious, courteous manner. At the conclusion, he nodded and said something brief but profound: "Good story, but it's hard to look smart with bad numbers." And as I reflected on it, the presenter, articulate as he was, as good as his slides were, simply had bad numbers.

That comment has always stayed with me. You have to focus on the underlying substance. There's just no way to disguise poor performance. I've tried to follow that advice throughout my career. Deliver good numbers and you earn the right for people to listen to you."

- Mark Hurd, Chairman and CEO, Hewlett-Packard
Excerpt from Fortune Magazine


Thursday, October 9, 2008

Success...


The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.

- Alexander Graham Bell


Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Five Signs That You're Living Beyond Your Means


If you are concerned that your finances could be in danger, there is a way to tell whether you're in over your head. This article will provide you with five key indicators to watch for. If you find that one or more of them apply to you, it is likely time to reevaluate your spending and work on a long-term financial plan. Recognizing the problem is the first step to finding a solution.

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Source: Yahoo Finance

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Devote yourself...


The only way you can devote yourself completely is to challenge yourself to do something unbeaten.

- Tim Ferriss


Monday, October 6, 2008

Diversity...


Focus on what you do best. Diversity has its place, but don't let it distract you from your passion and strengths.

- Rosh Sillars


Friday, October 3, 2008

Purpose in life...


Finding your purpose in life is a combination of reflection and action.

- Gregg Vanoureck, author of Life Entrepreneurs


Thursday, October 2, 2008

7 Steps To Developing A Strong Network In Case You Get Laid-off

What's the first thing you would do if you were fired or laid-off? Punch your boss? Cry like a baby? Throw a party? Financial blogger Brandt Smith at Get Rich Slowly suggests that your first step should be to contact your network, and he backs up his assertion with a real-life success story. He also shares seven keys to developing a strong network.

Read the full story


Wednesday, October 1, 2008

12,000 laptops lost weekly at U.S. airports


According to a study of 106 major US airports and 800 business travelers published by the Ponemon Institute and Dell Computer, about 12,000 laptops are lost in airports each week. Only 30 percent of travelers ever recover the lost devices. Nearly half of the travelers say their laptops contain customer data or confidential business information. Read more here