Jim Rogers : Must Let Banks Fail Feb 11 2009
Jim Rogers Obama does not Understand Economics !!!!!!
GOP Leader Boehner Floor Speech Opposing Democrats’ Trillion-Dollar Spending Bill
Peter Schiff Calling The Stimulus Package Out
What customers really want
Cross Country Bike Ride
Personal Accountability & Alzheimers Charity Cross Country Bike Ride.
60-75 Days Of Riding Covering Over 3,000 Miles From Coast to Coast!
$1500 Misc & Overage
$6000 Food & Lodging
$500 Bike Repair Fund - Tires, Inner Tubes, Other Repairs
I am hoping to raise $60,000 which 30,000 will be donated to ALZ.org for alzheimer research
and the remainder will go towards offsetting trip expenses of $8,000. and $22,000 to pay off all personal debts, 2 credit cards & personal loan.
16 Rules For Success!
1. Get and stay out of your comfort zone.
I believe that not much happens of any significance when we’re in our comfort zone. I hear people say, “But I’m concerned about security.” My response to that is simple: “Security is for cadavers.”
2. Never give up.
Almost nothing works the first time it’s attempted. Just because what you’re doing does not seem to be working, doesn’t mean it won’t work. It just means that it might not work the way you’re doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn’t have an opportunity.
3. When you’re ready to quit, you’re closer than you think.
There’s an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: “The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.”
4. With regard to whatever worries you, not only accept the worst thing that could happen, but make it a point to quantify what the worst thing could be.
Very seldom will the worst consequence be anywhere near as bad as a cloud of “undefined consequences.” My father would tell me early on, when I was struggling and losing my shirt trying to get Parsons Technology going, “Well, Robert, if it doesn’t work, they can’t eat you.”
5. Focus on what you want to have happen.
Remember that old saying, “As you think, so shall you be.”
6. Take things a day at a time.
No matter how difficult your situation is, you can get through it if you don’t look too far into the future, and focus on the present moment. You can get through anything one day at a time.
7. Always be moving forward.
Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving your organization, it starts to die. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way. Remember the Japanese concept of Kaizen. Small daily improvements eventually result in huge advantages.
8. Be quick to decide.
Remember what General George S. Patton said: “A good plan violently executed today is far and away better than a perfect plan tomorrow.”
9. Measure everything of significance.
I swear this is true. Anything that is measured and watched, improves.
10. Anything that is not managed will deteriorate.
If you want to uncover problems you don’t know about, take a few moments and look closely at the areas you haven’t examined for a while. I guarantee you problems will be there.
11. Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you’re doing.
When you look at your competitors, remember that everything looks perfect at a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you get far enough into space, looks like a peaceful place.
12. Never let anybody push you around.
In our society, with our laws and even playing field, you have just as much right to what you’re doing as anyone else, provided that what you’re doing is legal.
13. Never expect life to be fair.
Life isn’t fair. You make your own breaks. You’ll be doing good if the only meaning fair has to you, is something that you pay when you get on a bus (i.e., fare).
14. Solve your own problems.
You’ll find that by coming up with your own solutions, you’ll develop a competitive edge. Masura Ibuka, the co-founder of SONY, said it best: “You never succeed in technology, business, or anything by following the others.” There’s also an old Asian saying that I remind myself of frequently. It goes like this: “A wise man keeps his own counsel.”
15. Don’t take yourself too seriously.
Lighten up. Often, at least half of what we accomplish is due to luck. None of us are in control as much as we like to think we are.
16. There’s always a reason to smile.
Find it. After all, you’re really lucky just to be alive. Life is short. More and more, I agree with my little brother. He always reminds me: “We’re not here for a long time, we’re here for a good time!”
My Weight Loss Plan
Less Salt Z& More Water!
Eat and drink the following with reckless abandon:
- Spinach
- Broccoli
- Green, Red, or Yellow Pepper
- Cucumber
- Apples
- Asparagus
- Cauliflower
- Green Beans
- Kale
- Celery
- Pretty much any green leafy vegetable with the exception of iceberg lettuce
- Water
Eat 2 - 4 servings of the following throughout the day:
- Carrots
- Bananas
- Berries
- Peaches
- Plums
- Oranges
- Pretty much any fresh fruit you like
Eat one 4 - 6 ounce lean serving of the following with each meal. Preparation should be grilled, steamed, baked, or stir fried - no breaded and fried foods!:
- Turkey breast
- Chicken breast
- Steak
- Pork
- Fish
- Also consider eggs (2 or 3)
Eat one serving of the following with each snack. Truth be told, I recommend you avoid dairy during your weight loss quest, but if you feel you need it, eat it with you snacks:
- Almonds
- Walnuts
- Cashews
- Natural peanut butter (no sugar, no salt added)
- Yogurt
- Low-fat cottage cheese
- Low-fat milk
Eat these only with your meal that follows your fitness training and only in limited portion:
- Oatmeal
- Brown rice
- Legumes
- Potatoes
- Whole wheat bread
- Whole wheat pasta
- Other whole grain food items
Use the following in extremely limited portions or not at all:
- Salad dressing
- Butter
- Cheese
- Other condiments
Do not eat or drink the following:
- Soda
- Alcohol
- Sugar
- Fast Food
- Creamy salad dressings (Ranch, 1000 Island, etc.)
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Amazon claims record holiday orders in ‘08 season
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Online retailer Amazon.com Inc on Friday reported its best holiday sales season yet, even as sales and traffic at U.S. store chains were the weakest in decades, sending its shares up nearly 4 percent.
Analysts have pointed to Amazon as a rare bright spot in this year’s holiday shopping season due to its scale and flexibility, as retailers try to outdo each other with deep discounts to lure consumers during a recession.
Online sales were also helped by winter storms that hit large sections of the United States on the last major shopping weekend before Christmas.
In a release titled “Amazon.com’s 14th holiday season is best ever,” the company said more than 6.3 million items were ordered on its site worldwide for the peak shopping day of December 15, amounting to 72.9 items ordered per second. On its peak day, it shipped more than 5.6 million units.
However, the company gave no financial details regarding the sales, such as how its margins fared with the discounts seen across the retail sector.
Stifel Nicolaus analyst Scott Devitt said Amazon’s day of peak orders represented a 17 percent rise from a year ago, while its peak shipments represented an increase of 44 percent. He rates the share a “buy” with a $61 price target.
Amazon shipped merchandise to more than 210 countries, and said it shipped more than 99 percent of orders on time for holiday deadlines.
Amazon shares rose 3.6 percent to $53.31.
(Reporting by Michele Gershberg; Editing by Derek Caney and Steve Orlofsky)
