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By: Tim Ferris
Intro
1. Write down the positives of whatever you’ve been viewing as a negative.
2. Consider the negatives of the opposites.
3. Look for dark horse role models.
The amazing Olympic hopeful Oscar Pistorius. Alibaba.com, which pairs non-Chinese companies with Chinese suppliers, rode its IPO to a $26-billion valuation. Its founder, Jack Ma, explains his secret for success:
There were three reasons why we survived. We had no money, we had no technology, and we had no plan. Every dollar, we used very carefully.
Read that one again.
Excuses not to jump into the unknown are a dime a dozen. In the case of entrepreneurship, the “I don’t have” list — I don’t have funding, I don’t connections, etc. — is a popular write-off for inaction.
Continue reading ‘3 Tips for Turning Lack of Resources into Strength’
Oil prices closed at $71 today after getting close to the $72 a barrel price. Economists say that increased demand is impacting the inventory of oil which in turn is increasing the price. Expectations are that the price could go to $80. But on the contrary side, a higher price of Oil could stabilize or reduce oil demand, and the resulting price of Oil may not go higher.
The price of a barrel was around $45 at the beginning of 2009. After almost six months Oil has risen over 50%. This kind of increase could jeopardize the US recovery depending on what happens in the future
It’s Not Your Money!
There’s a lot of talk about stimulus using Government money to bail out the economy. But will this really work. And who’s actually paying for this. When do we get a say?
Barack Obama claims that the House of Representatives’ new stimulus plan is needed to save the economy. Democrats promise to be “creating or saving of four million jobs.” News media report in all seriousness: “The democrats vow no earmarks or special projects will be attached to the bill. The focus is on jobs.” Also “more than 90 percent of the jobs created are likely to be in the private sector.”
Read the New Huffington Post. INFO
There’s a new HuffingtonPost.info out there now (not connected to huffingtonpost.com). It features a more balanced approach to politics and other news. You can find opinion from both the right and the left, instead of the biased commentary you sometimes get on huffingtonpost.com. Check it out………
Sen. Joe Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee despite hard feelings over his support for GOP nominee John McCain during the presidential campaign.
The Connecticut independent will lose a panel post on the Environment and Public Works panel as punishment for criticizing Obama this fall.
Continue reading ‘McCain backer Lieberman keeps committee chair’
The top US military officer said Monday he was “stunned” by the reach of the Somali pirates who seized a Saudi supertanker off the east coast of Africa, calling piracy a growing problem that needs to be addressed.
But Admiral Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said there were limits to what the world’s navies could do once a ship has been captured because national governments often preferred to pay pirates ransom.
Continue reading ‘US Admiral ’stunned’ by pirates’ reach’
