Giving Thanks for Online Opportunities?Written by Liz Hekimian-Williams
Giving Thanks for Online Opportunities? © 2002 by Liz Hekimian-Williams Have you noticed that during holidays a lot of us start reflecting about our lives more? We think about meaning of life, our hopes and dreams, things we regret, and things we're thankful for. I've actually caught myself recently feeling thankful about my computer and all opportunities being online has brought into my life personally and in business. Have you? I have to admit it. Even though I've been online for years, I am still impressed daily by expansiveness of internet. There are millions, or is it billions, of websites, information, entertainment, financial opportunities, and such resources and opportunities that are available to us online! If you're anything like me, then you get just as excited as I do when you receive a good friend's email, a great business lead, a shopping bargain, find an interesting ezine to subscribe to or discover an intriguing website you haven't seen before. This reminds me of a TV commercial I saw once where fellow that was surfing online had a warning message come up on his computer screen and it said something like "You've now reached end of Internet". He was using a high speed internet connection that helped him speed through entire internet until supposedly he actually reached end! He looked incredulously at message. Wouldn't you? Wouldn't it distress you if you ever had that message pop up on your computer screen? That was it? No more new stuff? What do you mean I've reached end of internet?!
| | It Is Never Too Late For Success - Age Is Not An ExcuseWritten by Gordon Bellows
People who have reached any significant level of success agree there are a few things successful people have in common; desire and determination combined with a spirit that never gives up.To illustrate point that it is always too early to give up, this article includes three well-known success stories. Ray Kroc: At age of 52, Ray Kroc had suffered for years from arthritis and diabetes. Although Ray had poor health, and his bladder and most of his thyroid had been removed, he never stopped believing in himself and his biggest idea. It led to start of McDonald's in 1955. By 1961, 228 McDonald's restaurants had been established and sales had reached $37 million. When Ray passed away in 1984, there were 7,500 McDonald's outlets around world. The number of outlets and sales are still growing. Ray Kroc was described as a simple man with a simple plan: 1. Never give up 2. Always persevere 3. Don't forget part 1 of plan Thomas Edison: Before perfecting light bulb, Thomas Edison tried between 9,000 and 10,000 different things searching for right material that would make a good filament. When a reporter asked Edison about failing more than 9,000 times, he responded by saying he had not failed, but had found 9,000 items that did not make a good filament. Edison went on to invent many other useful items, many of which are now taken for granted. Edison received 1,093 patents, more than any other person in U.S. history.
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