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Photo: "Possibilities"
>> Saturday, July 11, 2009
Photo of the Day - July 11, 2009: "Possibilities" - Photo by Don West, Jr. All Rights Reserved.
Photo: "Growth is Everywhere"
>> Friday, July 10, 2009
Photo of the Day - July 10, 2009: "Growth is Everywhere" - Photo by Don West, Jr. All Rights Reserved.
Presentation: Understanding Generativity
>> Thursday, July 9, 2009
We are all connected. From one generation to another, life is a continuios chain of learning and living. Generativity is a concept developed by famous psycho-analyst Erik K. Erikson and deals directly with the activities of 'guiding the next generation(s).'
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Photo - "Metamorphosis"
Photo of the Day - July 8, 2009: "Metamorphisis" - Photo by Don West, Jr. All Rights Reserved.
Faith & Entrepreneurship
When you venture off into the unknown to start your own business enterprise, what is the force that makes you think you will succeed?
You must have strong faith to believe you can fly.Simply put , you have faith! It is an essential pre-cursor element to entrepreneurship. Before I go pontificating about the subject I must give proper credit to my cousin Anita Connors, (http://www.atconnercpa.com/index.html), a CPA in Philadelphia who hipped me to this novel concept. She has built a vastly successful business and produced a documentary of her life story which is a strong example of the principles to be discussed here.
So many people get twisted into knots when you discuss faith, but at its core faith is simply a belief that is not based on proof. A brand new business has no sales stats, no past performance, simply an idea and someone's faith that it will succeed.
With faith being such an essential element, all those who venture out on that proverbial limb and start a new business should logically become students of faith. Any tool that will assist and strengthen your faith logically seems to have a direct ability to impact your entrepreneurial pursuits.Some great quotes on faith:
Being an entrepreneur gives rise to the occasion when you learn firsthand, “it’s lonely at the top!” Being the boss creates occasions when burdens run high and friends run away. The bills flow constantly, while customers seem sporadic. It is only by faith that you can continue to move forward, continue to believe. Having a strong spiritual faith allows the entrepreneur to give up his worries and place them in something greater than themselves. It is this ability to know that no matter what happens I am not alone that allows me to maintain my daily sanity without the regular use and constant abuse of intoxicants.
I personally continue to seek new ways to exercise my faith spiritually, professionally and personally. The greater one's faith, the greater one's potential. So as we all grow , let's spread some tools for a more faithful life....
Think about it and let me know what you think.
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So many people get twisted into knots when you discuss faith, but at its core faith is simply a belief that is not based on proof. A brand new business has no sales stats, no past performance, simply an idea and someone's faith that it will succeed.
With faith being such an essential element, all those who venture out on that proverbial limb and start a new business should logically become students of faith. Any tool that will assist and strengthen your faith logically seems to have a direct ability to impact your entrepreneurial pursuits.Some great quotes on faith:
- “Keep your dreams alive. Understand [that in order] to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.”
– Gail Devers - “Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to”
– George Seaton - “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.”
– Douglas Adams - “To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.”
– St. Thomas Aquinas - “Faith... Must be enforced by reason...When faith becomes blind it dies.”
– Mahatma Gandhi - “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
– Reinhold Niebuhr - “You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.”
– Mary Manin Morrissey - “Faith isn't faith until it's all you're holding on to”
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Being an entrepreneur gives rise to the occasion when you learn firsthand, “it’s lonely at the top!” Being the boss creates occasions when burdens run high and friends run away. The bills flow constantly, while customers seem sporadic. It is only by faith that you can continue to move forward, continue to believe. Having a strong spiritual faith allows the entrepreneur to give up his worries and place them in something greater than themselves. It is this ability to know that no matter what happens I am not alone that allows me to maintain my daily sanity without the regular use and constant abuse of intoxicants.
I personally continue to seek new ways to exercise my faith spiritually, professionally and personally. The greater one's faith, the greater one's potential. So as we all grow , let's spread some tools for a more faithful life....
Think about it and let me know what you think.
VLOG: Reflect & Rejoice Tuesday '09
>> Tuesday, July 7, 2009
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VLOG Tribute and Reflection on Michael Joseph Jackson by Don West, Jr.
Essentials: Planning Directives
>> Monday, July 6, 2009
A will by its legal nature contains a limited ability to handle the disposition of your assets and affairs. Planning Directives are documents that supplement and support a will by addressing financial and legal questions that wills do not, and that give instructions about what should occur with your estate and/or minor children if an unforeseen accident or illness leaves you incapable of expressing what you want.
At the very least, everyone is encouraged to have a will and Planning Directives in place to safeguard their assets and loved ones in the event of death or unforeseen incapacity. For some others, though, especially those with large families, or sizable estates, estate planning may necessitate a number of additional considerations.
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At the very least, everyone is encouraged to have a will and Planning Directives in place to safeguard their assets and loved ones in the event of death or unforeseen incapacity. For some others, though, especially those with large families, or sizable estates, estate planning may necessitate a number of additional considerations.
Photo - "Garden Ascent"
Photo of the Day - July 6, 2009: "Garden Ascent" - Photo by Don West, Jr.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
>> Sunday, July 5, 2009
Shared with me on facebook by my friend, Arianna Shahparvari. Independence & Freedom are Our Goals! Read more...
Photo - "Happy"
>> Saturday, July 4, 2009
HAPPY 4th of July!
Photo of the Day - July 4, 2009: "Happy" - Photo by Don West, Jr.Remembering the peoples of the world who embrace their own pursuits of Independence and Freedom, especially those in Iran, Dafur, Somalia & Afghanistan. May our troops, and their loved ones, who sacrifice so dearly be included in all of our thoughts and prayers as we spark the grills and enjoy the fireworks displays!
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY to all my friends stateside and to all those pursuing their own freedoms!
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HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY to all my friends stateside and to all those pursuing their own freedoms!
Benjamin Frankiln's "Art of Virtue"
In his partially completed autobiography, Benjamin Franklin shared 13 virtues and the monitoring system he used, as he sought to invoke the 13 virtues into his daily life. As one of most generative of our Founding Father's, I share them with you as a tribute on Independence Day.
1 . Temperance. Eat not to Dullness Drink not to Elevation.
The Art of Virtue
by: Benjamin Franklin
1 . Temperance. Eat not to Dullness Drink not to Elevation.
2. Silence.
Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself.
Avoid trifling Conversation.
3. Order.
Let all your Things have their Places.
Let each Part of your Business have its Time.
4. Resolution.
Resolve to perform what you ought.
Perform without fail what you resolve.
5. Frugality.
Make no Expense but to do good to others or yourself:
i.e. Waste nothing.
6. Industry.
Lose no Time. Be always employ'd in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary Actions.
7. Sincerity.
Use no hurtful Deceit.
Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
8. Justice.
Wrong none, by doing Injuries or omitting the Benefits that are your Duty.
9. Moderation.
Avoid Extremes. Forbear resenting Injuries so much as you think they deserve.
10. Cleanliness.
Tolerate no Uncleanness in Body, Clothes or Habitation.
11 . Tranquility.
Be not disturbed at Trifles, or at Accidents common or unavoidable.
12. Chastity.
Rarely use Venery, [indulgence in or pursuit of sexual activity], but for Health or Offspring; Never to Dullness, Weakness, or the Injury of your own or another's Peace or Reputation.
13. Humility.
Imitate Jesus and Socrates.
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In a great country that provides unequaled freedoms, we are all free to be virtuous as well. Happy Independence Day!
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