Family Research - Abram M. Lee, former slave turns 100 - Daily Mail ( Hagerstown, Maryland)

>> Monday, June 14, 2010

Check out this newspaper page that celebrates my great-great-great grandfather's 100th birthday in 1947:



The Lee Family Line

Abram M. Lee > Marshall W. Lee > Mary Lee Thompson > Janet Elaine Thompson Holmes > Debra Elaine Holmes West > Me.

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Thought of the Day - Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success Series

>> Sunday, June 13, 2010

Cooperation - with all levels of your co-workers. Help others and see the other side.


- Coach John Wooden, (1910-2010)

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Thought of the Day - Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success Series

>> Saturday, June 12, 2010

Friendship - Comes from mutual esteem, respect and devotion. A sincere liking for all.

- Coach John Wooden, (1910-2010)

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Thought of the Day - Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success Series

>> Friday, June 11, 2010

Enthusiasm - Your heart must be in your work.
Stimulate others.
*

- Coach John Wooden, (1910-2010)


* The cornerstones of success to me, in anything, are hard work and enjoy what you're doing. So, one cornerstone is industriousness and the other is enthusiasm, said Wooden.

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Thought of the Day - A Tribute to the Gentlemanly Wizard of Westwood (1910-2010)

>> Thursday, June 10, 2010

Coach John Wooden was a unique and special man who left an unquestionable mark on numerous lives and history itself. His name and works will be remembered and honored.

One of his more noted contributions is his Pyramid of Success and now we begin a "Thought of the Day" series from Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success.


Industriousness - There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile things come from hard work and careful planning.*

- Coach John Wooden
(1910-2010)





* Industriousness is one of the two cornerstones of the pyramid because to be strong, you have to have a strong foundation, said Wooden.

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Kiva - Riad from Lebanon has a loan fundraising on Kiva

>> Saturday, May 22, 2010




Kiva - Riad from Lebanon has a loan fundraising on Kiva

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Robert Elmer Holmes is Turning 80!

>> Monday, May 3, 2010


My maternal grandfather, (my mom's dad), will be turning 80 on June 5th with a big celebration scheduled in Philadelphia. I am very excited and just solidified my travel plans. Pop Pop, as I call him, is one of the major motivations in my interests in legacy and legacy development.

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>> Sunday, May 2, 2010

Meditative walk around the resevoir - Check.

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>> Thursday, April 29, 2010

I am "Not Afraid!"

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A Strategic Question

>> Wednesday, April 28, 2010

What happens when you recognize the objective, lay a deliberate set of plans to reach the objective, followed by consistent application of force?

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Thought of the Day

You never know who is watching, or when they are looking, so live a life that sets a good example at all times!

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Great Things

>> Friday, March 26, 2010

If one seeks to accomplish great things, how do they achieve it; where do they start?

NFL Great Cedrick Hardman provides an answer and insight on the topic of being great...


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Thought of the Day

"Be the change you want to see in the world."

- Mahatma Ghandi

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Photo: The Mad Greek

>> Monday, March 15, 2010


Photo of the Day - Monday, March 15, 2010: "The Mad Greek" - Photo by Don West, Jr. All Rights Reserved.

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Thought of the Day

God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.


- Billy Graham

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Thought of the Day

>> Thursday, March 11, 2010

Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What’s in it for me?”


- Brian Tracy

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Thought of the Day

>> Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

- Nelson Henderson

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Thought of the Day

>> Tuesday, March 9, 2010

"None of us is as smart as all of us."

- Japanese Proverb

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