And she said unto Abraham, her husband, “Why dost thou travel so far from town to town with thy goods when thou canst trade without ever leaving thy tent?”

And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said, “How, dear?”

And Dot replied, “I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale, and they will reply telling you who hath the best price. And the sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah’s Pony Stable (UPS).”

Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. And the drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever having to move from his tent. To prevent neighboring countries from overhearing what the drums were saying, Dot devised a system that only she and the drummers knew. It was known as Must Send Drum Over Sound (MSDOS), and she also developed a language to transmit ideas and pictures – Hebrew To The People (HTTP).

And the young men did take to Dot Com’s trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Sybarites, or NERDS.

And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were going to that enterprising drum dealer, Brother William of Gates, who bought off every drum maker in the land. And indeed did insist on drums to be made that would work only with Brother Gates’ drumheads and drumsticks.

And Dot did say, “Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others.” And Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or eBay as it came to be known. He said, “We need a name that reflects what we are.”

And Dot replied, “Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators.” “YAHOO,” said Abraham. And because it was Dot’s idea, they named it YAHOO Dot Com.

Abraham’s cousin, Joshua, being the young Gregarious Energetic Educated Kid (GEEK) that he was, soon started using Dot’s drums to locate things around the countryside. It soon became known as God’s Own Official Guide to Locating Everything (GOOGLE).

That is how it all began. And that’s the truth. ]]> http://www.laurencewins.com/2012/02/10/the-real-truth/feed/ 0 http://www.laurencewins.com/2012/01/28/health-or-wealth-which-do-you-choose-first/ http://www.laurencewins.com/2012/01/28/health-or-wealth-which-do-you-choose-first/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:39:59 +0000 Laurence http://www.laurencewins.com/?p=651 Some people work 10 hours a week and others may work up to 70 hours a week. Motivation is different for everyone. Some have a full-time job. Others have a part-time job and study. Many people work from home and put in a lot of effort. This effort is sometimes rewarded with loads of money and other times it’s barely providing enough to pay the bills.

Do you look after your health or does that come second to your work, whatever that may be? It can be very easy to ignore symptoms until it’s too late and you find out you have a serious problem.

Something that is actually worse is having a relapse after more than three years of being considered “healthy.” This is the point of my post and I am sharing my own story. I am diabetic and up until Sept 2008 I was on high doses of 2 different insulins and 2 different tablets just for the diabetes. Then I had a sleeve gastrectomy and that enabled me to drop 30 kgs. I also went off all diabetes meds.

I have had some trouble coping with health issues in the last 12 months but didn’t attribute it to diabetes. However, when I had my regular averaged blood sugar test, I found it was 9 when it should be between 5-6 as a maximum. As a result, I am now back on oral tablets for diabetes and have to test my blood sugars at least 3 times a day.

This news came as a shock but it explains a number of health problems I have had without knowing why. I have also been working too hard, even though I am only able to work part-time my mind tends to never shut off.

Now I need to focus strictly on eating better, exercising as much as possible and try to drop some of the weight I have regained since the surgery. I was guilty of ignoring my health to a degree because I wanted to work and earn money to pay medical bills.

Yes, it’s a rather convoluted way of doing things but that is the way it has turned out. So I ask you, do you have medical symptoms or illness that you’re ignoring so you can focus on your work instead? If so, CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE TO YOUR HEALTH TODAY.

If you don’t, you may find yourself in serious medical trouble that you can’t fix. Don’t let wealth come before health. There’s always tomorrow to do that extra work!

Has anyone else experienced a similar circumstance and wish to share it here? I know I have had a lot of new signups so it would be valuable to share experiences.

Hope that this boosts your morale at times when it seems things are not working as well as you would like… there are people who we are fighting for and reasons to do so…that’s why we fight.

The Important Things in Life

A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.”

“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your car.

The sand is everything else. The small stuff.”

“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.

Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

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Above all, be the best YOU that you can possibly be!

I have also donated one of my own products to this package and bought the package myself. It’s only $17.00 and worth well over $1000. So I am asking all my members to do the same. Whether  you only want a few of the products or all of them, $17.00 is a small price to pay to help a country in strife. This is the link to the page in the Warrior forum so you can see what you’ll get.

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I also hope that 2012 is a safe, healthy, happy and prosperous time in every way. Set new goals to achieve – small, medium and large ones so you’re always striving for something. So Happy New Year to you all as well

When you hire your writers, do you try to figure out how little you can spend and still achieve the best results? OR  do you understand that you need to pay good money to receive high quality material?

I have written well over 2000 articles, numerous blog posts, pages for websites, resumes, ebooks, reports and much more and I have found there are only three main categories of customers out there.

1. The first one wants to pay as little as possible and doesn’t really care whether the material is good or not, as long as it seems OK to them.

2. The second one wants to pay as little as possible but demands: the best possible quality, no plagiarism, urgent deadlines (regardless of the size of the job) and they want writers to believe them when they say they “may have lots more work if this job is done to their satisfaction.” This will also be done for the same low fee.

3. The last one is the customer who sees the need first and the cost second. They understand that in order to get decent quality work, they need to pay a reasonable fee. They’re cooperative, available to answer questions and comprehend that a bit of give and take will provide them with a decent finished product and a long term writer if they have need of one down the track.

Do these examples sound like people you know? Do you fit into any of these categories?

I know which customer I would prefer to work for and I am sure that most writers would agree with me that the third option is the preferred one. The written word is very powerful and can make or break a business. Wouldn’t you want your writer to be keen to see you succeed and to help you along the way without feeling used?

I have no idea what is going through your mind when you read this article but if it makes even one person stop and think about how they treat writers, then it has been worth my while writing this piece.

I welcome all feedback openly.

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Retailers make a large portion of their yearly income in December alone. It’s quite disgusting. Anyway, most businesses close down so that staff can have some time off and so employers don’t have to pay huge penalty rates so they can work.

As for people like us who are self-employed, we don’t get a break unless we choose to. I am not getting any big Christmas bonuses or parties and I am sure many others are in the same boat. It doesn’t faze me at all though. I will still do my work and rest in between jobs.

So, I do wish those of you who celebrate it, a very Merry Christmas and to everyone, a safe and prosperous 2012.