A Few Quotes to Consider

“More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.” — Napoleon Hill
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” — Zig Ziglar
“You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you [...]

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A Father’s Lesson on Socialism

A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat and had grown to be in strong favor for the distribution of all wealth in America. She felt deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch conservative [...]

The Gift of Life

On the very first day, God created the cow. He said to the cow, “Today I have created you! As a cow, you must go to the field with the farmer all day long. You will work all day under the sun! I will give you a life span of 50 years.”
The cow objected, [...]

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Advice on Business Cards

In my profession, I do a lot of business-to-business sales, as well as direct to consumer sales. I attend a variety of events, networking groups, as well as trade shows. It has become common practice to “collect” business cards.
The primary purpose of a business card is to convey contact information immediately. This [...]

Stocks Soar for Obama pick of Geithner as Treasury Secretary

Timothy Geithner, the president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, is expected to be tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to be the next secretary of the U.S. Treasury.
Stocks soared late this afternoon when news reports first started to surface that Geithner’s nomination will be made official Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average ended the [...]

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Dow Plunges Below 8,000

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) plunged yet again today to close at 7,997. This is the lowest level in over 5 years. We’ve seen the start of the correction in the real estate market, and now we are seeing the start of the correction for the stock market (which has been over [...]

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Sarah Palin – The Early Years

I’m always intrigued by look-alikes. I came across this photo of a young girl who dressed up as Sarah Palin for Halloween. (Kind of ironic that she was participating in a Halloween “spread the wealth” ritual dressed up as the opponent of the almighty Barack Hussein Obama). She is absolutely adorable. [...]

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Stock Market History Repeats Plunge

The chart below compares the current inflation adjusted stock chart to a chart of the period from 1964 to 1984 adjusted for inflation and adjusted so the peak in 1966 matches the peak in 2000. Historical comparison charts are generally useless, but the similarity here is at least interesting.

Based on the current historical trend, we [...]

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Obama Job Application Questionnaire

Obama does not even qualify to work in his own administration based on the questionnaire he requires from all applicants for the 7,000+ jobs being offered. (Click Here to view the entire 63-question application). Besides the fact that he has failed his own job application, We, as the American people, should demand [...]

Obama to Repeal Bush Tax Cuts

Barack Obama promises to return to the higher tax rates during Clinton adminstration once in office. It is amazing how many people who fall into the categories below think Bush is screwing them and Bill Clinton was the greatest President ever. Barack Obama has already promised that he will repeal the Bush tax cuts, and [...]

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