HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY GOOGLE

 

282 WHITE CROSSES

282 White crosses are displayed along the Sea Point promenade in Cape Town to coincide with International Rhino Day. (Green Renaissance)

 

FACT

 

PHOTO OF THE DAY

 

Makes you think

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican fishing village.
A tourist complimented the local fishermen
on the quality of their fish and asked
how long it took him to catch them.
"Not very long." they answered in unison.
"Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?"
The fishermen explained that their small catches were
sufficient to meet their needs and those of their families.
"But what do you do with the rest of your time?"
"We sleep late, fish a little, play with our children,
and take siestas with our wives.
In the evenings, we go into the village to see our friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs.
We have a full life."
The tourist interrupted,
"I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you!
You should start by fishing longer every day.
You can then sell the extra fish you catch.
With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."
"And after that?"
"With the extra money the larger boat will bring,
you can buy a second one and a third one
and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers.
Instead of selling your fish to a middle man,
you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants
and maybe even open your own plant.
You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City !!!
From there you can direct your huge new enterprise."
"How long would that take?"
"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years." replied the tourist.
"And after that?"
"Afterwards? Well my friend, that's when it gets really interesting, "answered the tourist, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions!"
"Millions? Really? And after that?" asked the fishermen.
"After that you'll be able to retire,
live in a tiny village near the coast,
sleep late, play with your children,
catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife
and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."
"With all due respect sir, but that's exactly what we are doing now. So what's the point wasting twenty-five years?" asked the Mexicans.
And the moral of this story is:

Know where you want to go in life .... you may already be there!!

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SPRING IS HERE

Super excited for SPRING!  Had my first swim and ice cream to celebrate the warmer days that are here again!  Soooooooooo happy!

RUN!!!!!!!!!

Today I entered my first ever running competition!

Now I have not even been training for road running, but its about time I actually do something where I can be times, checked and have to compete.  I entered and paid for the race today – Actually nervous, excited, scared and thrilled that I am taking on a challenge!  No use in training everyday if I don’t have a medal, shirt or some sort experience from it.  I think this could be allot of fun.  I will be doing it on my own, so my “inner voice” and I will have a good time together to get rid of all the bad thoughts.  Starting to train for road running on Tuesday – holding thumbs that I do it properly!

SPAR WOMEN’s 10 km (6.25 miles) CHALLENGE

09 OCTOBER 2011