Ultimate success


There was an old, wealthy, and very wise man who made it his life's work to discover the secrets of the most successful people that ever lived.

His journeys took him places most people would never go.

His journeys introduced him to successful people others would never meet.

His journeys helped him to discover and master the great success secrets he learned along the way into his own life.

But most important, his journeys allowed him the privilege of documenting these 50 great success secrets so he could teach them to others so they too could build their lives upon them.

Now it's your turn to navigate through the foggy mist, to set your course with full sails to your highest potential, and to experience the...

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Children’s laureates choose their classics


Just William, Stuart Little and Mary Poppins have beaten Harry Potter in being named the greatest children's books of all time.  more...

Thought for the Day

"Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level."

Dr. Joyce Brothers


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Book – Hip-hop speaks to children. Poetry with a beat

In this slamming cousin to Poetry Speaks to Children (2005), editor Giovanni states, “Poetry with a beat. That’s hip hop in a flash,” and she goes on to link hip-hop to grand opera and present a capsule history of African American vernacular music. This features a wide-ranging selection of 51 entries, plus a CD with new or previously released recorded versions of 29, some with music.

Read more, or go to Amazon

Young adult or adult?

From the New York Times: In an essay called "I'm Y.A., and I'm O.K.," author Margo Rabb muses about the increasingly blurred line between YA and adult books.

Thought for the Day

"This became a credo of mine...attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.

"Bette Davis

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Resource for the Week

Model Your Way to the Top – Turn your Passion into profits

When you model someone is who is playing a bigger game than you, you expand your world and look through new eyes. By reading about others who have achieved the kind of success that you seek, you’re likely to find yourself there. At the very least, Chris Howard says, you will find yourself in a whole new playing field. What you chose to do when you get there is up to you.

My advice? Get a role model. Get many. Think bigger. Think broader.

And start turning your passion into profits, right now.

How are you harnessing Twitter in your presentations?

The more mainstream Twitter becomes, the more chance that there will be Twitterers in your audience.  Is your presentation worth tweeting?  How will you cope with the seeming inattention?  How will you harness the power of this phenomenon in your presentation?

Olivia Mitchell as given us an excellent 8 key points on presenting live to a Twittering audience.  And Laura Bergells at Maniactive has added 2 useful ones of her own.

What do you think?

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Book – haiku, the alphabet and a black cat- Curious Catwalk

In a series of 10 haiku, Gravdahl (The Tale of Dog Giovanni) follows an inquisitive black feline (named Nosy, according to her food bowl) as she chases a butterfly and other flying creatures along a Golden Gate-like suspension bridge.

More or go to Amazon

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Today’s must-read – three cups of tea

Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

Some failures lead to phenomenal successes, and this American nurse’s unsuccessful attempt to climb K2, the world’s second tallest mountain, is one of them. Dangerously ill when he finished his climb in 1993, Mortenson was sheltered for seven weeks by the small Pakistani village of Korphe; in return, he promised to build the impoverished town’s first school, a project that grew into the Central Asia Institute, which has since constructed more than 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. Coauthor Relin recounts Mortenson’s efforts in fascinating detail, presenting compelling portraits of the village elders, con artists, philanthropists, mujahideen, Taliban officials, ambitious school girls and upright Muslims Mortenson met along the way. As the book moves into the post-9/11 world, Mortenson and Relin argue that the United States must fight Islamic extremism in the region through collaborative efforts to alleviate poverty and improve access to education, especially for girls. Captivating and suspenseful, with engrossing accounts of both hostilities and unlikely friendships, this book will win many readers’ hearts.

Available from Amazon

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Today's must-read – three cups of tea

Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

Some failures lead to phenomenal successes, and this American nurse’s unsuccessful attempt to climb K2, the world’s second tallest mountain, is one of them. Dangerously ill when he finished his climb in 1993, Mortenson was sheltered for seven weeks by the small Pakistani village of Korphe; in return, he promised to build the impoverished town’s first school, a project that grew into the Central Asia Institute, which has since constructed more than 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. Coauthor Relin recounts Mortenson’s efforts in fascinating detail, presenting compelling portraits of the village elders, con artists, philanthropists, mujahideen, Taliban officials, ambitious school girls and upright Muslims Mortenson met along the way. As the book moves into the post-9/11 world, Mortenson and Relin argue that the United States must fight Islamic extremism in the region through collaborative efforts to alleviate poverty and improve access to education, especially for girls. Captivating and suspenseful, with engrossing accounts of both hostilities and unlikely friendships, this book will win many readers’ hearts.

Available from Amazon