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 How to Make a Pink Silk Flower Wedding Centerpiece with Tea Lights
from Revver - video Videos
July 15, 2008
Author: abncparties Added: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:39:31 -0800 Duration: 131Judy of ABnCParties.com shows you how-to make a lovely do-it-yourself silk flower wedding centerpiece. Three tea lights add that special romantic mood. For the Do It Yourself (DIY) bride on a budget. These centerpieces are also suitable for engagement parties, rehearsal dinners and anniversaries. Centerpiece supplies, kits and tools are available at www.do-it-yourself-centerpiece.com A-BnC Parties and More, Inc., serving the greater Chicago land area since 1990, went nationwide via the Web in 2007. We offer a wide variety of party and wedding products and services. For do-it-yourselfers, we share our knowledge through how-to videos and information. We also supply do it yourself centerpiece kits, hard to find supplies and tools. Theme centerpiece kits and supplies are available at www.do-it-yourself-centerpiece.com
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 Warren Buffet’s Single Piece of Wisdom
from Bigg Success
July 08, 2008
A bigg salute to Josh Whitford, who writes the Unconventional Marketing blog, for inspiring today s post. Josh read the The 4-Hour Workweek, written by Tim Ferriss, and decided to accept the challenge to contact a famous person. Josh chose Warren Buffett. He wrote a letter to Buffett asking him for his single piece of wisdom and sent it along with a self-addressed, stamped postcard. To Josh s surprise, the Oracle of Omaha responded a couple of weeks later. Buffett simply said, Read, read, read. A typical Buffett answer short and to the point! It s interesting advice because a poll by the Associated Press Ipsos showed that one in four Americans hasn t read a single book in the last year. At least, that s how the news reported it we look at that and see that three out of four Americans did read a book last year! In fact, the last Gallup poll that we saw on this subject showed that over half of all Americans have read more than 5 books in the last year! Read, read, read for the sake of your career (and finances) We hear about the haves and the have nots . A study by the National Endowment for the Arts [pdf] showed the impact of reading on a person s well-being reading less leads to lower reading proficiency which leads to fewer (and lower quality) career opportunities. For example, according to the study, Proficient Readers are 2.5 times more likely than Basic Readers to earn at least $850 each week. This study also showed that 44% of Basic Readers lack a full- or part-time job, two times the percentage of Proficient Readers. So, Warren Buffett said it well read, read, read. Read, read, read to expand your imagination When I was young okay I d like to think I m still young so when I was younger, I used to just read non-fiction, and specifically books on business and investing. Then I took a literature class with a phenomenal professor a short-story class. It made me use my imagination in a way I didn t do when I just read books that I thought were more practical. And as Albert Einstein said, Imagination is more important than intelligence. What s nice about reading, rather than watching, is that you are the director. You create a vision of the story the characters, the setting. Just think about how many times you ve read a book that gets turned into a movie. So you get all excited and go see the movie and it s not as good as the book! For me, a great example is Stephen King s book, It. I scared myself more reading that book than watching the movie! It s much more interactive mentally and the skills carry over to your professional life. A simple commitment to reading that s worked better than a college degree We have a friend who worked his way up in a small business. In fact, he ended up buying the business from the owner. After he bought it, he wished he would have gotten a college degree. But he didn t have the time he had a business to run! So he made a commitment to himself to read one business book every week. He reads the best sellers and he talks to friends for recommendations. He has that done for years now. He knows more about business than just about anybody we know. Do-it-yourself knowledge that s what Warren Buffett is talking about. What are you reading? Related posts The Fastest Way to Learn (Re-learn) Read a Business Book Every Week (Image by lusi) ShareThis
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 Do It Yourself
from Weekday Podcast
July 03, 2008
DIY stands for Do It Yourself. It's a movement, an ethic, a commitment to putting on rock shows and putting out your friend's album. It means you make your own clothes, fix your own bike, scavenge your own food or fix up your house yourself. Actually, it's something different depending on who you ask. That's kind of the point. DIY means you create the products and services you need, instead of paying someone else to do it. There's a thriving DIY community in our region. We'll talk with some of those involved. Is this just for anarchists and teenagers? What's your DIY project?
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