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The life of Thomas Alva Edison
-inventor, scientist and businessman-
"He led no armies into battle, he conquered no countries, and he enslaved no people... Nonetheless, he exerted a degree of power the magnitude of which no warrior ever dreamed. His name still commands a respect as sweeping in scope and as world-wide as that of any other mortal - a devotion rooted deep in human gratitude and untainted by the bias that is often associated with race, color, politics, and religion." -Gerald Beals- ...read more >>
An African proverb, translated to Mandarin, posted in ASIMCO Technologies' factory floor.
From the book "The World is FLAT"
by Thomas L. Friedman
Every morning in africa, a gazelle wakes up.
It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning a lion wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.
It doesn't matter wether you are a lion or a gazelle.
When the sun comes up, you better start running.
"FAITH"
Excerpted from "Think & Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill
If you think you are beaten, you are,
If you think you dare not, you don't
If you like to win, but you think you can't ,
It is almost certain you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost
For out of the world we find,
Success begins with fellow's will--
It's all in the state of mind.
If you think you are outclassed, you are,
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But soon or late the man who wins
Is the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!
Some simple and ready-to-apply tips from the book "Cashflow Quadrant"
by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Tip #1: If you have credit cards with outstanding balances...
1. Cut up all your credit cards, except for one or two.
2. Any new charges you add to the 1 or 2 cards you now have must be paid off every month. Do not incur any further long-term debt.
Tip #2: Come up with $150-200 extra per month. Now that you are becoming more and more financially literate this should be relatively easy to do. If you cannot generate an additional $150-$200 per month, then your chances for financial freedom may only be a pipe dream.
Tip #3: Apply the additional $150-$200 to your monthly payment of only ONLY ONE of your credit cards. You will now pay the minimum PLUS the $150-$200 on that one credit card. Pay only the minimum amount due on all other credit cards. Often people try to pay a little extra each month on all credit cards, but those cards surprisingly never get paid off.
Tip #4: Once the first card is paid off, then apply the total you were paying each month on that card to your next credit card. You are now paying the minimum amount due on the second card PLUS the total monthly payment you were paying on your first credit card.
Continue this process with all your credit cards and other consumer credit such as store charges, etc. With each debt you pay off, apply the full amount you were paying on the debt to the minimum payment of your next debt. As you pay off each debt, the monthly amount you are paying on the next debt will escalate.
Tip #5: Once all your credit cards and other consumer debt is paid off, now continue the procedure with your car and house payments.
If you follow this procedure you will be amazed at the shortened amount of time it takes for you to be completely debt-free. Most people can be debt-free within 5 to 7 years.
Tip #6: Now that you are completely debt-free, take the monthly amount you were paying on your last debt, put that money towards investments. Build your asset column.
That's how simple it is.
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