Selling, buying or starting a business - fun facts George Washington

"Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person's own mind, than on the externals in the world."  George Washington to his mother, Mary Ball Washington May 15th 1787.
Like modern politicians George Washington (who disliked politics) was both loved and despised in his time.

Selling, buying or Starting a Business - Fun Facts about the Presidency

Did you know?  In 1789 George Washington was hesitant to run for office as the first President of the United States of America.  He was the unanimous

Selling, buying or starting a business - Transitions

Early in his career, the great center fielder Willie Mays liked

 to play close to the infield hoping to nail base runners from the outfield.

The result:  his most spectacular catches, glove outstretched over his shoulder,

came as he raced at top speed toward the center-field wall – a risky approach

necessitated by his aggressive fielding.

As Mays aged, he played deeper and deeper in the outfield.

Asked about his retreat, he explained, “I'm getting too old to outrun my mistakes.”

Developing Self Reliance

A rookie third baseman was warming up for his first game in the big leagues

when a veteran shortstop overheard him mutter, “Boy, I hope no balls come to me.”

After a pause, the veteran said,

“Kid when there's one out with the bases loaded,

and your up by one run in the bottom of the ninth, thats when you should be hoping for a hot grounder.

That's the only way you will have a chance to win for your team.

On the day you start hoping the ball comes to you -------

that's when you'll really become a pro.”

THE ART OF TEACHING

The Art of teaching is the Art of assisting Discovery.

It requires letting go rather than taking charge, standing aside rather than wading in.

7 Things that are easier and Harder because of GPS

According to Bloombergbusinessweek :   In 1983 President Ronald Reagan signs an executive order allowing civilian use of the Pentagons Global Positioning System.  Korean Air Lines Flight 007 left Anchorage, Alaska, on Bug. 30th 1983, with 269 people on board, strayed into Soviet airspace on its way to Seoul, and was shot down by the Russians killing all aboard.  Since then GPS has become widely utilized as companies began to make money on GPS.  Improving the equipment.  Here are 7 things that are easier and harder because of GPS.

TV - What?

#5 on Businessweeks 85 disruptive ideas of the past 85 years is TV.  How much does the average American watch?