Anyone want to be happy every day...... So create your day the way you want it to be by using as many of these seven happiness boosters as you like. Of course the more you use, the more happiness you can experience and the quicker you will be on your way to creating your day!
1. Smile - It is hard to stay in a bad mood when you are smiling. Try it for yourself and see. Smiling is easier than frowning too, plus smiling is contagious. When you smile at someone they usually smile back, which makes you feel good.
2. Play Music - Music has the power to touch you emotionally. Play your favorite upbeat music to lighten your mood when you need a pick-up. Just be sure that the music you pick is inspiring and motivational. Stay away from those sad love songs that bring you down, instead, look for songs that make you feel good.
3. Count Your Blessings - Make a list of everything in your life that you are grateful for. It is easy to take for granted all that you already have. Writing down those things you are thankful for is a great way to remind yourself.
4. Smell the Flowers - Keeping flowers and live plants in your home is another great way to provide yourself with a quick boost of happiness. Aside from looking beautiful and smelling great, they add positive energy to a room.
5. Finish What You Start - What better way to start the day than with no unfinished business from yesterday hanging over you. Be sure that you finish any tasks or chores or projects that you assigned yourself for today. Then, when you wake up tomorrow you will have a fresh slate to fill with a new day's tasks.
6. Meditate - People who meditate on a regular basis report feeling happier and more peaceful. You want to feel happier and more peaceful, right? Meditation is not hard and it is not mysterious. Meditation is simply learning to focus your mind. Begin today and commit yourself to starting with just ten minutes of meditation each day.
7. Lend a Hand - Do something for someone else without expecting anything in return. A simple truth of life is that you feel good when you help someone else feel good. Do that a lot and you will feel good a lot.
Bonus Method for Difficult Situations - Break it Down - Sometimes, especially if you are in the middle of a personal crisis, looking at the whole day and imagining trying to feel happy can be tough. Instead, only focus on the moment right now. Only imagine yourself feeling happy for an hour, or 30 minutes, or even 5 minutes. Whatever you can manage. Then do it again. Soon you will be able to string together big chunks of happiness and before you know it you, yes you, will be on your way to having a happy day.
Doing these ways make you happy and always have wish to be better in life.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Be Happy With Dream
Dream can make people be better in life. But in this busy, hectic world, it is sometimes easy to forget that our lives are filled with dreams and hope for a different kind of tomorrow. We forget the importance of sitting back and remembering that so much of our happiness in life is dependent on keeping our personal dreams alive in some way.
Everything in life seems to have priority and just surviving, at times, is all we can do. But, think about it. When we stop for a moment and dream about what we can do to accomplish our goals, one day at a time, there is hope for a better tomorrow. And where there is hope, happiness soon follows.
Everyone dreams and develops goals differently but one thing is for sure, if you do not develop a plan of action to meet those goals, the dreams will never happen. If you do not strive to make daily action toward your goals a priority, the meaning of your life is diminished. Don't let life take over your dreams, take action today. Just follow a few basic steps and see what a difference your outlook on life will be. Use the following action plan as a guide. Tweak the guide to fit your particular circumstance, then, just do it! Remember, you have the power of your destiny.
Action Steps:
1. Set some time aside, about 15 minutes a day for one week and journal you're past experiences. Think about the time you were 18. What did it feel like to have aspirations to conquer the world? What made you feel alive and full of energy? The essence of what you have written down is where you will find life fulfilling dreams.
2. Break down your goals into identifiable daily, weekly and yearly actions. Be sure the goals are very, very specific. For example, "start a business" is a broad goal but "to start an internet business" is a more clear, concise goal.
3. Be sure to ask yourself the right questions on what it will take to accomplish your goals. By asking the right questions, you will be able to overcome any obstacles along the way. Instead of saying, "What kind of business can I start to earn income?" You probably should be asking, "What kind of business can I start on the internet that will be fun and bring in income I desperately need?" By asking the question the right way, you are changing the meaning of your desires to meet both the practical and passionate side of your life. By including the dreams in your goal for earning income, your likelihood of success is two-fold.
4. Be sure to work toward your goal every single day. It doesn't matter if the goal seems impossible, what matters is you are trying to get there and that is what is making you happy. A 75 year old woman was on a US television show "America's Got Talent." All her life, she has wanted to pursue a career in comedy but did not have the opportunity. Needless to say, she was a finalist on the show and now, has begun her career as a comedian. The point is, she was always striving to do what made her happy.
5. Don't let other people rain on your dreams. Dreams and goals do not have to meet anyone's approval except your own. If your goals require extra time away from the family or you need extra money from the family, negotiate and communicate their importance to those involved.
6. Lastly, follow through on your goals. Read your goals daily and have an action plan, written out, daily. Do you get my point - daily?!
Dreams are very personal and have different meaning for different people. Without our dreams and actions toward them, our lives are dull and hopeless. The importance of dreams cannot be diminished because without them - life becomes a chore, not an adventure it should be.
Sometime, we forget that dream is very useful for getting success in the future.
Everything in life seems to have priority and just surviving, at times, is all we can do. But, think about it. When we stop for a moment and dream about what we can do to accomplish our goals, one day at a time, there is hope for a better tomorrow. And where there is hope, happiness soon follows.
Everyone dreams and develops goals differently but one thing is for sure, if you do not develop a plan of action to meet those goals, the dreams will never happen. If you do not strive to make daily action toward your goals a priority, the meaning of your life is diminished. Don't let life take over your dreams, take action today. Just follow a few basic steps and see what a difference your outlook on life will be. Use the following action plan as a guide. Tweak the guide to fit your particular circumstance, then, just do it! Remember, you have the power of your destiny.
Action Steps:
1. Set some time aside, about 15 minutes a day for one week and journal you're past experiences. Think about the time you were 18. What did it feel like to have aspirations to conquer the world? What made you feel alive and full of energy? The essence of what you have written down is where you will find life fulfilling dreams.
2. Break down your goals into identifiable daily, weekly and yearly actions. Be sure the goals are very, very specific. For example, "start a business" is a broad goal but "to start an internet business" is a more clear, concise goal.
3. Be sure to ask yourself the right questions on what it will take to accomplish your goals. By asking the right questions, you will be able to overcome any obstacles along the way. Instead of saying, "What kind of business can I start to earn income?" You probably should be asking, "What kind of business can I start on the internet that will be fun and bring in income I desperately need?" By asking the question the right way, you are changing the meaning of your desires to meet both the practical and passionate side of your life. By including the dreams in your goal for earning income, your likelihood of success is two-fold.
4. Be sure to work toward your goal every single day. It doesn't matter if the goal seems impossible, what matters is you are trying to get there and that is what is making you happy. A 75 year old woman was on a US television show "America's Got Talent." All her life, she has wanted to pursue a career in comedy but did not have the opportunity. Needless to say, she was a finalist on the show and now, has begun her career as a comedian. The point is, she was always striving to do what made her happy.
5. Don't let other people rain on your dreams. Dreams and goals do not have to meet anyone's approval except your own. If your goals require extra time away from the family or you need extra money from the family, negotiate and communicate their importance to those involved.
6. Lastly, follow through on your goals. Read your goals daily and have an action plan, written out, daily. Do you get my point - daily?!
Dreams are very personal and have different meaning for different people. Without our dreams and actions toward them, our lives are dull and hopeless. The importance of dreams cannot be diminished because without them - life becomes a chore, not an adventure it should be.
Sometime, we forget that dream is very useful for getting success in the future.
How Always Happy
If we think very deep a bout our life...... Life is nature's most precious gift to mankind. Life is precious . It is sacred. Its every moment is to be enjoyed and cherished , Unfortunately most of people instead of enjoying it , make a mess of it, destroy it , desecrate it. Psychologists for centuries have been searching the reason for this utter unhappiness and dissatisfaction with life and have proposed one or more of the remedies. But the most effective and rapid antidote to all depression, anxiety, worry, stress etc. is a very simple technique. This actually is not a technique but a very simple fact of life which most of people do not notice; consequently they remain happy throughout their life. Let me explain this simple fact of life in a little detail.
You must have noticed in your every day experience that suppose you are racing along a highway and you are searching for an exit from where you can move on to the side lane. But when it comes you just miss it . Why? Because your mind is absorbed in other thoughts. You are not mentally present in that moment. Either you are thinking of something in the past or pondering over something in the future and so you miss the exit even if it is very much there.
Here lies the point. We as human beings confuse our brain with either thoughts (mostly unhappy) of the past or apprehensions about the future. Whereas the fact of the matter is that the brain is made to accept only present moment thoughts. So what happens is that we are physically present in a given situation but mentally we are either in the past or in the future so we miss countless opportunities which come to met us in the present and also confuse our brain . The result is even more unhappiness and stress. So it becomes a viscous cycle. Now the natural question arises what is the way out of all this.
You will be surprised to know that the remedy is quite simple and very easy to comprehend. The only time we have is present. Past is dead and future is not sure. Only present is reality of life every thing else is an illusion , a fantasy. We should try to live as much as possible in the present and leave the past and future. As the celebrated Psychologist Dale Carnegie has put it " Learn to live in day-tight compartments". Yes To-DAY is the only day you have. Now is the only time you have. If you want to act , act NOW. If you want to express love to somebody do it NOW. If you want to tell somebody how much you love her/him do it now. Forget about past mistakes and future worries. Take right decisions NOW. If you have noticed some personality traits in yourself which need improvement , make effort to improve NOW. The world famous Psychologist and inspirational writer Dr. Wayne Dyer in his book The Sky is the Limit says that when a person performs a certain task with full present moment participation of body and mind then there remains no limit to his achievement. He can do marvels.
So the conclusion of all this discussion is that the moment you make your brain think only in the present, no worry, no anxiety, no stress, no depression, no anger no frustration whatsoever remains. Try it , it really works. Always keep remembering yourself that the only time you have is now and the only moment you have is the present moment. See it is such a simple point but many people miss it and constantly brood over past events or fear the future. It follows that if you want to live happily and do not want the rest of your life to follow the same pattern as it has followed hitherto then my sincere advice is to learn to live in the present and then you will feel as if buy magic every negative thought, ever unhappy thought has vanished and you will feel much relieved and energetic.
Do something which make you always happy and do not be negative thinking.
You must have noticed in your every day experience that suppose you are racing along a highway and you are searching for an exit from where you can move on to the side lane. But when it comes you just miss it . Why? Because your mind is absorbed in other thoughts. You are not mentally present in that moment. Either you are thinking of something in the past or pondering over something in the future and so you miss the exit even if it is very much there.
Here lies the point. We as human beings confuse our brain with either thoughts (mostly unhappy) of the past or apprehensions about the future. Whereas the fact of the matter is that the brain is made to accept only present moment thoughts. So what happens is that we are physically present in a given situation but mentally we are either in the past or in the future so we miss countless opportunities which come to met us in the present and also confuse our brain . The result is even more unhappiness and stress. So it becomes a viscous cycle. Now the natural question arises what is the way out of all this.
You will be surprised to know that the remedy is quite simple and very easy to comprehend. The only time we have is present. Past is dead and future is not sure. Only present is reality of life every thing else is an illusion , a fantasy. We should try to live as much as possible in the present and leave the past and future. As the celebrated Psychologist Dale Carnegie has put it " Learn to live in day-tight compartments". Yes To-DAY is the only day you have. Now is the only time you have. If you want to act , act NOW. If you want to express love to somebody do it NOW. If you want to tell somebody how much you love her/him do it now. Forget about past mistakes and future worries. Take right decisions NOW. If you have noticed some personality traits in yourself which need improvement , make effort to improve NOW. The world famous Psychologist and inspirational writer Dr. Wayne Dyer in his book The Sky is the Limit says that when a person performs a certain task with full present moment participation of body and mind then there remains no limit to his achievement. He can do marvels.
So the conclusion of all this discussion is that the moment you make your brain think only in the present, no worry, no anxiety, no stress, no depression, no anger no frustration whatsoever remains. Try it , it really works. Always keep remembering yourself that the only time you have is now and the only moment you have is the present moment. See it is such a simple point but many people miss it and constantly brood over past events or fear the future. It follows that if you want to live happily and do not want the rest of your life to follow the same pattern as it has followed hitherto then my sincere advice is to learn to live in the present and then you will feel as if buy magic every negative thought, ever unhappy thought has vanished and you will feel much relieved and energetic.
Do something which make you always happy and do not be negative thinking.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
The Founder Of Dell Inc.
Michael Dell Many poeple know "Dell" but litle people know the founder, Michael Saul Dell. He was born in Houston, Texas. His father was an orthodontist, his mother a financial consultant and stockbroker. From an early age, Michael Dell was fascinated by both business and electronics, and couldn't wait to combine his two passions. At age eight he applied to take a high school equivalency exam, hoping to get out of school and into the business world faster. By his early teens, he was using the money he earned from part-time jobs to invest in stocks and precious metals. Gadgets and everything electronic continued to fascinate him; at age 15, he bought one of the first Apple computers and immediately disassembled it, to see if he could put it back together. In high school he took a job selling newspaper subscriptions and used his data research skills to identify an untapped customer base, earning $18,000 in a single year. He rewarded himself with a new computer and a BMW, and was soon planning a business venture of his own.
His parents hoped that he would pursue the study of medicine, but in his first year at the University of Texas, he started a small business, selling computer disk drives out of his dorm room. At the time, personal computer users could only buy their gear at retail stores, and the choice of features was dictated by the manufacturer. Any customizing of memory or disk drives had to be done after the purchase. Dell purchased unsold IBM PCs from retailers at cost, adding additional memory and disk drives and selling them at prices ten to 15 percent below retail. With an initial investment of $1,000, he registered the business with the State of Texas. Minimal advertising quickly brought him a large customer base on campus, and outside contracts followed quickly. Within months he moved off campus, filling a large apartment with computer parts and assembling new computers from scratch at a fraction of the cost of the traditional retailers.
Although he had promised his parents to curtail his business activities and concentrate on his studies, by spring vaction he had to break the news: his venture was writing sales of $80,000 a month. He was ready to quit school and run his business full-time. He incorporated the company -- initially called PC's Limited -- and pioneered selling personal computers by telephone order. By 1986, PC's Limited was offering the first toll-free technical support service, a practice later adopted widely in the computer industry.
As his business exploded, Dell continued to offer customers a discount of ten percent below his competitors through the application of "just-in-time" supply practices. Unlike other manufacturers, Dell purchased parts based on orders already in hand, and only assembled machines for immediate delivery. With no inventory or spare parts to store, the company enjoyed dramatically lower overhead than its competitors and passed the savings on to its customers. With his enormous volume of sales, Dell could insist that his suppliers maintain warehouses near his factories, to speed up the processing of orders, while the suppliers bore the cost of storing unsold parts. The tremendous sales volume kept the arrangement profitable for all concerned.
In 1988, Michael Dell changed the firm's name to Dell Computer Corporation and took the company public. Soon the business went global, with manufacturing facilities, partnerships and subsidiaries in Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America. By 1992, Dell Computer had entered the Fortune 500 list of the world's largest companies, and at age 27, Michael Dell was the youngest CEO ever to lead one of the 500.
Dell Computer was also a pioneer of online commerce, selling computers over the burgeoning World Wide Web. When Dell filled its first orders in July 1996, many in the business community were still skeptical about online sales. Without promotion of any kind, the Dell web site immediately sold 30 to 50 computers a day. By the end of the decade, Dell's daily online sales were $18 million. Dell Computer had become the most profitable personal computer manufacturer in the world.
With the company's subsequent expansion into network servers, storage systems, printers, IT support services, projectors, home entertainment systems and personal electronic devices, the name was further shortened to Dell Inc. In 1998, Michael Dell founded MSD Capital LP, a private investment firm, to participate in building smaller companies. The following year, he and his wife founded the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to improve education, health and safety for children around the world. Michael Dell also published his engaging autobiography, Direct from Dell: Strategies That Revolutionized an Industry. In an entertaining narrative, Dell recounted how he built his $1,000 investment into a company worth $100 billion.
In 2004, Michael Dell stepped down as Chief Executive Officer of Dell Inc., while continuing to serve as Chairman of the Board. By the time he turned 40, the financial press estimated his net worth at close to $20 billion; in 2005 Forbes magazine identified him as the fourth richest man in the United States.
The University of Texas had already established the Dell Children's Medical Center when, in 2006, the university announced a $50 million matching grant from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to build three new facilities at the university. The Dell Pediatric Health Research Institute in Austin will be the nation's leading center for children's health and biomedical research. The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living addresses environmental factors that affect childhood development, particularly childhood obesity and related disorders, including Type 2 diabetes. Dell Computer Science Hall will house the university's computer science department, with the aim of creating the country's leading institution for the development of advanced applications for science and industry.
While Michael Dell focused on his philanthropic activities, the company he founded had fallen into the number two position in the personal computer market. In 2007 Michael Dell returned to the post of CEO and moved quickly to reclaim Dell Inc.'s primacy in the marketplace. By the end of the year, Dell had introduced the Ispiron 8000, the most powerful notebook computer on the market. Expanding from the company's longtime reliance on telephone and Internet sales, Dell now sells computers in national retailers such as Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, and has moved aggressively into the vast Chinese market. Dell has also moved beyond the exclusive reliance on Microsoft Windows software and Intel microprocessors to produce PCs and servers supporting Linux and other operating systems. The company's sales in the year 2008 topped $60 billion, a new high.
In addition to his business and philanthropic activities, Michael Dell serves on the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, while Susan Dell serves on the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Michael and Susan Dell live in Austin, Texas with their four children.
To be success entrepreneur can start from dream and motivation even just a litle step.
Founder & CEO Of Amazon.com
Jeff P. BezosThe founder and CEO of Amazon.com is Jeffrey P. Bezos who was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico January 12 1964. His mother's ancestors were early settlers in Texas, and over the generations had acquired a 25,000 acre ranch at Cotulla. Jeffrey's maternal grandfather was a regional director of the Atomic Energy Commission in Albuquerque. He retired early to the ranch, where Jeffrey spent most summers of his youth, working with his grandfather at the enormously varied tasks essential to the operation. At an early age, he displayed a striking mechanical aptitude. Even as a toddler, he asserted himself by dismantling his crib with a screwdriver.
Jeffrey was born when his mother was still in her teens, and her marriage to his father lasted little more than a year. She remarried when Jeffrey was four. Jeffrey's stepfather, Mike Bezos, was born in Cuba; he escaped to the United States alone at age 15, and worked his way through the University of Albuquerque. When he married Jeffrey's mother, the family moved to Houston, and Mike Bezos became an engineer for Exxon.
Jeffrey showed intense and varied scientific interests at an early age. He rigged an electric alarm to keep his younger siblings out of his room and converted his parents' garage into a laboratory for his science projects. The family moved to Miami, Florida, where Jeffrey attended high school. In high school, Jeffrey fell in love with computers and was valedictorian of his class. He entered Princeton University planning to study physics, but soon returned to his love of computers, and graduated with a degree in computer science and electrical engineering.
After graduation, Jeff Bezos found employment on Wall Street, where computer science was increasingly in demand to study market trends. His went to work at Fitel, a start-up company that was building a network to conduct international trade. He stayed in the finance realm with Bankers Trust, rising to a Vice Presidency.
At D. E. Shaw, a firm specializing in the application of computer science to the stock market, Bezos was hired as much for his overall talent as for any particular assignment. While working at Shaw, Jeff met his wife, Mackenzie, also a Princeton graduate. He rose quickly at Shaw, becoming a senior Vice President, and looked forward to a bright career in finance, when he made a discovery that changed his life, and the course of business history.
The Internet was originally created by the Defense Department to keep its computer networks connected during an emergency, such as natural catastrophe or enemy attack. Over the years, it was adopted by government and academic researchers to exchange data and messages. In 1994, there was still no Internet commerce to speak of. One day that spring, Jeffrey Bezos observed that Internet usage was increasing by 2300 percent a year. He saw an opportunity for a new sphere of commerce, and immediately began considering the possibilities.
In typically methodical fashion, Bezos reviewed the top 20 mail order businesses, and asked himself which could be conducted more efficiently over the Internet than by traditional means. Books were the commodity for which no comprehensive mail order catalogue existed, because any such catalogue would be too big to mail; perfect for the Internet, which could share a vast database with a virtually limitless number of people.
He flew to Los Angeles the very next day to attend the American Booksellers' Convention and learn everything he could about the book business. He found that the major book wholesalers had already compiled electronic lists of their inventory. All that was needed was a single location on the Internet, where the book-buying public could search the available stock and place orders directly. Bezos's employers weren't prepared to proceed with such a venture, and Bezos knew the only way to seize the opportunity was to go into business for himself. It would mean sacrificing a secure position in New York, but he and his wife, Mackenzie, decided to make the leap.
Jeff and Mackenize flew to Texas on Independence Day weekend and picked up a 1988 Chevy Blazer (a gift from Mike Bezos) to make the drive to Seattle, where they would have ready access to the book wholesaler Ingram, and to the pool of computer talent Jeff would need for his enterprise. Mackenzie drove while Jeff typed a business plan. The company would be called Amazon for the seemingly endless South American river with its numberless branches.
They set up shop in a two-bedroom house, with extension cords running to the garage. Jeff set up three Sun microstations on tables he'd made out of doors from Home Depot for less than $60 each. When the test site was up and running, Jeff asked 300 friends and acquaintances to test it. The code worked seamlessly across different computer platforms. On July 16, 1995, Bezos opened his site to the world, and told his 300 beta testers to spread the word. In 30 days, with no press, Amazon had sold books in all 50 states and 45 foreign countries. By September, it had sales of $20,000 a week. Bezos and his team continued improving the site, introducing such unheard-of features as one-click shopping, customer reviews, and e-mail order verification.
The business grew faster than Bezos or anyone else had ever imagined. When the company went public in 1997, skeptics wondered if an Internet-based start-up bookseller could maintain its position once traditional retail heavyweights like Barnes and Noble or Borders entered the Internet picture. Two years later, the market value of shares in Amazon was greater than that of its two biggest retail competitors combined, and Borders was striking a deal for Amazon to handle its Internet traffic.
From the beginning, Bezos sought to increase market share as quickly as possible, at the expense of profits. When he disclosed his intention to go from being "Earth's biggest bookstore" to "Earth's biggest anything store," skeptics thought Amazon was growing too big too fast, but a few analysts called it "one of the smartest strategies in business history."
Jeff had told his original investors there was a 70 percent chance they would lose their entire investment, but his parents signed on for $300,000, a substantial portion of their life savings. "We weren't betting on the Internet," his mother has said. "We were betting on Jeff." By the end of the decade, as six per cent owners of Amazon.com, they were billionaires. The stock has split three times, and to this day, about a third of the shares are held by members of the Bezos family.
Through each round of expansion, Jeff Bezos continually emphasized the "Six Core Values: customer obsession, ownership, bias for action, frugality, high hiring bar and innovation." "Our vision," he said, "is the world's most customer-centric company. The place where people come to find and discover anything they might want to buy online." Amazon moved into music CDs, videos, toys, electronics and more. When the Internet's stock market bubble burst, Amazon re-structured, and while other dot.com start-ups evaporated, Amazon was posting profits.
In October 2002, the firm added clothing sales to its line-up, through partnerships with hundreds of retailers, including The Gap, Nordstrom, and Land's End. Amazon shares its expertise in customer service and online order fulfillment with other vendors through co-branded sites, such as those with Borders and Toys 'R Us, and through its Amazon Services subsidiary. In September 2003, Amazon announced the formation of A9, a new venture aimed at developing a commercial search engine that focuses on e-commerce web sites. At the same time, Amazon launched an online sporting goods store, offering 3,000 different brand names. Amazon.com ended 2006 with annual sales over $10.7 billion. Today, Jeff Bezos and Mackenzie live north of Seattle, and are increasingly concerned with philanthropic activities. "Giving away money takes as much attention as building a successful company," he has said.
In 2007, Bezos announced that Amazon would be producing a new handheld electronic reading device called the Kindle. The device uses "E Ink" technology to render text in a print-like appearance, without the eyestrain associated with television and computer screens. Font size is adjustable for further ease in reading, and best of all, unlike previous electronic electronic reading devices, the Kindle includes wireless Internet connectivity, enabling the reader to purchase, download and read complete books and other documents anywhere, anytime, without requiring the user to download from another computer or even find a WiFi hot spot. Hundreds of book may be stored on the book at a time, and new books may be downloaded for as little as ten dollars, classics for two. Having already revolutionized the way the world buys books, Jeff Bezos is now transforming the way we read them as well.
Do what you can do. Do not wait the pervect condition.
Success Inspiration
Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey's broadcasting career began at age 17, when she was hired by WVOL radio in Nashville, and two years later signed on with WTVF-TV in Nashville as a reporter/anchor. She attended Tennessee State University, where she majored in Speech Communications and Performing Arts.
In 1976, she moved to Baltimore to join WJZ-TV news as a co-anchor, and in 1978 discovered her talent for hosting talk shows when she became co-host of WJZ-TV's "People Are Talking," while continuing to serve as anchor and news reporter.
In January 1984, she came to Chicago to host WLS-TV's "AM Chicago," a faltering local talk show. In less than a year, she turned "AM Chicago" into the hottest show in town. The format was soon expanded to one hour, and in September 1985 it was renamed "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
Seen nationally since September 8, 1986, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" became the number one talk show in national syndication in less than a year. In June 1987, in its first year of eligibility, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" received three Daytime Emmy Awards in the categories of Outstanding Host, Outstanding Talk/Service Program and Outstanding Direction. In June 1988, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" received its second consecutive Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Talk/Service Program, and she herself received the International Radio and Television Society's "Broadcaster of the Year" Award. She was the youngest person and only the fifth woman ever to receive the honor in IRTS's 25-year history.
Before America fell in love with Oprah Winfrey the talk show host, she captured the nation's attention with her poignant portrayal of Sofia in Steven Spielberg's 1985 adaptation of Alice Walker's novel, The Color Purple. Winfrey's performance earned her nominations for an Oscar and Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress. Critics again lauded her performance in Native Son, a movie adaptation of Richard Wright's classic 1940 novel.
Her love of acting and her desire to bring quality entertainment projects into production prompted her to form her own production company, HARPO Productions, Inc., in 1986. Today, HARPO is a formidable force in film and television production. Based in Chicago, HARPO Entertainment Group includes HARPO Productions, Inc., HARPO Films and HARPO Video, Inc. In October, 1988, HARPO Productions, Inc. acquired ownership and all production responsibilities for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" from Capitol Cities/ABC, making Oprah Winfrey the first woman in history to own and produce her own talk show. The following year, HARPO produced it first television miniseries, the The Women of Brewster Place, with Oprah Winfrey as star and Executive Producer. It has been followed by the TV movies There Are No Children Here (1993), and Before Women Had Wings(1997), which she both produced and appeared in. In 1998, she starred in the feature film Beloved, from the book by the Nobel Prize-winning American author Toni Morrison.
In 1991, motivated in part by her own memories of childhood abuse, she initiated a campaign to establish a national database of convicted child abusers, and testified before a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on behalf of a National Child Protection Act. President Clinton signed the "Oprah Bill" into law in 1993, establishing the national database she had sought, which is now available to law enforcement agencies and concerned parties across the country.
Oprah Winfrey was named one of the 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century by Time magazine, and in 1998 received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Her influence extended to the publishing industry when she began her on-air book club. Oprah Book Club selections became instant bestsellers, and in 1999 she received the National Book Foundation's 50th anniversary gold medal for her service to books and authors.
She is one of the partners in Oxygen Media, Inc., a cable channel and interactive network presenting programming designed primarily for women. In 2000, Oprah's Angel Network began presenting a $100,000 "Use Your Life Award" to people who are using their lives to improve the lives of others. When Forbes magazine published its list of America's billionaires for the year 2003, it disclosed that Oprah Winfrey was the first African-American woman to become a billionaire.
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Make Business Idea From Yourself
Do you always loking for business? Spend any time looking for businesses on the internet and you will likely be overwhelmed by all of the available opportunities. Looking to invest in a small franchise opportunity? You can do that. Looking to start an online business? Yes, those opportunities are a dime a dozen. Just looking for some extra money and want to stay home typing or filling out surveys? You can do that too. You might even be under the impression you can do no work at all and still have money pouring in, given all the hype with some opportunities! If you're looking for a true business enterprise though you may have trouble screening through the many different options. This overview will provide some basic principles on assessing your choices for finding the top home business for you.
No matter your interests or areas of expertise, you can likely find a niche to start something or buy into a franchise. Unfortunately, finding something real amidst all of the bogus envelope stuffing opportunities and outright scams can be overwhelming even when you know what to look for. In order to understand what your real options are and what will be a good fit for you and what you really want, start by taking a personal inventory of your strengths, weaknesses and desires. What do you realistically expect to earn? Do you just want some additional income? Want to replace your current income? Are you serious about making a life-changing income but not sure what your options are for finding a top home business or where to start? Do your preparation on the front-end and your time spent will be well rewarded.
Taking the plunge into business ownership is a big move - take time to educate yourself on what's feasible. Be thorough and honest with yourself. If you have certain skills or expertise that you think would be well suited for a business, write them down. Record your experiences and track ideas and challenges. Frequent brainstorming sessions may prove valuable if you can gain new insights to help future success. You don't have to have all of the answers up-front - at this point you don't even know what your options are! - but begin documenting everything so you can track your progress. Begin to think about the ideal business you'd like to have - how much income, what type of people to work with, who you would like as customers, etc. Also start to think about whether you're in a position to start something from scratch or would prefer to invest into a franchise-type business.
After following the suggestions listed above you should have a good idea of your strengths and weaknesses, and a rough concept of what type of enterprise would be good for you. Unless you already have an idea of a specific industry, for example cleaning, food, automotive, etc., you can likely work your business from the comfort of your home via the internet. Not only are home businesses convenient and allow you a flexible schedule, but you can also use things you already have like your current phone and computer, etc. So what constitutes a top home business? Since we all have unique situations, there's not a one-size-fits-all best answer in terms of the perfect home business. The good news though is regardless of what you're looking for, there is probably something out there that's just right for you.
Decide on your "must have" criteria and begin narrowing down potential matches. Ask tough questions and use a critical eye! Want ideas on how to start a home business? Don't allow cheap sales copy to sway your opinion. Any real business will require some amount of upfront investment and ongoing operating expenses. Take time to determine your budget, taking into account expected profits and losses. Are you in a position financially to invest into a fast food franchise? Plan to spend $200K or more and begin to profit after your third year (according to industry averages). Small franchise opportunities are affordable for almost anyone, with a much quicker timeline for turning a profit. If you start your own company without the support system found with most franchises, you may find it helpful to seek qualified help unless you have the necessary business background and expertise to properly start your business.
A top home business for you is waiting for your unique skills and abilities. Make a decision on what you really want, what you have to offer and get started now!
Make business idea from yourself and make sure that what you plan become true next time.
No matter your interests or areas of expertise, you can likely find a niche to start something or buy into a franchise. Unfortunately, finding something real amidst all of the bogus envelope stuffing opportunities and outright scams can be overwhelming even when you know what to look for. In order to understand what your real options are and what will be a good fit for you and what you really want, start by taking a personal inventory of your strengths, weaknesses and desires. What do you realistically expect to earn? Do you just want some additional income? Want to replace your current income? Are you serious about making a life-changing income but not sure what your options are for finding a top home business or where to start? Do your preparation on the front-end and your time spent will be well rewarded.
Taking the plunge into business ownership is a big move - take time to educate yourself on what's feasible. Be thorough and honest with yourself. If you have certain skills or expertise that you think would be well suited for a business, write them down. Record your experiences and track ideas and challenges. Frequent brainstorming sessions may prove valuable if you can gain new insights to help future success. You don't have to have all of the answers up-front - at this point you don't even know what your options are! - but begin documenting everything so you can track your progress. Begin to think about the ideal business you'd like to have - how much income, what type of people to work with, who you would like as customers, etc. Also start to think about whether you're in a position to start something from scratch or would prefer to invest into a franchise-type business.
After following the suggestions listed above you should have a good idea of your strengths and weaknesses, and a rough concept of what type of enterprise would be good for you. Unless you already have an idea of a specific industry, for example cleaning, food, automotive, etc., you can likely work your business from the comfort of your home via the internet. Not only are home businesses convenient and allow you a flexible schedule, but you can also use things you already have like your current phone and computer, etc. So what constitutes a top home business? Since we all have unique situations, there's not a one-size-fits-all best answer in terms of the perfect home business. The good news though is regardless of what you're looking for, there is probably something out there that's just right for you.
Decide on your "must have" criteria and begin narrowing down potential matches. Ask tough questions and use a critical eye! Want ideas on how to start a home business? Don't allow cheap sales copy to sway your opinion. Any real business will require some amount of upfront investment and ongoing operating expenses. Take time to determine your budget, taking into account expected profits and losses. Are you in a position financially to invest into a fast food franchise? Plan to spend $200K or more and begin to profit after your third year (according to industry averages). Small franchise opportunities are affordable for almost anyone, with a much quicker timeline for turning a profit. If you start your own company without the support system found with most franchises, you may find it helpful to seek qualified help unless you have the necessary business background and expertise to properly start your business.
A top home business for you is waiting for your unique skills and abilities. Make a decision on what you really want, what you have to offer and get started now!
Make business idea from yourself and make sure that what you plan become true next time.
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