Success isn’t easy. It takes focus, hard work and long-term effort, but you can get started by concentrating on these four elemental building blocks of success:
* Have strong belief. You can’t just hope you’ll achieve your goals. You have to be absolutely convinced that you’re capable of success.
* Be better than everyone else. This requires total commitment. If you’re not willing to do the work necessary to achieve greatness, you’ll have to settle for second best. Be prepared to get up early, work late, listen to mentors and critics, and make hard choices.
* Find the answers. People will depend on you if you can give them answers no one else has. Become the expert in your field, whatever it is, and continue learning things every day.
* Be Creative. Think outside the box. If you see problems and solutions in unique ways, and you learn how to communicate your ideas effectively, you’ll be a valued member of the team, and one who will be sure to rise quickly through the ranks.
Make it a habit to keep on the lookout for novel and interesting ideas that others have used successfully. Your idea needs to be original only in its adaptation to the problem you are working on. ~ Thomas Edison
Time To Celebrate Independence Day!
Why do both the US and Canada celebrate their Independence Days in early July?
The fact that they have similar Independence Days is merely coincidence. The US celebrates independence from British rule and the founding of the United States of America on July 4, 1776. Canadians celebrate the uniting of three colonies into Canada on July 1, 1867.
If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. ~George Orwell
Brass Doorknobs Fight Germs
Did you know that brass doorknobs disinfect themselves? It’s called the oligodynamic effect. The ions in the metal have a toxic effect on spores, fungi, viruses, and other germs — eliminating the germs within eight hours.
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, “Certainly I can!” Then get busy and find out how to do it. ~Theodore Roosevelt
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News To Help You Save Time And Money July 2015
The Ease Of Xeriscaping
In many parts of the US and Canada, drought is forcing people to cut back on watering their lawns. But that doesn’t mean having an ugly, dead yard. Xeriscaping is one way to cut down on water while still having a beautiful low-maintenance yard and garden. (Xeros is the Greek work for “dry.”) You don’t have to make your entire area drought-resistant, but if you place all your thirsty plants in one section, you will concentrate your watering needs and save time as well as water. Other ways to reduce water needs:
Reduce the size of your lawn. Either plant more drought-tolerant groundcovers or increase the size of your hardscape areas, such as patios and decks.
Use mulch. It not only helps retain moisture, but keeps weed seeds from sprouting.
Consider rock gardens as an attractive alternative to lawn. Most rock garden plants are accustomed to dry, windy places and perform well in less than perfect situations. Rock gardens take a little more time to do well, but are worth the extra effort when you do get it right.
Would You Hire One Of These People?
Composing a job-winning résumé is important to career success. Unfortunately, some jobseekers seem to have a lot to learn, judging from these résumé errors collected on the JobMob website:
* “Career break in 1999 to renovate my horse.”
* “Skills: Strong Work Ethic, Attention to Detail, Team Player, Self Motivated, Attention to Detail.”
* Hobbies: “Drugs and girls.”
* Achievements: “Nominated for prom queen.”
* Additional skills: “Can function without additional oxygen at 24,000 feet.”
* Objective: “Career on the Information Super Highway.”
* “Revolved customer problems and inquiries.”
* “Able to say the ABCs backward in under five seconds.”
* Personal interests: “Donating blood. Fourteen gallons so far.”
Oldest Solar System Found
The oldest solar system in our galaxy is 11.2 billion years old, according to data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope. By comparison, our home solar system is about 4.5 billion years old. The new find is about 117 light-years from Earth, with five Earth-sized planets in an orbit too close to their star to allow for life. But the discovery of a solar system’s formation only a few billion years after the Big Bang (some 13.8 billion years ago) suggests that life could have proliferated throughout the cosmos much earlier than scientists previously believed.
