Los buenos momentos hay que fabricarlos, porque los malos llegan por si solos.
GOOD MOMENTS HAVE TO BE CREATED, BECAUSE BAD ONES, ARRIVE ON THEIR OWN.
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
On Seeing Further
"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Sir Isaac Newton.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Something from Pablo Neruda
"QUEDA PROHIBIDO NO SONREIR A LOS PROBLEMAS, NO LUCHAR POR LO QUE QUIERES, ABANDONARLO TODO POR MIEDO, NO CONVERTIR EN REALIDAD TUS SUEÑOS".
Pablo Neruda.
Pablo Neruda.
9 Secrets to be Happy (In Spanish)
9 Secretos para ser feliz:
EL CUERPO
Mis sentimientos son influenciados por mi postura. Una postura adecuada ... genera una disposición feliz.
Mira hacia arriba y solo podrás reír, pues no conozco a nadie que haya podido llorar en esa postura.
EL MOMENTO
La Felicidad no esta en los años, meses, en las semanas, ni siquiera en los días. Sólo se puede encontrar en los momentos. “Hoy es el mañana de ayer”. … Además la vida siempre tiene derecho a sorprendernos, así que aprende a vivir el presente sin ninguno de los traumas del pasado ni las expectativas del futuro. Disfruta de cada momento como si en él se combinaran tu pasado, tu presente y tu futuro.
NUESTRA PROPIA IMAGEN
Debo aprender a amarme a mi mismo como soy. Creer en ti mismo da resultados. Cuando más te conozcas, mayor será tu ventaja con respecto a los demás. “El camino más difícil es el camino al interior” … pero, al menos una vez en la vida, debemos recorrerlo.
LAS METAS
¿Sabes cuál es la diferencia entre un sueño y una meta? Una meta es un sueño con una fecha concreta para convertirse en realidad. Un sueño es solo un sueño, algo que esta fuera de la realidad … Así que atrévete a soñar, pero atrévete también a lograr que esos sueños se hagan realidad.
EL HUMOR
La sonrisa es muy importante para mejorar la autoestima. Dicen que una sonrisa cuesta menos que la
electricidad, pero da más luz. … Además, con cada sonrisa siembras una esperanza.
EL PERDÓN
Mientras tengas resentimientos y odios, será imposible ser feliz. Lo maravilloso del perdón no es que
libera al otro de su eventual culpa, sino que te libera a ti de un sufrimiento.
D A R
Uno de los verdaderos secretos para ser feliz es aprender a dar, sin esperar nada a cambio. Las leyes de la energía te devolverán con creces lo que des. Si das indiferencia, recibirás indiferencia, pero si das amor, recibirás invariablemente amor. Sólo el que aprende a dar esta en camino de descubrir la verdadera felicidad.
LAS RELACIONES
La sinergia es unir fuerzas y caminar juntos para conseguir cosas. Siempre que dos o más personas se unen
en un espíritu de colaboración y respeto, la sinergia se manifiesta en forma natural. Entiende a las personas que te rodean, quiere a tus amigos como son, sin intentar cambiarlos, porque cuando te sientas mal, el verdadero amigo estará allí para apoyarte y brindarte todo su amor. ¡¡Así que cultiva tus amistades, ellas son gratis!! … La amistad, al igual que la mayoría de los sentimientos, debe fluir de manera natural; por ello la verdadera amistad no puede basarse en condiciones.
FE
La Fe crea confianza, nos da paz mental y libera al alma de sus dudas, de las preocupaciones, de la ansiedad y del miedo. Pero no te asustes cuando dudes, pues bien decía Miguel de Unamuno:
“Fe que no duda es fe muerta". Convicción es la verdadera fe, tanto en lo divino como en lo humano.
Dicen que el hombre llega a ser sabio cuando aprende a reírse de si mismo.
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EL CUERPO
Mis sentimientos son influenciados por mi postura. Una postura adecuada ... genera una disposición feliz.
Mira hacia arriba y solo podrás reír, pues no conozco a nadie que haya podido llorar en esa postura.
EL MOMENTO
La Felicidad no esta en los años, meses, en las semanas, ni siquiera en los días. Sólo se puede encontrar en los momentos. “Hoy es el mañana de ayer”. … Además la vida siempre tiene derecho a sorprendernos, así que aprende a vivir el presente sin ninguno de los traumas del pasado ni las expectativas del futuro. Disfruta de cada momento como si en él se combinaran tu pasado, tu presente y tu futuro.
NUESTRA PROPIA IMAGEN
Debo aprender a amarme a mi mismo como soy. Creer en ti mismo da resultados. Cuando más te conozcas, mayor será tu ventaja con respecto a los demás. “El camino más difícil es el camino al interior” … pero, al menos una vez en la vida, debemos recorrerlo.
LAS METAS
¿Sabes cuál es la diferencia entre un sueño y una meta? Una meta es un sueño con una fecha concreta para convertirse en realidad. Un sueño es solo un sueño, algo que esta fuera de la realidad … Así que atrévete a soñar, pero atrévete también a lograr que esos sueños se hagan realidad.
EL HUMOR
La sonrisa es muy importante para mejorar la autoestima. Dicen que una sonrisa cuesta menos que la
electricidad, pero da más luz. … Además, con cada sonrisa siembras una esperanza.
EL PERDÓN
Mientras tengas resentimientos y odios, será imposible ser feliz. Lo maravilloso del perdón no es que
libera al otro de su eventual culpa, sino que te libera a ti de un sufrimiento.
D A R
Uno de los verdaderos secretos para ser feliz es aprender a dar, sin esperar nada a cambio. Las leyes de la energía te devolverán con creces lo que des. Si das indiferencia, recibirás indiferencia, pero si das amor, recibirás invariablemente amor. Sólo el que aprende a dar esta en camino de descubrir la verdadera felicidad.
LAS RELACIONES
La sinergia es unir fuerzas y caminar juntos para conseguir cosas. Siempre que dos o más personas se unen
en un espíritu de colaboración y respeto, la sinergia se manifiesta en forma natural. Entiende a las personas que te rodean, quiere a tus amigos como son, sin intentar cambiarlos, porque cuando te sientas mal, el verdadero amigo estará allí para apoyarte y brindarte todo su amor. ¡¡Así que cultiva tus amistades, ellas son gratis!! … La amistad, al igual que la mayoría de los sentimientos, debe fluir de manera natural; por ello la verdadera amistad no puede basarse en condiciones.
FE
La Fe crea confianza, nos da paz mental y libera al alma de sus dudas, de las preocupaciones, de la ansiedad y del miedo. Pero no te asustes cuando dudes, pues bien decía Miguel de Unamuno:
“Fe que no duda es fe muerta". Convicción es la verdadera fe, tanto en lo divino como en lo humano.
Dicen que el hombre llega a ser sabio cuando aprende a reírse de si mismo.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Howard Hughes Short Biography
Huge businessman, inventor, mathematician, top aerospace and aeronautical engineer, film producer, film director, playboy, and aviator among other things; he was born Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. on December 24, 1905, in Houston, Texas. While he is largely known for being one of the wealthiest men and one of the most famous recluses, Hughes had many professional accomplishments before withdrawing from public life. He inherited his family's successful oil tool business and began investing in films. He produced several films, including the hit Hell's Angels. Son of a successful oil drill tool manufacturer, he inherited the family business in 1923 at the age of 18. He used some of his fortune to finance films, beginning in 1926. He produced several movies, including the World War I epic Hell's Angels (1930), which featured expensive aerial fight sequences and a then-unknown actress named Jean Harlow. Some of his other significant films were Scarface (1932) and The Outlaw (1941). During his days in Hollywood, Hughes developed a reputation for being a playboy, dating such actresses as Katherine Hepburn, Ava Gardner, and Ginger Rogers.
Hughes developed a passion for flying and founded his own aircraft company in the early 1930s. Besides designing and building planes, he risked his own life several times testing planes and setting new world air speed records in the mid- to late 1930s. While he is credited with many aviation innovations, such as the first retractable landing gear, he is also remembered for one of his biggest flops—the Spruce Goose. Hughes labored on this oversized wooden sea-plane for years, finishing it in 1947. It was only flown once.
After a terrible plane crash in 1946, Hughes began to retreat from the world. He bought part of RKO Pictures in 1948, but he never visited the studio. In the 1960s, he lived on the top floor of the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada, and conducted all of his business from his hotel suite. Few people ever saw him, which led to much public speculation and rumors about his activities. It was thought that he suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder and had a drug problem. Hughes eventually left Las Vegas and began living abroad. In 1971 an allegedly authorized biography of famed recluse was announced, but it turned out to be a scam. The authors were later imprisoned for fraud.
Hughes died on April 5, 1976 of kidney failure due to the intake of strong pain killers during a long period of time. After his death, numerous fake versions of his will surfaced, leading to a battle over his fortune. In 2004, Hughes' life returned to the spotlight with the feature film The Aviator, which depicted his early days. Leonardo DiCaprio played the billionaire as a dashing, troubled young man. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of Hughes.
Hughes developed a passion for flying and founded his own aircraft company in the early 1930s. Besides designing and building planes, he risked his own life several times testing planes and setting new world air speed records in the mid- to late 1930s. While he is credited with many aviation innovations, such as the first retractable landing gear, he is also remembered for one of his biggest flops—the Spruce Goose. Hughes labored on this oversized wooden sea-plane for years, finishing it in 1947. It was only flown once.
After a terrible plane crash in 1946, Hughes began to retreat from the world. He bought part of RKO Pictures in 1948, but he never visited the studio. In the 1960s, he lived on the top floor of the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada, and conducted all of his business from his hotel suite. Few people ever saw him, which led to much public speculation and rumors about his activities. It was thought that he suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder and had a drug problem. Hughes eventually left Las Vegas and began living abroad. In 1971 an allegedly authorized biography of famed recluse was announced, but it turned out to be a scam. The authors were later imprisoned for fraud.
Hughes died on April 5, 1976 of kidney failure due to the intake of strong pain killers during a long period of time. After his death, numerous fake versions of his will surfaced, leading to a battle over his fortune. In 2004, Hughes' life returned to the spotlight with the feature film The Aviator, which depicted his early days. Leonardo DiCaprio played the billionaire as a dashing, troubled young man. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of Hughes.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Advice from Jean Paul Getty
Jean Paul Getty's Secrets to Wealth: 8 Strong Rules for Acquiring or Creating Wealth.
Rule No. 1: To acquire wealth today, you must be in your own business.
The first rule to creating wealth is to start your own business. In fact, it’s the most important among all the secrets to wealth. You may think that the corporate executive with a $100,000 salary is better off than small shop owner, but the executive will be hard-pressed to double his income and taxes will eat up most of any increase.
Building a business is probably the best investment opportunity with the highest returns on investment. The simplest peanut vendor has unlimited opportunity to expand his business and his income and even salesmen; who in most cases are able to write their own paychecks, can control their sale increases.
Rule No. 2: You must have adequate knowledge of the business.
"Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing." – Warren Buffett
You must have a working knowledge of the business when you start and continue to increase your knowledge of it as you go along. If you don't know what you're doing when you start; your mistakes will be costly and often unnecessary, and you won't be able to keep up with the technological explosions in any field. Start smart and stay that way.
"One of the most stupid things to do is to pretend you are smart. When you pretend to be smart, you are at the height of stupidity." – Rich Dad
Rule No. 3: You must learn to save money.
You must save money in your personal life and in your business venture as well. Discipline is the key to saving money. You must develop the will power to deny yourself immediate gratification or the temptation to gamble on the quick buck. Resources will be needed for expansion and should be guarded carefully.
Rule No. 4: You must take risk.
"To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks." – Bill Gates
This is another hard core secret to wealth. In fact, it’s the singular difference between the rich and poor. You must take risks, both with your own money or with borrowed money. Risk-taking is essential to business growth. Nelson Bunker Hunt is admired for his guts in trying to corner the silver market; not scorned for losing money on this deal. Some of the richest men have staked their entire fortunes and lost, several times over, before the risk-taking paid off.
"In today's rapidly changing world, the people who are not taking risk are the risk takers." – Robert Kiyosaki
When taking risk, back it with good judgment, experience, commitment, and the right support. Always seek advice on risks from the wealthy who still take risks, not friends who dare nothing more than a Football bet.
“Before making an important decision, get as much as you can of the best information available and review it carefully, analyze it and draw up worst case scenarios. Add up the plus or minus factors, discuss it with your team and do what your guts tell you to do.” – The Mafia Manager
Rule No. 5: You must learn to live with tension.
"Yet a little sleep, a little slumber and a little folding of hands to sleep; so shall your poverty come." – Proverbs 6: 10-11
You must not only learn to live with tension, you must seek it out. Thrive on stress! Even If it means getting physically fit, having a psychiatric overall or losing 50 pounds before you can handle it, do it. Once you can learn to thrive on stress, you will not only enjoy it, you will seek it out willingly and enthusiastically.
Men of means look at making money as a game which they love to play. Consider it serious business and you will suffer far more stress than you need or want. Keep your perspective or your stress level will rocket beyond your control.
“Work hard, have fun; make history.” – Jeff Bezos
Rule No. 6: Build wealth as a by-product.
"Wealth like happiness is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a product of providing useful service." – Henry Ford
Build wealth as a by-product of your business success. If wealth is your only object in business, you will probably fail. Wealth is only a benefit of the game. If you win, the money will be there.
"Every few seconds it changes, up an eighth, down an eighth. It's like playing a slot machine. I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million." – Ted Turner
"I don't make deals for the money. I've got enough much more than I’ll ever need. I do it to do it." – Donald Trump
Rule No. 7: You must be patient.
"I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on assumption they could close the market the next day and not re-open it for five years." – Warren Buffett
Patience; it’s the most important attribute to creating wealth, it’s the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves. Let your business grow naturally, not by pressing your luck.
Rules No. 8: Diversify.
"If you are moving, even fire will not hurt you. If you are standing still near the fire, even though you are not in the fire, the heat will eventually get to you." – Rich Dad
Diversify at the top; this is the last rule to creating wealth and one of the essential secrets to wealth. Once you've made it, you'll understand that any business is limited in the challenges it offers. You'll want and need other games to play, so you'll look for other ventures to hold your interest. Take a look at the richest people in the world and you will see they have a well diversified portfolio of investments ranging from businesses to stocks, real estate and commodities.
"I think you might see us growing much deeper into banking. You might see us acquiring companies in the banking area. You might see us acquiring companies in the retail area. I think you might see us acquiring companies in the telecommunications. I think you will see us getting stronger in business intelligence." – Larry Ellison.-
Rule No. 1: To acquire wealth today, you must be in your own business.
The first rule to creating wealth is to start your own business. In fact, it’s the most important among all the secrets to wealth. You may think that the corporate executive with a $100,000 salary is better off than small shop owner, but the executive will be hard-pressed to double his income and taxes will eat up most of any increase.
Building a business is probably the best investment opportunity with the highest returns on investment. The simplest peanut vendor has unlimited opportunity to expand his business and his income and even salesmen; who in most cases are able to write their own paychecks, can control their sale increases.
Rule No. 2: You must have adequate knowledge of the business.
"Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing." – Warren Buffett
You must have a working knowledge of the business when you start and continue to increase your knowledge of it as you go along. If you don't know what you're doing when you start; your mistakes will be costly and often unnecessary, and you won't be able to keep up with the technological explosions in any field. Start smart and stay that way.
"One of the most stupid things to do is to pretend you are smart. When you pretend to be smart, you are at the height of stupidity." – Rich Dad
Rule No. 3: You must learn to save money.
You must save money in your personal life and in your business venture as well. Discipline is the key to saving money. You must develop the will power to deny yourself immediate gratification or the temptation to gamble on the quick buck. Resources will be needed for expansion and should be guarded carefully.
Rule No. 4: You must take risk.
"To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks." – Bill Gates
This is another hard core secret to wealth. In fact, it’s the singular difference between the rich and poor. You must take risks, both with your own money or with borrowed money. Risk-taking is essential to business growth. Nelson Bunker Hunt is admired for his guts in trying to corner the silver market; not scorned for losing money on this deal. Some of the richest men have staked their entire fortunes and lost, several times over, before the risk-taking paid off.
"In today's rapidly changing world, the people who are not taking risk are the risk takers." – Robert Kiyosaki
When taking risk, back it with good judgment, experience, commitment, and the right support. Always seek advice on risks from the wealthy who still take risks, not friends who dare nothing more than a Football bet.
“Before making an important decision, get as much as you can of the best information available and review it carefully, analyze it and draw up worst case scenarios. Add up the plus or minus factors, discuss it with your team and do what your guts tell you to do.” – The Mafia Manager
Rule No. 5: You must learn to live with tension.
"Yet a little sleep, a little slumber and a little folding of hands to sleep; so shall your poverty come." – Proverbs 6: 10-11
You must not only learn to live with tension, you must seek it out. Thrive on stress! Even If it means getting physically fit, having a psychiatric overall or losing 50 pounds before you can handle it, do it. Once you can learn to thrive on stress, you will not only enjoy it, you will seek it out willingly and enthusiastically.
Men of means look at making money as a game which they love to play. Consider it serious business and you will suffer far more stress than you need or want. Keep your perspective or your stress level will rocket beyond your control.
“Work hard, have fun; make history.” – Jeff Bezos
Rule No. 6: Build wealth as a by-product.
"Wealth like happiness is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a product of providing useful service." – Henry Ford
Build wealth as a by-product of your business success. If wealth is your only object in business, you will probably fail. Wealth is only a benefit of the game. If you win, the money will be there.
"Every few seconds it changes, up an eighth, down an eighth. It's like playing a slot machine. I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million." – Ted Turner
"I don't make deals for the money. I've got enough much more than I’ll ever need. I do it to do it." – Donald Trump
Rule No. 7: You must be patient.
"I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on assumption they could close the market the next day and not re-open it for five years." – Warren Buffett
Patience; it’s the most important attribute to creating wealth, it’s the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves. Let your business grow naturally, not by pressing your luck.
Rules No. 8: Diversify.
"If you are moving, even fire will not hurt you. If you are standing still near the fire, even though you are not in the fire, the heat will eventually get to you." – Rich Dad
Diversify at the top; this is the last rule to creating wealth and one of the essential secrets to wealth. Once you've made it, you'll understand that any business is limited in the challenges it offers. You'll want and need other games to play, so you'll look for other ventures to hold your interest. Take a look at the richest people in the world and you will see they have a well diversified portfolio of investments ranging from businesses to stocks, real estate and commodities.
"I think you might see us growing much deeper into banking. You might see us acquiring companies in the banking area. You might see us acquiring companies in the retail area. I think you might see us acquiring companies in the telecommunications. I think you will see us getting stronger in business intelligence." – Larry Ellison.-
On how Jean Paul Getty made his millions
Shrewdly investing his resources during the Great Depression, Jean Paul Getty acquired Pacific Western Oil Corporation, and he began the acquisition (completed in 1953) of the Mission Corporation, which included Tidewater Oil and Skelly Oil. In 1967 the billionaire merged these holdings into Getty Oil.
Beginning in 1949, Getty paid Ibn Saud $9.5 million in cash and $1 million a year for a 60-year concession to a tract of barren land near the border of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. No oil had ever been discovered there, and none appeared until four years and $30 million had been spent. From 1953 onward, Getty's gamble produced 16,000,000 barrels (2,500,000 m3) a year, which contributed greatly to the fortune which made him the richest person in the world.
Getty increased the family wealth, learning to speak Arabic which enabled his unparalleled expansion into the Middle East. Getty owned the controlling interest in nearly 200 businesses, including Getty Oil. Associates identified his overall wealth at between $2 billion and $4 billion. It didn't come easily, perhaps inspiring Getty's widely quoted remark—"The meek shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights."
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