Finally, I am able to make time to start blogging again. Sorry for the brief hiatus.
In light of giving a quick closure to my previous topic, “Do you fit the profile of a billionaire?” that is long overdue, I would like to conclude my thoughts in this single post! Since it was my fault for being MIA, I will try to spare your long-term memory. Hopefully, by starting with the profile trivia would help!
Let’s start by rolling with the 1st profile…
Breaking away from a successful family tradition
Born to a prosperous family farm in Dearborn, Michigan, Henry Ford was groomed to continue his family business as a farmer. At that time, agriculture was the main crop of the economy and being a successful farmer sounded like a secure future. However, Ford disliked farm work, instead preferring to tinker with machinery. Not letting his comfort zone to deter him from pursuing his passion, at the age of 18, he left for Detroit to become an apprentice machinist. After working his way up to become a chief engineer at Thomas Edison’s Edison Illuminating Company, Ford decided to setup his own company. Despite his innate engineering talents, Ford failed twice. On his third try, he finally managed to establish what is now known as Ford Motor Company. Read the rest of this entry »
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This morning, my sister emailed me a link to a very touching video on YouTube. It’s about “Love and Friendship”.
It is a story about how two friends, John Rendall and Anthony Bourke wittingly bought themselves a lion cub from Harrods Department store in London in 1969. They named him, Christian. When Christian grew too big and too costly to preserve at 18 months, the duo decided to send him back into the wilds. They sought the help of George Adamson, the founder of Kenyan Wildlife Sanctuary, who agreed to help rehabilitate Christian into his new environment at Kora National Reserve in Kenya, Africa.
A year later, Rendall and Bourke decided to visit their “son”. Worried that Christian might have integrated into the wilds and not recognized his former owners, Adamson advised them to keep a safe distance. Conventional wisdom will ask you to keep away from wildlife animals, especially when they come lurching towards you. As you would see, the film showed otherwise. Once again, it is a great testament that love knows no boundary and friendships last for a lifetime. Love conquers all.
Oprah! Oprah Winfrey and her media empire are now household name. Time Magazine ranked her as one of the most influential women in the world, while Forbes credited her as the richest self-made African American woman ever lived.
I first bumped into Winfrey in the fall of 2004. At that time, I was casually browsing through my TV channels and the title of the show, “Wildest Dreams Come True” caught my attention. I was intrigued when I witnessed how Winfrey extended a helping hand to deserving individuals that had been overlooked by society.
Winfrey rescued a 21 year old Alexandra Molina from a vicious cycle of self-doubt and failure. Molina, who had been in and out of foster care and homeless shelter, was given a new lease of life. Through Winfrey’s assistance, Molina regained her ability to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a model. Molina was awarded a full four-year scholarship to the university of her choice, $10,000 EXPRESS wardrobe and a make-over opportunity with a former Victoria’s Secret model, Tyra Banks. Read the rest of this entry »
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