Posted by charles in Entertainment, Life Stories, Uncategorized on 26. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
Who started with a stammer and stutter, but became a singing star? What sort of life did Edith Piaf, the famous French singer, have before she changed her name ? How did Louis Armstrong break away from the downtown gangs of New Orleans to become a star of stage and screen? The answers and much more [...]
In the year 1800, it is estimated there were one billion people on Earth. By 1927, the figure reached 2 billion. This week it was announced that there are now 7 billion. So, in the last 84 years – the lifetime of one generation – the population has increased by 5 billion people. How many of [...]
All the people in this picture are famous. How many of them can you name? They all achieved a great deal in their lives. They did so by using the talents and time well. It is fascinating to conduct virtual interviews with them. That is what I do for the Amazing People Club Publications. In [...]
During the last few weeks, our Amazing People Club has gained many new fans thanks to a company called Social 500. They have contacted many people who want to link with and learn from other amazing people. See their website at -http://social500.com/ Facebook is a wonder of our age it was started in 2004. In just [...]
This is a picture of the city of Brisbane, Queensland Australia, near where I live. If I fly to the USA from Brisbane, I can leave on a Monday and arrive on a Sunday. It may not seem logical, but it is possible. In effect, by flying through the air I am also flying through [...]
Posted by charles in Cities, Travel on 19. Jan, 2012 | No Comments
One of my most interesting days was spent in the city of Sydney, Australia. with Eugene Fernandez, a business friend. He offered to show me around the great city where he lives. We started at Botany Bay, the site made famous by Captain Cook who landed there in 1770. He and Joseph Banks, the botanist, took back glowing [...]
Posted by charles in Careers, Entrepreneurs, Self Development on 12. Jan, 2012 | No Comments
What do Henry Ford, Coco Chanel, Thomas Edison and Helena Rubinstein have in common? They all became multi – millionaires without going to a University or a Business School. So did Richard Branson and Steve Jobs. Bill Gates had the opportunity to do the courses at Harvard, but chose get into business action and [...]
Posted by charles in Careers, Self Development on 01. Jan, 2012 | No Comments
On the first day of the of the New Year, many people make resolutions. Some are general ones – such as the resolution to exercise and keep fit. But, it will require a specific plan and objectives plus the determination to succeed, otherwise little will happen. That is what outstanding people did as shown at the [...]
Posted by charles in Careers, Education, Life Stories, Self Development, Travel on 24. Dec, 2011 | No Comments
People often ask me what I do for a living? The answer is that I search for amazing people and write up each of their life stories in about 1000 words. Each story fits into an audio recording of about 8 to 10 minutes. These are published by The [...]
Posted by charles in Entrepreneurs, Life Stories on 10. Dec, 2011 | No Comments
Henry Ford did it. Andrew Carnegie also. Helena Rubinstein achieved it. So did Coco Chanel. Thomas Edison summed it up as one percent inspiration and ninety nine percent perspiration. They all had one thing in common. They started in relative poverty and all became multi millionaires. Therefore, I [...]
Posted by charles in Careers, Life Stories, New York on 30. Nov, 2011 | No Comments
If you could invite anyone to dinner, who would you choose? Mark Twain, the great American novelist, would be high on my list. His ability to tell a good story with, no doubt, a mid west drawl, would be great entertainment. I am sure he would make me laugh and possibly bring a tear to the [...]
