Posted by charles in Cities, Education, New York, Travel on 15. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
On my recent travels, I visited the New York Book Expo to launch the Amazing People Club Series of books and audios to be distributed in association with the Hachette Book Group. I lived for a week in a hotel next to Times Square. It was a golden chance to walk the streets where many [...]
If you wander around the streets of London, you will see many monuments to honour those who have made outstanding contributions. The same is true in other cities, where there are streets and stations named after celebrated people. As I have toured cities like London, New York, Paris and other places, I have asked who [...]
What do Albert Einstein, Elvis Presley and Eva Peron have in common? They are all in a book called Amazing Careers that I have just published. For reference on the series see: www.amazingpeopleclub.com In addition to those mentioned above, the careers of Leonardo da Vinci, Walt Disney and Mozart are included. We can learn a [...]
International Women’s Day was celebrated again this year. It was the 99th anniversary. Clara Zetkin founded the organization in 1911 to press for women’s rights. She qualified as a teacher and then became a politician. She may not be well known, but her efforts have enabled many women to have more opportunities. Each year, women [...]
If you could invite 5 famous people from the past to dinner who would you invite? To start, I chose William Shakespeare and Wolfgang Mozart as my first two guests. As a writer, I have always been intrigued by how William wrote so much given that he did not have access to a computer or [...]
Posted by charles in Careers, Entrepreneurs, Self Development on 28. Aug, 2010 | No Comments
Who was it that developed the McDonald chain of restaurants and how did he do it? How did Helena Rubinstein the cosmetic entrepreneur become rich and famous? Who was Georges de Mestral, as each day we use the product that he invented? All of the above people became rich as a result of developing successful [...]
Posted by charles in Education, Entertainment, Travel on 22. Aug, 2010 | No Comments
On my recent international tour, I noticed people in each city and town walking around as if they were holding their ear. No, they were not in pain. The mobile phone has become a craze. No doubt some people were talking about business. Young people were chatting with friends. My colleague was on the phone [...]
Posted by charles in Countries, Education, Life Stories, Women on 17. Aug, 2010 | No Comments
America celebrates Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Amelia Earhart and many others who have contributed to building the nation. They have monuments and memorabilia named after them. So, why has Anne Burras been ignored? She is one of the most important women in American history. At the age of 14, she arrived in Jamestown in [...]
Posted by charles in Countries, Education, Travel on 10. Aug, 2010 | No Comments
Have been out and about travelling for the last 3 months in search of more amazing people. I took a flight from Brisbane, Australia to Vancouver in Canada and then on to Calgary. Both cities were full of people making the best of their lives and I met some amazing characters, all with proud stories to tell [...]
Posted by charles in Careers, Education, Women on 07. May, 2010 | 1 Comment
What is the best way to learn? That is the question that Maria Montessori asked about 100 years ago. At that time, most teachers had a rather academic approach and learning by repetition was prevalent. It involved the memorization of facts. However, it does little or nothing for ones practical skills. Maria Montessori therefore set [...]
Posted by charles in Careers, Entertainment, Entrepreneurs on 25. Apr, 2010 | No Comments
How did Walt Disney get the idea to develop cartoons that entertained millions of people? Also, how did he build the great Disneyland team? Of course, many of us come up with good ideas. Sometimes we work on them and develop an invention. That is only half the battle at best. To make money from [...]
