Love and life – how well do they link? This section introduces stories about amazing people and the way they led their lives. As you will find out, it was not always plain sailing. Often, their love lives were even more amazing than their professional life.
Charles Dickens
Posted by charles in Careers, Life Stories, London on 04. Feb, 2012 | 0 Comments
‘No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.’ So, said the great writer Charles Dickens. He would have known for he walked the streets of London during the mid 19th century, seeing the poverty and destitution. As a result, he wrote compelling novels like Oliver and Great Expectations. [...]
Amazing Musicians
Posted by charles in Entertainment, Life Stories 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 [...]
What I Do and Why
Posted by charles in Careers, Life Stories, People, Places, Self Development on 24. Dec, 2011 | 0 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 [...]
Amazing Millionaires
Posted by charles in Entrepreneurs, Life Stories on 10. Dec, 2011 | 0 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 [...]
Dinner with Mark Twain
Posted by charles in Careers, Life Stories, New York on 30. Nov, 2011 | 0 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 [...]
Still Travelling – Faster and Faster
Posted by charles in Countries, Life Stories, Places on 21. Oct, 2011 | 0 Comments
This week Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Australia. The Queen is 85 years of age and the Duke is 90. Travelling 10,000 miles, even with the aid of a modern jet plane, is tiring due to the jet lag. Add to that the official engagements in a hot climate. Also, I [...]
