Here’s to the Crazy Ones!

Here’s to the Crazy Ones!
The misfits.
The rebels.
The troublemakers.
The round heads in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.
They’re not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.
You can praise them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.
But the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
They push the human race forward.
And while some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.
Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.

By Jack Kerouac from his book: On The Road

Boston, MA: The Big Dig-It

Boston, MA: The Big Dig-It
Lobsters, fall leaves, the Red Sox, and American history–there’s nothing like the exuberant tea-party blend that is Boston.  from $244 per person   Includes Flight, Hotel, Taxes & Fees

Where to blow a paycheck: Located behind Faneuil Hall, the historic Quincy Market is chock-a-block with retail clothing stores, sweet shops selling candy lobsters, and even a comedy club. Along the outdoor walkways and plazas, you’ll wander upon spontaneous performances ranging from hip-hop-dancing kids to rabbit-pulling magicians.  Go Shopping Now!

Where the locals go: Make a night of hanging around the theatre district. After admiring the Orpheum Theatre, turn it up a notch at The Roxy, a nightclub famous for its grand art deco ballroom complete with red velvet, gold trimmings, and 1920s chandeliers. It’s been updated to the modern age with DJ turntables and 3-D laser light shows.

Chill-out spot: Once a cattle-grazing ground, and later the scene of public hangings, the Boston Common mood stays serene these days with an outdoor gathering area where the paddle boats look like swans and the combined effect looks borrowed from an Impressionist painting. The Commons is one of the oldest public parks in the country.   Chill out Now!

Local flavor: When it comes to the New England clam chowder (or, in local parlance, “chowdah”), the creamier the better, with lots of potatoes and bacon–and none of that fussy red tomato stuff they use down south in New York City. Sprinkle your soup with some oyster crackers and chase it down with a perfectly chilled Samuel Adams brew.

Get out of dodge: Revel in the collegiate atmosphere of Harvard Square, which is lined with bars and restaurants, including Pinocchio’s, which some say serves the best pizza in the area. A walk around campus reveals ivy-covered buildings, theatres, chapels, a state-of-the-art library, and the beguilingly old-fashioned Peabody Museum. If you get thirsty, step into student favorite Grendel’s Den.

History lesson: Don your best knickers and white-haired wig (okay, you don’t really have to dress up like that, but it helps set the mood) along the Freedom Trail, which has 16 nationally significant historic sights alone. Other school-book attractions include Bunker Hill Monument, Paul Revere’s house, North Church, and the U.S.S. Constitution.  Take a stroll on the Freedom Trail Now.

What Truly is an Entrepreneur?

Entrepreneurs

What Truly is an Entrepreneur?

A word that has been associated in many fields and is defined and had been defined in variety of people in many ways.

The word itself was of French origin which evolved into meanings that pertain to people who take the risks, founders of businesses and or someone who is accountable in case of failure or success in a business venture.

Being a person who founded a new enterprise, it is also understood that entrepreneurs take the largest part when it comes to risks inherent to businesses. After all, they are normally the owners of the company or the business unit.

The common perception with entrepreneurs is that they are the establishers of new entities that aim to offer innovative or existing services or products in the market. The talk of profit or non-profit issues also vary, depending on the type of business management being referred to.

They are of course, one of the main components of the capitalistic world. They take the largest loses or gains since they are the manipulators of the funds. Central to this is the belief of opportunities in a specific area that require the filling of the demands. They are like the providers for the needs and thus, they take the gain in exchange for the provision. They are basically service- or product-oriented who device means to create the fillers for the two said demands. The main focus of their acts is towards the gain of profit.

There are many types of typical entrepreneurs. And because of this evolution from the simple merchants to the more sophisticated corporate people, entrepreneurship has also matured in ways unimaginable when men first thought of selling their own produce.

The risk bearers
Risks are incalculable and rather undefined. They come as problems arise and they develop as more problems sprout. There are no specific ways by which risks come out. They just do and they seem to be the eternal parts of any business ventures. Entrepreneurs are not only risk bearers, they also take all the disadvantages of uncertainties.

While both may appeal the same, it is an undeniable fact that they may offer different horizons for individual business people.

Risks can be subjected to insurance principles. Meaning, there are methods by which their intensity or frequency can be measured. Thus, we can provide options in decreasing one’s susceptibility over risks. However, uncertainties may be considered to be more on the subjective side.  Since they can’t be calculated and their very nature can’t be estimated.  These two combined, it is easier to assume that entrepreneurs can be characterized both as decision-makers and improvisers.  They provide solutions to immediate and long-term demands, which are unachievable, even when business routines are carefully studied.

Entrepreneurs certainly are great risk takers.  Without this element of uncertainty, no business could have evolved in ways that lead to the growth of certain industries. There surely are things that must be met with responses that are either detrimental to a business unit or would create changes for its betterment.

The organizers
Entrepreneurs are typically the founders. It is only proper that they are equipped with facilities that make leaders lead.  Founders are the leaders of the pack, they are the builders. They too are planners and the organizers of schemes for giving birth and growth to a business organization.

They are the planners for maximizing the resources. They combine specific factors like land resources, the capital from a partner, the labor of his employees or the resources that came from him to create products that would meet certain demands.

They will then create organizational tactics to come out with the earnings of his profit after everything is settled.

Being the organizer, it is understood that he or she also is the leader. Organizers always have the authority to set things in their proper places.

But being a leader is a matter of having a good combination of values and abilities that will support the group.   However, leadership is not at the core of entrepreneurship.

It is the will. The will to start with uncertainty and keep believing that it would in the end, turn out as you envision them to.

Balance Your Body at the Kitchen Table

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The posts are chuck full of tips that range from dealing with skin issues to why you should be eating breakfast (hanging my head).  You will even find posts that ask What IS Beauty?  and Are you suffering from a terminal case of the “I can’ts”?   

I have never been a pill popper and am always looking for natural remedies for various maladies.  I consider Dr. Nicole’s blog to be a very valuable resource.  I can’t tell you how much time I have saved NOT researching something, as she already had covered the topic.

The writing style is delightful, professional, personable and to the point.

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