From Debka.com:
Prime minister’s powers passed to Acting PM Ehud Olmert Wednesday night, Jan. 4, after Ariel Sharon suffered a “significant” stroke. He is in emergency surgery to drain massive cerebral bleeding
January 4, 2006, 10:25 PM (GMT+02:00)
The operation will take several hours. Hospital dep. dir. Prof. Shmuel Shapira: the stroke occurred on his way to hospital and his condition deteriorated rapidly thereafter.
Sharon was suddenly rushed to Hadassah Ain Karem hospital in Jerusalem with chest pains from his ranch south of Beersheba the day before he was due to go into the same hospital for heart surgery. DEBKAfile’s sources report that the first impression of medical specialists is that the prime minister may have suffered internal hemorrhage as a result of the anti-coagulant shots administered twice a day in the three weeks since his first thrombosis. His condition is cause for concern.
Keep Sharon in your thoughts tonight – think positive.
Categories: Personal Growth
Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
Zig Ziglar’s Secrets of Closing the Sale
(re-reading) Make Million$ Selling Real Estate by Jim Remley
Next up on the docket:
Blink and The Tipping Point, both by Malcolm Gladwell.
If any of my readers (and I’m pretty sure at this point that means Paul) have any suggestions for books I might enjoy, email me or leave it in the comments!
Categories: Personal Growth
A post I came across on Paul’s blog piqued my interest this morning. Are you doing something you love this year? Or are you just spending another year doing something?
I made a decision last year to not waste another year, and I am proud to say that I’m starting the New Year in an exciting new career, where the sky is the limit for me in terms of the success I can achieve both personally and professionaly. In order for me to become great, I have committed to doing great things for my clients. As MLK Jr said, ‘anyone can be great beacuse anyone can serve.’ This year, I’m going to live by that saying, and I’m going to reap the rewards of providing great service.
Make a commitment for this year, and stick to it. If the goal seems to large, then break it down into smaller pieces. Instead of saying you are going to make $100,000 this year, find out what you have to sell each week in order to achieve that revenue, and then think about what you have to do each day to meet your weekly goal. If you want to lose 30 lbs in the next year, find out what you have to lose everyday, and make that the goal you strive for. Eat the elephant, one bite at a time.
Today I have my first Focus Call with my Business Advance Leader, which is a fancy word for a combination mentor/coach/virtual library of all things Real Estate. I’m very excited to start the new year working with Paul towards our mutual success, and I can’t wait to see what’s waiting for me on the other side of 2006.
Make it a great day!
Ben
Categories: Personal Growth
