What a great place and we will be going back. For more information and to find your local Buca di Beppo click here
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From the category archives:
Health
Many of you know that last year I tauted the virtues of the Sony a900 and carl zeiss lenses because, thanks to Sony’s support, I was able to use them for my “To Have & To Hold” breast cancer photo shoot project. The camera and lenses are outstanding and I would certainly recommend their products. I like Sony’s marketing plan and how they are bringing a lot of quality equipment to an affordable level for the common consumer. Most consumers aren’t interested in being a pro photographer. They just want cameras that will do a great job in a variety of situations. Nobody wants to carry around a “professional” camera in their purse or pocket. In fact, it would be impossible to do and impractical to try. What’s actually happening is that SONY is going what Apple has done. They are taking cool things to the consumer. In short, they are creating a community and an experience that once you enter is hard to get out of. And honestly, once you’re in there won’t be any complaining about it.
Well, this morning I got the email saying that the a900 and carl zeiss lenses are on their way! In fact they will be here on thursday. So the count down has begun for mission “reunition” (yeah I made that word up). To read more about the breast cancer photo shoot project click here
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One of the people I got to met in Vegas was Jim Davis Hicks, the founder and president of Thirst Relief International. This guy has a heart and a passion to make the world better than wen he found it and one of the best ways to do so is with clean water. Most of the world doesn’t have clean water to drink and as a result men, women, and children are needlessly getting sick or dieing from bacteria and parasites living in contaminated water. We certainly take for granted that our water will be clean in the US. In fact, the only concern we have is with taste. If we don’t like the taste of the water coming from our own home we simply go and buy a filter or bottled water. There are those in other countries who do not have this luxury. What is also awesome about Jim is that he saw a need and did something about it. Oh, BTY, he just started with this idea to help provide clean water to the world while he was a wedding photographer. So don’t think that just because you don’t hold a “high and influential” position that you can’t make a difference in this world. For more information please visit their website: www.thirstrelief.org
Thirst Relief International is responding to the worldwide water crisis by helping thousands of families each year gain access to safe water through simple, low-cost means. A locally manufactured biosand filter or a well repaired by nationals has the power to radically improve the health and well-being of an individual, a family, a community.
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Just about anywhere you go in Port Au Prince you are going to see trash. To read more about this man and behind the scenes of the Haiti Photos click here.
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Just before we landed in Santo Domingo. I forgot how loud it can get on the airplane. I think I might need a better camera with a better microphone on it! What do you think?
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Everyone knows I’m a photographer but I figured it couldn’t hurt to take a small point and shoot with a video option along. Sometimes a photo needs a little movement to help tell the story. I’ll be uploading the vids throughout the week. Enjoy. Oh, don’t forget to leave a comment or two on your thoughts! To view the photo gallery click here
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I got back from Haiti last weekend and what a trip it was. Let’s see. A flight with a layover in Miami in which I almost missed the plane because of a book. Once we got to Santo Domingo we were ushered quite quickly through immigration because one of the members of our team has a brother in the Dominican Republic military…oh yeah..his brother…is a two star general. Then it was a ten hour ride in a bus on roads that haven’t seen a crew since 1972. Because Haiti doesn’t have an acting government we crossed the border with our stopping or getting our passports checked and stamped (I’m still bummed about that!). Once we got into haiti we had about two hours of driving through a 3rd world countryside that I didn’t even know existed. (Yes, I knew Haiti was a country but I didn’t know that it was a 3rd world country.) Well, we then settled down in an orphanage that was next to the Port Au Prince Airport. Read, every morning around 3am a large cargo plane would land and shake the ground.
I’ll be writing more posts about the trip. TO VIEW THE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE TRIP CLICK HERE. Because of the nature of the trip I am focusing everything from the trip on www.projectstoryboard.com.
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I’m heading to Fond Parisian, Haiti to work with Love A Child Hospital today and will be there from Feb 6-11. To get more informaion please visit Project Storyboard.
Talk to you soon,
peter
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I write this post because there have been so many friends and family that have determined to live a better lifestyle, be a better spouse or husband/wife, read more books, or even save up money to get our of debt or to travel but haven’t and network more.
We all know what it means when we hear, “this is the year, this is the year” on January 1 from our friends and family. It means we’re going to hear it again next year. The reason this happens every year is because we have always been taught to make goals but not necessarily how reach them. Think about it. If you didn’t do well in school your parents and teachers just told you to study harder or do better. But what do the words “harder and better” mean? They don’t mean anything because you never know when you to reach the or even how to do so. The answer isn’t, “study smarter not harder” but what is your specific plan to reach your goal and who is going to keep you accountable for them.
1. Write down your specific goal?
When you define a goal you need to be very specific in your description of it. Sit back and picture in your mind what it is, what it feels like, how would you describe your life after reaching it. This, of course means goals described as, “I want to make a lot of money” or “I want a bigger house” or even “I want to be successful” doesn’t cut it because you can never know when you reached it. It’s not specific enough.
Example: If you need $24,000.00 to pay off a debt or buy a new car then your goal needs to be , “I will make $24,000.00 in 12 months.”
2. Write down your specific plans in reaching your goal.
You must have specific plans on what you are going to do to reach your goal and what you are going to do to reach that goal. For example, how many extra hours will you have to work to reach your plan. You know what you have to do to reach your goal so plan according.
Example: I will make an extra $2,000.00 per month by working eight hours of overtime per week and every other week paint and clean homes.
3. Stay motivated by memorizing your goal and have preset reference points.
Failure often comes from focusing on the immediate feelings or short sighted winnings rather than the returns of a long term investment. There are times when we are tired emotionally and physically. Memorizing your goal will serve as a reminder that the short sightedness stopping prematurely will delay you reaching your goal. In addition, creating preset reference points will keep you on schedule. Remember that a farmer reaches the goal of a good crop by working hard morning, noon, and night on a return that he won’t see for months but knows it’s coming.
Example: Every month I will tell myself that I need $24,000.00 by years end. Every new month I will focus on earning $2,000.00 and not the thousands I have already earned until the sum is $24,000.00.
4. Create an accountability group.
Accountability group should be composed of those people whom you trust and have your interests in mind. They are willing to remind you of your goal.
Example: My accountability group will be those that I trust and will keep me accountable that I will not spend the money I earn until I reach $24,000.00 and that I am on task to earn $2,000.00 every month.
5. START IT!
Those who are serious and resolute in reaching their goal start where they stand. You can create and write out your goal and your specific plan to accomplish your goal. You can even create an accountability group but the fact of the matter is that if you don’t start then everything you did is going to be meaningless and you will be revisiting these steps next January 1. Start Today, Start Now.
Example: If I am serious and resolute in making $24,000.00 in 12 months then I will give up spending money on wants. I will change my habit of bad time management. I will plan lunches accordingly so that I can take half lunches instead of hour lunches in order to only work an hour and half after work. I won’t wait until Monday or the first on next month. I will start today, I will start now.
BOOKS THAT HAVE HELPED ME!
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