Archive for October, 2008

Love And The Homeless
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

I love some of the videos that get uploaded onto YouTube and the creativity that people apply to some of their work. I thought I’d share a video that a friend sent me today that was shot entirely by mobile phone. It provides food for thought and some love to those that are usually sorely neglected on both sides of the Pacific.

Best Wishes

Chris

Filed under: Cool/Interesting Videos, Inspiration, Uncategorized — Tags: , , — Chris Eldridge @ 8:55 pm
Think Outside the Box
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Please have a look at the story below and think about the fact that often the answers you seek are right in-front of your nose…
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Thinking Logically

You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car?

Consider this carefully before you continue reading - this is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application.

You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first.

Or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back.

However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again.

The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming up with his answer.

He simply answered: “I would give the car keys to my old friend and let him take the old lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams.”

Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought limitations.

Never forget to “Think outside of the Box.”
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Cheers! Ann Eldridge from the Family Success Club

Filed under: Commentary, Inspiration — Tags: , , — Ann Eldridge @ 12:50 pm

I stumbled across this video today and through it picked up a couple of useful tips - so I thought it would be great to share it with our members!

It is from Psychologist Dan Johnston and he talks about how to increase your levels of happiness. And everyone deserves to be happy, right?

It only goes for 1 min 46 sec, so please PLAY to start watching now…

Filed under: Cool/Interesting Videos — Tags: , , , — Ann Eldridge @ 12:37 pm
I wasn’t expecting that…
Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Well today I had a surprise! I went to a business leaders lunch where the keynote speaker was Michael Luscombe, the CEO of Woolworths Australia. To be honest, I was expecting just another corporate “hack”. Guess what? He wasn’t!!

He also talked about the very real ethical issues that a retail chain such as his faces when their suppliers use part of their own supply chain out of a country with a military regime such as Burma. On the one hand you want to provide opportunity to people in less well to do countries, but on the other hand you need to be sure that there is not exploitation going on in the delivery chain of your own supply and services. No easy answers for this sort of thing?
Michael Luscombe also talked about the responsibility of corporate leaders to be examples of what they expect their people to follow. He noted how in his own company, he and his CFO were the first people to to get environmentally efficient vehicles versus the issue in the US where recently executives at AIG were found to have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on themselves the weekend after the government had bailed out their organisation from bankruptcy.
Corporate governance is a very real issue. I was hugely impressed by a man whom had stayed within the one organisation for over 30 years and talked passionately about the opportunities it have given him and how he felt it his responsibility to give to others coming through the ranks in his company. He was able to provide examples about improvements that had been made by a single employee in a single checkout despite the fact that she was just one employee in 190,000 (about 1 in 50 Australians!).
If it was an act, then this man is brilliant, but I for one left feeling that if Michael Luscombe is representative of the corporate leadership that will be in charge in this country for the next 10-20 years then we are in good hands.
Perhaps the rest of the world could learn a lot from the Michael Luscombe approach?
Until next time. Here’s to your success!
Chris
Filed under: business leaders — Tags: , , — Chris Eldridge @ 9:21 pm
technorati
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Technorati Profile

Filed under: Uncategorized — Chris Eldridge @ 8:12 pm
Content on Family Success Club
Sunday, October 5th, 2008

A few days ago I spoke about all of the new content in the Family Success Club site.

Now the vast majority of the new content that we have uploaded are “AUDIO INTERVIEWS”.

This is in response to member requests. Let me explain…

Having a background in print material and publications, much of the early content of the Family Success Club was text based.

While we had great feedback for the quality of the information, we also received a number of email requests, with people asking for more Audio Interviews (especially the younger, Gen Y members who love their iPods!).

Naturally with pressures of today’s fast placed life, many people are looking for ways to leverage their time - especially when it comes to doing things that don’t require a lot of brain power.

Did you know that the average person spends 7 working weeks a year driving around in their car?

Steve Jobs - CEO of AppleInstead of listening to the radio, why not turn your car into a mobile university?

Through the Family Success Club you can download as many MP3 Audio Files as you like, on subjects like Personal Development, Business, Real Estate, Stock Market, Internet Marketing, Health, Relationships, Success and so much more.

Once download you can easily transfer the digital file directly to your iPod or MP3 Player or burn the files onto a CD - whatever you prefer.

That way you can listen to these new Audio Interviews while; taking your morning walk, preparing a breakfast, brushing your teeth, riding the bus, walking to the office and anywhere else you can find some free time throughout the day.

That wraps up today’s Blog Post… Happy Listening!

Chris Eldridge, Family Success Club

Filed under: Site Content/Material — Tags: , , , , — Chris Eldridge @ 12:00 pm

Despite being away for a couple of weeks (School holidays here in Queensland!), our team back at home has been working diligently each and every day to upload more great content into the Family Success Club.

Specifically there have been 8 new items uploaded in the last 7 days, and 24 other items with the last month. That is a total of 34 BRAND-NEW eBooks, Book Summaries, Audio Interviews or Video Presentations that are now ready and waiting for you to absorb.

Here take a look at what’s new…

Last 7

Do You Really Want Relationships?
How to Build A More Creative Culture
The Reality of Innovation Unzipped
The Greatest Networker In The World
Creating Winning Teams
Rejecting Rejections
Innovation to the 3 Pillars of Growth

Last Month

The Best Marketing Principles On The Planet
Negotiating Deals
Online Direct Marketing
How to Find and Sell a Product Successfully Online
Financial Wisdom and Inspiration
Understanding Generation ‘Y’
Marketing Success Secrets
Creative Genius
Business Growth Through Marketing Software Programs
How To Be A Best Selling Author
How To Earn Money While You Sleep Online and Offline
Selling Niche Products Online and Offline
Joint Ventures
How to Successfully Develop an Internet Newsletter
Unleashing The Ideas Virus
Living With Purpose
Taking Your Business To The Next Level
Developing The Most Effective Work Environment
Who’s There?
Secret Tips To Personal Success
Expanding Your Mindset
Next Generation Blogging For Extreme Profits
Creative Ways To Positive Cashflow

Unlike other programs out there where for a similar monthly membership fee you are given just ONE item per month. I am sure you’ll agree that approximately 20-30 ALL-NEW ITEMS PER MONTH represents extraordinary value.

What’s more, we don’t just make that commitment once, it is something that we have committed to doing each and every month, to give you the best and most relevant information so you can achieve the success you want.

Each of these items takes hours of time for our team to read/listen to, edit, review, write descriptive text and then upload into the Family Success Club. So take advantage of our team’s time and effort, and make use of this information! It’s just a click away for you…

That is it from me for today, now it is over to you.

Cheers from Chris Eldridge, Family Success Club

Filed under: Site Content/Material — Tags: , , , , , — Chris Eldridge @ 12:00 pm