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Knowledge Is The Principal Thing; And To Your Getting Add Action!

Knowledge has been proven, over the years, to be power. Or more
perfectly, potential power. Successes are almost, if not
always, traced to having the right knowledge and acting on that
knowledge. Being an expert in your chosen field is nothing but
acquiring the right knowledge and building on it.

Unfortunately very few of those who desire to make money online
give themselves to this all important fact. They would rather
waste their efforts and resources pursuing the latest money
making opportunities. They refuse to understand that the secret
of making money and becoming rich online is in building their
own businesses. You must get this clearly. Except you’re
building your own business you’ll only build somebody else’s
business.

Building your own internet business, contrary to what you’ve been
told, demands work. Acquiring the specific business knowledge
and taking time to improve on past practices is part of this
work. Don’t be infested with the “follow-the-leader” bug. Seek
out rather, the right knowledge and then work in your unique
experiences to produce your own success.

The following are ways of laying your hands on the right
knowledge to help you build your own successful internet
business.

1. Mentor: Mentoring has been an age-long system of
acquiring specialized knowledge in any field. Through mentors
you can have a hands-on guidance in building your own business.
Mentors are those who have gone through the path you have
chosen. They are able to guide you, pointing out the pit falls
and boulders on the way. This system of training can help you
cut waste, both in time and resources. Therefore look for
mentors and tap into their wealth of experiences; mix in your
unique circumstances and build your own success story. Note that
I said mentors. In a multitude of counselors there is safety!

2. Newsletters: Subscribing to your business-specific
newsletter(s) is another source for acquiring the right
specialized knowledge. There are 101 newsletters out there.
These will not only help you stay abreast of the happenings in
the market but can also be of real source of understanding of the
specific field of focus.

3. Study Successes: You may have observed that there is no
real correlation between levels of formal education and the
ability to make money. Wealth education is acquired, in most
cases, through trial and error, by risk taking, by losses and
wins. As much as you can not totally eliminate all these, you
can however get a firmer grip on the secrets of building a
successful business when you make it your business to study the
success stories of those who have made it. Pick on people who
you admire and whose businesses are succeeding. Figure out their
strategies, how they are doing it and copy them. Reading
successful people’s autobiographies can also make things easier
for you.

You must have observed that the above suggestions are related one
way or the other. But used well they can help you acquire the
right knowledge that will help you build your business. The
bottom-line is becoming rich in you learning and in experiences
and then all the other riches will follow. This is so because
when you have the right knowledge the boundaries around your life
will definitely disappear.

Chadrack Irobogo

http://ideas4profit.250free.com

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Published in: Business Opportunities | on June 10th, 2008 | Comments Off

Climber from Nepal, 74, oldest person to conquer Mt Everest

His first found him within 236 metres of the peak when his team stopped to help a fellow mountaineer who was left for dead. One year later, Andrew Brash, a University of Calgary alumni, returned to Mt Everest to finish what he had started.

Indeed, he was all too aware of the potential dangers the mountain could bring. Certain parts of the climb are more dangerous than others and it is important for climbers to remain focused “The Chinese weren’t allowing anybody on the mountain. They ended up commandeering it for themselves, even though the mountain is shared by two countries. They basically coerced the Nepali government to not allow any climbers past camp two on the Nepali side. With the Chinese preparing for the impending summer Olympic Games, Bahadur Sherchan noted that the government’s actions hardly reflected the Olympic spirit. The 76-year-old man from Nepal is now the oldest person to have reached the top of Everest. Min Bahadur Sherchan and four climbing guides reached the 29,035-foot (8,850-meters) summit of the world’s highest mountain early Sunday, said Ramesh Chretri, an official with Nepal’s ministry of tourism. This season French alpinist Anthony Loeff is reporting the scales for Mount Everest after he reached the peak of Kilimanjaro earlier this year.

As he planned for the climb, Sherchan told reporters he wanted to inspire fellow senior citizens. He also said many Nepalese have established records on the Mount Everest, so it was only fitting that the record for the oldest climber to reach the summit should also belong to a Nepali. Sherchan just 8 days away from his 77th birthday beat the age record set last year by 71-year-old Japanese teacher Katsusuke Yanagisawa.

Min Bahadur Sherchan last attempt resulted in the rescue of Lincoln Hall, an Australian climber who was left by his team in the “death zone.”

Further, the decision to actualize a long-time personal goal left Min Bahadur Sherchan with some internal uncertainties, he cited the political actions of China and Nepal as providing the greatest adversity he faced on his journey. Andrew Brash returned this week from Nepal after successfully climbing to the summit of Chomolungma. The Chinese were flying their airplanes over the mountain and had Chinese officials in Kathmandu. More than 3106 people have climbed to the summit since it was first conquered in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary, who died in January, and Nepal’s Tenzing Norgay.

“Chomolungma or Mount Everest this year became a political pawn,” he said with some frustration.

He was reported in good health as he began making his descent. They flexed their muscles this year all the in name of the Olympic spirit, but it was hardly spirited at all.”

Hall was frostbitten and severely disoriented due to altitude sickness. Bahadur Sherchan returned a hero to Calgarians. Now that Bahadur Sherchan has successfully scaled the tallest mountain in the world, he is once again ready to focus on his family.

Published in: Adventurous Life, On the Road, Sports + More | on June 10th, 2008 | Comments Off