Making A Difference in Peoples Lives
Jan 27th 2012TomNotes from Tom
I think the majority of American’s would agree that the New York Times is one of the most liberal papers in the U.S. I read their technology section online from time to time but never read the paper its self. This morning after all the news about Apple’s amazing success the Times headline was about the negative impact Apple Chinese manufacturing plants were having. Attitude is everything.
Jan 25th 2012TomNotes from Tom
SimpleTruths has just published a book by Nido Qubein called Seven Choices for Success and Significance.
Several years ago I joined the National Speakers Association – I attended a couple of conventions and a couple of seminars – I made an effort to really connect with some of the leaders but to them I was “gum on their shoes”. They absolutely had zero time for me. However, there was one exception, and that was Nido. He took the time to sit down with me. Later I went to his office in N.Carolina and had a wonderful and pleasant visit. Obviously, I dropped out of NSA and never looked back. So, enjoy his book – it’s terrific and I highly recommend it as a gift book for your clients, etc.
16% of employees say the iPad has completely replaced their laptop – it will be really interesting to see what impact the iPad3 has on laptops. I still have my MacAir for certain tasks but 90% of my work is done on my iPad. Now students will have their text books on their ipad. 
“Times, they are a changing.”
Jan 19th 2012TomNotes from Tom
As most readers know I’m an Apple user: iPhone 4S, iPad2, MacAir – great and intuitive. In my travel this past weekend (4 different airports) I made it a point (trying not to be too nosy) observe what brand folks were using – cell phones, laptops, pads – it was about 90% Apple products (might be some bias involved) – certainly by far the majority. With this information spent some time speculating why this was the case – no specific results but welcome your thoughts.
Jan 15th 2012TomNotes from Tom
“Life is 10% of what happens to me an 90% of How I React to it”
When things aren’t working the way you want them to, or you feel you’re surrounded by problems, it can be tempting to look outward and try to change the things that you feel are causing issues. Chances are the issues you’re facing aren’t so cut and dryed. The solution to the problems might just be your attitude. That’s what Pastor and educator Charles R. Swindol believes:
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes than what other people think, or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company….a church….a home. The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past….we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our attitudes.
Good advice.
Dec 31st 2011TomNotes from Tom
My friend Brian Jud sent this to me. I thought I’d share it with you.21 positive thoughts to begin 2012ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.THREE. Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
FOUR. When you say, ‘I love you,’ mean it.
FIVE. When you say, ‘I’m sorry,’ look the person in the eye.
SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.
EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone’s dreams. People who don’t have dreams don’t have much.
NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it’s the only way to live life completely.
TEN. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
ELEVEN. Don’t judge people by their relatives.
TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.
THIRTEEN. When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask, ‘Why do you want to know?’
FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
FIFTEEN. Say ‘bless you’ when you hear someone sneeze.
SIXTEEN. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.
EIGHTEEN. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
NINETEEN. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
TWENTY- ONE. Spend some time alone.
Dec 27th 2011TomNotes from Tom
The resource-rich South American economy has surged on exports to China, unhampered by the 2008 financial crisis that has hit growth in the UK.
CEBR chief executive Douglas McWilliams said: “Brazil has beaten the European countries at soccer for a long time, but beating them at economics is a new phenomenon. Our world economic league table shows how the economic map is changing, with Asian countries and commodity-producing economies climbing up the league while we in Europe fall back.”
However over the next 10 years, Britain is expected to fare better than France, which is currently the fifth-largest economy behind the US at number one, China, Japan and Germany.
The CEBR forecasts that the UK will be the eighth largest economy by 2020, with France in ninth spot, Germany in seventh spot and Russia and India in fourth and fifth place.
Growth in Europe is expected to be slow next year, restricted by austerity measures to reduce huge government debts.
Dec 26th 2011TomNotes from Tom
Here’s some uplifting news for the holiday season. A new study finds that in 2011 Americans were the most generous people in the world. The U.S. rose from fifth place on the “World Giving Index” in 2010 to number one this year. Ireland placed second, followed by Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain. What tipped the scale in the U.S.’s favor this year was not just monetary donations, but volunteer work and kindness to strangers.
Dec 10th 2011TomSAT-TRAVEL
Readers, you might want to check out the TEDtalk by Ron Gutman on SMILES – now I understand there is a Kindle book based on Ron’s talk called: Smile: The Astonishing Power of a Simple Act.
After 26 years in public education and at 50 years of age, Dr. Tom Hill left the University of Missouri, where he was a professor and administrator, to pursue an entrepreneurial career in real estate franchise sales. In less than 10 years he built a company that in 1999, the real estate offices combined, did over $3 billion in sales. He sold his company in 1999 and now spends his time and energy giving back what he learned in becoming what he is today.
Tom is a husband, father, grandfather, airplane pilot, marathon runner, mountain climber, skydiver, writer and speaker.
One of Tom’s passions is to make a major and positive difference in as many lives as possible.
