Archive for July, 2010
Would you have quit a six figure job to pursue a passion? Bevy Smith did. Leaving a career in advertising to create something greater, Bevy is now known for being a writer, television personality and the creator of Dinner With Bevy. In pursuing your dreams, Bevy shares her story, advice and words for a PushyDreamer to live by… “Just damn the nay sayers”! We couldn’t agree more, thank you Bevy!...
Most of us go through life as failures, because we are waiting for the “time to be right” to start doing something worth while. Do not wait. The time will never be “just right.” Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.Napoleon Hill...
“It isn’t what the book costs. It’s what it will cost you if you don’t read it.” - Jim Rohn Richard Golding’s move was inspired by Forbes 2007 Billionaire List, after noticing the few miners on the list, and having access to gold, he didn’t think twice about jumping on the opportunity to move from Atlanta to Ghana. With plans on helping the community, installing street lights in rural areas, and building small elementary schools for villages he works in, he takes a moment to share his favorite reads that helped push the movement forward....
If you want to know anything about college recruiting process, just ask Al Woods. He blogs and set up a business to helps parents, basketball players in high school,college and overseas who are talented but lack that knowledge and push from coaches to take them to the right college. Wanting to make it easier for our young pushy athletic dreamers, we asked Al a couple of questions. 1. There are a lot of kids who are talented and without guidance, what advice can you offer teens who have a passion but need direction. My advice to high school athletes would be to get...
18 years old, Yasmine Bedward, started her own online magazine www.yasmag.com when she was 15 years old, and a sophomore in high school. She was inspired to create a magazine for people to read that wasn’t about celebrities or how to look like them. Starting out with only 1 page of topics she thought no one would read she now has over 2,000 readers, in 7 different countries and over 12 American states. “A lot of what I write about is geared towards my generation but most of my staff are over the age of forty so I think there’s something for everyone (I even hired a sports editor...
I have so many dreams in this little head of mine. And many people like me know that having a lot of dreams can sometimes make it difficult. You try to determine which one to to pursue first? Or which one to give your all to? Or when do you accept that it’s time to move on? The dream that I am most passionate about is my acting. I know that above all else if I just had a small acting job without the Hollywood pay, I would be the happiest soul on earth! At times I get discouraged and it...
“Didn’t go to school for ball/ Could of went to school for Law/ Next young Cochran? Nah I love music more!” Music is suppose to have a different meaning and different purpose for each person. It can represent the life we live or the life we don’t. It can take us through many emotions or none at all. It can be powerful or detrimental. It can agree and disagree with us at the same time because it is always changing. As in life, as we grow so should our music. Therefore, my motivation to create positive music is a self-reflection...
“I have experienced my fair share of ups and downs but am determined to push through until all my dreams are realized” DeChelle Harris left a career in microbiology to pursue her true passion of being a Interior designer. In 2003, she enrolled in grad. school for design, where she interned and worked for various companies within the design industry before starting her own company, Posh, LLC, in 2006....