Showing posts with label Inspiring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inspiring. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Perena Kai, Nominated as Most Rich Universe Young Woman by Forbes

Perena Kai
Perena Kai (photo: Forbes)
Inspiring - Forbes has just released a list of the richest people in the world. From the list, there are is a young woman age 24 entered in it. The woman was named Perena Kai. She has been named the world's youngest rich woman.

In addition, she shifted the former founder of Facebook, Dustin Moskovitz. Kai itself has a wealth of up to $US 1.3 billion. Beautiful looking woman who studied at the University of London is now settled in Hong Kong.

"Perena Kai newcomer on the list of the richest people in the world. He took over from former Facebook founder, Dustin Moskovitz as the youngest rich people in the world," as reported by Forbes.

Kai wealth derived from her father owned a business carried on by him that Logan Property Holdings. Kai's father, Ji Haiping is one of Chinese tycoons. "The entry of Kai in the list of richest people in line with the company's entry Fores Logan Property Holdings in Hong Kong shares," he explained.

Hong Kong home to 7 million people, has 45 richest people in the list of Forbes in 2014. Hong Kong itself is a favorite tourist destination and an attractive location for business or investment like property.

Rich people are popping up in China also chose to stay and settle in Hong Kong. Logan Property itself is a Chinese property developer who located near the border with Hong Kong, Shenzhen province.

In December 2013 ago, the Logan Property into the stock market. The company is able to rake in fresh capital of HK$ 1.6 billion or US$ 206 million of capital markets. Forbes calls, Kai has 85 percent stake in the property company through a company he owned.

Kai started her career as a regular employee in Logan Property. Until she entered the list of the richest young woman in the world by Forbes.

Hopefully the story of Kai Perena the lesson thaw we can take to achieve success takes hard work, never surrender, and never shy to try new things. See also: Carlos Slim: In Future Work 3 days a Week Enough.
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Monday, October 13, 2014

History of the Nobel Award

Nobel Prize
images: Nobel Prize
Inspiring - Surely you are not familiar with the words of the Nobel award or Nobel prize. However, if you know the origin of why a person or organization that is credited with the discovery awarded the Nobel award.

Nobel award came from a Swedish scientist is donating his fortune to anyone who contributed to the good of the public. Full name is Alfred Nobel, he was born in Stockholm, Sweden 21 of October 1833 is a highly influential scientist on its findings, the dynamite.

Since childhood, he was very eager to learn, especially in the field of literature, chemistry, and physics. He has studied in countries such as Germany, France, and the United States. In 1863, the Nobel concentrated on developing nitroglycerine, namely liquid explosives high material. However, these chemicals had already been discovered by the Italian chemist.

Sad, when he managed to develop precisely nitroglycerine explosives claimed the liver of his brother, and some workers so that local government forbid that experiment was not performed again in Stockholm. In 1864, he moved to Lake Malaren, that is where he began mass-production and one year later he patented his invention with the name Dynamite. He also developed an explosive fuse that can be lit with fire. Gradually, the Nobel businesses thrive, his work has been exported to many countries in Europe, America, and Australia. In fact, he opened a laboratory in 90 places over 20 countries. For his achievement, in 1983, Nobel was won the honorary degree professor of philosophy from a university in Sweden.

In addition to experts in the field of chemistry, he also likes to write poetry, short stories, novels and drama. He is also often referred to as a man of letters. During his life, Nobel never married, he is busy with his inventions. However, Nobel also ever regret with such discoveries, findings dynamite because it is misused, many people who use dynamite as a weapon of destruction, and for war.

Long story short, before the Nobel died on 10 of December 1896 in Italy, and over the remorse, the Nobel donating all of his wealth is used for the good people who contributed in the field of literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. At that time, two young engineers, Ragnar Sohlman and Rudolf Lillijequist as executor who founded the Nobel Foundation.

Every year, the Nobel award event is held in Stockholm, Sweden and usually for an award in the field of peace held at the Oslo City Hall, Norway. Nobel award winner is entitled to receive a package in the form of  a gold medal, a diploma, and money at least US$1.3 million.

However, to achieve this award is not easy, it took 3000 people to determine who entitled to receive the Nobel prize. The researchers consisting of 3000 persons were from the Institute of Government, Rector, professors, previous Nobel recipients, and members of the Nobel Foundation in the entire world. Assessment process is quite long, takes up to one year. Obviously, if the calls, the Nobel prize is a very prestigious award.
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Saturday, September 27, 2014

These are the Habits of Successful People before Sleep

read book
photos: getty images

Inspiring - Possessed basic characteristics of successful people is to use the time as much as possible. Thus, no time is wasted in their lives. The characteristics of people who want and have success is to use the time for things that are helpful even if only briefly. And some successful people usually have certain habits such as 'ritual' before bedtime.

In addition, activities are often performed successful people is classified as a habits that nourish the body and mind. Here are the habits of successful people who might be able to sample and apply in your life.

1. Reading (Bill Gates)
Bill Gates is computer scientist who is very influential in the lives of current civilization. In addition, he has also been named as the richest man in the world based on Forbes magazine. The success which he achieved was not without effort hardly, he has always work hard and never desperate.

Meanwhile, at bedtime he always found time to read. Whether it's reading about politics, science, social, and latest news. As we know that reading before bedtime may improve long-term memory in the brain.

2. Casual Walking (Warren Buffet)
Flavor rich businessman from US has a special way to decrease the sense of stress because of the daily routine. At bedtime, he always leisurely walk. The goal is that the mind does not feel tired and unable to think clearly.

3. Make Work (Vera Wang)
One of the custom made by Vera Wang is making a number of designs, at least the concepts of design. Usually when she chose silence and quiet time, because at that time is the right time to make creations and creative thinking.

Those are some activities that are often performed by successful people the world. Make the most of your leisure time for useful things. Good time management can make life too regularly, so it is not difficult for you to achieve a success financially.

reference: Fandinistic
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Friday, September 26, 2014

For the Sake of the Daughter, He is Willing to Leave Work even with Big Salaries

loving father
photo illustration: Think Stock Photos

Inspiring - Exemplary father figure seems firmly attached to Mohamed El-Erian who gave up leadership positions in the corporate world for the sake of the child's investment. No qualms about him leaving office with a salaries of tens of billions of dollars in order to spend more time with the child.

Reported by Daily Mail, former Pimco CEO Mohamed El-Erian dismantle the reason why he was willing to resignation the top job at the investment company that manages funds of up to US$ 2 trillion. Jobs with revenues of approximately US$ 8.4 million per month it abandoned for one reason, for the sake of the his daughter.

Mohamed is the new Princess 10 years old said, her father had passed her first day at school, Haloween parade, football game and the first lot of events that have him miss. All because her father is too busy working. Mohamed's resignation in May 2013 was a very surprising world of finance. More recently, he has told how small daughter and his wife, Jamie is the main reason he took the surprising decision.

Story Behind Resignation

About a year ago, Mohamed is still often give attention to his daughter by telling her toothbrush or picking up toys. He thinks the attention is enough to remember his very obedient and never denied. But late one night, the girl asked her father do not always sleep and went to her room.

"She came back from the room and bring a piece of paper that lists the major events in his life that I miss. Various important activities in which I can not accompany her being too busy working," said him.

Although providing the paper with a subtle, but it looks like a hard slap to the famous investor. Mohamed admitted today that he felt had become a father so bad, although the reason for the work to meet the needs of his daughter.

"There are 22 in the event's activities and starting from the first day to school until a parent conference with the teacher. I actually had a good reason such as important meetings, telephone and sudden business trip, but I still feel very guilty that time," said him.

Mohamed felt his work has made him skip more things. Increasingly busy herself, then she gets hurt relationship with the most special people in his life, wife and children. "I never spend enough time with her," he regrets.

Understandably, how worked from 9 pm until 1 am. Then he got up to write as a columnist in a newspaper. At 4:30 he began to notice the movement of stock and was in the office at 9 am performing his duties as head of the company. Now he has been working as Chief Economic Adviser at Allianz where 50 percent of his working time is more free than when I was working at PIMCO.

Since resigning, said investors are now closer to his family, especially to his daughter. They both wake up and prepare breakfast for their daughter. He even has three of them are planning a holiday. The daughter also feel happier because her father can spend a lot of time to accompany her.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Grigory Perelman, the Mathematician Chose the Simple Life

Grigory Perelman
photos: Wikipedia

Inspiring - With the knowledge that we are good at it is not difficult for us to achieve happiness, including to gain wealth. However, this is not the Dr Drigory Perelman, a Russian expert who choose to live simple.

He was a mathematician who choose live simply, he did not want to live luxuries. He only lived alone in his apartment that is not too fancy in St. Petersburg. Actually, it is very easy for it go get billions of money the easy way. However, it was not done. In fact, he refused the prize money was given $ 1 million over the discovery because he was not entitle to receive it.

Mathematician who is touted as the worlds smartest, awarded the prize to $ 1 million by the Clay Mathematics Institute institutions, from the United Stated. Because solving the Poincare Conjecture, which was not solved and made dizzy mathematician. He sent a solution over the internet. But, he declared at the institution, that he refused the reward.

Perelman felt his contribution in proving the Poincare conjecture no greater that United American mathematician, Richard Hamilton, he was a mathematician who first proposed a program for the solution. Because of this, he refused the gift of mathematics institutions, United States. In addition, he said "I already have everything I want".

Although stayed in the apartment, however, he does not have the luxury goods, in-rooms apartment there is only one table, bench, and a place to sleep, it was already dirty mattress which was left by previous owners. In 2003, he decided to quit form the Steklov Institute of Mathematics at St. Petersburg, where he worked. Parelemen friends say that he did because the subject was too painful to talk about.

Perelman is a mathematician who was a genius, but he did not expect money and awards, he also chose to live a mediocre. "I am not interested in money or fame. I do not want on display like an animal in a zoo. I also was not too successful, that's why I do not everyone looking at me," said Perelmen.

Source: Fandinistic
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Monday, September 8, 2014

Fatih, A Handsome Hafidz Al-Qur'an Origin United States

Fatih Seferagic
screenshot: YouTube

Inspiring - Fatih Seferagic. He's the younger of the Hafidz Al-Qur'an from United States. The name of this handsome-looking young man already famous to many countries. He is known for a great voice when singing the verses of the holy Al-Qur'an.

Fatih still young, he was born in Germany on March 1, 1995 at the of four years, Fatih and his family moved to the United States. They settled in Houston, Texas. Fatih started learning to memorize the Al-Qur'an at the age of nine. He studied at the Islamic Society of Baltimore, Maryland, under the tutelage of Sheikh Qari Zahid and Qari Abid. Forge himself for three years, Fatih finally managed to learn Arabic.

Fatis is not only brilliant in the science of religion. In social life he was active, including a number of organizations involved. He became chairman of the Young Mosque of Sheikh Yasir Birjas in Dallas, Texas. Not only that, Fatih also joined as a writer in a website which discusses the problem of teen Islam, Muslim Youth Musing.

As a teenager, Fatih also have accounts on social media, like Facebook and Twitter. Last year, Twitter has tens of thousand of followers. Meanwhile, his Facebook account has been followed by more than 300 K people. Through social media accounts that Fatih interact with people from all over the world.

Fatih extraordinary ability in reading and memorizing the Qur'an has many pages uploaded to Youtube. Uploaded videos that have been seen by hundreds of thousands of visitors the various video pages.
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Saturday, August 30, 2014

Inspiring Story of Akio Morita, Founder of Sony

Akio Morita
photo: akiomorita.net

Inspiring - in 1946, World War II had just ended. In the basement of the former department store, Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka worked on Japan's first tape recorder. His voice is still ugly, but it works. And from this simple prefix, Sony was born.

Over the next 68 years, Sony became the number one consumer brand in the world. The man responsible for this remarkable achievement is a brilliant marketer who has the mindset of a blend among the West and the East: Akio Morita.

Morita once wrote a book called Gakureki Muyo Ron, which means "don't care about the history of the school". Here, he stressed that during the school records are not vital to success.

"I apply a rule that, once we hire employees, then the record of the past and the school is longer used to evaluate their work or consider the promotion," said Morita.

Sony focus is to hire who are able to work hard together. Morita never cared whether the employees come from the best universities, or if they have the best value.

This principle is not just for the convenience of the arrival of Morita. Not that he didn't pass the prestigious. Morita, received a bachelor's degree in physics from Osaka Imperial University. He was even born of a wealthy family. His family owns a brewery business. And as the eldest, he is expected to take over the family business. However, Morita interests are elsewhere.

"When in high school, my father bought a phonograph. Her voice is fantastic. I am very impressed. I began to wonder how and why the sound is coming out. That's when I discovered my interest in electronics," said Morita. So, he convinced his father to let his brother continue the family business, while he continued his education to college.

Motivation doesn't come from Money

Popular theory is often echoed Morita is 'work motivation doesn't come because of money'.

"I believe that people work for satisfaction," he said. "Money is not the only way to compensate someone for their work. They do need the money. But they also want happiness in their work, and proud of it."

So based on him, the company should not throw their budget to give bonuses and great benefits for executives. Instead, management must be able to provide a clear goal. "My solution for the issue of creativity is always set targets," said Morita.
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Friday, August 15, 2014

Terrific! Jack Dorsey has been Named as a Master Entrepreneur

Jack Dorsey
photo: biography.com

Inspiring - Surely you are familiar with this one figure of a man. Yes, he is Jack Dorsey who founded social media, Twitter, inc. For now Twitter has breezed in the stock market with a pretty great response to the stock value up to hundreds of trillions. Jack Dorsey has been named the Master Entrepreneur by the business magazine in 2012 Forbes magazine Jack bold as a master entrepreneur because his hard work and it can be proved he could carry the company's success, Twitter, inc.

The year 2012 is the year that Jack is getting popular because it was Jack the best works in the field of technology and business are more intense. I need to know besides Twitter, he also has a company that is so genius named Square. Square itself is a company that deals in cash transactions without issue. Simply by swiping the credit card payment has been completed.

In addition, Jack also not so satisfied, in 2013 he launched the video applications which he named Vine. This Vince can be played over and over again and can be downloaded on the Android or iPhone. To be successful it must always work hard, and that;s what Jack in their daily life. Jack always perform routines not only to work alone, but he also occasionally on holiday with his closest people. To get all that done, Jack puts himself in his work for 8 hours a day at each company. But in an interview, Jack focused on developing fully Square.

Jack is tenacious and hard working. In addition, Jack also has a trick in order to remain productive in the long hours. To make the trick, he made a theme in every day. Each work is dedicated to certain things in business at the two companies he owned. And below is what Jack done every day fro the company.

  • Monday, Jack focus for management and run the company.
  • Tuesday, he noticed on any product that will be produced by the company.
  • Wednesday, after the product is finished, it's time for marketing, communication and growth.
  • Thursday, partnership development.
  • Friday, work culture and occasional recruiting company.
  • Saturday and Sunday (Weekend), he did for a vacation, Jack is a man who likes to climb mountains, and for the day of the week, Jack is still off, but thinking about strategy and serve occasional interview.
Jack says the every day theming method is helpful it to say focused on the job, and also make a day of rest. In addition, Jack is a good leader even become good listeners as editor for it employees. Jack would listen to whatever grievances felt by employees.

The key to success in an organization and one of them is transparance amd trust companies, even Jack appeal to all the people who work for the good of the company he was known for, that's what made Jack in his company.

In every meeting that involves more than two people, one must make a note or criticism and send it to the entire staff. It doesn't matter whether the meeting of bug fixes, new partnership, new launch. All people listen about their discussion. Jaks says he often get about 30 to 40 records a meeting every day. He soaks in the box and read the result of their discussions while he was also at night.



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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Inspiring Story of Bill Gates (Founder of Microsoft)

Bill Gates
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Inspiring - William Henry III or more familiarly known as Bill Gates. He was born in Seattle, Washington DC on October 28,1955. His father named Bill Gates Jr, worked at a law firm as a lawyer and his mother named Marry, she was a former teacher. Since childhood, Bill has a hobby "hiking", even today these activities were still often did while he was "thinking".

Little Bill was can easily get through elementary school with very satisfactory values?, particularly in the subjects of Science and Mathematic. Knowing that his son about it, then the parents Bill and then send him to private school famous with very good academic guidance, the school was named Lakeside. One day, Lakeside has just bought a computer, and within a week, Bill, Paul Allen and several other students had spent all hours of computers classes for some years.

Bill Gates computer capability has been recognized since he was still in school in Lakeside in 1968. Bill Gates and Paul Allen and two other hackers hired by the computer center corp. And this is where they began to develop skills toward the creation of Microsoft, 7 years later. Further capabilities honed Bill Gates, Working as dubugger as defense contractor TRW company, and as a responsible computerized school schedule, complete the experience Bill Gates.

In fall 1973, Gates went to Harvard University and enrolled as a law school student, even one of the teachers said that the Gates is a extraordinary genius programmer. However, is also a man that sucks, in December 1974. While they went wants to visit Bill, Paul Allen read Popular  Electronics magazine article with the title "World's first Microcomputer Kit to Rival Commercial Models". He said that he and Allen have made BASIC that can be used on the Altair. A year later Gates left Harvard and founded Microsoft.

If you hear this name, people will instantly remember two things, namely Microsoft and Wealth. Therefore, in the computer is still very large and is only used for certain things. He was then met with the fan community programs and often spend their time for hours for the hobby. Father of three children later developed his talent when studying at Harvard University. He chose drop out and are strongly committed to realize his ambition.

Commitment is embodied by diligence, hard work, and commitment based on endless struggle. In addition, concern for the share Bill Gates can also be an example of that success is more meaningful if we can share. When he was bored with Harvard, Gates applying for jobs related to computers in Boston, USA. Gates encouraged Allen to try the program makers in Honey-well so that they can continue their dream to set up a software company.

On one day in December, Paul Allen saw the front cover of the magazine Hot Mechanis, published in 1975, namely the image microcomputer assembly revolutionary new MITS Altair 8080 (this being the forerunner Computer on PC).

Gates and Allen later met to persuade that they have to develop a language for the simple little machine. From there they also have the dream, the availability of a computer on every desk household, Allen's spirit and Gates are not useless, and from there they founded the company Microsoft. And almost everyone know Bill Gates as the richest man in the world today.
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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Emulate the Story of the Struggle of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela
photo: cnn.com

Inspiring - Nelson Mandela born in Mvezo, South Africa on July 18, 1918. He died in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 5, 2014 (at age of 95 years old). He is a revolutionary and anti-apartheid South African politican who served as President of South Africa from 1994 till 1999. He was the first black South African who holds that position and the first President elected through a full representation, in an election focused on the elimination of the influence multirace. Government of Mandela apartheid to fight racism, poverty and inequality, and promoting racial reconciliation. As an African nationalist and democratic socialist, he served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) in 1991 and 1997. In addition, Mandela became the Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement in 1998 to 1999.

Born from the Thembu royal family and the ethnic Xhosa, Mandela studied law at Fort Hare University and the University of Witwatersrand. When settled in Johannesburg, he was involved in anti-colonial politics, joining the ANC, and became a founding member of the ANC Youth League. After the Afrikaner nationalists of the National Party to power in 1948 and implement the policy of apartheid, Mandela's popularity skyrocketed in the ANC Defiance Campaign in 1952 was elected President of the ANC Transvaal, and attended the Congress of the People in 1955 as a lawyer, he was repeatedly arrested for activities instigate and as chairman of the ANC was tried in the Court of Treason in 1956 until 1961, but finally adjudged not guilty. Although initially non-violent protest, he and the South African Communist Party founded the militant Umkhonto we Sizwe in 1961 and led a campaign of bombings against government targets. In 1962, he was arrested and accused of conspiring to overthrow the government sabotase and sentenced life imprisonment at the Rivonia Trial.

Mandela was serving a 27 years confinement, first in Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison and later at Victor Verster Prison. International Campaign demanding his release makes Mandela was released in 1990 after becoming the President of the ANC, Mandela's autobiography published and negotiate with President FW de Klerk to abolish apartheid and multiracial elected in 1994 which later won by the ANC. He was elected as President and formed a Government of  National Unity. As President, he drafted a new constitution and form a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate human rights violations before.

He also introduced a policy of land reform, poverty eradication, and the expansion of health care coverage. Abroad, he acted as a mediator among Libya and the United Kingdom in the bombing of Pan Am Flight courts and oversees 103 military intervention in Lesotho. He refused to run for a second time and was replaced by his deputy, Thabo Mbeki. He later became an accomplished who focuses on charitable activities in order to eradicate poverty and HIV/AIDS through the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

Controversial nearly all his life, right-wing critics calling Mandela a terrorist and communist sympathizers. Even so, he gained International recognition for its anti-colonial and anti-apartheid, received more than 250 award, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, the United States Presidential Freedom Medal, and the Order of Lenin of the Soviet Union. He's highly respected in South Africa and is better known by his Xhosa clan name, Madiba or grammar. Nelson Mandela is often called "father of the nation".

From the story we can take a lesson, how efforts Mandela fought for the right of nations to prevent blacks are oppressed by white people. After Mandela died, many state leaders from various countries were present at his funeral as a mark of tribute Mandela. Good bye Mandela.
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Sunday, July 13, 2014

Writer's First Novel in World

Murasaki Shikibu
photo: terselubung.in

Inspiring - Novel, long story written in a thick book and is usually divided into several cahpters. Although there is novel set in the real story, however, is often full of bandages and imaginative prose fiction written narrative.

Of the number of novels in the world are now millions, what about the first novel in the world and who is the writer?

It turns out the writer of the first novel is a woman named Murasaki Shikibu Japan. That said, the name was merely a pseudonym. So it is still a mystery, who is her real name? Recorded in the historical literature, known only Murasaki was born around the year 963 of the respective families in Japan, the descendant of the first in the Fujiwara regent.

She is known as an intelligent woman. 998 years later she married and had a daughter. But shortly later, in 1001, her husband died. A few years later, she was called to work as maids in the Heian Palace as her writing skills and smart thinking.

She wrote her own novel titled "Genji Monogatari", which in English means "The Tales of Genji". This novel has 54 chapters with a total of 1000 pages. She wrote this novel before she was called to work in the palace, there are even some who estimates he started writing since the death of her husband. True to it's title, this novel tells the story of Prince Genji. This novel is written with a fairly complicated grammar, even for the Japanese though. Plus, at that time a literary work musn't include the name of the story, so it must use proper names or titles. This makes the linguist must learn the language used in the novel.

The novel apart is the world's first novel is also a romance novel genre in the world. Currently, "Genji Monogatari" has been translated into various languages and also performed on various occasions. Not much is known about the life of Murasaki Shikibu after writing this novel. But she also has other works published a diary and a collection of poetry.

reference: terselubung.in
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Story Former Dishwasher Pizza Company Succeeded in Establishing Trillions of Dollars

Story of Schnatter
photo: yahoo.com

Inspiring - His name is Schnatter, while he was just a dishwasher. However, with hard work and brilliant ideas, now he has successfully established the company's pizza.

In 1984, John Schnatter bought equipment worth US$1,600 from a former restaurant, set in a broom closet in the back of his shop, and started making pizzas. Effort is then finished the forerunner of Papa John's, the pizza franchise that generates global US$1,4 billion on their sales last year. "I am the American Dream," Schnatter said last month quoted from Entrepreneur.com during National Small Business Week.

Snatter got the idea to set up Papa John's at the age of 15, while washing dishes on a pizza place Rocky, is his hometown, Jeffersonville, Indianapolis. When Rocky is busy, Schnatter will be withdrawn from the sink to make pizza. He paid attention.

Here, Schnatter developed a keen understanding of what customers want. "We make the pizza right where we wash the dishes. If we make a proper pizza, a plate will return empty. If not, go back half-eaten plate."

In addition to learning how to make good pastry, Schnatter realized that while national franchise will deliver pizza to your door, but local stores. owned by individuals, who make products with higher quality, doesn't provide shipping services. Recognizing this gap, the basis for getting Schantter of Papa John's business plan: He would make a quality pizza and deliver it.

After graduating from Ball State University, Schnatter moving house. Bar his father, Mick Lounge, is struggling financially. To keep the bar afloat, Schnatter sold his 1972 Camaro. With his father's business at the bar are more stable footing, he decided to realize his idea of a pizza shop. He bought a used restaurant equipment and began making pizzas from his father's warehouse. "We sell pizza for US$5 at the back, and 50 cents in front of the beer." Schnatter exceeded initial expectations of themselves. "Papa John's original goal was to make US$50 thousand a year and have US$50 in the bank, so I can get a date," he said.

While he opened a real location, outside the broom closet, next to Mick's Lounge, he managed to make about US$9,000 sales during a week. While the national franchise only generate US$6,000 in a week. "So we did it. If we can beat them in one store, we can beat them all over the world. I thought about it at the age of 22 years."

Currently, there're 4,5000 Papa John's franchise locations. 700 of them belonged to Papa John Schnattner adn corporations themselves. The rest, 3,800 pizza stores. all operating independently.

Schnatter not forget the struggle. A few years ago, he returned to find the same 1972 Camaro that he should sell his father to help keep the bar open. He pain US$250,000 for the owner to get it back, and said that the car is a reminder to him that hard work and sacrifice will be paid off in the long run.
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Sunday, June 29, 2014

Turia Pitt, Confident to be a Famous Magazine Cover, Although Facial Defects Caused by Fire

Turia Pitt
photo: hellogiggles.com

Inspiring - Magazine cover is usually dominated by models dressed in fashionable, handsome face with makeup that is interesting. Yes, the cover of the magazine profiles generally show a man or woman who caught the attention of the physical side. But what do the Australian Women's Weekly magazine is actually different.

Model that became the cover of the magazine's July issue is Turia Pitt. Turia Pitt wasn't chosen at random. Pitt's face isn't as perfect as most of the models who appeared on the cover of the magazine. But, the figure who inspires makes it worthy to be appointed as the main figure.

Reported by hellogiggles.com, Pitt is an engineer who managed to survive after a serious fire which resulted in 65 percent of her body burned. This incident happened while she was trapped in a terrible fire. Doctors predict she can't survive. But, apparently God's power is much greater. Although most of her skin blistered, she survives.

Editor of magazine Women's Weekly said, "We chose Pitt because she in one of the women most inspiring who would want you to know. Every picture of beauty, wonder and wit feels attached to self-Pitt. We've never met someone more remarkable than her." Experience Pitt undergoing difficult times of her life written in a book called Everything to Live For. Not only that, the toughness was evidenced when she walked along the Great Wall of China to raise funds.

"To me, this appears to be the same as the magazine cover to convey the massage: confidence is as important as beauty. There are many women out there but don't have the confidence," said Pitt. Pitt is a person who can inspire us all. At a time when many people are not confident with her God-given, dare Pitt comes with all the self-confidence after the storms of life. Hopefully this story can inspire us all.
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