Posts by Parke Ladd
How To Snowboard For Free
While living in the mountains of Western North Carolina, we used to snowboard for FREE at Beech Mountain every Thursday night throughout the ski and boarding season. It was an incredible deal! They were willing to dish out FREE passes for the entire day to any guy on Thursday night and any girl on Tuesday night. We believed that we were truly living the life. That is, until our eyes were...
Read MoreNews Gives You The Blues
I haphazardly bumped into MSNBC (insert any other media network of your choice) on a public TV this afternoon so I decided to listen intently (for at least a good 3 minutes and 25 seconds!) so as to catch up on what was happening in the world. No exaggeration, in that small time frame, this is what I heard: Down Market, Recession, Depression, Negative draw, Failed, Gloomy, Bad,...
Read MoreIf You Could Be The Greatest In The World At One Thing
What Would It Be? Here is the challenge: Many visionaries, no matter how self-motivated (or whatever), never get their start-up…well…started up! Blame it on, if your must, a lack of focus. The new visionary, leader and entrepreneur all know that they can impact their community, city, state, country and world in a drastically positive and unique way. They know (and believe!) that...
Read MoreConversations In The Rough
Every conversation counts. Do you believe that your words can make a difference? Our answer determines the type of relationships that we develop and with whom we develop them. There are people around you…everywhere! They stand beside you in the deli line. They pump their gas right next to where you stand to pump yours. They sit in the cubicle right next to yours. Their...
Read MoreGenerate Cash By Being You
Do you miss the obvious? Many of us, including myself, are constantly paying mental attention to how we can improve. We want to be more innovative. We want to be in greater shape. We want to make better use of our time. We long to have a lasting positive impact on those around us. We want to increase our cash flow. And so on and so on. In our striving, we often look to the outside, to...
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