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Through the Fire

drjim — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:46:18 +0000

We had a fire at our home back in January of this year and it was a total loss. We were at the movies watching “Last Chance Harvey” when we were notified by the police that our house was on fire. It was almost surreal standing there in the bitter cold of mid January in Pennsylvania watching our house burn.

During the months following this tragedy it was a good time to reevaluate some things in our lives including my decision whether to continue with this website. I have finally decided to keep it going but with some significant changes.

We will be posting alot more content including video and audio. Lood for the focus to be more on personal development with very practical strategies on how to improve your life. Till next time, Jim

Problem With Comment System

drjim — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:09:04 +0000

Hello Everybody, We discovered a glitch with our comment system and fixed it. If you tried to make comments and they didn’t go through please accept our apology.

You can make comments now so get busy. We look forward to hearing from you. Have a Merry Christmas.

Till next time, Jim

Looking for the Butterfly to Emerge in Africa

drjim — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:05:23 +0000

There is an interesting article at the Wharton Knowledge site about Africa and the prospects for entrepreneurs and investors. This caught my interest since I have traveled to the continent numerous times and commented about it here on this site. Most of my visits were related to compassionate aid but since I am an entrepreneur at heart I have thought about some ventures there.

“Africa’s ‘Cocoon’ Phase” touches on some interesting points. Everyone knows that Africa has a vast amount of natural resources and most observers are perplexed as to why there is not more to show for it.

Any would be investors or entrepreneurs would be wise to keep their eyes on China and their activities on the continent. Angola is the new number 1 exporter of oil to China, having surpassed Saudi Arabia in this capacity.

While in Sierra Leone recently, I saw numerous buildings and other work that China had done there. I do not think it was out of the goodness of their heart but with a vision of getting first rights of refusal at the many resources available in this nation. We are all aware of one of these resources because of the movie, “Blood Diamond”.

You can check out this article here.

Until next time, Jim