Date October 23, 2004 Hi Nelayan,
It's raining outside and I don't know what to write about. I've been putting off sending this email because I could not decide what to send you. Here are two articles I received in my email from the various sources I subscribe to. They pertain to reading and managing your time, I hope you enjoy them. The first article is written by Don Wetmore. I think you will like his article and if you could use his service I highly suggest visting his website and then contact him. I spent some time talking with Don on the phone several days ago and he is a great guy. Real Estate- I have been spending my time looking to buy investment real estate and here is a link to a home I really would like to lease. I viewed the property and met with the owner Chris several days ago. If your in the market for an estate home in a gated golf club community give Chris a call or send him an email. Let him know Kevin sent you. http://www.spanse.com Article- READING FACTS By: Dr. Donald E. Wetmore -95% of all the books in America are purchased by only 5% of the people. The other 95% of the people purchase the other 5% of the books. (They probably don't read them; they don't have the time; they give them away as gifts.) -The average person has two hours of reading per day. -If someone, making $50,000 per year can save one hour per day, which translates into a savings worth $6,250 per year, year after year. -The average person reads at approximately 200 words per minute. -The average person, reading just 15 minutes per day, can read one book per month, twelve books per year. -The average person retains only 5% of what is read once, after thirty days. -Reading is a primary source of new knowledge and skills for more success in life. -This is the "Information Age". Half of what we know today, we did not know fifteen years ago. The amount of knowledge has doubled in the last fifteen years and is said to be doubling again every eighteen months. -We receive more information in one day than people in the early 1900's received in their lifetime. -Increasing reading speed and comprehension is a skill that anyone can learn without regard to their education, background, job, or intelligence. -Increasing reading speed and comprehension is an essential tool in today's competitive environment and it is the most immediate and easiest Time Management tool to increase your career success. Dynamic Reading or Speed Reading is not new. It is not a "skimming skill" either. Dynamic Reading will help you to double your reading speed so that you can read what you want in half the time or read twice as much in the same amount of time. You will want to read more because you will be getting more out of it with less effort and in less time. Reading will become more productive and more enjoyable. Imagine, reading a novel in one sitting! Dynamic Reading will help you to double your comprehension rate. If you read two hours per day, on average, and you learn how to easily double both your reading speed and comprehension rate, you will enjoy four times the results and benefits as from the same effort. What does it take? Attend our six-hour Dynamic Reading program. You will receive the benefits of a four-fold increase in your reading success by the end of that day! Why? Because you will have the opportunity to practice the simple techniques created and taught by Dr. Donald E. Wetmore, a lifelong speed-reader and one of the best classroom instructors in the country today. (Most people rate his seminars as, "the best I have ever attended!") Don will work with you personally, and take you step-by-step to greater reading skills in his fun-filled, entertaining, fast-paced program, Dynamic Reading. At the Productivity Institute, we specialize in helping people get more out of life in less time. We will conduct our Dynamic Reading program for your group, on-site, at your location. For more information, call Don now at (203) 386-8062 or send an email to: emailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "speed" in the subject line. Dr. Donald E. Wetmore-Professional Speaker Productivity Institute Time Management Seminars 127 Jefferson St. Stratford, CT 06615 (203) 386-8062 (800) 969-3773 Fax: (203) 386-8064 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit Our Time Management Supersite: http://www.balancetime.com Professional Member-National Speakers Association since 1989 Copyright 1999 Article- Can a Marble Really Change Your Life?:: A summarized version of the story has been on the Web site > for some time now, but I wanted to give you the full text > as I first received it. The story has been told many times > in many different ways, but the message always remains the > same. > > _________________________________________________ > > And So the Story Begins... > _________________________________________________ > > The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps > it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to > rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at > work. > > Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are > most enjoyable. > > A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the kitchen with a > steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in > the other. What began as a typical Saturday morning turned > into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from > time to time. Let me tell you about it. > > I turned the volume up on my radio in order to listen to a > Saturday morning talk show. I heard an older sounding chap > with a golden voice. You know the kind - he sounded like he > should be in the broadcasting business himself. He was > talking about 'a thousand marbles' to someone named 'Tom.' > > I was intrigued and sat down to listen to what he had to > say. 'Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you're busy with your > job. I'm sure they pay you well but it's a shame you have to > be away from home and your family so much. Hard to believe a > young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hours a > week to make ends meet. Too bad you missed your daughter's > dance recital.' > > He continued, 'Let me tell you something Tom, something that > has helped me keep a good perspective on my own priorities.' > And that's when he began to explain his theory of a > 'thousand marbles.' > > _________________________________________________ > > The Calculation > _________________________________________________ > > 'You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. > The average person lives about seventy-five years. I know - > some live more and some live less, but on average, folks > live about seventy-five years. > > 'Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 weeks and I came up with > 3900, which is the number of Saturdays that the average > person has in their entire lifetime. Now stick with me Tom, > I'm getting to the important part. It took me until I was > fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail', > he went on, 'and by that time I had lived through over > twenty-eight hundred Saturdays. I got to thinking that if I > lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of > them left to enjoy. > > 'So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble > they had. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to > round-up 1000 marbles. I took them home and put them inside > of a large, clear plastic container right here in my > workshop next to the radio. Every Saturday since then, I > have taken one marble out and thrown it away. > > 'I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused > more on the really important things in life. There is > nothing like really watching your time here on this earth > run out to help get your priorities straight. > > _________________________________________________ > > The Last Marble > _________________________________________________ > > 'Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign off with > you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, > I took the very last marble out of the container. So, I > figure if I make it until next Saturday then I have been > given a little extra time. And the one thing we can all use > and we all want is a little more time. > > 'It was nice to talk to you, Tom, I hope you spend more > time with your loved ones, and I hope to meet you again > someday. Have a good morning!' > > You could have heard a pin drop when he finished. Even the > show's moderator didn't have anything to say for a few > moments. I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had > planned to do some work that morning, then go to the gym. > Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. > 'C'mon honey, I'm taking you and the kids to breakfast.' > > 'What brought this on?' she asked with a smile. > > 'Oh, nothing special, it's just been a long time since we > spent a Saturday together with the kids. Hey, can we stop at > a toy store while we're out? I need to buy some marbles.' > > * * * ************************************************ How would you like to drive more cash in hand ready to buy visitors to your website? http://www.wealthsystemonline.com/traffic1 ************************************************ Is there some product or service you would like to see mentioned in my emails? Let me know and I will see if I can find you what you want. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please forward this email to your friends and colleagues. 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