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"Lookin' Good Lewis!"
"Feelin' Good Billy Ray!"

Yep I've had those dreams many times. Nice sites!

My dream is, to one day, to have a check for $1,000,000,000,000 (1 Trillion dollars), with my name on it, to do charitable work. When I had thought about this, two ways came to mind. One would be to become the head of a current charity, and develop its worth into 1 trillion. Or, the other would be to build a foundation that would, one day after I am gone, have a net worth of over 1 trillion. When these both came to mind, the dream didn't seem as large.

Anyone else have a bigger dream than this?
- Richard Hutnik :)

My dream is, to one day, to have a check for $1,000,000,000,000 (1 Trillion dollars), with my name on it, to do charitable work. When I had thought about this, two ways came to mind. One would be to become the head of a current charity, and develop its worth into 1 trillion. Or, the other would be to build a foundation that would, one day after I am gone, have a net worth of over 1 trillion. When these both came to mind, the dream didn't seem as large.

Anyone else have a bigger dream than this?
- Richard Hutnik :)Wow! I guess I need to up mine a notch. I only invisioned my nonprofit with billons, not trillions! :)

Well I'd say you guys think big. I like it!

My ultimate dream is to play professional sport.... I would enjoy earning a living doing something I love, and having the lifestyle of a professional athlete. :yup:

What sports do you play Scarlet?

My strongest sport is Cricket. I'm not sure if you are familiar with it over in the States though.

I'm actually thinking quite realistically about playing it professionally. I had alot of quality coaching as a youngster and played competitively all my life, so I have the skills required.

I just have to keep working on fitness and getting my head right. ;)

Sounds great. I say go for it. :thumb:

I'm familiar with cricket from the movies and stuff. Looks similar to baseball, but that's about as much as I know. :D

tom, i couldn't imagine watching 2 teams playing baseball against each other for a 4 day test, but with cricket, this is truely possible.

on top of that, laying down on a grassy hill with a bunch of mates, drinking beer for an 8 hour stretch, eating meat pies & chips with tomato sauce...........hmmmmmmmmm.

you could even have a nap and wake up to the cheers of someone getting out, or hitting the ball over the boundaries.

i don't know how fast baseball pitchers throw the balls, but in cricket it is bowled up to 100mph.

Probably most major league fastballs are around 95 mph. But some do get them up to 100 mph or more.

I'm not big into baseball though. It's supposed to be the "national pastime," but I think it's kinda boring. I like American football, and hockey much better.

My strongest sport is Cricket. I'm not sure if you are familiar with it over in the States though.

I'm actually thinking quite realistically about playing it professionally. I had alot of quality coaching as a youngster and played competitively all my life, so I have the skills required.

I just have to keep working on fitness and getting my head right. ;)Go for it! Randy Johnson, the tall goofy looking Baseball Pitcher just pitched a "Perfect Game" last night. A "Perfect Game" you ask? (I heard you ask!) That is a game that no earned runs (a runner advancing to first base) were made. He was the 10th in history. But why I bring him up here?

He's 40 years old.

Go for it Scarlet! And keep in mind that your Goals are 20% the mechanics needed (physical conditioning, diet, etc) and 80% psychology. The Mental Game is almost totally where it's at!

Yeah, that guy is amazing!

As for the original topic, I'm glad you posted it, as it has helped to inspire me and rekindle some dreams! :)

What's that? Jamie Lee Curtis on a Yacht moored at your own Carrabian Island?

Probably not her, but close enough. :)

Lookin' Good Lewis! :thumb:

How's this for a goal.

I want to own my very own empire - a corporation so big it has a power similar to Microsoft. Sound ambitious? Well, of course it is. Bill Gates wasn't born into a rich family (I don't think) he built his fortune from nothing using the most powerful of assets - his mind and body.

He saw the massive problem and thought about how to solve it. He created the steps needed to solve it and discovered new problems on the way, which he also worked on solving. Before long he had created a SUPERSOLUTION to thousands of problems that once solved would form the basis of the solution to the main, massive problem. All these solutions had a demand, as did the main supersolution, and he got rich.

That's how he did it, by thinking HUGE, then breaking the problem down into smaller and smaller bits.

Here's an inspiring website: http://www.lyng.com/. Bjorn Lyng is not someone I'd heard of until I went to the Anfi Del Mar complex in Gran Canaria. This was an amazing experience improved when I learnt that the guy dreamt the whole complex up from nothing. In 1985 the place was a few cliffs. Check out the website to see what it is now. And it is the height of (middle class) luxury. And this is just one of his ventures. He followed the same pattern too, every time. He thought huge, then broke the solution into smaller and smaller steps, solving each problem until the main problem (how does one build 4 enormous hotels on a cliff in the caribbean of Europe?) was solved. He has an autobiography if anyone's wants to read it - it sounds very interesting.

So think big people, then acheive it by thinking small!

To top it off, he "borrowed" other peoples ideas and improved them to get started!

I agree with you 100%-If you want great success you have to think big, no make that huge! :D You are definately on the right track :thumb:

I am like you Cemiess, I dream very big all the time. I will have an empire one day, it's just getting the motivation. I envy those who start from scratch with nothing and never give up.

This is the story of who i want to be like (he does exist!)

A friend of mines dad is a millionaire, and to speak with him is motivating. I will not go into exactly what he does, so as to not reveal who he is (As if any one would know!).

When i first met him it was about 15 years ago and i was just a boy, he moved in on my street, drove an old fiesta, dressed scruffy and dreamt of owning an E-type. My Dad became friendly with him and i became friendly with his son.

He had a small business, which was doing quite well, and he eventually scraped enough together to open another - doing the saem thing. Later this business opened, and unfortunately for him, it went **** up. At his wits end and on the verge of bankruptcy -(?) he went to the bank and, essentially, begged for some money to open 2 more. Maybe becase he was so heavily passionate about his ability and the fact he would succeed, tyhe bank agreed.

Several years down the line, they were a success, and he bought his E-type. Anyway his business continued to grow in stature, and he opened several more.

Today he turns over an amount he won't reveal to me, owns five helicopters (he rents 4 of them out for profit), a £500,000 house a rare porsche 911 turbo s, a £60,000 range rover, yet still drives to work in a fiesta, although its a newer 1993 model! The man is incredibly humble and is extemely embarassed by his wealth, for this reason he drives the fiesta.

For me, he is who i would like to be like.

I hope you enjoyed my story, and i swear to its truth.

Great story Redfox, another example of why you should never give up chasing your dreams and goals.

I am like you Cemiess, I dream very big all the time. I will have an empire one day, it's just getting the motivation. I envy those who start from scratch with nothing and never give up.

I'm interested as to why you can't get the motivation, Redfox. Nothing to do with living in Swindon at all? :p ;) (I'm only kidding, hey look where I live...)

Is it getting the time? Is it finding an idea? Is it getting the guts to actually take the risk of starting a business?

Motivation is only half the battle. Once you've got started you need to turn it into a profitable business. Motivation is an absolute pre-requisite - once you've got started that's where the fun begins!

It's funny how this is the hardest battle for so many people. It took me ages too.

Think about how much time you've actually got left on this Earth, ignoring the possibility of disease or accident. It ain't long. If you don't do something soon it'll just be a dream, in your head. Only by making it a reality can you make it worth something.

Well said :thumb:

I'm interested as to why you can't get the motivation, Redfox. Nothing to do with living in Swindon at all? :p ;) (I'm only kidding, hey look where I live...)

Is it getting the time? Is it finding an idea? Is it getting the guts to actually take the risk of starting a business?

Motivation is only half the battle. Once you've got started you need to turn it into a profitable business. Motivation is an absolute pre-requisite - once you've got started that's where the fun begins!

It's funny how this is the hardest battle for so many people. It took me ages too.

Think about how much time you've actually got left on this Earth, ignoring the possibility of disease or accident. It ain't long. If you don't do something soon it'll just be a dream, in your head. Only by making it a reality can you make it worth something.

Probably something to do with Swindon?? i'm insulted. :) not really of course, i'm used to that!

Think its down to being a perfectionist. I get an idea, and as it contiually evolves, as many peoples ideas do, i don't ever seem to reach that point where i have exhasted all posibilities and feel ready to have a go. The main trouble with that is, i have all these new avenues, through either diversifying or through expansion. At this point the overheads are huge and i have to think of another idea to raise funds to then start that one!!!! creating the whole process again!

I don't think it's the fear. I have been stung many times, so i have tried, but i don't believe i have ever tried whole heartedly and dived in head first, you know?

Either way, i am trying something new within the month, so hopefully it's all to change.

My dream is starting my own magazine...or business...who wants to help?

What kind of magazine or business, gman992?

A men's one---I have the perfect name and everything!!



ps. still working on the bplan.

If you want to one day have a foundation with a trillion dollars net worth, cough up 1000 bucks and take it to a major bank with explicit instructions to not use the funds for 300 years. Afterwards, direct it to invest 10% of sum (at the end of 300 years) every 25 years in high-risk portfolios through a major investment corporation of the age. Upon completion of 10 cycles (year 550), instruct them to liquidate all accounts into one major account and collect their 25% holding fee. You should have well over a trillion dollars for your foundation. Of course, you're not going to be around to run it, but your name will be on it and your charitable contributions will ring through history till the end of human civilization. That is, of course, if a meteor doesn't hit us tomorrow and take out the bank.

Of course, there is a simpler way. Take 100 bucks to the bank and invest it for 100 years. Properly conserved, the funds could be enough to fight hunger for decades. It's really all a lot simpler than it sounds - in fact, if every person on the planet pooled a lousy $2 towards the cause, we could end hunger tomorrow. (Of course, the richer will have to compensate for the poorer, but the numbers are still measly and pathetic)

Think about it...

My strongest sport is Cricket. I'm not sure if you are familiar with it over in the States though.

I'm actually thinking quite realistically about playing it professionally. I had alot of quality coaching as a youngster and played competitively all my life, so I have the skills required.

I just have to keep working on fitness and getting my head right. ;)
hello warrior
i m from india i love cricket i'm sure u can do it. wanna be a batsman or bowler?

i am 18. by age 28(10 years from now) i want to be billionaire. i want to be a big time writer.