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05-03-2007, 07:27 PM
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 |  Who is Your PD hero ?
we hear success stories all the time about people managed to develop regardless the circumstances they have... people who faced very difficult moments in their life. we get influenced by their life and they become our Champions... do you have a Personal development hero ? who is he/she ... can you share with us his/her story and why it inspired you  |
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05-03-2007, 07:48 PM
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Oddly enough, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger are two of my PD heroes, though not PD-related directly. Buffett did say to invest in yourself first, though. They don't have any sad story of pulling themselves up by their boostraps or ending up in bad situations and then recovering, rather, they worked consistantly and rationally to get where they are. The things I love about them include their rationality, their strength of character and integrity and their wisdom. I know you don't hear "Wisdom" much anymore, but they really do have it. Their ability to stick to their opinions in spite of what many, many, many people think is the wrong thing to do. And of course, their success is also inspiring. |
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05-03-2007, 08:14 PM
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Warren Buffett = second richest man in the world = about to make the largest donation to charity ever = greatest investor ever = CEO of Berkshire Hathaway = very frugal man, especially for being so rich. Charlie Munger = long time partner of Warren Buffett = a very large shareholder of Berkshire = billionaire, too = very wise man. Warren Buffett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charlie Munger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wikipedia is our friend. |
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05-03-2007, 09:09 PM
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^ Actually, no, not strange at all. The erason why he thinks that is because the uber rich pay less, percentage wise than the middle/working class. He believes the uber rich should shoulder of the burden, because they got rich because of their society and one should give back to those who helped them get rich, such as society at large. He pays less in taxes now, %-wise than his secretary, or he did many years ago when he was an employee for Benjamin Graham, he's said. He's in for progressive taxation, is all. But i really appreciate that his sense of morals and duty are such that he can effectively say what's right even though he'll lose more money.
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05-03-2007, 11:25 PM
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I'm betting that he will be donating a LOT more (around 38 billion) than he would owe in taxes, probably for the rest of his life. The economics don't make sense for me to just say that he does this just for tax purposes. That, and it seems out of character to me. Sure, its an added incentive that you get tax deductions, but, hell, if you're donating that much money, I'm ok if you never pay taxes again, as long as the taxes that woulda been owed are reasonable (say, less than even a billion). I hope I explained myself clearly, I'm not all here right now. | |
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05-04-2007, 12:44 AM
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Without the shadow of doubt, my PD hero is Anthony Robbins… I have studied intensively his book, “Awaken the Giant Within” for about two decades… I have made a resume of it that I have on my PC and in my Palm for almost daily references… I have done the firewalk and attended one seminar conducted by Tony himself and about twelve conducted by some of his associates… plus, I have given well over one hundred conferences on his material… and it was also an integral part of a TV show that I hosted for five years… In another forum I have over 9000 posts… and a good share of those was about Tony’s material… What can I tell you… I like his work…  . |
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05-04-2007, 01:42 AM
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My husband is my PD hero. He came from a poor family. He's the oldest of four siblings and his father was military. His mother was the only one who encouraged him and all of his siblings to get their educations. She used to say, "An education is the only thing that cannot be taken away from you." He and his two brothers worked from the time they were five years old. They shined shoes, weeded the neighbors gardens, chopped wood, delivered newspapers, set up pins in a bowling alley before the days of automation, etc. When he graduated high school he wanted to continue to work, live at home and go to the local community college. But his dad said no to that idea, gave him $10 and took him to the bus stop where he left to join the Navy. After 2 years in the Navy, he worked -- and I mean he really worked -- his way through college for his bachelors, masters and doctorate degrees in public administration. He's nearing retirement now and has had a very successful career and when he leaves he will be leaving at the top of his game and the top of the salary curve for his field. But what I admire the most is that he has always been honest, caring and compassionate. He takes the time to encourage young people who are just starting their careers. He has been passionate about hiring and promoting minorities and women and encouraging and even pushing his employees to better themselves and continue their educations. He crafted tuition reimbursement programs for employees. And he rewards hard work because he remembers from whence he came. I guess you can tell I'm very proud of him |
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05-04-2007, 04:47 AM
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05-04-2007, 04:58 AM
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I've had different heroes... In high school I looked up to a senior who was very athletic and got good grades, I'd repeat to myself that I was him. I've also just read lots of biographies of different successful people. I just basically look at elements of different people and incorporate their identity into mine. I look up to my dad for his trait of just pure bull headed hard work no jacking around attitude. I look up to my mom for her growth on her spiritual side. I look up to my sister for being a waste in high school to changing her life around to become a physicists like me. I look up to the poor people in Asia who are happy with their simple lives. A reminder that you don't need ************ to be happy. I look up to my friend who was able to help me see her viewpoint on religion so that I could translate her viewpoint about how god works in my viewpoint of science. I look up to my best friend for just pure brilliance and not wasting it like some lazy geniuses do. And for a role model on how to be good with the girls. I look up to Einstein because of the way he took on a simple job as a patent clerk so that he could have free time to derive the laws of the universe from his own creative mind, and for not caring about going against the popular science of the day. I can see a little bit of myself in Steve since he studied computer science and a good example of what it means to have a creative personality. Last edited by Sunnybayes; 05-04-2007 at 05:02 AM. |
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05-04-2007, 04:59 AM
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As for the other forum... I don't think I should advertise it in this forum... I don't think that Steve would appreciate that... . | |
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05-04-2007, 06:01 AM
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I don't think that Steve would be afraid of one link to another forum. After all, Steve advertises many other PD blogs every time he post a new article to his own blog. I am interested in what you have posted. OR if you are still uncomfortable, could you please message me the link? | |
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05-04-2007, 06:55 AM
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Whenever I am downhearted I remember the example of the Spartans in the Peloponesian War between Athens and Sparta. The war was a stalemate because the Athenians could not be beaten at sea, and the Spartans were invincible on land. To break the deadlock, the unseamanlike Spartans built a fleet, even though they had to practise rowing on land because the Athenians control of the sea was so complete. I don't think I would much like the Spartans generally, but this example of spirit and determination has always inspired me. |
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05-04-2007, 09:09 AM
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yup i beleive that if we looked carefully we can find many heors around us and taking something from each of them to us will add more value to our own PD | |
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05-04-2007, 09:12 AM
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thanks for sharing but what about people that you knew personally in your life do you have a pd hero among them ?
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05-04-2007, 11:20 AM
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| I can relate to you Ree
Thanks Ree for sharing with us your pd hero story i can relate to you cause my personal pd hero has a similar story ....he is my father. My dad was born in a very difficult time in our region back in 1955 ... his parents had to leave their lands , houses , money ...everything and become fugitives as many Palestinians after the declaration of Israel as a country in 1948 ... they lived in tents and the united nation supported them with food and clothes and high school education which is great but unfortunately because of the poverty the university education was just a dream to most of them. my father has 6 sisters and 2 brothers (i know this a very big family  ) because he is the oldest he had to work with her father on making shoes, working with his mother on sewing clothes since the early years of his life.his father was not supportive ... he was shutting down the electricity to prevent him from studying at home that he literally had to study in the streets ... and yet he managed to graduate from high school and got a scholarship to a university outside Jordan.. unfortunately his father refused to let him continue his study and forced him to work with him. in his 20's my father had to work on 4 jobs each day ... as an accountant in a bank , a cashier in a pizza restaurant , selling falafel and making shoes ... he had to walk for three hours to go to work just to save the bus ticket. he married my mom and she supported him from the first day ... they lived for 9 months without a bedroom ... sleeping on the ground until he was able to buy a bedroom in sale. now after 26 years of marriage my father has 5 children me my two sisters and my twin brothers ... he has a master degree in finance and BSC. degree in accounting and a working as a consultant in one of the well known banks here ... he managed to buy a house ... some real states, lands , two cars one for him and one for me and he was able to educate his children in number one university in my country ... he paid for my master degree as well what i like most about my dad... that for him family comes first ... he could have more houses ... he could buy more expensive car but whenever he has to choose between us and him ... he does not hesitate ... he keeps encouraging me to work and work and to learn he keeps pushing me why you are not taking more certificates why you stopped publishing research papers ...etc. when i look at how we are living today ... all the options we have ... wearing brand clothes ... having high education ... working in well paid jobs and i look to my cousins all of them still live in poverty and none was able to study in a university because of the choices my uncles and aunts made i thank my god for the choices my father made in his life ... i wish i can be this devoted to my children as he is to us he might not be famous ... he is not a millionaire but in my eyes he will always be my pd hero and my idol |
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05-04-2007, 02:43 PM
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As far as PD personalities who've influenced me the most, I would say Zig Ziglar and Steve Pavlina. Zig started me off and with Steve's articles I tipped towards real measurable action. As far as people that I know day to day: My parents, because they have persevered through their hard lives while focusing on the right things and my best friend who is in dentistry school; I see him succeeding in various aspects of his life and it motivates me. I've had many people, both that I knew personally and that I've read about to look up to and emulate, but the aforementioned people are the ones that I can come up with right off the bat. I suppose that that makes them the most important. |
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05-04-2007, 06:24 PM
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Aabukar, your story is very uplifting. It's obvious to me that your father has given you much more than material things Thanks for sharing with us.
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