Control Your Time

Time Management 101: Control your time

1. Whatever you do, just do something

Don't leave a project altogether until you finish it altogether.
Never paralyze yourself. (paralysis by analysis sound familiar?)

Start through specification - don't waste your time getting overwhelmed if you have no idea how to start.
Rationalize - my go to technique for starting anything is GTB: google, talk, brainstorm.

(1) google it (2) talk to a colleague (3) brainstorm with an outsider (friend, family member) on the phone

Suggestion: whether you don't know how to do something or think you know how to do something you can do it better - GTB gives you options. Options give you potential. Potential gives you Product.

1. Pareto Rule - 80/20

Interruptions - you pick when to pay attention

Every time you check your phone you loose your concentration. You shift out of right brain mode (the productive you) back to left brain mode.

Anyone anytime can interrupt what you're doing whether its your phone, computer, or friends. Essentially they pick the moments at which you pay attention. LAME. You pick the moments at which you pay attention.
MORAL of the story: It takes three hours to get anything done. (recognize this!) and work with it. PLAN YOUR TIME - schedule your meetings, run your errands, and check your email around 3 hour blocks.

• http://w-uh.com/articles/030308-tyranny_of_email.html#email_rules
• http://www.peoplefit.com.au/page/managers_qa.html#Q10
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• http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304023804575566080808274148.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_CareersMain
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Diamond encrusted Motorcycle - Mercedes & Airbus A380

This is certainly the only swarovski crystal encrusted motorcycle I know of and I think it is safe to say that this bad boy costs more than any Dark Horse, Harley or shiny new BMW.

It's proud papa has been nicknamed by Time magazine - the Arabian Warren Buffet; although,
I can't imagine why given his estimated net worth worth ($30 billion) and Forbes ranking (20th richest person in the WORLD).

This certified Babson College International Student is none other than Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal.

Food 4 Thought courtesy of Prince Al-Walid bin Tala, 56 yrs of age
a.) Do you think he has ever ridden this?
b.) Isn't this bike a little femme for manly entrepreneur?
c.) midlife crisis purchase maybe, I mean he is almost 60?

BUT WAIT...IT GETS BETTER
His 38th car is a $4.8M bejeweled SL550 - and his Airbus A380 (WORLD LARGEST commercial airliner) will soon be gilded in gold.

After dropping close to $320 million on his new Airbus A380 jet, Prince Al-Waleed of Saudi Arabia is spending another $176 million on ultra-lavish modifications, including a $60 million gold leaf paintjob. An unnamed German company is customizing the interior of the plane to include:

• A lounge to seat a traveling entourage of 25 trusted aides;
• A marble-paneled dining room with seating for 14;
• A bar with curtains to mimic tents of the Arabian Desert;
• A fiber-optic mosaic that will depict a shifting desert scene;
• A movie theatre with plush leather seats the color of sand dunes;
• A series of bedrooms linked to stewardesses by intercom;
• A gym with Nautilus equipment and running machines; and
• A large silk bed designed to resemble a Bedouin tent that will be the centerpiece of the plane’s interior.

Reports speak of the decor as being “Lawrence of Arabia meets Star Wars.” Al-Waleed’s A380 will be completed in two years, and in the meantime he will cruise in his Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet.

Fun Fact: Al-Waleed is one of a handful of individuals to own an A380, the world’s largest commercial airliner.

EVERY day is EYELINER DAY

Perfect eyeliner - DOES IT EXIST??

If you know me you know that if there is one thing I am particularly particular about it is eyeliner. I always like wearing it & it's application is an art. (seriously!) I don't like it to smudge-rub-or do anything ounexpected. Sadly, you can't get around the tools (tool, just two!) to get it just right.
Ladies, I've tried them all - and DO NOT
1. Buy the L'Oreal HIP pot eyeliner, you just wasted 12 dollars.
DO BUY
2. Sephora Professionnel Angled Eyeliner Brush #15, $14 (money well spent)
3. MAC Fluidline, $15 or $16 depending where you go...?
4. Smashbox Jet Set Waterproof Eye Liner, $22 (so good it was sold out last time I checked)

2011 Kawasakis - baby saki is excited.

Check out these new 2011 Kawasaki models BEFORE they hit tha streetz.
(I couldn't help myself. Baby Saki's family just keeps gettin' bigger & cooler - by bigger I mean literally - sidenote: baby saki is my little ninja)



New baby kawasakis for 2011!! (not baby's anymore judging by that 1000cc)
1. Ninja 400R KX250F and KX450F
2. The new Ninja ZX-10R
3. Ninja 1000
4. Vulcan Vaquero.
The Ninja ZX-10R is a redesign of their flagship Supersport model and will come in two flavours: with or without ABS.

By taking the new for 2010 Z1000 and wrapping it in a full-fairing, Kawasaki has created the Ninja 1000. The design combines an upright, rider-friendly position, with a sporty exterior that provides wind protection.

Finally, there’s the fourth addition to the Vulcan 1700 line, the Vulcan Vaquero which has the low, sweeping lines of a custom bagger.

It's a bird...it's a plane...ITS THE UNO

Invented by 18 year, Ben Gulak - this motorcycle-segway hybrid was first unvieled at the 2008 National Motorcycle Show in Toronto, Canada. With but one switch (on/off) the eco-friendly electric bike is more complicated than it seems. With essentially no controls, the riders shift in weight are what controls the vehicle. You lean forward to speed up, and backward to stop - but remember it is a unicycle. Either way you spin it it's quite the invention too bad the prototypes now only go 15mph! Check out this article on the design of it on Motorcylcemojo.

MY VERY FIRST MOTORCYCLE (Doesn't Have a Closet, but Always looks Fly.

"Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have if we didn't spend half our time wishing." (Woollcott)

Long story short...I got a motorcycle

MY STORY:
He sits outside my summer abode & and always looks sexier than me.

Formally known as Saki E. Speeter. He can be referred to as a sport bike, motorcycle, EX250, Kawasaki Ninja, or Baby Saki. Doesn't take naps. Lies near the eye of the storm.

Reminiscent of: An overdue yawn. Shiny yellow hunter boots. Those rare occasions you just happen to wake up rested & ready at 5AM. How you feel halfway through Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind."

Starts out cold, but always genuine. A roar you will hear & most certainly won't forget.

MORAL OF THE STORY: "Good things come to those who wait, but not to those who wait too late." (Al Green)