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Andy Grant (www.afgrant.com) put the short film we worked on up at Google Video. This award-winning short features Andy and I, as well as a bunch of folks from ArrowPoint/Cisco, and my kids Marissa and Carson (as well as the Roberts kids, Justin and Samantha).
It’s a bit long - 14+ minutes - but well worth watching.
Enjoy!
Chuck
I’ve become interested in using blogs to run my internet business web sites. So, over the next few weeks, I’ll be doing some research, and will report on the best I’ve found.
If you’re looking for ideas for websites, then you should check out www.SitesForBusiness.com. Noel Byrne has some great free information, and also some additional membership levels that provide even more. If you want to keep up to date with the latest on niche marketing, check out Noel’s site.
Just finished up my very first video on my (somewhat) new iMac. After reading the instructions, it wasn’t too bad at all.
The video is up on YouTube.com, but I’m also embedding it here:
Hope you enjoy it!
Chuck
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the future, and what it is that I want to do with my life. There’s been a lot of my own babblings about this in past posts (you can read about it if you want), but with starting back to a full-time corporate gig, I have to make some choices about what I’m doing with all of my web sites and what I do with my “spare” time.
Over the past 10 years, I’ve been up and down financially, and I’ve learned that the money doesn’t really drive me. Sure, I would love to have millions, but only because of what it will bring… Freedom. Freedom to choose what I want to do, when I want to do it, with whom I do it (and no, I’m not talking about sex). I’m looking to have choices.
In addition, I want to be able to say I’ve made my mark in this world. Sure, I’ve got a couple of great kids and a wonderful wife, but just raising a family is not enough for me. If that’s selfish, then so be it (and I’m sure there are plenty of people out there who would agree I’m selfish). I just want more -notoriety, fame, respect, admiration. I want to BE someone beyond just a good family man and provider.
I’ll be working out some of the details as I go along, but here’s what I’m thinking about:
With the kids, there are plenty of activities that can distract. I’ll do my best, and make sure that the time I spend on my projects is well spent. No more “dicking around” with too many projects and distracting ideas. I’ll post what I think are the sites I’ll be focusing on in a later entry, but I’ll definitely be shedding some activities.
NEW JOKE
One of the sites I’ve been playing around with is www.GuyFarts.com. I’ve just added a new joke - check it out here.
Hope everyone is happy and healthy,
Chuck
Well, the first week of my diet is pretty much over, and the results are fairly decent. Here’s the updated stats:
Starting Weight: 241.5 pounds
Current Weight: 237.5 pounds
Weight Loss: -4 pounds
A loss of four pounds isn’t bad. And I wasn’t too hungry over the week, although the weekends tend to be pretty tough for me (too much sitting around and getting bored).
I’ve been walking for 30 minutes on the treadmill every morning, so now I’m going to up the exercise and use my Bowflex and Lifecycle every other day as well. This means I’ll have to get up earlier, but either my son or my dog wakes me before the alarm on most days anyways.
Have a good one,
Chuck
Well, like many other Americans, I’ve pulled into the New Year with the hope of losing some serious weight. In fact, I have a bet with my golf partner on who can lose the biggest percentage of weight before the start of the golf season. So, in an attempt to put all of my cards on the table and let more people know where I’m at and where I want to go.
So, with that being said, here’s the…
I also have another incentive system in place. I have been growing a beard since Thanksgiving, and I’m really sick of it. But, in order for me to shave, I need to get down to 215 pounds. This is a little “jumpstart” incentive to make sure I stick to the program so I can shave off this damn beard.
To lose weight this time around, I’ve been reading “You On a Diet The Owner’s Manual for Waist Management” by Mehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen. This book offers a ton of information that most dieters know already - i.e. you need to eat less crap and more healthy foods while exercising - but it does a nice job of explaining how your body works and the best ways to eat and exercise to get rid of the unhealthy fat that gathers around your stomache.
I’ll be posting every once in a while to let you know how things are going. I may do some “before and after” pictures along the way to show how much I’ve lost. Not sure about this yet, but I’ve been inspired by “The Biggest Loser” on TV.
Hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season, and here’s to a successful 2007.
Regards,
Chuck
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