CARTOON:


Artist: Jaf

"You've seen one, you've seen 'em all."

PUZZLE:

Move one match to make the house face east instead of west.

Last month's solution:

One way of looking at it is: the dealer bought the paining for $70 and sold it for $80: profit $10.  But then he bought if back for $90 having just sold it for $80; he loses $10.  Thus far his profit is nil.  by applying the same faulty reasoning, he then sells it for $100 after buying the painting back for $90; so he's made another $10.  Overall profit: $10
Another misleading argument runs like this: he sells for $80 after buying for $70;:profit $10.  Then he loses $20 by buying back for  $90 what he originally paid $70 for.  But he gains $10 by selling for $100 what he had bought back for $90.  Result: He breaks even.
Neither argument is correct.  Both involve the use of the same sums of money twice.  The simplest way to view it is perhaps this:  is total outlay is $70 + $90 or $160.  but his payments amounts to  $80 + $100 or $180.  Overall profit: $20.

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Next Month:  "Papa Can You Hear Me?"

QUOTES:

I have come to believe that giving and receiving are really the same. Giving and "receiving" – not giving and taking.
Joyce Grenfell,

The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.
Hada Bejar

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.
Benjamin Disraeli

Updates:

• Our address will be changing slightly, effective December 1st, 2000.  We are moving up a floor to Suite Three.
• Managing Upside Down: The Seven Intentions of Value-Centered Leadership by Tom Chappell, CEO and co-founder of Tom's of Maine is this month's book review.
• The Web Option Program is a four month coaching process that helps get individuals set up with their own web site and increase their comfort with technology.
• We now accept payment in US and Canadian currency through VISA

Something to Meditate:

A NEPALESE GOOD LUCK TANTRA TOTEM

1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Memorize your favorite poem.
3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep
all you want.
4. When you say, "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye.
5. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have
dreams don't have much.
6. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but
it's the only way to live life completely.
7. Talk slowly but think quickly.
8. When someone asks you a question you don't want to
answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
9. Remember that great love and great achievements involve
great risk.
10. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
11. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for
others; Responsibility for all your actions.
12. Spend some time alone.
13. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your
values.
14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
17. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others
while you are living. That is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
18. Learn the rules then break some.
19. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order
to get it.
20. Remember that your character is your destiny.

Exercise: 

Three challenges must be met to determine a professional 
course: 

1. Gain an understanding of who you are. Examine your life 
   and determine your purpose. 

2. Be true to your vision. Always seek the freedom to be 
   yourself, even if this means sacrificing the approval of 
   others. 

3. Organize your efforts and set them in motion. Make 
   necessary changes, both personal and professional. Make a 
   transitional plan. Acquire the knowledge and skills 
   necessary for your success. 

There comes a point in every professional journey when 
self-exploration must be confronted. Uncovering your values 
and goals and then taking steps to reach them is an 
important course of action in any career path. 

Source: Laurence Boldt, "Zen and the Art of Making a Living" 

Articles and Links for the Month:

Sometimes it is a great web site and sometimes just a one page article.  So here are some resources to check out:

• I am sure that most of you know about the Hunger Site at the UN. If you don’t, all you do is click a button and somewhere in the world a hungry person gets a meal to eat, at no cost to you. The food is paid for by corporate sponsors (who gain advertising in the process because you see their logo).