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Posted by Romain Malaganne on Oct 25, 2011
Last week I wanted to write about what I have been doing with my life for the past 5 years. Sure I have been working and playing and enjoying life and riding this economic roller coaster… Business was good. Then not good. Then good. Family life. Personal life. Holidays. Life just continues on and on. But last week an historical thing happened in the world and I wanted to write about it but I ran out of time. If you were paying attention you might have noticed that after 5 years, the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was released from captivity in a prisoner exchange with the Palestinians. 1027 people, terrorists and murderers were let go in the exchange. This is a monumental deal for our world since never before in history has this ever occured. The reason why I wanted to write about this is because of what we can learn from the deal. Similar to what we can learn from tragedy in our lives, when bad things happen to good people, 9/11, tsunamis, hurricanes and you can fill in the blank. I try not to be political in my public life so I am going to maintain the status quo. Shalit was in captivity for 5 years, hidden below ground in a bunker with no access to daylight or the sun. On the flipside, there were many Palestinians and other prisoners who had been in prison for over 25 years. Of course many of them were murderers and involved in terrorist activities so you might think that all is justified. What I am trying to communicate is that the bigger picture is that 1 person is home after 5 years and the other 1027 prisoners are out of prison. (Some were deported and exiled and not allowed home according to the deal.)
Whether the deal was good or bad, we should all take a look at the situation and try to become better people, or as I like to put it, better business people, from the history lesson. What can I do over the next five years in business? Can I, SHOULD I just ride the economy and see what happens>
HELL NO!
What we need to realize is that none of us/ you reading this is in prison or captivity. (That is, I don’t think any of my readers are in jail. Right now? If you are let me know. I am curious…) What we need to do is ACT and contribute and recognize that the power to change for the better is within us all.
The Serenity Prayer is the common name for an originally untitled prayer by the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. The prayer shows up for wikipedia and over 2 million other websites. It has been adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous and I am sure some other programs.
The best-known form is:
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.
Gilad Shalit accepted his fate but then the Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu Israel Government made the deal. I am positive there were many other moving parts, Egyptians, politicians, government employees, business people, families, friends, journalists and more.
What I take away from all this is that I don’t want to squander the next five years of my life or my business. I am taking this opportunity to turn over a new leaf. Start a new campaign. Write down my goals and knock them off one by one. You should do the same. You should call me. We should discuss your internet strategy and your overall marketing strategy.
Now that that is over with, we can talk about sports:
1) NY Jets Plaxico Burress reflects on 3-TD game
If he survived jail and now is on top of his game and makes the world a better place then so be it!
2) Saints Dominate Colts, 62-7
NFL record set since the past 25 years
3)TexasRangers Take the Lead in World Series AgainstSt. LouisCardinals
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/sports/mlb/rangers/102411-rangers-take-the-lead-in-world-series
But since some of my good friends are fromSt. Louis, I am rooting for the underdog…
4) Elmo lives!
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Call Raphi Salem at SalemGlobal Internet Website Marketing and Lead Generation today at 212-222-3292 or email him at info@salemglobal.com and we can grow your business together over the next 5 years…
