Arnold Schwartzenegger

-some amazing things that arnold accomplished were becoming the champion of the Mr.universe contest 7 years in a row.
-also his successfull acting career. His succese was due to the fact that he was extremly determined.
-had a very good mentor by the name of joe weilder.
-another reason he was succesefull was because he always had a plan B. by always thinking ahead and planning for the futer if one of his plans fail he new that he would always have a plan B.
-was constantly learning and adjusting to the situations he was in.

Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?

Do schools kill creativity?
-education is supposed to tech us to deal with the world even though the world is changing every 5 years
-creativity is just as important as literacy
-kids arent frightened of being wrong
-if your not prepared to be wrong then you wont create anything
-we are born artists and grow out of it
-as we grow up we are educated from the waist the head and then to the one side of the brain
-we are educated to become proffessors in a sense
-deggrees arent worth anything
-intellegence is dinamic
-creativity come from different ways of seeing things
-intelligence is distinct
-if all insects would die then all the life on the earth would end within 50 years
-if all humans left the earth animals and life would flourish
 
What can we do to personalize education to meet our needs?
-create classes that help us develope creativity and ways to deal with and be
successful in the world we live in

Sam Walton

-Being Frugle is very important in being financially succssesful
-the owner of Walmart
-sold things cheaper
-it outgrew every other retail dealer
-was an active and inquisitive boy
-attendend several grammar classes
-sold milk after football practice
-his parent fought often
-played almost every sport
-was a natural leader
-worked delivering paper
-got his first job at the jc penny store
-in 1942 he joined the army but didnt pass the physical
-met his future wife while bowling
-were married in 1943
-had their first child in 1944
-made sure he would be very frugle so that he always had money in bank
-in 1945 bought a store for $25000
-had no hesitation in underpricing the competition
-worked around the clock
-finally got the store doing well
-was very willing to learn
-he looked for a new place to start a store
-bought a five and dime store on the corner of the town square
-was very very energetic
-kept looking for new ideas to inprove his company
-decided to allow the customers to fetch their own products
-it allowed him to have fewer workers so he could charge less
-it was a huge success
-in the 1960's sam had the most stores in usa
-changed the name to walmart
-his first walmart store was a huge success
-sam hired a secretary
-in 1969 he had 18 walmarts
-was up before dawn and on the road
-by 1972 he had 32 stores
-he wanted to become the best retailer in the company
-when he lost 1.4 billion dollars he just said its money
-the company wass making over 16 billion dollars a year
-died in 1992 april 5
-was always in the right place at the right time
-was a genius and somewhat lucky

Bad Experiences

We called the store and asked if they had a certain item in stock and when we showed up it was something totally different and when we asked where to find this item they were unhelpfull as to where we could find it.
   -the worker could have tried to be a bit more friendly and understanding and could have tried to help out a bit more


Went to find something in the store and the person i asked didnt know where we could find something because they didnt work in that department.
   -this person should know more info about the place they work at so that they can help out customers better and keep customers happier


The person at the till wouldn't give us the discount unless we spen another 5 dollars when it wouldn't have been a big deal to just to give it to us so we had to get out of line and find something to buy for another $5 and then wait in line again.
   -it would have been way easier if the person just gave us the discount because the company would still make lots of money and it would have saved us time as hassle

Steve Brower

-knows a lot about mortages
-parents were missionaries in nigeria taught teachers to teach
-lived in nigeria for 9 years
-learned how important, lucky and fortunate with what we have
-when he came back to canada he moved all over but stayed in the fraser valley
-took a student painters class in university after a while af learning to become a teacher
-focused on his buisness life because he liked it better
-started up another buisness
-but it failed after 2 years
-decided to become a recruiter
-became one of the top recruiters
-an employer doesnt want you skill
-wants you to be the right person cause anyone can learn how to do something
-learned how to manage people becoming a sales manager
-you have to sell yourself
-wanted to become a mortage broker
-took the lesson while he was still working
-his boss offered him to work at home half the time because he didnt want to travel everyday to work
-but he declined
-he became a mortage broker
-went to every training session he could to learn how to make a deal
-broker: sells a mortage to people through the bank and gets paid by the bank
-helps his clients find the best product out there
-was recommended as top 5 mortage brokers in canada
-factors for getting where you want to be in buisness:
-hard work/ stay positive
-has to be something you love to do
-need to have positive influence
-Dont give up/ mistakes are ok -as soon as you give up your done
-Listen/ care about people
-24 hour time rule
-Technology/ systems    -having the best technoloy pays off in the long run
-customer loyalty
-dont assume that your the best company out there and and that a customer will stay with you
-Learn to sell
-couteous/ try to help everyone
-if you ignore someone they assume you dont care
-Planning
-you have to set goals with high expectation so that you do the best you can do
-Dont procrastinate
-surround yourself with good people
-dont be afraid to hire someone smarter than you
-Family and friends
-Count your blessings
-think about all the good things you have when your having a bad day
-Learn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-take every course you can
-rules can be bent

Bill Gates

-Founder of microsoft
-was a mathematical genius
-very talented
-did really well when he was challenged
-had supportive parents
-became facinated by the computer
-wrote software codes with his friend
-was determined to make his own money
-graduated in 1973
-was always very focused at what he did
-got an opertunity to make codes for the maker of the first mini computer
-made his own software company called microsoft
-sold many computer programs to computer manufacturures
-company was booming
-introduced microsoft windows(similar to macintosh)
-became a billionare in his 30s
-married to melinda
-became the richest man in hte world
-invented internet explorer
-was the worlds best buisness man of the century

Canada's top 100 employers

1. Sierra Systems Group Inc.
-Sierra Systems Group Inc. provides information technology and consulting services for customers in a wide range of industries.
-Computer Systems Design Services
-3 weeks vacation time
-health plan
-tuition
-dissability and life insurance

-career planning services

-flexible work hours

-health benefits for new employees

-in-house training program

-mentoring program

-online training program

-orientation program for new employees

-student employment: summer and co-op

-telecommuting

-casual work place

2. Nintendo of Canada Ltd.

-Nintendo of Canada Ltd. is responsible for the marketing, sales and distribution of Nintendo hardware, accessories and first party games in Canada.

-2.4 weeks vacation
-paid health plan
-tuition paid
-life and dissability insurance

-career planning services
-flexible work hours
-health benefits for new employees
-in-house training program
-mentoring program
-online training program
-telecommuting
-tuition subsidies
-casual workplace atmosphere

3. BC Hydro

-generates and distributes electricity to residents in British Columbia

-3 weeks vacation

-life and disability insurance

-benefit pention plan

-health plan for retirie

-average starting salary: $40,001 to $45,000

-career planning services
-flexible work hours
-formal leadership training
-in-house training program
-mentoring program
-online training program
-orientation program for new employees
-new entry-level positions (last year): 100
-student employment: summer and co-op
-telecommuting
-tuition subsidies
-vacation (after first year): 3 weeks
-casual work atmosphere

Dave Thomas

-Dave thomas lifted himself out of poverty by creating wendy's
-A great american story about hard work
-Born in 1932
-When dave was 5 years old his mother died
-was not yet a teenager but was doing a full time job
-had a dream to have a chain of restaraunts
-quit highschool to work and live
-was willing to work extra
-he joined the army and learned to cook
-were married after a year af meeting laurane
-was a veteran in the food buisness when he was 23
-revolutionized the carry home food
-had 4 children in 6 years
-dave worked for kentucky fried chicken for a while
-sold his restaraunts for millions of dollars
-decided to make old fassioned hambergers
-called it wendys after his daughters nickname
-first day it opened it was a huge success
-his life was work
-in its first 2 years there were over 500 wendys
-never got to have fun as a kid so decided to have fun in his old age
-decided to go with quality over quantity

1. Free resources
2. Travel
3. You can afford to do anything
4. Read and understand all contracts
5. You have the power to changeany situation you are in
6. Learn from your mistakes
7. Use the internet as a resource
8. Use family/friends/assciates as resources
9. V.S.P.
10. Never take no for an answer
11. Pick your passion

Kelly Johnston

-used to go to sardis in 87
-owner of sutton
-e-myth revisited (book)
-master all the arts of buisness
-owns 101 morgtages inc.
-been a realtor since 1997
-start of his entrepreneur career when he was 5
-when he was young he decided he didnt want to worry about money
-never finished a degree
-was on a show called neon rider
-doesnt care about being famous
-money is just a thing
-dont do something for the movie
-he really wanted to open up a coffee shop
-but the bank wouldn't give him a loan
-met somone in vancouver who was opening up a coffee shop
-whatever the mind can concieve and truely believe will happen
-the coffee completely failed after 2 years and he went bankrupt
-he got his realtors liscence
-you will have problems and make mistakes
-we cant do everything ourselves we need help sometimes
-everything has cylces
in busness there will always be ups and downs but you have to try and level it out as much as possible
you cant do it all yourself
evrything cycles
always be ready for the worst
you dont drive a car looking in the rear veiw mirror or you will crash
learn from the past but dont dwell on the past
you get succesefull throught realationships
decide on a goal and go get it
nothign happens without action
fill yourself up
find out what your ruter is
the power of fucos and visulization
if you take an idea and a goal and you keep visulizing it
live life like it should be lived
dont do everything for money
the money will come
success is a jorney
no one is teling you what you are worth
in busness you are worth exactly what you think you are worth
you are your own boss!
focus on the WHAT
the WHY is the biggest thing
bring key people into your cirle seerounf yourself eith good people
you have to be the central enery source
always creatate a WIN WIN situattion
keep your eye on the goal and you wont see the speed bumps
feed the positives

Picking a winner

What i like to do
-all sports: coach, trainer
-make money: stocks
-hanging out with friends: create a company with friends
-sleep: start a mattress company
-video games: invent a new video game, run a video game store

What i'm really good at
-all sports: coach, trainer
-sleep: start a mattress company
-working: work hard an start a succsessful business
-solving problems: find a job where i fix things and/or solve problems
-thinking outside the box: work somewhere i can be creative and develope my own ideas

What market need do i see
-i see a need for finding selling and cleaning golf balls

Money from nothing

Cans for cash
went door to door asking for empty cans
made $39.21

Lawn jobs and Car washes
washed cars and mowed lawn
made $80

Auto expostion advertising
tried to sell cars to put adds on
didnt sell anything

Holy shirts and pants
managed to sell large qualities of clothing
made $184.00 selling 46 articles of clothing

KJA Home and Car Services
offered to clean homes and cars and mow lawns
made $0

Ticket scalping
tried to sell tickets
made $0

Breaktime Childcare
babysat for parents
put out plyers
made $0

Scratch and sniff dog walking
brought in bottles and walked dogs
made $604.59

Errand runners
went to local retirement home to run errands for them
made $0

T and E recycling
went to their parents jobs to get scrap materials and sold it to people
made $128

Green enterprises
fixed computers and sold car audio seystems
made $785

JJF Firewood
went to his dads work and took scrap wood and tried to sell it as firewood
made $0