I'm a believer that it can happen...if you want it to happen but it wont happen if you don't believe it can REALLY happen. Watch this video and decide where you will make your next impact.
INFLUENCERS in-depth Series / STEVE STOUTE from R+I creative on Vimeo.
In my daily work duty (professional Internet-surfing lifestyle specialist) I came across this article about "Books That Make You Rich," and while I'm not sure that a book alone (except the Bible...plus faith and trust in God...JAMES 2:17) these titles may actually spark the greatness within you...and we should start a book club because of it. PROPS TO THE ATLANTA POST
It takes a lot more than books to make it as a millionaire but these following texts, which contain wisdom from the top moguls and examples from quintessential success stories, certainly offer major inspiration and useful lessons. Forbes recommended these 15 books collectively to represent a guide to help you invest wisely and reap the rewards.
The Billion Dollar Mistake: Learning the Art of Investing Through the Missteps of Legendary Investors. “The author Stephen Weiss tells the story of eleven mistakes that ended up costing a billion dollars or more–mistakes we’d all prefer not to replicate.”
Fooled By Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets. Says Forbes: It’s a sobering look at investing, and good counterbalance to the get-rich-quick mentality.
Market Wizards: Interviews With Top Traders. The title says it all. The author interviews top traders and records their insights on investing and the psychology of trading.
The Age of Deleveraging: Investment Strategies for a Decade of Slow Growth and Deflation. A. Gary Shilling picks out the winners and losers of industries and sectors. His insight ” is necessary for anyone interested in asset allocation and exchange-traded funds.”
Some of you know that soon I will be "getting low" and you may not see me for a while. You should also know that being away will make my reurn that much greater.
"ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FOND..."
Its finally here...I've been waiting for it and just as I was about to iTunes it up for $.99 I got the official word from @AlejandroDaGr8 (...push the button). So here it is @SkillzVA "2010 Wrap UP"
Shout Out to WORLDSTARHIPHOP for providing this video. I originally heard about this video from my NY barber "Suge". He told me if I saw it I wouldnt be able to eat meat again...and he might be right.
As we approach the end of 2010, if taking meat out of your diet is one of your New Years Resolutions,let this video serve as your DAY 1
Shout out to 2-cents.com a dope website and the creators of this video.
Imagine watching a video on youtube and who walk across the screen??? YOU DO. That's what just happened to me while watching this clip of Pastor John P. Kee performing at the COGIC AIM Conference over the summer.
More important than me being in this video clip is the fact that I was seen giving God glory...on a Friday night. The same Friday night where less than 200 ft away I could possibly be found at a nightclub. I am in no way perfect but I'm growing...THANK YOU LORD. (can you find me? HINT 0:40 and 2:21). Even deeper than that...there's a message within the message.
For some of you, this will be your first time ever hearing a gogo Christmas song...for others this may even be your first time hearing a gogo song period. Yet and still someone out there will press play and immediately be taken back to a specific moment (be it good or bad) in Christmas history.
Merry Christmas specifically to all my iKnowTANK supporters, my DMV family, and The Pleasure Band for recording the gogo version of "Santa Clause Is Coming To Town"
Disturbing Tha Peace/Island Def Jam Music Group recording artist Rudy Currence performing live in Charlotte, NC...greatness is among us at this very moment.
Rudy Currence | Performing "Weave Ponytail" | LIVE Charlotte NC Fall '10 from Aaron Barnes Studios on Vimeo.
Thanks to the fine folks at WIKIPEDIA and YOUTUBE, I came across this episode the Fox series "South Central." Set in South Central LA, the show dealt with everyday life in the hood (gangs, drugs, raising children in a single parent household, sex, school, and unemployment) The mother "Joan" is divorced with three kids. Her oldest son Marcus having been murdered years earlier by a gang member, Joan's financial situation becomes complicated after she is laid off. Her remaining children include Andre played by Larenz Tate, Tasha, and foster son Deion.
"South Central" lasted one season but due to poor ratings was canned along with "Roc," "The Sinbad Show," and "In Living Color," all of which aired on the same night...It would be years before we had African-American programming like that again...who remembers "The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer" ?
One thing in particular I remember in particular about watching the pilot episode with my mom was her saying "Life isn't easy but we don't all live like this..." Indeed...we don't.
The other day I mentioned that my homie @sokmike had me dying laughing at a story that started with "So I was at Hardee's the other day..." If you know me you know once I start laughing, you can forget me telling the story and you might as well get a laugh out of me making faces while laughing. Here's the the basis of the Hardee's story...
Maybe I don't get it. Maybe the fact that I'm not much of a drinker is the reason why. What seems to be the big deal with FOUR LOKO? Is it that serious that the FDA has placed a ban on the product completely? Apparently it is.
If I may, allow me to cross reference today's FOUR LOKO to "Blue Magic" of the 1970's heroin scene. The fact that our modern day "Blue Magic" is making the people drop like flies is probably the reason the people keep drinking it. The New York Times says this
"With the equivalent of a cup of coffee and five beers, the drink causes drinkers to not realize how intoxicated they become."I could be wrong but isn't the possibility of becoming drunk, the reason why people drink in the first place? From a marketing stand point maybe they should repackaged the product, raised the price point, and sell it as a premium beverage (available only at your finest liquor store) because right now FOUR LOKO is the "Recession Special."
[8oz glass, 3oz vodka + 4 oz Energy Drink + ice= $8.00 ]
or
[22oz can, 5 beers + 1 Starbucks Coffee= $1.39]
Which one is better for "BUSINESS"?
Mark these words...this FDA ban does NOT mean the end of FOUR LOKO...FOUR LOKO will be seen again.
He had a Hummer at 12 (and a child...) his mom is an NBA cougar, and he still doesn't have a ring but I think he's AWESOME. He makes more on shoes than he does playing basketball in those same shoes, he had an infomercial to announce "where he would be taking is talents", and he's "I DON'T MIND SAYING YOUR NAME IN A FEW SONGS" friends with Jay-Z. HE'S LEBRON JAMES and while you're at work, coaching a fantasy team...he just bought a new house in Miami...and it looks alot better than the lobby of the Double room at the Hotel Shelly that you and 16 of your closest friends piled into just to say "I'm In Miami BI+ch" MOTIVATION
Here's a suggestion...keep working and buy the house next to Lebron's...its for sale and Chris Bosh doesn't want it...he already spends too much time in Lebron's shadows.
You haven't heard a Christmas song until you've heard it sang by Rudy Currence...this song could turn into the "Silent Night" [by The Temptations] of our generation...and may I add, I decorated the banister in this video so pay attention because I may be the Martha Stewart of our generation as well.
AVAILABLE ON iTUNES and as Christmas presents to all my friends.
At one point in my life I would never smile in pictures...because I wouldn't take any pictures. Fast forward pass the void in my life where I have no proof that I even existed and you will find me today...making some of the most "unique" faces in pictures. Hopefully, by doing so I am reflecting a true expression of how I was feeling at the time...lets take a look and see.
"I want the MONEY...MONEY and CARS...CARS and the CLOTHES...and HEAUXS...I suppose" and like Drake, I do want these things. UNlike DRAKE, that's not how I define my success. To prove this, let me invite you into my car. For many,this may be the first time you've see this particular car, as I have managed to not drive a consistent one vehicle for the past 10 years...there have been company cars [the BMW 760 and Yukon Denali], promo vehicles [such as the Power 98 A-Team van, the billboard truck, and the POWERADE PTV] for which I have been paid to drive, and then there's the "let me hold you car" side of me...which will be discussed at a further time.
Here's a look at what happens when you try to do a favor for a friend...in this case a friend how makes a living with a camera. Take a ride with iKnowTANK and film and video director ARTEMUS JENKINS.
Iknowtank and Artemus Jenkins: Hooptie Edition from artemus jenkins on Vimeo.
This video did however land me on www.artemusjenkins.com and for that I remain FAMOUS...whoa. That's just about all I can say about this final episode of the seventh season of ENTOURAGE. I will add, when its all said and done, friendship in its truest form will never lose its value...ENJOY
No need to be sad...the fact that your original plans to go to Atlanta for Labor Day turned GAY [PRIDE Weekend reference], have been saved by LUDACRIS (WHO IS DEFINITELY APART OF #teamNOHOMO) and the Fourth Annual LUDAday WEEKEND.
Here's a look at what me and my cool friends will be doing while you're getting dressed for yet ANOTHER All White Extravaganza...
Thursday, September 3rd: 7PM-11PM:
MVP Gifting Suite (Private Location: Invitation Only)
Thursday, September 3rd: 11PM-3AM:
Opera Nightclub
Friday, September 4th: 2PM-Until:
DTP DJ Appreciation Event (Private Location: Invitation Only)
Friday, September 4th:10PM-3AM
Primal Nightclub
Saturday, September 5th: 1PM-5PM:
DTP Campus Takeover at Clark Atlanta University Promenade
Saturday, September 5th: 10PM-Until:
Dreamz Nightclub
Sunday, September 6th: 8PM-Until:
Miller Lite presents…The MVP Game Lounge @ Red Carpet Lanes hosted by Ludacris
Ludacris/Lil Kim @Velvet Room
Monday, September 7th:
Splash Waterfalls Pool Party (Private Location: Invitation Only)
