Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Work-Life Balance




 

 
 
 
 
 
>>> >> >> Work-Life Balance!!!!
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> To all the GOLFERS, you will love this.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> It is not often that you get good advise supported by empirical
>>> >> >> evidence. here is one.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> In 1923, Who Was:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> 1. President of the largest steel company?
>>> >> >> 2. President of the largest gas company?
>>> >> >> 3. President of the New York Stock Exchange?
>>> >> >> 4. Greatest wheat speculator?
>>> >> >> 5. President of the Bank of International Settlement?
>>> >> >> 6. Great Bear of Wall Street?
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> These men were considered some of the worlds most successful of
>>> >> >> their
>>> >> >> days.
>>> >> >> Now, 80 years later, the history book asks us, if we know what
>>> >> >> ultimately became of them.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> The Answers:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> 1. The president of the largest steel company.
>>> >> >> Charles Schwab, died a pauper.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> 2. The president of the largest gas company,
>>> >> >> Edward Hopson, went insane.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> 3. The president of the NYSE,
>>> >> >> Richard Whitney, was released from prison to die at home.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> 4. The greatest wheat speculator,
>>> >> >> Arthur Cooger, died abroad, penniless.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> 5. The president of the Bank of International Settlement,
>>> >> >> shot himself.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> 6. The Great Bear of Wall Street,
>>> >> >> Cosabee Livermore, also committed suicide
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> However,
>>> >> >> in that same year,
>>> >> >> 1923, the PGA Champion and the winner of the most important golf
>>> >> >> tournament, the US Open,
>>> >> >> was
>>> >> >> Gene Sarazen.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> What became of him?
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> He played golf until he was 92,
>>> >> >> died in 1999 at the age of 95.
>>> >> >> He was financially secure at the time of his death.







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