A Better Life for Your Children

This has often been a sticky point in our society. Parents claim to have the interests of their children at heart, but dig a little deeper and I'm not sure this is really the case. To make a difference is not only to get what you want that makes YOUR life easier to live, but taking a stand to Make It Better (MIB) for more people than just ourselves. I find it difficult to believe parents are genuine when it comes to fighting for their children. To what extent are you willing to take up your cause to Make It Better? Are you willing to give up your place in society, the things you have come to measure your sense of worth or even you pride so to instill the strength and courage of your children to truly live a life that is greater than the one we have enjoyed for so many years. What will it take to push your button?

A True Test For Mankind

A Canadian rock singer, Larry (aka Lawrence) Gowan sang about it best; "You're a strange animal I've got to follow." Man (including the ladies) is truly a strange animal. Is there hope for you? Us? You bet. I wish life was like a simple flower. What a relieve that would be. Heck, I wish every one's life was like a box of chocolates. But I'll stop right there as I'm starting to get a craving for something sweet. Now back to my point. Since the economic fallout, we continue to test people's will power, our ability to trust and our faith. With all that has gone on in the world and the many foolish things we continue to do, it's become extremely different for many of us to stay positive, to show hope or to believe in our system of life, our governments, our leaders and in institutions of influence and authority. I'm often reminded of that little white mouse in his open air loft with his one wheel exercise room he/she calls "The Cage." On those days he's inspired to go the distance with hopes of finding greener pastures, a new look or even somewhere different, our little mouse friend hops on his wheel and begins running like a silly "Mother F-----" Please tell me the mouse isn't trying to get exercise or that his inner Doctor is telling him he needs to work on his cardio... When he's in high gear, he truly believes he's going somewhere, that he's on track, that if he runs fast enough and long enough that he'll get to a new destination. A destination made for a King Mouse with unlimited cheese, plenty of ladies and with all the luxuries uphoria has to offer. Unfortunately, we both know how this story ends. The mouse never finds his oasis nor does he even get to somewhere new, different or even better for that matter. Like the mouse, I often think we have put ourselves on the same wheel. An it would seem we've become so consumed by our little lives, we can no longer stop, think and act on what we need to do to "Make It Better." Now I'm not foolish enough to say that we could just drop everything we need to do to survive, but I am saying we could take a little more time to change our ways, to make a difference, to speak out or up? to engage? to take action? to truly improve our state and the lives of everyone around us. Then why don't we? Why do we not take a change, take the risk, or even believe that we have the power and the "WILL" to make that difference? In a time when we as individuals and as a race, have the best chance to organize, to change, to improve or to make it better with the use of powerful tools such as the Internet, mass communication and mobility, that we continue to demonstrate inaction to change, to fix or even rescue our sorry state? It's as if we are mentally paralyzed without the ability or the will to actually stop what we are doing and say enough is enough. Hey now, relax. I'm not advocating violence, but rather action, will power and doing what's right to "Make It Better." Start with your own life, your family, your community and as the improvements start to pore in, look for the next opportunity to Make It Better. Man, we are at a fork in the road in our lives and in our existence. I truly hope we can realize what a difference we can make if we "shift" our way of thinking, change our path and take up the torch for our own cause that has been, like the little white mouse, getting us all worked up and going no where fast.

School Needs a Lesson in Financial Management

Can someone tell me why schools are not teaching our children about personal finance. We seem to be teaching them plenty of useless information that is uninspiring and in many cases irrelevant as seen through the eyes of our students. Teaching kids math skills is one thing, but we are talking about planting the seeds that will pay dividends for the rest of theirs lives. As it goes, our students graduate from High School and many, no most, no all have no personal financial management skills, knowledge or understanding of how to balance a cheque book let alone prepare a personal budget. Afterwards, we then send them off into the real world or College or University to learn on the job. When it comes to personal finance and money management, this is something that shouldn't be learned on the job. To MAKE IT BETTER, we need to introduce personal finance and money management curriculum so we can provide students with the tools, the skills and the ability to properly management and care for their personal finances properly. How about introducing mortgage selection and rate calculations, investing and financial markets training, loan and credit card applications or even simple money management? Is it any wonder why people experience so much stress, financial uncertainty and confusion when it comes to managing their personal finances? Not surprising. Let's Make It Better by starting early to give our students the understanding and the ability to make sound financial decisions in life. MIB.... Make It Better!

IT ALL STARTS WITH HAVING "WILL"

Have you ever wondered what the power of "WILL" could do for society? What seperates us from greatness to being mediocre? It all comes down to WILL. We have come so far in the last 100 year and now is the time to take the next big step forward towards greatness, better yet... excellence! We have the resources, the technology, the skill, the ability, but unfortunately we lack the WIll to Make It Better!

What is we decided to give the Tesla Car Company a third of the money we've thrown at the GM and Chrysler? Instead of wasting billions upon billions on yesterday's Horse and Buggy produrers, what if we gave a portion of that bailout money to Tesla so they could begin mass producing the next generation of people movers. What a statement that would make?

We are at the edge of something great and instead of pushing a bit forward, we continue to look to yesterday for our future. We have everything in front of us right now from Solar Energy, Electric Propulsion to new home construction to improved technology and internet communciations. Make note, this is just the tip of the iceburg. We must have the WILL to drive ourselves towards achieving Excellence. This needs to be our future. Make It Better starts with having a WILL.

How Far is too Far?

Everyone of us has an idea how to make our lives or the world better. When Gillett came out with their 4 blade razor, why did they stop there? Why not make it an even half dozen? Better yet, let's go with 10 blades and we'll make sure we scare the living stem out of those nasty facial and body hairs.

Next week.... land fill, garbage and waste management. In the meantime, what do you think?

NHL All Star Game
We all know this has been a real sleeper of an event for the fans and I'm sure even the players. So, why not turn the game on its head, shake it up and do something new? Let's incorporate the Skills Competition in with the All Star Game itself? It will ad a lot more excitement, break up the tedious game play and add a new twist to an event that really needs help to attract more viewers, better ratings and more excitement. Better yet, there has to be a way to make the event more interactive for fans... What if we let true fans take on the Stars in the Skills Competition? If you're short on solutions, call me. I have plenty of ideas that would really take the game and All Star Weekend to a whole new level.

How about XM TV?
Some of us remember the creation of the Radio. After all these years, it's still available in a FREE format. However, for those of you who wish to maximize your radio experience with greater selection and commercial free listening, there's XM Radio for you. For a monthly fee, you can get what you want and more. So, I say, we need to create XM TV. Tell me this. TV has never been free for consumers? Why? Cable companies sell advertising, sponsorships, etc to companies to cover their operating costs and to flog their advertiser's products to TV viewers. And, it that wasn't enough, they then charge us a monthly fee to watch those constant interruptions during the game, show or special program. Holy double dipping. Why? If you use radio for the bench mark, we should get to watch TV for free. And if we don't want to watch those pathetic commercials, we could pay a monthly fee to watch what we want, when we want and how we want. What do you say to XM TV?

Hey you... Snowboarder! Heli-Skiier! Risk Taker! Try this one on for size.
I've always been a big supporter of taking risks and being an adventurer. However, I don't think the rest of society should have to cover the cost to recover those people who go missing as a result of an avalanche or landslide. Let's compremise. If you decide to go snowboarding or skiing in an area that is very remote or unoccupied by nearby civilization (or even defy the rules), then here's the deal. You should be required to have a safety kit and GPS on you before you take off. In the event (God forbid) something happens to you, we are not only able to find you alot easier, we know your chances of survival will be greater. So when the rescue crew goes out to find you and you have these items on you or in your possession, instead of you being charged full pop for the cost, you'll only pay half the cost of recovery. And yes... no longer will this be free. You will get a bill. Think of it like calling 911 for an Ambulance... Will that be cash or credit?

Send us your MIB Ideas or Solution to mibideas@gmail.com
LG

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE IDEA!

To Make It Better... we need to share our ideas with the world.

* As community leaders struggle to balance budgets without raising taxes, it's becoming more and more difficult to meet the demands of residents in providing core and general community services. What if we took a strategic look at selling the naming rights to various services, properties, parks and/or equipment, etc to those individuals or companies who want to help their community or want to leave a legacy by supporting the growth of their own communities?

* When you buy a cable tv package, why don't companies automatically remove the channels you don't get with your package to save time when surfing to find something to watch? Can you say customer service? Then... to showcase or promote other specials, cable companies could offer "freebee weekends" featuring select channels or special offerings.

Send us your MIB Idea to mibideas@gmail.com

The MIB Cause takes flight

Imagine... What if we had an opportunity to make the world and everything in it better? This would be real power back to the people. If you've been curious abot what "Make It Better" was to be all about, the wait is over.

In the days, weeks and years to come, "Make It Better" aka MIB, will be your Centre of Influence for making everything in life better as we know it. Make It Better, YES?

Email us your MIB Idea to mibideas@gmail.com. Be sure to watch for our NEW MIB Ideas coming soon.

LG