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How do you see yourself making a difference in the World?

With so many people in the World it is hard for one person to make a difference? Is it enough to raise children, live a good life and fight the good fight or do people want to leave something that strangers will remember them by?

What's your dream?

Microfinancing. I think it's the most fantastic idea EVER and I am hooked.

My dream is to realise my daily goal, to leave anything that crosses my path a little better than when I found it. It's very simple and for the most part very easy. If I can leave the earth a little better then when I arrived I've lived a good life.

Zhou_Enlai wrote:Microfinancing - is it your personal goal to be involved in it? Otherwise, it sounds like you want to be a good man which is admirable. I think I would like to be a good Irish man specifically. I like this country.

I am involved in it. I've funded a few projects all by my self but I've mostly contributed to bigger ones (I like big goals and I live big acchievements even more) and they've all worked out swimmingly. I'd like to keep in contact with the people on the other end a bit more but then I do need sleep.

But promoting it is all good too. http://www.kiva.org

cookiemonster wrote:
But promoting it is all good too. http://www.kiva.org

Have you done a bit of research on that site? Are you guaranteed they are genuine projects? If so, it is a great resource. you can't beat a dream that is based in reality.

It would be great to be able to come up with another world changing idea like micro-financing or the footprint forests. I think that would be a dream of mine - coming up with a great idea and then being able to implement it.

Zhou_Enlai wrote:

cookiemonster wrote:
But promoting it is all good too. http://www.kiva.org

Have you done a bit of research on that site? Are you guaranteed they are genuine projects? If so, it is a great resource. you can't beat a dream that is based in reality.

It would be great to be able to come up with another world changing idea like micro-financing or the footprint forests. I think that would be a dream of mine - coming up with a great idea and then being able to implement it.

I have indeed, they are a rock solid organisation. They've facilitated over 20 million dollars in microfinance loans already. And their rate of payback is shockingly high. I've never been left short.

My dream?

An enormous carved stone figure in my likeness deep in Southern Tunisia on the edge of the Sahara at the entrance to a gigantic bespoke city designed by me and built by my minions. And on the pedestal these words carved:

"My name is WorldbyStorm, primary comrade amongst comrades:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

Great, isn't it? Last for ever...

WorldbyStorm wrote:My dream?

An enormous carved stone figure in my likeness deep in Southern Tunisia on the edge of the Sahara at the entrance to a gigantic bespoke city designed by me and built by my minions. And on the pedestal these words carved:

"My name is WorldbyStorm, primary comrade amongst comrades:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

Great, isn't it? Last for ever...

And the yield on that property investment would be phenomenal! Self-liquidating inside 5 years I'd imagine. A real winner, WorldByStorm!

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

WorldbyStorm wrote:My dream?

An enormous carved stone figure in my likeness deep in Southern Tunisia on the edge of the Sahara at the entrance to a gigantic bespoke city designed by me and built by my minions. And on the pedestal these words carved:

"My name is WorldbyStorm, primary comrade amongst comrades:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

Great, isn't it? Last for ever...

And the yield on that property investment would be phenomenal! Self-liquidating inside 5 years I'd imagine. A real winner, WorldByStorm!

You bet! I'm drawing up the plans as we write... You should see the artificial sea I've designed to the east. Some fine properties overlooking it...

WorldbyStorm wrote:

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

WorldbyStorm wrote:My dream?

An enormous carved stone figure in my likeness deep in Southern Tunisia on the edge of the Sahara at the entrance to a gigantic bespoke city designed by me and built by my minions. And on the pedestal these words carved:

"My name is WorldbyStorm, primary comrade amongst comrades:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

Great, isn't it? Last for ever...

And the yield on that property investment would be phenomenal! Self-liquidating inside 5 years I'd imagine. A real winner, WorldByStorm!

You bet! I'm drawing up the plans as we write... You should see the artificial sea I've designed to the east. Some fine properties overlooking it...

What's it to be? Are you going to sell them for the big capital injection now, or are you going for the long-haul by renting them out?

What about the commercial element? You could incorporate an FEZ into your new metropolis which is a tax haven. It'd have MNCs pouring into it in a shot! Vive la capitalisme!

The girlfriend's dad fulfilled his dream today...

He brought home one of these There was me thinking to myself, you have depreciated that by a few grand already . You'd know I came from an accounting family...

On no grounds could I justify getting one of those kinds of cars - none whatsoever, personally. If I won one I'd sell it and spend 7K on a clapped out diesel and have it converted to burn vegetables. The rest of the money would contribute to buying a boat...

johnfás wrote:The girlfriend's dad fulfilled his dream today...

He brought home one of these There was me thinking to myself, you have depreciated that by a few grand already . You'd know I came from an accounting family...

There must be some money in hairdressing these days.

Sailing is tremendous fun Auditor! Aside from wasting their money on plush cars, sailing is the other hobby of their family... Clearly they have alot more dosh than we . Ah well, keeps me in the relationship


I find it hard to spend alot of money on something that won't appreciate in value. But then again I'd take more enjoyment from that value of books than I would of car so I guess it depends on what you're into!

johnfás wrote:Sailing is tremendous fun Auditor! Aside from wasting their money on plush cars, sailing is the other hobby of their family... Clearly they have alot more dosh than we . Ah well, keeps me in the relationship


I find it hard to spend alot of money on something that won't appreciate in value. But then again I'd take more enjoyment from that value of books than I would of car so I guess it depends on what you're into!

Enjoyment and satisfaction is it's own reward. A car like that is bought as a personal investment, not a capital one.

The answer is to buy a your beautiful convertible when it two - years old and has taken its worst depreciation hit, and convert it to run on a wind-rechargeable battery.

To get through the day without a drink.

I'd love to spend more time in Africa, that's my current dream for the day. Now, enough procrastinating, time to put the foot on the pedal and study for last exam.