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Today, while listening to the Dave Ramsey show (2 hour podcast, 3 seg), Dave shared a very inspiring nugget called the “American Creed” that he remembered before dawn as he woke up a bit frustrated with the world.  Here it is as I’ve copied it from Dave Ramsey’s website,

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Click to listen to Dave Ramsey speaking and reading \”The American Creed\” by Dean Alfange

I Do Not Choose to Be a Common Man

The Honorable Dean Alfange was an American statesman born December 2, 1899, in Constantinople (now Istanbul). He was raised in upstate New York. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I and attended Hamilton College, graduating in the class of 1922.

It is my right to be uncommon—if I can.

I seek opportunity—not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me.

I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed.

I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia.

I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat.

It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say, “This I have done.”

By Dean Alfange

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*Originally published in This Week Magazine.
Later printed in The Reader’s Digest, October 1952 and January 1954.

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As a entrepreneur that knows the hardships of breaking away from the herd, I found this extremely inspiring Read More…

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I’m a video guy, yes I admit it.  And video is finding it’s way to be permanently attached to each and every one of us.  SmartAlec Adventures is on its way to being the leading ‘local yocal’ guide in the Black Hills and we love cutting edge ideas that help get the word out.  What word exactly?  Well, that is the question isn’t it?  For all the SmartAlecs out there, we have long list of words that we’ll be sharing over time but sharing just got easier.

This October, Qik lets you use your cell phone to stream LIVE video onto the web.  Imagine being at a concert or convention and sending the signal ‘live’ to the entire world.  It’s true and it’s at qik.com, a social video website.

I’m excited about this techonology because I would love to show people what it’s like, live, to be hanging on the side of a rock near Sylvan Lake or maybe getting the VIP tour at Bear Country in the winter when they are closed and the resident bald eagles are back for the winter.  If my phone has Qik and a built in GPS, I might can even send a video PLUS my exact location from where the video is coming from!

Do a litte googling out there for information on Qik to see if your phone can use the application.  I found a interesting blog and found them on Twitter, Facebook and I’m sure there in other places too.  Check this out  to learn how it works on an iphone.

Technology is awesome, especially to share things!
Have fun out there!

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