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T HE WINNERS E DGE 15 minutes of fame. Many people believe this as the only way to measure success and being a winner, but it’s not.
Being an optimist, I don’t worry about the past; it’s the now and the future that is all we have. Hip hop mogul, Nellie has a song about being number one. It says that two is just a number and three nobody remembers. The Olympics is seen portrayed as an excellent representation of being a winner. We see the tangible of the athlete standing on the podium representing country, the medals and the
True winners posses attribute that are not noticed initially. For quite sometime, I have been receiving the email about the old woman in the purple hat. I’ve even seen the purple hat story expanded in the short story series by Ellen Burstyn and CCH Pounder. For those who have not gotten such a positive email, the following is a summation. It chronicles her life in decades. As a teenager, she was concerned about her looks; as a woman in twenties, she was
concerned about being worthy enough to be approved by her peers, husband ect… Now in her 70’s, she looks in the mirror, smile, puts on the purple hat, goes out to meet the world head on in confidence knowing that people will never stop her. Although we all have it, many of us do not know it: we are all winners. The intangible winner’s edge is measured by how well you do compare to what you could have done, which is to quit. Persistence is the edge that true winners’ posses. The edge for such winners is giving it your best shot, personal achievement and having the right attitude regardless of the outcome.
T RIVIA Questions: Who developed the ortanique ? Answer: Have you ever tasted an ortanique? This citrus fruit, which is a cross between a tangerine and an orange,
was originally developed in the hills of Mandeville, Jamaica by David Daniel Phillips, JP, in the late 19th century. Originally called tangelo but this name was later changed to ortanique, which is the name it is known by today.
The Winners Edge page 1
Trivia page 1
5 Things to do in Jamaica page 2
DANGER IN DAEGU page 2
Thank You Letter page 3
Sponsors page 4