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By: What’s Your HELL YEA!? | Alex Shalman.com

What’s Your HELL YEA!? | Alex Shalman.com — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:46:00 +0000

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By: Alex Shalman

Alex Shalman — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:31:21 +0000

There are different variations about who really did the burning of the ships. Different people say different things, I say it’s Caesar. Regardless, me knowing this story, and letting it drive me to push on is all that really matters- Hope it does the same for you.

@Daniel – I want it all. I want to be an artist, practicing his craft of inside the mouth, a healer, who nurtures patients, a businessman, who expands and brings more opportunities to the land, a leader, who transforms the communities around him, a teacher, who trains people of the newest advances, and much much more. It can all fit the job description if you have the vision and desire.

By: Jon Degani

Jon Degani — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:26:33 +0000

I don’t know any story of Julius Caesar or Alexander burning the ships. I think you’re referring to Cortes, when he conquered the Aztecs in what is now Mexico.

By: Jason Monastra

Jason Monastra — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:29:07 +0000

That should be really inspiring for some of the people that wait and wait, never to fulfill what they want since they are constantly fearful of what might happen. The cutting off from being able to move back really brings people to the crest of facing more than just their dreams, but more importantly their fears as they look at themselves.

Most people are self defeated, well before they even pick up a pen, go into a sales call, or move on a playing field. I think if more people went into the role knowing there was no backing up, no retreat, and the only thing behind them was nothing – moving forward would be less intimidating.

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By: Vikram

Vikram — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:57:12 +0000

Hi Alex
Though your blogs have been funny in the past, this one was lame.
Anyways congrats on getting through a dental school, and just one small piece of information before Caesar it was Alexander who burnt his ships when he crossed into Asia Minor on route to Babylon

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:24:01 +0000

Re: “I personally have a dream of becoming a dentist and owning a chain of offices here in New Jersey. I have “failed” to get into dental school a couple of times now, and I am currently…”

Alex, it sounds like you want two things there. Do you want to be a dentist and clean peoples’ mouths? Or do you want to be a businessman and run a chain of offices in NJ?