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Bertrand Piccard First to Fly Around the World in Solar Plane

Bertrand Piccard is a French explorer and environmentalist who will become the first person to fly around the world in a solar powered aircraft called the Solar Impulse. There are more than twelve thousand solar powered cells that supply energy to the planes four electric motors. During the day the solar powered cells will recharge the batteries allowing the plane to fly at night at a lower altitude. Piccard has built a career around proving to people that the impossible is possible. Piccard believes that his explorations, ballooning and aircraft, are a metaphor for life and that the only way to success is not to listen to others when you believe in your dream.

 

16 Ways Con Artist Target Travelers

This is one of the best articles I have found on teaching people what to look out for when traveling. Travel can be stressful enough without having to worry about con artist but in many parts of the world today this is a problem. Take time to read this article and familiarize yourself with how con artists work and be safe.

http://tinyurl.com/yh923ls

Pen Hadow Adventurer and Explorer

Pen Hadow has successfully trekked both poles and the first to trek from Canada to the South Pole. Pen spent over 73 days living in the extreme weather conditions of the Arctic with temperatures dipping as low as -104 F below zero. Pen and his team trekked more than 269 miles in the Arctic on expedition to monitor the effects of climate change on sea ice.  

Charles Fleisher Comedian and Philosopher

Charles Fleisher the comedian gave a lecture for Ted that was intelligent, engaging and entertaining. Charles takes his audience through the world of geometry, numbers, art and a theory about Moleeds. One of the best Ted speeches I've seen in a while.

Top 10 New Years Resolutions Polled

I saw this article about which New Year's  Resolutions were the most popular for 2010 and interestingly enough money was not in the list. What was on the list is enjoy life more. The joy of life doesn't exist for so many Americans. They work and then sit on the couch year after year and wonder why their life is so empty. Most Americans live for the weekends so they can finally get to do what they enjoy most but unfortunately by the time the weekend rolls around home maintenance, family obligations and exhaustion have robbed them of their joy and then the cycle repeats.

In the book by Elizabeth Gilbert, "Eat Love Pray," Elizabeth was willing to explore the possibility that finding your joy of living involves going outside of your comfort zone. She packed her bags and went to Italy and ate her way back to joy. I wouldn't recommend eating your way across Europe, otherwise getting fit and loosing weight will be on your list for next years resolutions.

Finding your joy or zest for life can be complicated by depression, lack of energy and direction. When our minds are exhausted, we can't think clearly and ultimately we are unable to appreciate what we do have. How do we begin to experience more joy-- by making more time for new experience. Schedule activities that feature "me'isms". Me'isms are activities that involve bringing more joyous, adventurous, outrageous, mind-blowing activities into our lives. These activities have to transport us beyond are definitions of who we are and who our friends believe we are. Along the way you may learn something new which featured on the list as well. Break the rules society, family and friends have made for you and free yourself and your mind from the bondage of complacency. We weren't meant to be compliant, settled, and docile. The meek will inherent the earth not the sheep so stop acting like livestock. Stop milling about in the pastures of life content to graze in some else's pastures because Despite popular dogmaand new agey thinking all we have is today so don't waste another moment of the most precious commodity of all--Time! 

Picture courtesy of IV.

Here is the link to the article:

 http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/holidays/tp/resolutions.htm

This article is written by Angelia Miller founder of Diva Maverick Mavens and Adrenaline Living Talk Show. Diva Maverick Mavens are a new breed of feisty non-conformist, adventure seeking, adrenaline- high entrepreneurs.