Time

Time is a funny thing in today’s society. It’s running too fast for some of us and most seem to really want to keep track of it. It's also something that does not stand still so all natural events surrounding it cannot be controlled, so deal with it.

I recently watched some old clips of Steve Jobs in the early days and how he liked to look in the mirror and ponder what he would do with his day if he knew this was his last day. It’s an interesting concept to think that if we truly wanted to make a difference in our lives and the lives of others then how would we spend our time?

I tend to hold on to fragments of time and save them for review. I go over and over past events of time to see where I may have taken an alternate path yet chose the one I am on. This is very reactive and not a proactive way to look at things as I am sure Steve would agree. I do project myself through time as well though and try to imagine the timelines of my life plan and how I am hitting my own milestones I set for myself. I have often heard people say life is not a destination but a journey that should be savored along the road. I tend to feel there needs to be a road map in place and a plan or you’re really not going to go anywhere.

I plan my day to day activities around things that support my goals. I know I am not out to change the world but I do try to help those around me and even enhance someones life goals. Although time is important it all boils down to the choices we make within the time we have been given. Make the correct choices and you will find the rest falls into place.

Throughout my time investing in the markets I have tried to select the right companies with the right product at the right time. The companies that are in the shadows with a new idea or ones that have a great product but they are just getting set to launch. Innovation can be a monster in the markets. How many people watched Steve Jobs with his product in the early days and thought "that could really be worth something one day." But so many just watched and did not invest in Apple until it was the premier blue chip stock to invest in.  That was a costly mistake and by learning from these events in history we can start to identify the next premier blue chip stocks before others have noticed it is becoming main stream.

I love gold stocks but that’s not what’s going to shape the world as we know it. Apple changed the world and how it viewed the use of computers and communications in general.  To be thinking outside the box and projecting ourselves to the future we need to be back at those trade shows for those first generations of Apple computers. What sparked everyone to decide this would be the cornerstone?

I like to think I am ahead of the herd and ahead of where investors want to go before they even know it themselves. I want to mention three innovative companies that are on the leading edge of something that will change the industry they are in IMHO.

Miraculins is a medical diagnostic company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing non-invasive tests for unmet clinical needs. A significant number of promising diagnostic opportunities remain un-commercialized because of the sizable gap between the discovery stage, when research institutions are typically involved, and the commercialization stage, when the larger commercial enterprises become interested. Miraculins has direct experience in bridging this gap. The Company's PreVu technology is a revolutionary new coronary artery disease risk assessment technology that measures cholesterol levels in a patient's skin non-invasively, painlessly and without the need for fasting. Miraculins is also advancing a suite of biomarkers to aid in the early detection of the devastating disease of pregnancy known as preeclampsia. The Company's preeclampsia program is partnered with Alere, Inc. (formerly known as Inverness Medical Innovations), one of the world's largest diagnostic companies.

For more information on Miraculins please visit www.miraculins.com. 

Asantae Holdings International Inc. (www.asantae.com) is a producer and marketer of innovative nutritional products through a network of independent distributors (Asantae Independent Affiliates).  Asantae's flagship product RealW8™ addresses the primary threat to public health in the industrialized world; overweight and obesity.  Asantae's approach to this threat is based on a body of research related to the brain chemistry of addiction, chronic low-grade inflammation and oxidative stresses which, according to scientific and medical research, are the underlying conditions for most modern epidemic diseases (obesity, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, some cancers, etc.). According to Marketdata Enterprises, Inc., the U.S. weight loss market alone is estimated at $60.9 billion per year. 

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