HOW MUCH IS YOUR TIME WORTH?

Time is a funny thing in today’s society. It’s running away on some of us and most seem to really want to keep track of it. It 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 had an alternate path yet chose the one I am on. This is very reactive and not proactive as I am sure Steve would agree. I do project myself through time as well though and try to imagine the time lines 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 savoured along the road. I tend to feel there needs to be a road map and a plan though or you’re really not going 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 someone else’s life goals. Although time is important it’s all boiling 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 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 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 stock 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.

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 Market data Enterprises, Inc., the U.S. weight loss market alone is estimated at $60.9 billion per year. 

Miraculins Inc 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 visit www.miraculins.com. 

 Medallion Resources is rethinking rare earths. Headed by Dr Bill Bird and supported by an experienced technical team, the Company believes it is well positioned to identify and exploit the world's most promising rare-earth opportunities. Medallion's strategy is to target large deposits amenable to straightforward low-cost mining and metallurgical processes that lead to near-term rare-earth production and long-term supply. Rare earths are used in critical components for virtually all computing and mobile electronic products, as well as wind turbines, electric and hybrid vehicles and strategic defense systems. Medallion is committed to following best practices and accepted international standards in all aspects of mining, mineral processing and the safe management of waste materials. More about Medallion (TSX VENTURE:MDL)(OTCQX:MLLOF)(FRANKFURT:MRD) can be found at www.medallionresources.com.