Start something, there will be something

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Funny enough I got this thought from my pastors sermon on Sabbath. But we all know this is usually meant in the negative - Don't start something and there will be nothing!

I was listening out for the great things the Grand Bahama Port Authority and the Government of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas have for this island and it seems the great plans are a little ways off.

On Friday as I was praising persons for their ideas that are starting things, I saw in The Freeport News that the East End Project is still coming.... but no dates were given.

This project should be a lot of employment and more developments because now we will need more apartments out east for those who will move closer to work. The residual money earners are what I am looking at.

Even with the big companies we presently have there are opportunities if we have the know how, to make a small thing better that can make us the world.

Just this week I was listening to "Think and Grow Rich" and heard the story of Edwin C Barnes who put into his head the idea of becoming partners with Thomas Edison, and still held these thoughts when he was hired by Mr. Edison but made his move to become the salesman for the Edison Dictating Machine which got him his desire to work with Edison, no for Edison and also earned him riches.

More recently there was the story of a small company noticing a small part needed to make the cell phone more accessible as "pre paid" devices. They were building on something already there and made millions.

How can you make something easier for consumers/developers/businesses?

These thoughts bring ideas that bring the desired fame and fortune.

But at the base of it all are the words from Zig Zigler, "you can get what you want, as long as you help others get what they want."

The advice today for persons looking at ways to change Grand Bahama is really to start something, even if it is long a small part to help an already established business and see how far it goes.

We all just need to start something, so that there will be magic in the city and we all will benefit. But you have to want it, instead of sitting in the doom and gloom corner thinking it can never happy.

Go forth, and start something.

Don't forget the Grand Bahama Regatta this weekend at Taino Beach

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