Not much to say, but gimmie, gimmie, gimmie…. Apparently it’s supposed to be unveiled at the 2009 BaselWorld conference.
If anyone is going please pick me up one, and I will have an IOU waiting

Thanks to BornRich for the inspiring photo

For starters, wake up to this view every morning. When gazing at a photo with this much beauty you have to ponder what does the person who lives here feel like when they open their eyes every morning. I guess it all depends, if they are alone and have know friends or loved ones to share it with it could seem pretty empty, leaving the beauty unappreciated. But for a person like myself who enjoys sunshine, lush landscapes and natural light, I would feel like a million bucks. Rich and lonely will never be an issue for me as the gold and treasure in my life are my friends and family. All the luxuries and things are just extra. Don’t get me wrong, I have everything when it comes to people, but I would like to get my hands on a few items and experiences I have been dreaming about too.

“Waking up to a million dollar view can make you feel like a million bucks, but so can your mind with some creative thinking and a thankful attitude about your life” - emdoozie

How do you feel about success vs. realtionships? Do you think success causes relationships to fall apart? I’m not sure, but I think it has something to do with your motives and values…

I focus on thinking about how I want my life to be while I’m enjoying living the life I was given, and taking action to make the life I want my reality. - emdoozie

Man vs Food on Travel Channel makes me hungry every time I watch it. In college I used to survive by eating Top Ramen while watching Food Network. Mind over matter right, even when it’s salty boiled noodles cooked in a microwave. I want to know why I can’t get a job going to the best pig out spots in America and eating myself into oblivion. I would even settle for being the side kick, though I have been on the down tick trying to lose the football weight (ex-defensive lineman) I worked my whole life to gain. We don’t get to eat in heaven, at least I don’t think so. We better enjoy it while we are on this Earth. Is there food in heaven?

“A diet is a selection of food that makes other people lose weight” - unknown

“Everything is horrible and it’s going to get worse! What am I going to do, who has time to think about dreams when I am worrying about losing my job. Our economy is so bad right now all I can think about is survival. Companies are getting bailed out while I am left here to suffer. I shouldn’t buy that Gucci bag because people are jobless right now. No I won’t buy that Porsche or that Omega watch because it would be in bad taste. I am going to live a sub par life so I don’t feel so bad about everyone else in this economy who’s suffering…”

Can we please get a little breather from the negativity? Seriously, sometimes I try and watch the news simply for the weather and end up depressed and down by the time the meteorologists comes on. Yeah we know, stocks are down, people are losing jobs, companies are going under, money managers have stolen billions, etc. etc. etc. On top of all that you get report after report about how people who are actually doing well in this climate are cutting back on luxuries because they feel bad about the economy and everyone hurting. Why? Don’t feel bad about me I need the motivation and the image of people doing well to give me hope.

I disagree with this ideology. If you happen to be doing well  during this economy please enjoy your life. If you see your dream car and can afford it buy it. If you see some designer items that will give you the warm and fuzzies buy them. Need a vacation, take it. Yes there are people out there who have lost their jobs  (I was one of them) and are hurting currently, but at least give the rest of us Read More

I had know idea the site was over written until my friend IM’ed me saying, “what happened to doozieUp??” Needless to say I made a big mistake and did something stupid in my hosting account that took my site down. Luckily it didn’t cost me the 8 months of content I worked so hard to put up here since June 13th 2008.

I’m sure this little misfortune happened for a reason. “Use it or lose it”, or “you don’t know what you have built until it vanishes”. My 8 month blogging life span flashed before my eyes and all I could think about was “how can I start over?” I hope that many of you didn’t think I gave up on doozieUp, or left town. I am still here and I’m not going anywhere, for that matter I think it’s time I re-devoted myself to keeping fresh content going for myself and my readers.

Maybe it was my inner self trying to send me a message…

“After all these years, I am still involved in the process of self-discovery. It’s better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe. Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.” - Sophia Loren

“Consider every mistake you do make as an asset.” - Paul J. Meyer

“The difference between greatness and mediocrity is often how an individual views a mistake…” - Nelson Boswell

Thanks GIBBY!

Like me many people who have so-called “made it” I simply went to college, picked the best major to guarantee a decent life, because that was the typical thing to do. We graduated, got that “good job”, and proceeded to live life going to work and waiting for the weekend. The terms “TGIF” and “HUMP DAY” had to be created by people who simply worked to pay the bills.

Now that we are in this terrible economy and people are getting laid off left and right ( I was one of them), do you think it’s a good time to do some soul searching? I mean people are getting laid off from jobs they never liked in the first place, because they were simply trading time for money. In life no matter who you are or where you’re from “TIME” is our most precious asset and we willfully give it away for a wage that society and our employers have deemed reasonable.

But what about those other people…? Those who may have went to college or skipped it all together that were brave enough to follow there dreams from the beginning. Read More

So after about three weeks of feeling like I was in “time-out” I got the call I had been waiting for. “Hey they want to make you an offer!”

I was in the gym at the time getting a good workout in to take my mind of the stress of knowing my money was about to run out. No solid jobs where in the horizon when I got that call. It was good news indeed. I told my recruiter what I wanted salary wise and they almost but matched it in less than 10 minutes. A miracle I must say. Must of my friends who had been laid off lately took at least 4 to 5 months to find a decent job. Me on the other hand, I found the one I would have picked out of a line up when it comes to culture, atmosphere, and salary. I truly believe that prayer changes things as well as positive thinking. I am thankful for my new job as I know there are so many others out there still searching. All I can say is, pray, believe, claim, and receive. It will happen on God’s terms and he will not put more on you than you can handle.

“When ever you feel like you can’t take it anymore and are ready to give up, STOP! Your breakthrough is just around the bend, if you will just hold on…”

So in my previous post (yes it’s been a while) I was talking about how I gave a FaceBook friend some advice on how to deal when things go wrong. Funny thing is three days after writing it I got laid off from my job! Yeah it sucked and was something like an outer body experience. Your boss comes in and says, “Hey Mike can I talk to you in my office real quick…?”. Now I am sitting here knowing full well that under any other circumstance he would have just talked to me right at my desk as we had a pretty laid back work place (one of the best I have ever been apart of). I knew then it was about to go down. I sat down and he began to speak, then I a began to hear absolutely nothing. I saw his lips move but the only thing functioning was my internal thought process trying to compute, how is this bill going to get paid, how am I going to do that, how long will it take me to find another job, etc.

When I got in my car to drive home there was no emotion, just that weird feeling that, “dude you don’t have a job, there are a lot of things you need to pay for, and your dream of owning your own business is not quite in full swing yet…” So here I am a statistic in this ball of toxic soup we call our economy. The first couple of days all I could think about is Read More

A friend on FaceBook posted the following status, “can’t take another thing going wrong. I’m done !”

I gave her some words of encouragement,  so I figured why not post it because I’m sure many others are feeling the same frustration. I have felt the same way plenty of times. My response:

“Don’t worry we are all getting plenty “going wrong” right now. The good thing is it helps us appreciate when things start going right. Don’t give up before it starts going right, because eventually it will. Law of averages + divine intervention = WIN” - Michael Anderson

Wow, I have not wrote anything on doozieUp since Dec. 25th of 2008! That’s bad I know, I need to post waaay more often then that, but during Christmas I kinda traveled for a week without a consistent connection to the web, so there is my excuse. I am sitting here thinking about how 2009 is going to be and I’m hoping it’s going to be good.

As an inspired person who is constantly trying to find my passion and the source of the great wealth I want to bring into my life, I am always sitting around thinking and contemplating what I want to do, when I am going to do it, and how it’s going to help me achieve all my dreams and goals. I got to do plenty of that over the Christmas break and the more I do, the  less I tend to write, because I am too busy thinking. As I continue on this journey to find my path to success I am finding that Read More

Merry Christmas from Santa and his new Christmas Present to himself. There is no better way to say Merry Christmas from doozieUp then to present this funny illustration featured on AutoBlog with Santa sporting a pimp new Bentley GTC Sleigh. Can we say zero to Christmas .0001 seconds…

Merry Christmas from doozieUp!

When looking for that cool factor to complete your dream home as well as satisfying your fantasy of being Bruce Wayne, our next item on doozieUp’s Top 10 Christmas Wishes is…

#6 Wine Cellar Vault

When starting your Fine Wine collection why not add a cool factor to having a cellar. This vault is digitally temperature controlled and houses 1,500 bottles of wine or champagne, which can be monitored via the inventory system. Half the battle will be getting this thing stocked, but then that leaves the fun of knowing you can throw yourself a party any day of the week knowing you’ll never run out. Unless you invite me and my friends over.

Time to let the fun adventurous side out! There was another item in the #7 spot until a recent show I saw on Speed Network that exposed me to a new toy I need in my life. Maybe a substitute for a motorcycle and a race car simultaneously, today’s pick on doozieUp’s Top 10 Christmas Wishes is…

#7 The Ariel Atom 3

For those of you who crave the extreme speed of a sport bike but can’t convince the wife or who ever to let you get one, this may be a little safer option (notice I said a little…). You get the extreme speed of a sport bike with a zero to 60 under 3 seconds as well as the added fun of open air driving. It’s almost like a Go-Kart but street legal. You could out accelerate a Porsche 911, Lamborghini Murcielago, and Ferrari 599. I want’s me one, but I guess I will have to wait until I have an extra 65 grand laying around. Yep I got the custom colors all worked out…

Check out the Videos to see the Atom in action!

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