Monday, February 25, 2008

Dont Underestimate Paintball Girls

If you think paintball is a game only for the guys, then you are in for a surprise. Many girls also enjoy the game and are starting to make their presence known in the world of paintball. There is always an all female team in every major tournament for paintball and many females turn out to participate. And some of them are exceptional players. Just because the players are girls, dont let it fool you into thinking they are not formidable.

Actually, some say that paintball girls are better suited for the game and have an advantage over males on the field. For one reason, females are usually smaller and are therefore harder to hit and it is easier for them to hide. Also paintball girls tend to be more patient than their male counterparts and will therefore have no problems out waiting an opponent until he outs himself. Some have noted that paintball girls tend to bond quicker and better than the males and therefore work together better as a team.

Paintball girls dont like to be restricted to playing amongst all girls however, but are eager to compete against the men on the paintball field. Most of the paintball tournaments have at least a few girls competing against men.

The all girl paintball teams have taken down many all male paintball teams. Not only do these paintball girls have to be tough and strong to go up against the men, but they have also had to overcome a lot of obstacles to be able to compete in tournaments. Paintball girls may look meek and somewhat fragile, but in this case, appearances are quite misleading. They can use this to their advantage too as men tend to underestimate the ability of female players of paintball. Most paintball girls are extremely serious about the sport and they are very good at it.

Women are no different from men in the beginning because everyone hesitates to suffer the pain of being shot. And getting hit by a paintball can be extremely painful. But once the game gets underway and the adrenaline kicks in, some paintball girls get hooked; and who could blame them? Paintball is an exciting game that is quite competitive but is also fun to play.

So if you thought paintball was just a guys game, you can see that isnt the case. Women are quickly joining the ranks of exceptional paintball players and many have become aficionados of the game. The next time you are on the paintball field, watch out for those paintball girls, they make for formidable opponents.

Anne Morris is an established freelance writer. You can find more of her writing at http://www.zone-paintball.com and http://www.soccer-kick.com.

Former Boring Professional RevealsHow Almost Any Attorney or Accountant Can Start Having Fun While Making More Money!

Jack McDonough is bringing a rather refreshing spin to two of the most traditionally staid professions law and accounting.

Although Jack understands the need for core technical competency in both fields, he has never understood why they have to be so BORING. And for the life of him, Jack cant get why those who practice in these fields seem to become as equally boring as the mundane tasks they perform.

Jack knows that the words law and accounting alone can conjure up all types of fear for those people who are forced to deal with such professionals. And the truth is that these legal and accounting professionals are nothing but paid messengers for situations that have just cost clients their money, their sleep, and/or their time.

Given that, why not choose to make the process as fun as possible - and lucrative as all get out?
(Do you need a minute to think about that?)

Even thought it seems simple enough, the real problem is that these professions are way over-professionalized (especially law). There are just too many professionals chasing too few clients (and their dollars). Makes trying to have fun as a professional way too difficult, because every professional is constantly trying to lure away other professionals clients.

Unfortunately, Jack was not immune to being professionally boring eitheras he searched for new clients just like everybody else. For those of you who know Jack, being boring is not his strong suit. He can fake it (if he has to) for awhile. But in reality, he is the kind of guy who makes you laugh at funeralsmostly because youre not suppose to. He will pipe up at important meetings about stuff that most people would never discuss and later have people thank him for saying what everybody was thinkingbut no one would say.

Why is he like that? Who knowsbut he is.

For those professionals in the legal and accounting professions who have been lucky enough to come in contact with Jacktheyve been rewarded with straight-up advice - that when applied - allowed them to have fun everyday as a professional, make more money than they every imagined, work less hours, and most importantly, live the life they used to only dream about. It most cases the lives they now live are filled with time - to spend with kids, spouses, family and friends.

Jack enjoys telling professionals about how great life can be as a professionalthat is, if they could only do it their way - instead of how everybody else in the profession thinks it should be done. Unfortunately, most accountants and attorneys still sell their time by the hour and end up selling the best part of their own lives for a relatively low hourly wage. If you really only want to get paid by the hourthen get a real job. Its easier, less stressful and youll make more money.

Jack knows that if you want to have fun as a professional while making as much money as you want and have lots of time offthen you cant be like all the other professionals doing the same old stuff, like youre doing right now.

Why?

It doesnt work. You dont have to believe Jacklook around at your peers. Check out how much time they take off. How is their health? Are their relationships solid? Do they have income? Have they fully funded their retirement or are they waiting for the big case or the big year to take care of that? How many weeks a year are they really on vacation? Do they have time for a hobby?

Jack spent years fighting it out in the trenches, too. By working a ton and growing his own accounting firm, and he did relatively well at it. He made good money. BUT, he left for work in the dark and came home in the dark. He worked most weekends and always brought more work home. His ultimate reward for all this work was getting divorced after 17 years of marriage.

What Jack learned from all of that was thisIf you want to successful as a professional, you need to create a practice which is both fun and lucrative. If youre missing either of these key ingredients to professional successthen youll be missing out on life. Dont do it!

Jack maintains his CPA certificate in the state of Colorado as he continues to help thousands of professionals each year in both the legal and accounting fields to break out of the boring mode that most professionals become trapped in. And he shows them how to have fun, while making as much money as they want and - most importantly - how to create the time to enjoy their life with their family and loved ones.

Jack has created a variety of programs, systems, tools and models to support the thousands of attorneys and accountants who have been fortunate enough to figure out that they want different. And with Jacks help, they are creating the professional life that most professionals only dream about.

Jack McDonough is a speaker, coach, author and consultant to attorneys and CPAs, who desire to make more money while working less hours. For more information visit http://www.WealthyProfessionals.com.