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Widow Maker Heart Attack Rule

Jul 29

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The American Heart Association has a statistic that states only 10% of those suffering a widow maker heart attack survive the heart attack. I guess with that statistic in mind I have come to the realization that fighting for something important is now a obligation rather than an option. I can’t help but feel that all widow maker heart attack survivors should find their passion and do everything in their power to make the vision happen.

In recent weeks and months we have lost some very special people to the widow maker heart attack that held influential position in the USA. I am saddened every time I hear the words widow maker heart attack when it is disclosed the cause of death. I for one have a great deal to accomplish in life and I would implore all widow maker heart attack survivors to make their lasting impact.

Patrick Fox

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Attention: President Obama

Jul 16

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In the past you have done what it takes to meet at times of crisis and found away to convince those involved to take a fresh look at their differences. Yes I am speaking about the historic Beer Summit. While the media may have panned that approach to diplomacy it was creative and effective to say the least.

The time has come for yet another creative and effective approach to consumer confidence. It is my opinion that consumer confidence will improve when high school aged children/students begin to find a compelling and rewarding vision of what could and should exist in their future. While I have to admit that I have a predisposed taste for Coors Lite, I would propose instead that you and I have a “Lets Play Catch Summit”.

I would suggest that it is time to create “now” a level of confidence for our young people forward. While it may be a goal to have all high school graduates to pursue a four year education, the reality is something quite different.  I would propose that our “Catch Summit” focus on igniting a grass roots effort at exciting young high school aged children.  I would propose a conference on how this could and should be done. Lets not focus on the “why not” or “no way” attitude but rather “how fast”.

I look forward to hearing from you President Obama. I will bring the ball for the summit as we discuss the solutions to the lack of USA confidence among our young Americans.

Regards,

Patrick J. Fox

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George Steinbrenner rest in peace

Jul 13

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Love George Steinbrenner or hate him, history will show that what he has done for MLB is far more than any one person has done.  I just discovered on www.cnn.com that Steinbrenner had suffered a massive heart attack and passed away.  Steinbrenner was not a young man or even a terribly fit person, but none the less did not deserve to pass as he did. Once again, it sounds like yet another statistic has been added to the fatality figures associated to the “widow maker heart attack”.

The sad reality of this passing is that it more than likely did not have to take place. For the most part the widow maker heart attack can and usually is something that can be avoided. Perhaps, George in his passing will motivate other persons to take necessary steps to avoid this massive and sudden heart attack. I can only hope that his major stars realize just because they are stars does not make them immune to this very serious cause of sudden death. Just because a person is able to hit home runs, make sparkling plays in the outfield or infield, or perhaps stealing bases does not provide a proof positive of cardiovascular health.

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Dear President Obama

Jun 30

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There has been a great deal said of late that there are critical indicators that show our economy is strong, stable and growing. I applaud those indicators but with guarded optimism.  As a devout entrepreneur I firmly believe that small business is the one and only viable answer to improving our economy. While “big business” makes for great interviews on the nightly national news, it is small business that is the heart beat of the United States economy.

As I sit here watching CSPAN2 waiting for hopefully the Senate vote on the money to allocated to the SBA for small business financing I applaud you for your drive to make this bill happen and the understanding that small business is what is going to create the next paradigm shift that will provide for new industries and jobs in 2010 and into the future.

I would hope that in fact the day you sign this bill for the SBA that you would be perhaps surrounded by enthusiastic small business owners and entrepreneurs that will without fail trumpet the signing. Please President Obama please consider this blog post a request to be one of those enthusiastic entrepreneurs. I would love to shake your hand and thank you for your vision, dreams and aspirations for the United States as we move forward.

Regards,

Patrick J. Fox

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Walter Elias Disney the master of business without negative stress

Jun 26

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There has been a great deal said over time regarding the theory that excessive stress can in time edge a person toward heart disease and ultimately a heart attack. As a teacher that loves teaching I really never thought much about the stress associated with teaching. In fact there were times when I heard the theory of excessive stress, heart disease, teaching and heart attack all in one sentence and I would laugh it off as a joke.

What I found the last few years of teaching is that when you work of a school system that refuses to provide for teacher support in the area of technology and necessary minimal books required to provide creative and exciting education for student the stress can be overwhelming and dangerous over a period of time. What I found was that no matter how much I loved the profession of teaching and working with kids sometimes administrative incompetence outweighs the passion for teaching.

Since that day when I realized that if I wanted to live a full life and I had to make an immediate change and literally walked away from something I loved with a passion, I realized that I had to find something that would again peak my passion for working.  Since October 7, 2009 I have been searching long and hard looking for that special occupation that will not only challenge me on a day to day basis, but provide me with the passion for success once again.

There are some that I have spoke with that says stress of any kind is bad for the heart attack survivor or for that matter people that might be prone to suffering a heart attack. For most of my life be it the The Pride of Rockford, Late Night Basketball League, Greater Rockford Little League, The Good Times Theater, or even the idea of getting on a non broke horse I have learned to control stress levels. It’s not that I have nerves of steel or anything like that, but I love the idea of entrepreneurship and all its trappings. I love the challenge of marketing, sales, customer service, and good physical activity. There are some out there that would never understand that entrepreneurship is a passion and in my opinion not necessarily stressful, but rather a emotional release.

I would suggest that all heart attack survivors find that occupation that provides a level of passion for you to pursue. Determine what makes you happy, and realize what you feel your better at than anyone else alive. There will be those that love you with a passion and for all the best reasons might try to sway you away from your possible entrepreneurial passion, but realize they do it from their love for you as a survivor. That being said… follow your passion and pursue your entrepreneurial dream.

Over the last 25 years I have almost continually read books about Walter Elias Disney, Walt Disney World, Roy Disney, Michael Eisner about the master knowledge of Walter E. Disney and how to create and operate a successful business. As I work on the process of purchasing The Broken Wheel Ranch of Southern Illinois I can only hope that business is successful enough to afford the week long education that takes place at Walt Disney World.

Patrick Fox

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Dear Walt Disney World:

Jun 24

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Happy Trails to You… Daniel Boone was a man… Davey.. Davey Crocket were all stories and song legends that helped make Walt Disney and the Disney Company the influential company it is today. Sadly, Walt Disney Company has abandoned their legacy and hearts of the many baby boomers that helped nurture Disney Company grow and at times survive.

As a proud baby boomer that did my part to save and nurture Disney Company I would strongly suggest that Disney Company help me help them be helping me create the first ever Disney SeeShare (as apposed to TimeShare) to help save some of the legends of Disney for other baby boomers to visit and see the memories of their lives.

Happy Trails to you… will soon be gone to the general public and forever be a part of history unless decisive immediate action is enacted. The time has come when only a influential company and its powerful attorneys with immediate action can provide for a perpetual public “SeeShare” opportunity of artifacts associated with Roy Rogers.

If in fact Walt Disney was correct that Walt Disney Company represented in some way the happiest on earth then action I implore will take place shortly. I can’t help but feel that if Walt Disney were alive today… he and I would be having a sit down conversation about how The Disney Company and The Broken Wheel Ranch of Southern Illinois could work together to save the Roy Rogers legend for all baby boomers.

Patrick J. Fox

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President Obama, SBA, and US Senate…. getter done…….

Jun 22

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Dear President Obama, United States Senate and ultimately the SBA:

The United States of America has long the been the breeding land of entrepreneurship. Most countries throughout the world would be jealous of entrepreneurial spirit that has made the United States the economic power that it became.  I know President that you have a rather full plate currently with the General putting his foot in his mouth, BP and Arizona, but please make a few calls to your friends in the Senate and get the SBA funding bill passed.

Entrepreneurs all over the United States are waiting to kick some butt again and revitalize the United States Economy and we quickly need action on the SBA funding bill in order to move our great nation forward.

House Passes Bid to Boost Small-Business Loans – WSJ Coverage
The U.S. House approved legislation Thursday to create a $30 billion fund to boost lending to small businesses through community banks. The vote was 241-182. The bill will now be combined with a $3.5 billion package of tax cuts directed at small businesses, which the House passed earlier this week and sent to the Senate for approval. “This bill will increase credit to small businesses and get them back on their feet, and help them continue to add jobs,” Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D., Colo.) said during House floor debate.

Please all of you that read this blog please call your Senators and tell them to finish the job and get this passed.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704026204575265971484415984.html?mod=WSJ_FinancingAndInvesting_LEFTTopHeadlines

Patrick J. Fox

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Roy Rogers Lives in Southern Illinois…announcing SeeShare vs Timeshare

Jun 19

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Nearly every Baby Boomer  alive today remembers fondly Roy Rogers as he rode into the sunset singing “Happy Trails to you….”.  I have to admit all these years later that I became very attached to that melody and perhaps that quintessential thought of happy trails to all until we meet again in my day to day life.

I accept that this thought of life is a little corny in the year 2010, but with all the bad, horrible, catastrophic things happening today, perhaps corny should be the”in feeling” versus the odd feeling.

Having conveyed my opinion it is time to announce the earth shattering new idea of SeeShare in order to save as much of the Roy Rogers museum as possible. Recently, it was announced that the Roy Rogers museum was closing and all his artifacts were to be auctioned. The sad thing is that many of his artifacts will never be viewed by the public again if that happens.

Nearly every person alive today has heard about the idea of purchasing the dream vacation via a relatively new concept of Timeshares. I am proud to announce that I have created what I call the SeeShare. I am in the process of purchasing a ranch in southern Illinois that could house a large part of the Roy Rogers Museum for people to visit and utilize their “SeeShare” rights to relive fond memories during their viewing of Roy Rogers memorabilia. I need your help from all over the world to make this happen.

When I flat lined 6 times on March 31, 2008 many people thought I was out of the “entrepreneurial game”, but on the contrary brushing death not only provides motivation to get back in the game, but I think it adds divine guidance.

I hate the idea of the legend of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans will be scattered worldwide in private collections. It is time for action lets make this happen. Please send me an email at patrickfox@widowmakerheartattack.com so that I can provide a public museum of something that will be forever be something special to all baby boomer’s.

I look forward to the 1,000s of emails. Please tell your friends and any media contacts about my plan.

Thank you

Remember…Happy Trails to you…until we meet again…..

Patrick J. Fox

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John Goodman is smarter than the average bear….

Jun 17

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Superstar Actor John Goodman for all his talents and laughs he provides us has now provided something much greater than laughs. John Goodman was a big as a bear, but now is changed his life dramatically to provide hope for others facing similar life challenges. There are many big people out there that each and every day the clock ticks closer to the day when they have that massive heart attack. John Goodman at times weighed as much as 400 lbs, but now looks to have lost perhaps 150 lbs.

Far to many actors have died an early death due to overweight and other problems. Heart attacks kill more people than all other reasons combined. Nice effort John Goodman don’t ever underestimate the fact that loss of  lbs are more important than laughs.

john goodman weight loss stops heart attack clock

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Suffering a heart attack can be a real bitch

May 3

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Perhaps I should have been more delicate with my title .language. However, I am not sure taming it down would have merely described the suffering of a heart attack and its long term impact. I would consider myself to be a fighter or perhaps a competitive person, but what thing I find is that the mental motor is sometimes a little more sluggish than I would like. I don’t mean to imply that I am not still sharp, because I feel that I am indeed as sharp or in some instances sharper than I was prior to my heart attack. What I am finding of late is it seems that in morning I struggle to mentally start my motivational engines. The feeling is very frustrating to say the least. For almost my entire life I have always been pretty motivated be it morning or evening. What I have found since I went on disability the lack of direction makes me feel like I were a sail boat that perhaps somehow lost my keel. While I do move forward… the lack of keel does not keep me moving forward, but rather sideways and sometimes just simply a direction that I did not intend.

I am not sure if it is the PTSD or perhaps depression or maybe just simply lack of emotional direction but I realize that I must find that keel again. I am waiting patiently for word from the SBA and the back regarding the results of my presentation from last week to purchase The Broken Wheel Ranch in southern Illinois. I find that if I am able to focus on that dream and the multitude of activities and challenges that would go into making the ranch a success I am incredibly focused and happy. I realize that it will be hard work, and I am very ok with that fact. In fact I find myself hugely excited about the chance of having my own business again. I do in fact love to teach, but I think that love may be behind me unless I were able to find a perfect position that needs a business teacher.

Hopefully, by the end of this week I will have heard something regarding my dream of operating a small business in the form of owing The Broken Wheel Ranch.  I think it would be great to market my ranch and the wine tour of southern Illinois to all the heart attack survivors worldwide.  After all they say a good bottle of red wine is good for the heart…… :-)

God Willing this will be mine very shortly

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