"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it 
If you can dream it, you can become it."   WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD


Impossible is just someone's opinion!  October 26th,  2006


 

Impossible is just some ones opinion... so says enigmatic Aussie success Justin Herald. And it was what I thought of when I read the story "The year of the Veronicas" in the west magazine last Saturday. The Veronicas are twin sisters from Brisbane.

In a great article written by Christine Sams, many details of these young ladies lives are outlined. Now at the grand old age of nearly 22 they are an Aussie smash-hit success. Their album "The Secret Life Of..." has clocked up sales of 280,000 here in Australia and they are now setting their sights on the US.

Are they lucky or did they plan it??

Lisa Origliasso recalls: "We'd both be pretending to make a phoney acceptance speech, whilst watching the ARIAs on television, dreaming of maybe receiving and award."

And success has come to these two tiny women - twins Lisa and Jess. They have just signed a $US2 million record deal in the US... will the Coca-Cola Live'n Local Tour next month.

Last year those childhood dreams came true with their first ARIA nomination and this year they will be back again with 3.

At no time during their formative years, whether playing as support to David Cassidy where no one was younger than 45, or in the rowdy bars of the many RSL clubs did they ever waiver from their dream of practicing an acceptance speech at the ARIAs... and maybe this year will be the first of many.

So, dream that dream because, as Justin Herald continues to say to the many young people he offers inspiration to, "Have a crack because impossible is just someone's opinion."
 


Enjoy this issue of The Maverick Spirit...  That's it for today, until next time, continue to enjoy being a free spirit in a complicated world... 

Wayne Mansfield

P.S. Did you know that Daddy Cool's Eagle Rock is credited with inspiring Elton John to compose Crocodile Rock.

P.P.S. And the world's best selling single is Elton John's Candle in the Wind which has sold 37 million copies world wide.

The hand written lyrics for the rewritten Candle in the Wind penned by Bernie Taupin - who wrote the words for many the songs published by Elton John, sold at auction for US$400,000..

And for something really different:

Visit my daily thoughts blog at    www.waynemansfield.com  
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on stuff that doesn't make it to The Maverick Spirit
 
Life's Little Instruction Book

Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.

Just to see how it feels, for the next twenty-four hours refrain from criticizing anybody or anything.

Source:          H. Jackson Brown, Jr  Life's Little Instruction Book
MAVERICK QUOTE OF THE DAY
 

"The thing always happens
that you really believe in;
and the belief in a thing
makes it happen."

Frank Lloyd Wright 1869 -1959 American architect
 

Samuel Maverick (1803-70) Texan rancher who, when branding of stock was introduced chose "Not to Brand." Every unbranded horse or cow he then claimed as a Maverick!

Feedback:   on having trouble getting your Maverick Spirit:

Wayne

I'm a little confused here. Firstly, I did not get your Spirit Mail but did enjoy them via the links - the Stephen King story is a great one now committed to memory alongside other persistence stories such as Disney and Ford.

Secondly, my mailbox is on my own server, which has no filters, via rented space in the KL Data Centre, where they continue to assure me there are no filters between my box and the web.

Is it possible you are filtered from your end?

This is more than annoying as I have consciously chosen to receive your mailings - who has the right to deny two consenting parties to communicate in this way?

Steve

My reply to Steve: There are all sorts of problems from filters.. the email was to the whole list - not just you.

Obviously, the fact you did a mailing to say "in case you missed this" was a heads-up to a problem. I'm starting to wonder about email as an effective marketing medium when a subscriber-only list cannot be delivered yet alone a non-permission mailing

I think the time has come when ISPs have to justify why they use this garbage - including the cavalier blacklists - but with so many uninformed users being told they are protected - I won't hold my breath.

My advice to everyone who wants to receive specific mail: Write to your ISP and ask that they "whitelist" The Maverick Spirit. Tell them you like getting it! Another way to help "educate" your filters is to include the sending email address of The Maverick Spirit in your address book - it is thespirit@spiritmailer.com

 





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