Do you focus on, and work on, what's important - or just hobble from crisis to crisis?

29 December 2007

The idea for today's title came from Mike, in Canada. For many years he has helped Daniel grow from a tough little street rat into the wonderful person he almost is... [You don't have to live with him.] Mike helped him set up his first site and helped solve various technical problems over the years.

Daniel had a dream more than a year ago to launch a program that would help street kids around the world. The program was intelligent, innovative - and functional. After twelve months he seemed to suddenly change track and launch Project Palhaco in its place.

Mike sent this is in an email [reprinted by permission]:

I was pleasantly surprised by the appearance and functioning of the new web site, well done! I was also surprised to see no mention of the tour business, have you stopped promoting that? I would have thought the tour business a much more promising long-range venture.


In a future blog - shortly, after we get wealth out of the way... - I will outline Daniel's dream for those who never got to see his original site. Meanwhile Mike, thank you! for bringing my attention to an important point. My reply [reprinted by permission haha]:

Thank you for showing me something I need to make clear in a blog! Daniel has not abandoned his travel site, nor his dream of creating an international network to help kids at risk! Our problem has been trying to finance the start. I am loathe to travel with the boys without a three-month cushion in the bank. We completely budgeted the trip, right down to bus fares, restaurant meals and cheap hotels, and what we need to get going is astonishingly little - but even that is difficult to put together in a third world country. From Daniel's frustration at all the delays, and his sagging spirits, we created this project. It will, apart from setting these kids on a path to a good future, give Daniel solid skills in organising a group, coping with crises, running a website, and understanding the potential of his travel site. Plus it will create the funds for us to start. As I mention on the site, Daniel has to create traffic and turn this into funds thru advertising, merchandizing etc. This income will be his, and I find it very interesting he intends to use even this to put together his dream to help lost kids. As for donations, all money will and must go where it should. That is not our money and never will be used for any purpose other than the Project, which is why I am careful to make everything so visible and accountable.

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