As I reach a cornerstone of my life I believe it’s a time for reflections. I hope sharing these accomplishments and failures with others will inspire them to shoot for the stars and when they get burned to keep shooting. Some will be mundane for many but truly inspired me to take the next step or fall into a hole. While others will appear to be ground breaking or at least cut the surface yet didn’t have an impact till much later in my life. I thank G-D for all the accomplishments for without G-D I wouldn’t have the very breath and friends, family/ associates that made these dreams possible. Hopefully I also will continue to keep those dreams alive even if time takes some of that dreaming away from me.
SUCCESSES
- Established a blog which I write my ideas and thoughts on a continual basis.
- Wrote over a half dozen screenplay.
- Received a Patent Pending for compact Can
- President & Founder of 2 Tea Party Groups
- Helped those I love deal with mental health issues.
- Graduated High School at the top of my class
- Graduated College Cum Laude
- Created the SKU’s for my business even though I barely passed computer science in college
- Was accepted to SUNY Albany and attended for 2 years
- Have 2 great children that have graduated high school and are attending college.
- Rescued 3 dogs
- Taught my dogs great skills.
- Helped my brother, father, & sister in the family business
- Saved up monies to be able to give to worthy causes
- Past President of the Men’s Club at my Synagogue.
- Purchased a house and made new innovations to it as well as restored it.
- Writer & Executive Producer of ASU a feature film that received many acclaims, helped raise money for Cancercare, and is being distributed by Indican Pictures.
- Found and practice a faith that is true to me.
- Organized many debates with prominent speakers and moderated such events.
- Traveled to the various regions of the United States with my family
- Participated in many debates as a debator.
- Spoke on a few national television shows such as “Nightline”, “Rolando Watts”
- Attended the Inauguration and Balls of 2 President George W Bush & Ronald Reagan
- Received personal letters from President Bush & Ronald Reagan
- Turned from a 70lb Weakling to 145 lb fit machine.
- For over 27 years have done marketed, personal, buying etc for a small business
- Incorporated and founded 2 business Buddy Building Products by BW and Budrebel Productions LLC.
- Helped find distribution for an associates new invention.
- Married to a lovely wife for over 20 years.
- Keep a collection of Elephants, banned items (before banning) and guns to protect them.
- Owned a red pick up truck
- Former President & Founder of SUNY Albany Young Republicans.
- Former President of NY Young Republican Club
- Rid the NY Young Republican Club of an individual who had acted inappropriately with others.
- Former President & Founder of Bryant University Young Republicans
- Former Founder & Writer of the Conservative Column at Bryant University Newspaper.
- Former columnist for the Rockland County Times
- Gave Chyna Lane her 1st major film role
- Went to the 6th game of the 1986 Met’s World Series even though I didn’t have a ticket until I got off the subway platform.
- Planned and organized 4 Surprise Birthday Parties
- Celebrated mine and my children’s Bar & Bat Mitzvah
FAILURES
1. Tea Party groups fell apart
2. Didn’t buy Chrysler Stock in the 1980’s although I wanted to.
3. Wasn’t strong enough to pursue real mental health treatment for loved one who could have used the help earlier.
4. Was afraid to be myself with pride until later in life.
5. Started this blog years too late.
6. Didn’t engage in more fruitful conversations with those who might have had a deeper impact on mine and my families life.
7. Forget to smell the roses along the way and even might have stepped on a few along the path.
8. Wasn’t grateful enough to family and friends that helped me get where I am today.
9. The shoes off others were too often thrown to the side instead of sampled.