The Happy Billionaire

Pam and I watched some of last year's "Dancing with the Stars" and found it fun. Last night Pam said she'd like to watch it regularly this time, because Marie Osmond and Jane Seymour are participating. She likes them. I want to watch "Dancing with the Stars," too. But for me, the draw is Mark Cuban, the billionaire bad-boy owner of the Dallas Mavericks. I'm a Cuban fan. A fan of his basketball team, of his blog, and of his approach to life.

In explaining on his blog why he agreed to participate in "Dancing with the Stars," he wrote the following:

I'm the first to admit that I'm the luckiest guy in the world. I can honestly say I wake up every morning with a smile knowing what a wonderful family, friends and life I have. It's the exact same way I felt when I was broke.

Money makes so many things in life easier, but it can't buy you a positive outlook on life. Fortunately, how any of us approaches each of our days is completely up to us. It's not something you can buy or sell. It's not hard to put a smile on your face every day, but for some reason some people find it impossible to do. Not me.

The opportunity to do something unique that makes me smile is something I try not to pass up, Dancing with the Stars is just that....I'm going to be out there to win, but I promise you no one is going to be having a better time than me. I can promise you that.

When I'm 90 years old and talking to my grand kids and hopefully great grand kids, I won't be the grandparent who tells them about the things I wished I had done and how they should experience life, I will be the grandparent with tons of great stories that hopefully inspires them to live their lives to the fullest.

Posted on September 18, 2007 11:37 AM|

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