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Chad Pennington and Vinny Testaverde share more than just their NFL quarterback careers in common, they also have the same real estate agency to help them sell their New York homes. We saw Pennington’s home on Sunday today Testaverde’s mansion. Testaverde’s home is also a brick Colonial but on a more lavish scale than Pennington’s. Testaverde’s Oyster Bay Cove home is a six-bedroom on over four acres. The home includes a master suite with private balcony,sitting room, steam shower and Jacuzzi. It’s a little more recognizable as a sports home than Pennington’s was especially since Testaverde’s got his footballs and jerseys on display in the theater room. Of course the home also has a huge fitness area with a suana and steam room and there is also a video game room, billiards room and a trophy room, fabulous kitchen and a nice wine nook. The property includes a Gunite pool with a waterfall, kiddie pool, Jacuzzi and a basketball court. It is listed at $6.495 million.

For more prime properties and lush locations, see Luxury Homes and Mansions.

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Chad Pennington and Vinny Testaverde share more than just their NFL quarterback careers in common, they also have the same real estate bureau to help them sell their New York homes. We saw Pennington’s home on Sunday this day Testaverde’s mansion. Testaverde’s home is also a brick Colonial but on a more lavish scale than Pennington’s. Testaverde’s Oyster Bay Cove home is a six-bedroom on over four acres. The home includes a master suite with private balcony,sitting room, steam shower and Jacuzzi. It’s a little more recognizable as a sports home than Pennington’s was especially since Testaverde’s got his footballs and jerseys on display in the theater room. Of course the home also has a big fitness area with a suana and steam room and there is also a video game room, billiards room and a trophy room, fabulous kitchen and a nice wine nook. The property includes a Gunite pool with a waterfall, kiddie pool, Jacuzzi and a basketball court. It is listed at $6.495 million.

For more prime properties and lush locations, see Luxury Homes and Mansions.

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In 2002, the self-described eccentric Lord of Warleigh advertised for a lady of the manor, and he received over 2000 replies. Now suffering from late-stage prostate cancer, Lord David Piper has now put his manor and title in addition to a “gentleman’s residence” with English Channel views and a 42-foot sitting room, a 140-piece contemporary art collection and a pair of Bentleys up for sale on eBay.

Mr. Piper will be moving to London for treatment and apparently needs an influx of cash, claiming he is “impoverished” and “owes a lot of money.” Bids are up to almost 10 million pounds sterling (just shy of $20 million), though the property is valued between 5 and 6 million pounds. Best of luck to the Lord of Warleigh regarding his estate and his health.

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Brent Erickson has a story of comeback that will stop your heart.

Brent returns to the Olympics as a three-time Olympian. Brent, 48, from Bennington, Nebraska, has been shooting since he was 10, and his list of medals in Trap and Double Trap in national and world championships is impressive. He grew up shooting with his father and brothers, but in 1999, Brent’s father died and he lost his desire to shoot.

Here is his heart-stopping story. Literally, his heart stopped while he was training for the Athens Olympics in 2004, but he recovered and managed to compete. Wow!

Her has never won an Olympic medal, but this might just be his year.

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Tags: Beijing Olympics. baby boomer athletes, competitors

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A month ago we heard rumors that Russian billionaire Roman Abarmovich had bought the world’s most expensive house on the French Riviera. Turns out that the rumor was true but the buyer was false. The Times reports that a mystery Russian billionaire who isn’t Abramovich paid 500 million euros (over $750 million) for Villa Leopolda, a Belle

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A month ago we heard rumors that Russian billionaire Roman Abarmovich had purchased the world’s most high-priced home on the French Riviera. Turns out that the rumor was true but the buyer was false. The Times reports that a mystery Russian billionaire who isn’t Abramovich paid 500 million euros (over $750 million) for Villa Leopolda, a Belle

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Last week, I asked Pimp Your Work readers what would make them want to leave their current jobs.  Here are their answers:

Miranda from Yielding Wealth says “I love my job as a freelance writer. Even though if it ever got to the point that I couldn’t take time to spend with my family, I might quit it altogether…”

Lindsay of Writing for Your Wealth has sentiments that reflect my own.  What would make her leave her current job? “…nothing“, she says.  “I’m fortunate enough to have made my best job, and I’m working at growing it into a business with assets that’ll continue to pay me for years to come.”

Another reader, Nada, had a more romantic answer.  According to her, she’d leave her current job if the man of her dreams asks her to move to another country with him.

Cassyk states that for her, any career choice requires a lot of organizational thinking. ” Choosing to make a career change would involve a number of factors for me. I approach new opportunities in the same way I approach my work tasks - organized.”  She adds. ” The decision to leave a job (assuming it isn’t pure torture) should not rely on monetary gain but more importantly it should offer greater benefit and be more valuable to you in some way, i.e. increased autonomy, career growth, new skill attainment etc.”

As for me, I doubt that I would ever leave my job as a freelance blogger.  If ever it won’t be as profitable for me in the future, I wouldn’t leave it altogether - I’d probably just look for alternative sources of income. I feel like I’m lucky to have work that I am passionate about, that I constantly learn from, that gives me flexible hours, and pays the bills.

How about you?  Do any of these answers sound similar to yours?  What factors affect your happiness with your current job?

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There’s a stereotype about creative people - that they thrive on flexibility, rebel against rigid rules, and are subjected to the forces of inspiration (or lack thereof).  If this stereotype is true, then it’s breathtaking that creative people get anything done at all, let alone get anything done on time!

Obviously, the stereotype is a myth.  Creative people can be efficient, and, conversely, efficiency can be expected of creative types - even if it seems impossible.

So how can it be made possible?  How can creative people become more organized and productive?

Give ample time for brainstorming and idea generation.  Although great ideas can happen randomly - like when you’re reaching into a bag of croutons or standing in line at the bank.  However, when you’re working on a tight schedule, you can’t exactly tell others “I’m sorry, but the right idea hasn’t happened yet.” If you find that you’re still blocked, LifeDev has 15 suggestions on how to generate ideas.

Know how to set the perfect deadline for your creative tasks.  I recently wrote an article on setting deadlines, and it basically contains the following tips:

• Think of an initial deadline for the project.  This is tentative, something you’ll work with as you calculate the perfect deadline.
• Move your actual deadline later than the initial deadline. The rationale behind this is that things take longer than you anticipate.  Just make sure that the actual deadline is possible.
• List the project milestones and give a deadline for each.  Each project has smaller steps and next actions.  Give a deadline, including the hour, for each milestone.
• Make all deadlines immovable.  In the article, I gave examples on how to make deadlines immovable for your digital calendar.
• Tell outside celebrations (supervisors, clients, colleagues) a deadline much later (2 to 4 days) than your initial deadline.

Just pick one idea and get on with it.  A few years back, I had this project where it was literally the day before the deadline and I still didn’t pick an idea/concept to commit to.  Even though I pulled something off, it wasn’t as good as it would’ve been if I was able to dedicate a lot of time on making it.  The thing is, most creative people I know have several good ideas for a single project, and each idea is trying to outdo the others in your head.  The more time you spend tossing ideas or trying to find the “one great idea”, the less time you have actually getting anything done.  Sometimes, it works just as well to pick one of your current ideas and execute it the best way possible.

Know that as long as you can find something within 5 seconds, you’re doing fine.  Some people think that efficiency or being organized has something to do with being tidy and neat.  This really isn’t the case.  Being neat and orderly is just something that’s superficial. Being organized, on the other hand, means that the way things are arranged makes sense to you, and you can easily find whatever it is you’re looking for - neatness is just optional.

Example: my office has a big drawing table and a messy cart of art materials.  It looks so disorganized and chaotic, but I know exactly where to reach for my things that I can find my #2 round brush with my eyes shut.

Being artistic and creative doesn’t mean that you have to go with the stereotype of being disorganized and inefficient.  After all, efficiency and productivity doesn’t mean following a set of externally sanctioned rules and standards.  It’s about what works for you.

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I’ve been working on a presentation for an illustration studio I’m starting with some friends, and since I’m a tiny rusty, I decided to find some tips and/or examples.  I encountered this one via Slideshare from D. Joseph Design. Thought it would be handy for Pimp Your Work’s weekly slideshow/video presentation.

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