"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom."
I would like to think that most people out there are honest, when the clerk gives you a dollar to much in change, most of us would give it back, but honesty is a very slippery word, we can be honest in all our endeavors and yet fail to be honest with the most important person in your life, you.
Have you ever started a project, only to find yourself never finishing it. It all boils down to being honest, with oneself. We all have grandiose thoughts, if we didn’t there would be no lottery, we buy tickets, because we see ourselves getting gobs and gobs of cash, we spend it in our heads.
Having good visualization skills is the most important thing an inventor can have, but if you lack the honesty with yourself then it is just an flight of imagination, if you fail to look at the reality of a thing, then you fall short of your imagined outcome. So be honest with yourself, look at all the work that you will have to put into something, to make it real.
It is just to easy to see the outcome without seeing the work, and the work is the journey not the results.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
February 8, 2008
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.
Bored, the most common thing I see from all the people I know is they get bored, no matter what they do, no matter how big the reward is they give up just because it is boring.
Have we become an action driven society, if we are not physically doing something, we are bored, and unfortunately we are also a nation of couch potatoes.
It use to be normal if you were bored you read a book, most people I know either can’t or won’t read a book. Reading is what I have always done to learn, if I couldn't read I would be lost, I was having coffee with a friend the other day, as we sat drinking, I told him of a new medical procedure, that might apply to him, he was amazed I would know about it, since he had no idea it existed, as we sat there he ask how I know so much stuff, I said, “I read”, he just couldn’t understand reading just for the enjoyment of it.
Reading is a passion; I used it for escape as a child, the ability to go to some far off place or time. I can’t even bring myself to throw out a book. One of my fondest memories of my dad was when I moved to Wyoming from Colorado, my dad came down to help us move, we lived on the 3rd floor of an apartment building. I had 48 boxes of nothing but books, he wasn’t really happy carrying them down 3 flights of stairs.
The first gift my child received was a book, it was cute it had pictures and when you squeezed it there was a noise. What we pass on to our children is what they become.
Bored, the most common thing I see from all the people I know is they get bored, no matter what they do, no matter how big the reward is they give up just because it is boring.
Have we become an action driven society, if we are not physically doing something, we are bored, and unfortunately we are also a nation of couch potatoes.
It use to be normal if you were bored you read a book, most people I know either can’t or won’t read a book. Reading is what I have always done to learn, if I couldn't read I would be lost, I was having coffee with a friend the other day, as we sat drinking, I told him of a new medical procedure, that might apply to him, he was amazed I would know about it, since he had no idea it existed, as we sat there he ask how I know so much stuff, I said, “I read”, he just couldn’t understand reading just for the enjoyment of it.
Reading is a passion; I used it for escape as a child, the ability to go to some far off place or time. I can’t even bring myself to throw out a book. One of my fondest memories of my dad was when I moved to Wyoming from Colorado, my dad came down to help us move, we lived on the 3rd floor of an apartment building. I had 48 boxes of nothing but books, he wasn’t really happy carrying them down 3 flights of stairs.
The first gift my child received was a book, it was cute it had pictures and when you squeezed it there was a noise. What we pass on to our children is what they become.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
February 7. 2008
"Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility... in the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have... is the ability to take on responsibility.
Personal responsibility those two words seem to be fading from regular use these days. It seems that when ever something bad happens, most of the people I know always find someone else to blame for all their woes, and it doesn’t matter what it is about be it love or business or any one of countless events in their lives
If you want to succeed in what ever your passion is, you have to take responsibility for all your actions, you will make mistakes and more mistakes, if you don’t accept personal responsibility you will be certain to fail, all the people that have made it, realize they will make mistakes and they learn from them. If you continue to blame others for your failures, then I feel sorry for you, you have given up any hope for success.
Do you teach your children to take full responsibly for their actions, or are you one of those parents that always blame someone else when your child gets in trouble, be it with the school, friends or the law.
The problems with our children, the gangs and getting pregnant at 15 or even younger, the total disregard for human life, drugs, you name it. I see the parents blame the television, the video game, their friends, even their teachers, what happened to teaching them to be good citizens of this great country. I grew up in the 60’s so I understand rebellion, but I wouldn’t have done the things I see kids doing every day, the total disrespect for others, “The you can’t tell me what to do.” And the parent backs down. I realize that there is a fear out there of what others will say, or the law will become involved, I am not saying beat them, but developing a line of commutation with them will fix most things. Don’t give them everything they want make them earn it. An old saying keeps running through my head and that is “You get what you raise.”
The one thing I do know is this, if you can’t take responsibility for yourself, and your actions, then you and all your offspring will be destine to failure
Personal responsibility those two words seem to be fading from regular use these days. It seems that when ever something bad happens, most of the people I know always find someone else to blame for all their woes, and it doesn’t matter what it is about be it love or business or any one of countless events in their lives
If you want to succeed in what ever your passion is, you have to take responsibility for all your actions, you will make mistakes and more mistakes, if you don’t accept personal responsibility you will be certain to fail, all the people that have made it, realize they will make mistakes and they learn from them. If you continue to blame others for your failures, then I feel sorry for you, you have given up any hope for success.
Do you teach your children to take full responsibly for their actions, or are you one of those parents that always blame someone else when your child gets in trouble, be it with the school, friends or the law.
The problems with our children, the gangs and getting pregnant at 15 or even younger, the total disregard for human life, drugs, you name it. I see the parents blame the television, the video game, their friends, even their teachers, what happened to teaching them to be good citizens of this great country. I grew up in the 60’s so I understand rebellion, but I wouldn’t have done the things I see kids doing every day, the total disrespect for others, “The you can’t tell me what to do.” And the parent backs down. I realize that there is a fear out there of what others will say, or the law will become involved, I am not saying beat them, but developing a line of commutation with them will fix most things. Don’t give them everything they want make them earn it. An old saying keeps running through my head and that is “You get what you raise.”
The one thing I do know is this, if you can’t take responsibility for yourself, and your actions, then you and all your offspring will be destine to failure
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
February 6, 2008
"History will never accept difficulties as an excuse."
It was a good day, I made a commitment, and it was a monetary expenditure, that at the present time I will be a challenged to meet. But I have found if you give someone something for free they really never appreciate it.
I have learned that a gift that is expected is never valued as one that you spent your hard earned money on. It like Christmas morning the kids have opened all their gifts, and then go “Is that all.” If you have to dig deep to get something, it will increase in value in proportion to the amount of sweat you had to put into it.
No matter what path you take in life, you will feel like a winner if you had to work to get all you have. If you don’t believe me just check out all the Hollywood kids, that had money handed to them when they have done nothing to earn one dime of it.
Most of us had chores when we were growing up, I think it made me a better person, I had responsibilities, if I wanted money I got a paper route, or worked in farming. It made me a better person, I hated it at the time but I had made a commitment and we must do what we committed ourselves to. I think it all boils down to being true to oneself.
It was a good day, I made a commitment, and it was a monetary expenditure, that at the present time I will be a challenged to meet. But I have found if you give someone something for free they really never appreciate it.
I have learned that a gift that is expected is never valued as one that you spent your hard earned money on. It like Christmas morning the kids have opened all their gifts, and then go “Is that all.” If you have to dig deep to get something, it will increase in value in proportion to the amount of sweat you had to put into it.
No matter what path you take in life, you will feel like a winner if you had to work to get all you have. If you don’t believe me just check out all the Hollywood kids, that had money handed to them when they have done nothing to earn one dime of it.
Most of us had chores when we were growing up, I think it made me a better person, I had responsibilities, if I wanted money I got a paper route, or worked in farming. It made me a better person, I hated it at the time but I had made a commitment and we must do what we committed ourselves to. I think it all boils down to being true to oneself.
February 6, 2008
In truth, the world is neither with us or against us; it is but raw material in our hands, and can be heaven or hell according to what we are.
Well I can see this is going to be a, sure you got problems, but……kind of week. When one door closes another opens, the key is to be aware of the other door.
I was just watching the “Big Idea” with Donnie Deutsch it is fun and informative, watch the people that have made it or on the road to making it, and you learn something if you pay attention.
Paying attention is something I am learning to do; it is hard sometimes, to catch the little things that are more important than you give them credit for at the time.
When a person says no, do they really mean no, perhaps they didn’t like how you presented it or just one little part of your idea, ask them, and don’t be afraid of anything they can’t say anymore than no. If you ask, maybe they will give you the answers to meet their needs.
Never give up, there is nothing that can not be overcome.
Well I can see this is going to be a, sure you got problems, but……kind of week. When one door closes another opens, the key is to be aware of the other door.
I was just watching the “Big Idea” with Donnie Deutsch it is fun and informative, watch the people that have made it or on the road to making it, and you learn something if you pay attention.
Paying attention is something I am learning to do; it is hard sometimes, to catch the little things that are more important than you give them credit for at the time.
When a person says no, do they really mean no, perhaps they didn’t like how you presented it or just one little part of your idea, ask them, and don’t be afraid of anything they can’t say anymore than no. If you ask, maybe they will give you the answers to meet their needs.
Never give up, there is nothing that can not be overcome.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
February 5,2008
"If wishes were horses, beggars would ride."
I have given up wishing. I have discovered the proper word to use, it is NEED, I will no longer wish for something, or even I want something, I have discovered in myself an over powering desire, that is what I need.
I can make needs come true, unlike wishes or wants. Perhaps the problem is to many of us wish for something to happen, and it never does. How many people do you know that wish or want something, and how many are triumphant?
I have been talking to my friends and acquaintances and paid attention to what they were saying, and I noticed most of them want this or wish that, and they are just like the rest of the average people, they live pay check to pay check. So check your self talk and check it often, and over come this dreadful habit, and place yourself on the path to success.
Today I accomplished something really important to me, the feelings I had after I was successful, was the most wonderful feeling in the world, a feeling of empowerment, of winning the lottery. Nothing in the world is as great as accomplishment.
I have given up wishing. I have discovered the proper word to use, it is NEED, I will no longer wish for something, or even I want something, I have discovered in myself an over powering desire, that is what I need.
I can make needs come true, unlike wishes or wants. Perhaps the problem is to many of us wish for something to happen, and it never does. How many people do you know that wish or want something, and how many are triumphant?
I have been talking to my friends and acquaintances and paid attention to what they were saying, and I noticed most of them want this or wish that, and they are just like the rest of the average people, they live pay check to pay check. So check your self talk and check it often, and over come this dreadful habit, and place yourself on the path to success.
Today I accomplished something really important to me, the feelings I had after I was successful, was the most wonderful feeling in the world, a feeling of empowerment, of winning the lottery. Nothing in the world is as great as accomplishment.
Monday, February 4, 2008
February 4, 2008
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually fear you will make one
Be prepared for days like I had today. I keep having the line “It was the best of days and the worst of day”, going off in my head like a bass drum. Good things happened and terrible things happened, all intermingled, all day long.
I had to keep telling myself, it has to end sometime. My self talk was interesting even to me, going from fear to jubilation, when fear would rear it’s ugly head and I would have to beat it down again and again. It takes some will power to overcome it, but it can be done and no one said it was easy. But tomorrow is another day, and it might be worse or it might be better but only time will tell. I surely hope it will be better, but if it is not then I will still deal with it.
Persistence, persistence, persistence, and belief in oneself.
Be prepared for days like I had today. I keep having the line “It was the best of days and the worst of day”, going off in my head like a bass drum. Good things happened and terrible things happened, all intermingled, all day long.
I had to keep telling myself, it has to end sometime. My self talk was interesting even to me, going from fear to jubilation, when fear would rear it’s ugly head and I would have to beat it down again and again. It takes some will power to overcome it, but it can be done and no one said it was easy. But tomorrow is another day, and it might be worse or it might be better but only time will tell. I surely hope it will be better, but if it is not then I will still deal with it.
Persistence, persistence, persistence, and belief in oneself.
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