success: My World: My Assistant always told me I should write a book! - 05/09/12 06:16 AM
I've been blogging on AR for about 3 years at this point. It's been a journey for me and my posts reflect it. I started out with posts about the mortgage mess as the real estate market started to crumble under our feet. The overall attitude that I had during that period was rather unhappy, since I could see that the problems which had developed were not being addressed in a sensible fashion. Eventually I got tired of writing those sorts of posts, so I came up with the idea of simply telling a joke every day. That wasn't good enough … (4 comments)
success: My World: Life is Difficult! (But, there's a reason for that...) - 01/04/12 09:40 AM
Life is Difficult! Note that I capitalized Difficult. There's a reason for that and it's generally because the problems you face can be quite recalcitrant. If you've read many of my previous posts, you might remember that I seem to be pretty stuck on personal responsibility. I'd like to explore some of the reasons for that in this post. I've noticed in my time here that events seemingly conspire to continually stretch your comfort level. Whether it's the constant pressure to succeed or to be liked, to convince people to work with you or to negotiate a difficult sale, there's almost always … (3 comments)
success: My World: A Quick-Start Operation Manual for the Human Condition - Part 2 - 12/18/11 09:01 AM
Yesterday, I talked about the fact that the human brain is far more complex than the fastest of today's computers. Today, I'm going to talk about what might be called the Operating System's functions if the brain were actually a computer. To do this, we're going to use common terms about which everyone has some general knowledge. The first thing which is apparent to us as we turn our vision inward to the workings of our mind is the conscious part. This is the part that thinks and reasons. You might say that your free will lies here. It is very … (2 comments)
success: My World: A Quick-Start Operation Manual for the Human Condition - 12/17/11 10:35 AM
What's the difference between your brain and a computer? We know that the advanced computers of today are pretty amazing in their ability to calculate. They can usually out-perform humans in tasks which require logic, such as playing chess or finding the square root of some huge number. They can even figuratively have one hand tied behind them and still whup the best players of Jeopardy. However there are some tasks they are not wired to accomplish; tasks at which the human brain excels. We know that computers deal with ones and zeros and use logic gates to manipulate them. These … (2 comments)
success: My World: Learning to succeed. - 11/19/11 11:43 AM
Have you ever heard or used the expression, "Money isn't everything?" That's something that a real estate agent might say when he fails to get a listing or perhaps when he is talking about someone who is more successful at earning money. It's a statement used to disparage the more successful person. I'm guilty of sometimes having used it myself. No one can argue with it, since it is always true. Humans don't actually need money to have joy in their lives. However, we've carefully set up our society so that money represents the time and effort that we expend in … (2 comments)
success: My World: Think the proper thoughts for success... - 11/12/11 12:38 PM
Part of my ancestry is Germanic and that seems to predispose me to sometimes exhibit a bad attitude. I had a friend who was both Irish and German. He used to say that it meant that he'd get very, very angry, but was usually too drunk to do anything about it. As for me, I just get discouraged about our country's future whenever I spend too much time reading the news. There is a cure for this, however. It's not actually found in medical treatment, either. Here's a brief joke about that: A psychiatrist gave a depressed man some pills, "Take these and … (2 comments)
success: Joke of the day - #365: A worried pig... - 11/07/11 08:36 AM
Today marks the end of one year of my Joke of the Day posts. When I originally started this blogging project, I had been writing more or less controversial posts at random intervals based on my outrage at the mortgage mess caused by the government, greedy bankers, and irresponsible consumers. I had become tired of the subject and decided that I'd just start telling a joke every day, under the assumption that everyone could use a laugh now and then. I've often advised people to persist in their endeavors. Persistence is at least ninety five percent of success. The other 5% … (3 comments)
success: Joke of the day - #311: Willpower is easy to seduce! - 09/14/11 11:11 AM
Somehow humans place a great deal of emphasis on will power. I think that we're confused about it, because we think that it's necessary to be mentally strong and somehow force things to go the way we believe they should. Here's an alternate approach which is a little more creative: A woman in our diet club was lamenting that she had gained weight. She’d made her family’s favorite cake over the weekend, she reported, and they’d eaten half of it at dinner. The next day, she said, she kept staring at the other half, until finally she had cut a thin … (1 comments)
success: Joke of the day - #309: What you think is what you get! - 09/12/11 10:47 AM
Our society puts a large emphasis on money. How much you get paid, how much you have, what you're worth are all questions that people spend far too much time worrying about. We'd all be happier if we just focused on living our life in the best way possible and ignored the subject of money. Here's a story about financial potential in our career choice: Smith was a moderately successful stockbroker who dreamed of making the big money some day. He took his friend out for a drive, and he chose the route carefully in order to impress on him the … (1 comments)
success: Joke of the day - #308: Getting older is a ___________? You fill in the blank. - 09/11/11 09:49 AM
Most people in our youth-oriented society focus on how bad aging is. I try to think of it as being a pleasant alternative to the only other option. Nevertheless, there are a few things that are unfortunate about getting older: Frustration is trying to find your glasses without your glasses. The irony of life is that, by the time you're old enough to know your way around, you're not going anywhere. I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one. 60 is not old …If you’re a tree. When people ask me, I say, … (1 comments)
success: Joke of the day - #234: Lack of purpose can be fatal. - 06/29/11 08:35 AM
Getting what you wish for is a mixed blessing. You're happy for a moment, but then you usually focus on the next thing you want. Why is that? Three friends were stranded on a desert island. After several weeks with no food and no drinking water, they were beginning to lose heart. Suddenly, a bottle floated into the shore and a genie popped out. He said "I have three wishes to grant. Each of you gentleman can make one wish and it will come true." The first man said, "I wish I was in Las Vegas with dice in one hand … (1 comments)
success: Joke of the day - #221: Get rid of your limiting belief about money. - 06/16/11 09:48 AM
What's your view of money? Do you think that your beliefs about it may be limiting your success? The population in general has a number of misconceptions about the subject. Here's an example of such a problem: A young college co-ed was sobbing when she called her father on the phone. "Dad, you gave me some terrible financial advice!" "I did? What did I tell you?" said the dad. "You told me to put my money in that big bank, and now that big bank is in trouble." "What are you talking about? That's one of the largest banks in the … (3 comments)
success: Joke of the day - #220: It's later than you think! - 06/15/11 09:52 AM
Today, I'm going to write about something we normally don't like to think about in the hopes of giving you a little motivation to make some beneficial changes in your life, so be warned. We never know how long we've got in this world. Of course, sometimes we get a hint or two. Here's one way of finding out: An artist asked the gallery owner if there had been any interest in his paintings on display at that time. "I have good news and bad news, "the owner replied. "The good news is that a gentleman inquired about your work and wondered … (0 comments)
success: Joke of the day - #209: Thinking makes it so - 06/04/11 08:41 AM
Humans have an unfortunate tendency to overemphasize the importance and difficulty of almost any kind of work in which they're involved. This can lead to unfortunate situations. Here's a silly example: A government contractor died in a fishing accident on his 40th birthday and found himself greeted in Heaven by a huge party. A man ran over to shake his hand and said "Congratulations!" "Congratulations for what?" asked the government contractor. "Congratulations for what!" exclaimed the man. "Why, we are celebrating the fact that you lived to be 160 years old." "But that's not true," says the consultant. "I only lived to … (1 comments)
success: Joke of the day - #205: Don't forget your iPad. - 05/31/11 07:52 AM
It's not the volume of words that someone speaks that is important. It's what they actually say: A man joined a monastery and took a vow of silence in which he was allowed to say two words every seven years. After the first seven years passed, the Abbot allowed him to speak his two words. He opened his mouth and said, "Cold floors." The Abbot nodded and sent him back to his cell. Seven more years pass and one day, the Abbot came to the man's little cell and asked him for his two words. He cleared his throat and said, … (6 comments)
success: Joke of the day - #181: A large bucket of crabs! - 05/07/11 10:10 AM
Sometimes, no matter how good you do, other people just don't appreciate your success. Take this story, for example: "George is so forgetful," the sales manager complained to the agent on floor duty. "It's a wonder he can sell and I'm not sure he'll even remember to come back. " Just then the door flew open, and in bounced George waving his hands in the air wildly. "You'll never guess what happened!" he shouted. "While I was in the sandwich shop, I met a man and we started talking and he's going to buy that $5,000,000 estate on the lake and … (4 comments)
success: Joke of the day - #162: Manipulating your children. - 04/18/11 10:20 AM
Creative thinking knows no bounds. Here's a particularly innovative way to get your kids to do what you want: An elderly man in Florida called his son in New York. The father said to the son, "I hate to tell you, but we've got some troubles here in the house. Your mother and I can't stand each other anymore, and we're thinking of getting a divorce. I've had it! I want to live out the rest of my years in peace. I'm telling you now, so you and your sister shouldn't go into shock later when I move out." He hung … (2 comments)
success: Joke of the day - #157: Don't forget to remember being successful! - 04/13/11 10:03 AM
It's interesting how our memory works. It can often retrieve critical pieces of information instantly starting from clues that a computer wouldn't be able to isolate, but other times it seems to just stall: Two elderly couples were enjoying a friendly conversation when one of the men asked the other, "Fred, how was the memory clinic you went to last month?" "Outstanding, " Fred replied. "They taught us all the latest psychological techniques, visualization, and association. It made a huge difference for me." "That's great! What was the name of the clinic?" Fred suddenly couldn't remember. He started to say that … (3 comments)
success: Joke of the day - #153: Start walking away from your bad results. - 04/09/11 09:29 AM
We draw the things we think about the most into our lives. This is the essence of the law of attraction and, although it seems esoteric and odd, it does and must work in that way. Here's a story demonstrating how not to think: Fresh out of business school, the young man answered a want ad for an accountant. Now he was being interviewed by a very nervous man who ran a small business that he had started himself. "I need someone with an accounting degree," the man said. "But, mainly, I'm looking for someone to do my worrying for me." … (2 comments)
success: Joke of the day - #122: Just exactly how did THAT happen?!! - 03/09/11 10:43 AM
Sometimes it's difficult to figure out exactly why you were a success: Bill was down on his luck in Las Vegas. He had gambled away all his money and had to borrow a dime from another gambler just to use the men's room. The stall happened to be open, so he used the dime in a slot machine and hit the jackpot. He took his winnings and went to the blackjack table and turned his small winnings into ten million dollars. Wealthy beyond his wildest dreams, Bill went on the lecture circuit, where he told his incredible story. He told his … (1 comments)
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I've been blogging on AR for about 3 years at this point. It's been a journey for me and my posts reflect it. I started out with posts about the mortgage mess as the real estate market started to crumble under our feet. The overall attitude that I had during that period was rather unhappy, since I could see that the problems which had developed were not being addressed in a sensible fashion.
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