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Are you trying to be successful doing the work that successful people throw out? This true story is about more than salespeople. It is about accountants, programmers and managers too. Paul, beginning his job in sales, told me, “My manager seems to be able to make a sale every time we go on a call together. [...]  If you want to do something else, look for someone who can help you achieve that dream. You may first have to hitch your career to a place that will help you pay for the school education you need. The time will come when you are too constricted there. You will have the school education. Next you need The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty, not knowing what comes next. (LeGuin) Success isn’t permanent, and failure isn’t fatal. (Ditka) I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a [...] The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. (Thoreau) My wife’s best friend was having chest pains a couple of years ago. She spent the night in the hospitals heart treatment center. She’s one of the nicest, busiest people I know. Friends and family came to visit. If she dies she has nothing to worry [...] I believe that every right implies a responsibility, every opportunity an obligation, every possession a duty. (Rockefeller) With up to 9 kids (we have 10) at home, we drink a lot of milk. There isn’t enough room in our 2 refrigerators to keep enough fresh milk. We use powdered milk instead. Every morning I get up [...] An expert knows all the answers – if you ask the right questions.
Jim Fixx passed away in 1984. Some obituaries said, “The man who invented running died.” Before his book, The Complete Book of Running, jogging and running were not sports. They were just weird. Jim Fixx didn’t revolutionize running, he just brought it acceptance. [...] A coupla months in the laboratory can save a coupla hours in the library. (Westheimer’s Discovery) A friend sold me a chainsaw cheap. She was doing me a favor. She admitted that it ran, but it did not cut well at all. I took the chainsaw home and reversed the chain. It works great now. [...] Eventually every great plan deteriorates into hard work. A newly minted Psychologist went to a new elementary school. Her job was to help children develop strong characters, overcome problems, and become fulfilled individuals. At 11:15 that morning the Principal poked her head in and said, ”Come with me. We need your help.” A crisis intervention? [...] No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. (E. Roosevelt) Kids always made fun of the way I dressed. I had two shirts and two pairs of jeans for the whole school year. That’s all. I had cheap shoes. For dinner our family had beans every night, literally. We drank powdered milk. [...] This time the recording worked. You can see my webinar free at this link. |
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