216 Lies

Lies are basically wishes-in-disguise. The fish was THIS big. I wish the fish was this big. I am a rich person. I wish I was a rich person. So when someone lies, you see what their wish is. This helps you interact with them a bit better. Same goes with yourself. You KNOW which things … Read more

213 Rockets

My head of country for Australia was very good. She would treat the Sales people very well.   However she was missing one thing. She would ‘dull’ the fast movers.   Sort of the opposite of what you want someone to do, eh?   She praised them when they recited just how well their sales … Read more

210 Second Thing

I had a job that paid $75 /week. (1966!) AND kept trying different things on the side. It made no difference when they did not ‘work’ because they were my Second Thing.   When ordering a Pizza one Sunday night around 9 pm I was told it would be 45 minutes. I asked why. Because … Read more

196 Past, Present & Future

Ich schreibe dies ‚jetzt‘ (Samstag, 22.Mai 2010) Und du liest es ‚jetzt‘….nicht 22.Mai 2010 Ich bin deine Vergangenheit und du meine Zukunft! ————————————————————————— Die Gegenwart wurde in der Vergangenheit geschaffen. Heute endet um Mitternacht. Nur in der Gegenwart kannst du etwas tun. Du kannst:     * Die Vergangenheit bedauern     * Trübsal blasen     * … Read more

191 Ability

Du bist fähig zu tun was immer du tun möchtest. Und ich spreche nicht vom „positiven Denken“. Denn, lange bevor du dir wünscht, etwas zu tun, musst du wissen, dass es möglich ist. Du hast vielleicht etwas in Zeitschriften gelesen, einige Biographien gelesen. Erkundungen eingezogen, im Internet recherchiert. Andere Leute darüber sprechen hören. Und so … Read more