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Watching television this morning, I saw a young man being interviewed about his voting preferences.  He said that he was voting for Romney because he was a recent college graduate and he didn’t have a job.

The young man was wearing a baseball cap slightly askew.  Did he look like an idiot?  Pretty close.

He [...]

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Why you should reject average?

On March 16, 2012 By

Because you are an Action Principles(R) Champion and you don’t want to settle.  This is your one life and you want to make the most of it.

You make a choice NOT to be just like everybody else.

Average only  works half the time at work. REJECTED.

Average reads less than one book a hear. REJECTED.

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How to double your salary

On February 22, 2012 By

What is the salary enjoyed by the elite practitioners in your field?  Be mindful.  This is your benchmark.

Elite mindful plumbers may make $200,000 a  year.

Elite mindful law partners may make $500,000 a year.

Elite mindful teachers may make $100,000 a year.

Know the figure.  Be happy with the figure.  If not, [...]

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Are you on the road to mastery?

On February 20, 2012 By

A number of writers have used 10,000 hours as a metric to quantify mastery.  The theory goes that if you practice the piano or throw darts for 10,000 hours, you’ll be a master.    This 10,000 hours is alternately presented as 7 years of practice.

As a mindful person, lets stay real.  Mindfulness is brutal honesty.

If [...]

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Martial Arts Master Video

On February 16, 2012 By

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You’ve seen the picture.  A very impressive karate guy doing a spin around kick facing a monkey with a gun.

Who is your money on?

Yes, as a martial arts master, my money is on the monkey with the gun.

Monkey pulls the trigger and martial arts fighter with muscles of steel and years of discipline falls in a [...]

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How to live in the present

On January 29, 2012 By

ou were born into poverty.  There is nothing you can do about this.

Your parents were dysfunctional alcoholics.  There is nothing you can do about this.

You were the high school cheerleader.  Does anyone remember your glory days?

Your second cousin on your mother’s side is the govenor.  And, that does what for you?

Your [...]

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What job should you do?

On January 16, 2012 By

Before you spend 4-6 years in college and tens of thousands of dollars, you should:

If you are majoring in psychology, volunteer at a mental health facility.

If you are majoring in law enforcement, get a part-time job as a police dispatcher.

If you are majoring in business, see what working at [...]

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Many young job applicants were sold a bill of goods.

Professors and counselors and parents had no incentive to cause friction by telling “youngsters” that getting an “A” in courses like “The Role of Movies in Society” will not get them a $60,000 entry level professional position.

Young job applicants sailed blissfully [...]

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What are you doing?

On December 31, 2011 By

You are sitting in a boring college class with zero applicability to anything you want to do.

What are you doing?

You are sitting around passing a joint and listening to the inane mumbling of the other losers.

What are you doing?

You go to work every day for a lazy owner [...]

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