Everything is good, until you really look at it
Only the naive think everything in life is hunky dory. It constantly amazes me that we can be so grown up in some areas and so immature in other areas. When is comes to business, Im all business. I do very well for myself in a business climate that doesnt really value the young, the minorities, or women. I also just negotiated with both owners of both companies Im trying to work for an agreement that allows me to earn money from both of them at the same time. #1 rule if you are going to be an employee: make yourself scarce. In other words, be more valuable then the next guy.
More time commitment now equals less time commitment in the future, and the ability to pursue even more things. "It is necessary to be slightly under employed if you are to do something significant." - James Watson, 1928 American Geneticist.
Something more then everything. To help you understand this concept better I just asked what attracted Tom to a certain girl. He said everything. I said most people can't handle being told that. And he finished by saying, ...even the things that shouldn't. And my reply to that was, "Something more then everything." That is the true answer, but you cant really put that answer into the words you want. What is that something?
Its the same way with me. I want to accomplish so much. I want to accomplish everything Ive set out to do. Many people say it cant be done, but I keep proving them wrong slowly but surely. Its something more then everything. Its an idea. Its what makes life worth living. Sometimes it comes down to proving the nay-sayers wrong or getting some sweet revenge on ill-placed words. But mostly its about setting ourselves apart. Unique as we are, we want to be more unique until we are so alien we become amazing.
Something more then everything. We want more then everything. We fool ourselves when we think we do. What we are really looking for is a small thing. One little thing that we think all this everything will bring us. Does it all have to come together for us to achieve that one little thing? Its a matter of contentment with what we have and obtaining those little things we want that are big things.
Lastly, I want to recommend the book, The Kindness of Strangers, Penniless Across America. Its about a man who decides to travel across America without a penny to his name relying on the kindness of strangers along the way. The surprising thing isnt so much that he makes it, but just what kind of things ultimately matter in this life. The other surprising thing for those that havent heard it before is how giving the poorest of people can be, and who ultimately helps him along the way and how they help him. Im very tempted to take my own trip by doing just that.
Ill leave you with a quote from the book. "I've never understood what people mean when they say they have to find themselves. We know who we are. The hard part is being that person. It's always so much easier to be somebody else.
More time commitment now equals less time commitment in the future, and the ability to pursue even more things. "It is necessary to be slightly under employed if you are to do something significant." - James Watson, 1928 American Geneticist.
Something more then everything. To help you understand this concept better I just asked what attracted Tom to a certain girl. He said everything. I said most people can't handle being told that. And he finished by saying, ...even the things that shouldn't. And my reply to that was, "Something more then everything." That is the true answer, but you cant really put that answer into the words you want. What is that something?
Its the same way with me. I want to accomplish so much. I want to accomplish everything Ive set out to do. Many people say it cant be done, but I keep proving them wrong slowly but surely. Its something more then everything. Its an idea. Its what makes life worth living. Sometimes it comes down to proving the nay-sayers wrong or getting some sweet revenge on ill-placed words. But mostly its about setting ourselves apart. Unique as we are, we want to be more unique until we are so alien we become amazing.
Something more then everything. We want more then everything. We fool ourselves when we think we do. What we are really looking for is a small thing. One little thing that we think all this everything will bring us. Does it all have to come together for us to achieve that one little thing? Its a matter of contentment with what we have and obtaining those little things we want that are big things.
Lastly, I want to recommend the book, The Kindness of Strangers, Penniless Across America. Its about a man who decides to travel across America without a penny to his name relying on the kindness of strangers along the way. The surprising thing isnt so much that he makes it, but just what kind of things ultimately matter in this life. The other surprising thing for those that havent heard it before is how giving the poorest of people can be, and who ultimately helps him along the way and how they help him. Im very tempted to take my own trip by doing just that.
Ill leave you with a quote from the book. "I've never understood what people mean when they say they have to find themselves. We know who we are. The hard part is being that person. It's always so much easier to be somebody else.
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