Mel Feller Lists his Most Inspirational Anecdotes by Mel Feller
Mel Feller, as a business and executive coach loves history. He firmly believes that we all must learn and know history or we as a people are doomed to repeat if we do not know or understand our history. This also goes for business and individuals as well. In addition, history abounds with tales of experts who were convinced that the ideas, plans, and projects of others would never be achieved. However, accomplishment came to those who said, "I can make it happen."
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This collection of poems was inspired by the images found in the 1918 edition of Gray’s Anatomy. Though Gray’s Anatomy lacks the theater of the early renaissance anatomist / engravers, the numerous images have an intriguing beauty and familiarity. This unknown geography of interiority has captivated human kind, maybe since the first wound issued forth blood and revealed and alien inner self, the manifestation of the other within. These poems have emerged from the image that precedes it. They are not an attempt to write to the image but to find inspiration from the image.
“Looke on againe, the faire text better trie:
What blushing notes does thou in margine see?”
Sidney, Astrophil and Stella
c.a. leibow
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Version originale anglaise -Laurent DeKatware
CARROLL, LEWIS : Alice\’s Adventures in Wonderland - Version originale anglaise - Nouvelles - Contes
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This collection of poems was inspired by the images found in the 1918 edition of Gray’s Anatomy. Though Gray’s Anatomy lacks the theater of the early renaissance anatomist / engravers, the numerous images have an intriguing beauty and familiarity. This unknown geography of interiority has captivated human kind, maybe since the first wound issued forth blood and revealed and alien inner self, the manifestation of the other within. These poems have emerged from the image that precedes it. They are not an attempt to write to the image but to find inspiration from the image.
“Looke on againe, the faire text better trie:
What blushing notes does thou in margine see?”
Sidney, Astrophil and Stella
c.a. leibow
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Mel feller and multiple secrets to successMel Feller
eminars with Coaching for Success 360, Inc. and Mel Feller Coaching. Mel Feller maintains offices in Texas and Oklahoma.
Like you, leadership expert and business author Mel Feller has seen the word leadership defined numerous ways over the years. Is it charisma and positive thinking? Pinstripes and red power ties? Decisiveness? Is it all about the situation? Is it meant only for the elite who rise to the top? Alternatively, is there a different story?
With over three decades of executive coaching, speaking, and most importantly, real-life, in-the-trenches business experience, his view is radically different. Mel Feller appreciates, and shares with listeners, that leadership is a moment-to-moment choice and not about title, tenure or position. Leadership is for everyone, every day. It is how we should live our life
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Mel Feller MPA, MHR, Discusses Texas Real Estate and Terms to Know
Mel is the President/Founder of Mel Feller Seminars with Coaching for Success 360, Inc. and Mel Feller Coaching. Mel Feller is an Innovator and Business Leader. Mel Feller currently maintains an office in Texas. Mel is currently an MBA Candidate.
Why should I buy, instead of rent?
You will love the feeling of having something that is all yours - a home where your own personal style will tell the world who you are. A thriving vegetable garden in the backyard, a tiled entryway, a yellow kitchen... when you own, you can do it all your way! However, there is more to owning a home than personal satisfaction. You can deduct the cost of your mortgage loan interest from your federal income taxes, and usually from your state taxes, too. And interest will compose nearly all of your monthly payment, for over half the number of years you'll be paying your mortgage. This adds up to hefty savings at the end of each year. Moreover, you are allowed to deduct the property taxes you pay as a homeowner. If you rent, you write your monthly check and it is gone forever. Another financial plus in owning a home is the possibility its value will go up through the years.
Mel Feller, MPA, MHR, is a well-known real estate, business consultant, personal development
Consultant and speaker, specializing in performance, productivity, and profits. Mel is the President/Founder of Mel Feller Seminars with Coaching For Success 360, Inc. and Mel Feller Coaching, a real estate and business specific coaching company. His three books for real estate professionals are systems on how to become an exceptional sales performer. His four books in Business and Government Grants are ways to leverage and increase your business Success in both time and money! His book on Personal Development “Lies that Will Sabotage Your Success”.
Mel feller, mpa, mhr, asks about your passionMel Feller
Mel Feller, MPA, MHR, Asks About Your Passion.
Mel is the President/Founder of Mel Feller Seminars with Coaching for Success 360, Inc. and Mel Feller Coaching. Mel Feller maintains offices in Texas and in Utah.
The dictionary definition of passion is, “a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything.” Why do people start their own businesses? Is it for money, for freedom – from corporate structure or otherwise, power? What would you want to do it if you did not need to work? Some people might answer that they would want to lie on a beach or watch television, all day that might not pay you! However, is it possible to do something you would want to do whether or not you were making money – and actually make money? Of course – but if it were that easy, everyone would be doing it.
I have always suggested you should do what you love, but I had not followed my own advice sometimes. Why is it so important to pursue what is important to you? Here is what I have learned since deciding to focus on my passion:
Mel feller, mpa, mhr, discusses word of mouth marketingMel Feller
Mel Feller, MPA, MHR, Discusses Word of Mouth Marketing.
Mel is the President/Founder of Mel Feller Seminars with Coaching for Success 360, Inc. and Mel Feller Coaching. Mel Feller maintains offices in Texas and in Utah.
It is as important to know what word of mouth marketing IS as what it IS NOT. Word-of-Mouth (W-O-M) is about involving, educating and satisfying customers. It is not about abandoning your marketing plan and advertising campaign. It is not enough to simply provide good customer service and wait for the buzz to build. In fact, let us test your knowledge of W-O-M with this simple quiz. Select the most suitable answer to the following questions. Answers are at the end of the handout/article.
Mel Feller, MPA, MHR, is a well-known real estate, business consultant, personal development consultant and speaker, specializing in performance, productivity, and profits. Mel is the
President/Founder of Mel Feller Seminars with Coaching For Success 360, Inc. and Mel Feller Coaching, a real estate and business specific coaching company. His three books for real estate professionals are systems on how to become an exceptional sales performer. His four books in Business and Government Grants are ways to leverage and increase your business Success in both time and money! His book on Personal Development “Lies that Will Sabotage Your Success”. Mel Feller is in Texas and In Utah. Currently an MBA Candidate
How to increase your business profits by mel fellerMel Feller
How to Increase Your Business Profits by Mel Feller, MPA, MHR
There are two ways to increase your profits. One is by increasing your sales; the other is by reducing your costs. Here are some ideas that will help you increase your profits by cutting your expenses in an organized fashion.
Increasing profits through cost reduction must be based on the concept of an organized, planned program. Unless adequate records are maintained through a proper accounting system, there can be no basis for ascertaining and analyzing costs.
Cost reduction is not simply attempting to slash all expenses unmethodically. The owner-manager must understand the nature of expenses and how expenses inter-relate with sales, inventories, cost of goods sold, gross profits, and net profits.
Success Sabotaging Lies
By Mel Feller, MPA, MHR Offices in Texas and Utah
Let me start by asking a couple of questions, what beliefs do you have about success and personal excellence? What programs do you have downloaded in the massive computer that is known as your brain? Are they a plus in your pursuit for self-help motivation and personal growth development? On the other hand, are they holding you back and controlling what you will be able to achieve?
We have heard the opposite of the terms I have listed. Replace the opposite thoughts of these with these success belief builders. I wanted to point out the positive and not the negative.
There Is No Such Thing as Failure
The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed. Lloyd Jones
Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, “I have failed three times,” and what happens when he says, “I am a failure.” ~S.I. Hayakawa
There is a man who failed in business at age 21.
He was defeated in a legislative race at age 22.
He failed again in business at age 24.
He overcame the death of his girlfriend at age 26.
He had a nervous breakdown at age 27.
He lost a congressional race at age 34.
He lost a congressional race at age 36.
He lost a senatorial race at age 45.
He failed in an effort to become vice-president at age 47.
He lost a senatorial race at age 49.
He was elected president of the United States at age 52.
The man’s name was Abraham Lincoln.
He would not have accomplished becoming president if he had believed that failure was something to avoid. Thomas Edison thought the same way about failure when going through his 9,999 attempts to invent the light bulb.
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Why should I buy, instead of rent?
You will love the feeling of having something that is all yours - a home where your own personal style will tell the world who you are. A thriving vegetable garden in the backyard, a tiled entryway, a yellow kitchen... when you own, you can do it all your way! However, there is more to owning a home than personal satisfaction. You can deduct the cost of your mortgage loan interest from your federal income taxes, and usually from your state taxes, too. And interest will compose nearly all of your monthly payment, for over half the number of years you'll be paying your mortgage. This adds up to hefty savings at the end of each year. Moreover, you are allowed to deduct the property taxes you pay as a homeowner. If you rent, you write your monthly check and it is gone forever. Another financial plus in owning a home is the possibility its value will go up through the years.
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Mel is the President/Founder of Mel Feller Seminars with Coaching for Success 360, Inc. and Mel Feller Coaching. Mel Feller maintains offices in Texas and in Utah.
The dictionary definition of passion is, “a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything.” Why do people start their own businesses? Is it for money, for freedom – from corporate structure or otherwise, power? What would you want to do it if you did not need to work? Some people might answer that they would want to lie on a beach or watch television, all day that might not pay you! However, is it possible to do something you would want to do whether or not you were making money – and actually make money? Of course – but if it were that easy, everyone would be doing it.
I have always suggested you should do what you love, but I had not followed my own advice sometimes. Why is it so important to pursue what is important to you? Here is what I have learned since deciding to focus on my passion:
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Mel is the President/Founder of Mel Feller Seminars with Coaching for Success 360, Inc. and Mel Feller Coaching. Mel Feller maintains offices in Texas and in Utah.
It is as important to know what word of mouth marketing IS as what it IS NOT. Word-of-Mouth (W-O-M) is about involving, educating and satisfying customers. It is not about abandoning your marketing plan and advertising campaign. It is not enough to simply provide good customer service and wait for the buzz to build. In fact, let us test your knowledge of W-O-M with this simple quiz. Select the most suitable answer to the following questions. Answers are at the end of the handout/article.
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By Mel Feller, MPA, MHR Offices in Texas and Utah
Let me start by asking a couple of questions, what beliefs do you have about success and personal excellence? What programs do you have downloaded in the massive computer that is known as your brain? Are they a plus in your pursuit for self-help motivation and personal growth development? On the other hand, are they holding you back and controlling what you will be able to achieve?
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There Is No Such Thing as Failure
The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed. Lloyd Jones
Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, “I have failed three times,” and what happens when he says, “I am a failure.” ~S.I. Hayakawa
There is a man who failed in business at age 21.
He was defeated in a legislative race at age 22.
He failed again in business at age 24.
He overcame the death of his girlfriend at age 26.
He had a nervous breakdown at age 27.
He lost a congressional race at age 34.
He lost a congressional race at age 36.
He lost a senatorial race at age 45.
He failed in an effort to become vice-president at age 47.
He lost a senatorial race at age 49.
He was elected president of the United States at age 52.
The man’s name was Abraham Lincoln.
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Mel's success philosophy is one where there are many avenues to achieve success. He specializes and trains in real estate, business planning, stocks, personal development, leadership, time management, grants, proposal funding and relationship training
Are you worried that feel that you are lacking motivation in your everyday life or your business?
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A Collection of Inspirational Quotes by Mel Feller
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Power, Success and Value Creation
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Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one’s values.
-- Ayn Rand
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Coaching For Success 360 is a full service management, coaching and consulting firm specializing in all and every type of business coaching, training, and development. Experienced coaches and consultants provide solutions to tough business problems and the leadership needed to significantly enhance a company´s performance and productivity. Our specialties and offered programs are in the area of executive coaching, business development, and team building involving all sizes of businesses including real estate.
Coaching For Success 360 and Mel Feller have found that the standard cookie cutter training and development does not adequately address the needs of team and leadership development. Their established programs incorporating personal assessments, sound methodology, and hard questioning accelerates development, and ensures growth.
Build a Successful Financial Plan
By Mel Feller, MPA, MHR
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Financial planning is defining your goals in life and realizing that the only way to provide for them is through disciplined spending, regular saving, and wise investing. It isn’t a blueprint for life that once drawn never changes. It is flexible and adaptable to your changing needs. Moreover, best of all, you can accomplish it at any income level.
A sound financial plan includes both short- and long-term goals. It starts with the realization that, in the early and even middle years of life, you must develop the habit of saving. Only by living below your means can you build a fortress of savings to pay for the important things that lie ahead.
Successfully Reducing Insurance Costs
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Have you looked at your insurance costs lately? Chances are, your costs have gone up even if your coverage has remained the same. Insurance inflation is a hidden danger because you do not always pay those bills every month or pay them directly. In addition, when they do rise, there seems to be no practical way to control them. Let’s look at some major insurance categories to see where cost-cutting might be possible.
Return Balance To Your Life
By Mel Feller, MPA, MHR
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In order to return balance to your life, remove the excuses from your life.
Attitude is more important than intelligence. The reasons why you can do anything must replace the reasons why you can`t. Find ways to win not to lose. Winning attitude that were once very easy may become more difficult with age.
Looking at a 1031 Exchange
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Let’s look at 1031 tax deferred exchanges. Named after the IRS tax code that permits such transactions, 1031 exchanges allow investors to defer paying taxes on property they buy and sell as long as the transactions occur within a 180-day time span and the funds are placed with an exchange facilitator or accommodator. I cannot stress enough the importance of working with a ‘qualified’ qualified intermediary, or QI. While knowledge, experience and a certain level of coverage or fidelity coverage is significant, the financial backing of the company, strict adherence to financial reporting and disclosure requirements hold even more importance.
How to Become Wealthy
By Mel Feller, MPA, MHR
Mel Feller Seminars, Coaching For Success 360 Inc. /Mel Feller Coaching
Napoleon Hill, in his great book, Think & Grow Rich, describes the six steps to turn your “desires into gold.”
First: Determine exactly how much money you want to accumulate.
Second: Determine exactly what you will do to get this money.
Third: Establish the date by which you will do this.
Fourth: Create a definite plan to accumulate this money.
Fifth: Write out a clear, concise goal statement.
Sixth: Keep your goal statement at the top of your mind.
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Mel Feller Looks at How Real Estate Agents Should Treat Their Clients
Please note that this article comes from the heart. It is heartfelt because I had been a top producing real estate agent for twenty years. I know what it takes to keep buyers and sellers happy and still as a real estate investor, I handle a lot of my buying and selling myself even though I do not have a real estate license today. I am deeply involved in training several high producing real estate agents today. So my knowledge of the real estate field spans over 45 years. No matter who your customer is, in any business, they turn into repeat customers down the road or not, depending on the way you choose to treat them!
Real Estate Agents who treat buyers with disdain would do well to remember that those buyers would become sellers one day. In addition, they will remember those agents who treated them well when they were initially looking to purchase. If you happen to be the Buyer’s Agent always, treat them with the highest respect, just the way you would like to be treated. I can promise you that no real estate agent will admit to treating people badly, but I do see and hear about it all the time.
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” Passion for your work, a pervasive commitment to quality, and relentless attention to details are essential markers of excellence. Quality work and an appreciation for the importance of details benefit not just the clients a business serves; these attitudes and habits also bring joy and peace of mind to the person who delivers the work. To know how to do something exceptionally well is to enjoy it. “Everything Counts: 52 Remarkable Ways to Inspire Excellence and Drive Results by Gary Ryan Blair
Sales can be a tough career.
We face rejection daily, doing most of our presenting in unfamiliar territory. We know that we are only as good as our last order, meaning that if we don’t sell, we don’t eat. In addition, like every other ‘civilian’ we have bills to pay. On days without results most days for many, it can be extremely stressful.
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If you are like many agency leaders, you probably began your career in Sales. In addition, the fact that you now own your own agency means that more likely you were good at it.
This ability is actually a two-edged sword. On one hand, you have the ability to train your salespeople and, if you can make them even seventy percent as good as you can, you would be very happy. Well, that is what most leaders say.
However, there is a downside: while you are trying to get your salespeople ‘up to speed’ there are bills to pay, and often the salespeople you have are not making sufficient sales to do it.
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Imagine a friend came up to you and said, “I want to be a great salesperson. What do I have to do?” What would you say?
Quite often, we are better at solving other people’s problems than we are our own. Caught up as we are in the day-to-day business of being us, our own problems seem huge, while we can clearly see what others should be doing.
So solve this problem for your ‘friend’. What does this person have to do to be a great salesperson? Write down the formula. Do it now.
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Home Loan Glossary
Adjustable-rate loans, also known as variable-rate loans, usually offer a lower initial interest rate than fixed-rate loans. The interest rate fluctuates over the life of the loan based on market conditions, but the loan agreement generally sets maximum and minimum rates. When interest rates rise, generally so do your loan payments; and when interest rates fall, your monthly payments may be lowered.
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Carleton’s approach was not teaching or therapy. It was a broadly applicable system for helping individuals “create real estate wealth.” Based on recognizing deep patterns that prevent long-term success, and skills for creating new patterns that produce “results that truly matter,” Carleton’s techniques helped me successfully coach clients as diverse as single mom’s on welfare to aspiring professionals, entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 Executives.
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1. Mel FellerListshis Most Inspirational Anecdotesby Mel Feller
Mel Feller,asabusinessandexecutive coachloveshistory. He firmlybelievesthatwe all mustlearnand
knowhistoryor we as a people are doomedtorepeatif we donot know or understandourhistory. This
alsogoesfor businessandindividualsaswell. Inaddition,historyaboundswithtalesof expertswho
were convincedthatthe ideas,plans,andprojectsof otherswouldneverbe achieved.However,
accomplishmentcame tothose whosaid,"Ican make it happen."
The ItaliansculptorAgostinod'Antonioworkeddiligentlyonalarge piece of marble.Unable toproduce
hisdesiredmasterpiece,he lamented,"Icando nothingwithit."Othersculptorsalsoworkedthis
difficultpiece of marble,buttonoavail.Michelangelodiscoveredthe stone andvisualizedthe
possibilitiesinit.His"I-can-make-it-happen"attitude resultedinone of the world'smasterpieces -
David.
The expertsof SpainconcludedthatColumbus'splanstodiscover anew andshorterroute to the West
Indieswasvirtuallyimpossible.QueenIsabellaandKingFerdinandignoredthe reportof the experts."I
can make it happen,"Columbuspersisted.Moreover,he did.Everyoneknew the worldwasflat,butnot
Columbus.The Nina,the Pinta,the SantaMaria,along withColumbusandhissmall bandof followers,
sailedto"impossible"newlandsandthrivingresources.
Eventhe great ThomasAlvaEdisondiscouragedhisfriend,HenryFord,frompursuinghisfledglingidea
of a motorcar.Convincedof the worthlessnessof the idea,EdisoninvitedFordtocome and workfor
him.Fordremainedcommittedandtirelesslypursuedhisdream.Althoughhisfirstattemptresultedina
vehicle withoutreversegear,HenryFordknew he couldmake ithappen.Moreover,of course,he did.
"Forgetit,"the expertsadvisedMadame Curie.Theyagreedradiumwasascientificallyimpossible idea.
However,Marie Curie insisted,"Icanmake it happen."
Let usnot forgetour friendsOrville andWilburWright.Journalists,friends,armedforcesspecialists,and
eventheirfatherlaughedatthe ideaof an airplane."Whata sillyandinsane waytospendmoney.Leave
flyingtothe birds,"theyjeered."Sorry,"the Wrightbrothersresponded."We have adream, and we can
make it happen."Asa result,aplace calledKittyHawk,NorthCarolina,became the settingforthe
launchingof their"ridiculous"idea.
Finally,asyoureadthese accountsunderthe magnificentlightingof yourenvironment,considerthe
plightof BenjaminFranklin.He wasadmonishedtostopthe foolishexperimentingwithlighting.What
2. an absurdityandwaste of time!Why,nothingcouldoutdothe fabulousoil lamp.Thankgoodness,
Franklinknewhe couldmake ithappen.Youtoocan make ithappen!
It Couldn'tBe Done
Somebodysaidthatitcouldnot be done,buthe witha chuckle repliedthatmaybe itcouldnot,buthe
wouldbe one whowouldnotsay so "till he tried."Therefore,he buckledrightinwiththe trace of a grin
on hisface.If he worried,he hidit.He startedto singas he tackledthe thingthatcouldnot be done,and
he didit. Somebodyscoffed:"Oh,you'll neverdothat;At leastnoone everhas done it."However,he
tookoff his coat andtook off hishat and the firstthinghe knew he had begunit.Withthe liftof hischin
and a bitof a grin,withoutanydoubtingorquiddity,He startedtosingas he tackledthe thingthatcould
not be done,andhe didit.There are thousandstotell youitcannot be done,there are thousandsto
prophesyfailure;there are thousandstopointoutto you,one by one,The dangersthatwait to assail
you.Nevertheless,justbucklerightinwithabit of a grin,thentake off yourcoat andgo to it; Juststart
into singas you tackle the thingThat cannot be done,andyou'll doit.
Edgar A. Guest
Keeperofthe Spring
The late PeterMarshall was an eloquentspeakerandforseveral yearsservedasthe chaplainof the US
Senate.He usedto love totell the storyof the "Keeperof the Spring,"aquietforestdwellerwholived
highabove an Austrianvillagealongthe easternslopeof the Alps.
The old manhad beenhiredmanyyearsearlierbya youngtowncouncil membertoclearawaythe
debrisfromthe poolsof waterup inthe mountaincrevicesthatfedthe lovelyspringflowingthrough
theirtown.Withfaithful,silentregularity,he patrolledthe hills,removedthe leavesandbranches,and
wipedawaythe siltthatwouldotherwise have chokedandcontaminatedthe freshflow of water.The
village soonbecame apopularattractionforvacationers.Graceful swansfloatedalongthe clearspring,
the mill wheelsof variousbusinesseslocatednearthe waterturneddayandnight,farmlandswere
naturallyirrigated,andthe viewfromrestaurantswaspicturesque beyonddescription.
Years passed.One eveningthe towncouncil metforitssemiannualmeeting.Astheyreviewedthe
budget,one man'seye caughtthe salaryfigure beingpaid the obscure keeperof the spring.Saidthe
keeperof the purse,"Whoisthe old man?Why do we keephimonyearafteryear? Noone eversees
him.For all we know,the strange rangerof the hillsisdoingusno good.He isn'tnecessaryanylonger."
By a unanimousvote,theydispensedwiththe oldman'sservices.
3. For several weeks,nothingchanged.
By earlyautumn,the treesbegantoshedtheirleaves.Small branchessnappedof andfell intothe pools,
hinderingthe rushingflowof sparklingwater.One afternoonsomeonenoticedaslightyellowish-brown
tintin the spring.A fewdayslater,the waterwas much darker.Withinanotherweek,aslimyfilm
coveredsectionsof the wateralongthe banks,anda foul odorwassoon detected.The mill wheels
movedmore slowly,some finallyslowlystopped.Swansleft,asdidthe tourists.Clammyfingersof
disease andsicknessreacheddeeplyintothe village.
Quickly,the embarrassedcouncil calledaspecial meeting.Realizingtheirgrosserrorinjudgment,they
rehiredthe oldkeeperof the spring,andwithinafew weeks,the veritable riverof life begantoclearup.
The wheelsstartedtoturn,and newlife returnedtothe hamletinthe Alps.
Neverbecome discouragedwiththe seemingsmallnessof yourtask,job,orlife.Clingfasttothe words
of EdwardEverettHale:"I am onlyone,butstill Iam one.I cannotdo everything,butstill Icando
something;andbecause Icannotdo everything,Iwill notrefuse todosomethingIcando. “The keyto
accomplishmentisbelievingthatwhatyoucan do will make adifference.
A Lesson from a Mad Hatter
One of the firststepstoaccomplishinggreatthingsinyourlife istocease dwellingonthe negative
thingsinyour past.Carefullyassessyourpresentstrengths,successes,andachievements.Dwell on
those positive eventsinyourlife,andquitlimitingyourpotential byconstantlythinkingaboutwhatyou
have done poorly.Alice andthe Mad Hatterin Wonderlandhada conversationthatillustratesthis
concept:
Alice:Where I come from,people studywhattheyare notgood at inorder to be able to dowhat they
are goodat.
Mad Hatter:We onlygo aroundincirclesinWonderland,butwe alwaysendupwhere we started.
Wouldyoumindexplainingyourself?
Alice:Well,grown-upstellustofindoutwhat we didwrong,and neverdoitagain
4. Mad Hatter:That is odd!It seemstome that in orderto findoutabout something,youhave tostudyit.
In addition,whenyoustudyit,youshouldbecomebetteratit.Whyshouldyouwantto become better
at somethingandthenneverdoitagain?However,please continue.
Alice:Nobodyevertellsustostudythe rightthingswe do. We are onlysupposedtolearnfromthe
wrongthings.However,we are permittedtostudythe rightthingsotherpeopledo.Inaddition,
sometimeswe are eventoldtocopythem.
Mad Hatter:That is cheating!
Alice:Youare quite right,Mr. Hatter.I do live ina topsy-turvyworld.Itseemslike Ihave todo
somethingwrongfirst,inordertolearnfromwhat notto do. Then,bynot doingwhatI am not
supposedtodo,perhapsI will be right.However,Iwouldratherbe rightthe firsttime,wouldn'tyou?
A Tragedy or a Blessing?
Years ago inScotland,the Clarkfamilyhada dream.Clarkand hiswife workedandsaved, makingplans
for theirnine childrenandthemselvestotravel tothe UnitedStates.It hadtakenyears,but theyhad
finallysavedenoughmoneyandhadgottenpassportsandreservationsforthe whole familyona new
linertothe UnitedStates.
The entire familywasfilledwithanticipationandexcitementabouttheirnew life.However,sevendays
before theirdeparture,adogbitthe youngestson.The doctor sewedupthe boybuthung a yellow
sheetonthe Clarks' frontdoor.Because of the possibilityof rabies,theywere beingquarantinedfor
fourteendays.
The family'sdreamswere dashed.Theywouldnotbe able tomake the trip to Americaas theyhad
planned.The father,filledwithdisappointmentandanger,stompedtothe dockto watch the shipleave
- withoutthe Clarkfamily.The fathershedtearsof disappointmentandcursedbothhissonand God for
theirmisfortune.
Five dayslater,the tragic newsspreadthroughoutScotland - the mightyTitanichadsunk.The
unsinkable shiphadsunk,takinghundreds of liveswithit.The Clarkfamilywastohave beenonthat
ship,butbecause a doghad bittenthe son,theywere leftbehindinScotland.
5. WhenMr. Clarkheardthe news,he huggedhissonandthankedhimforsavingthe family.He thanked
God for savingtheirlivesandturningwhathe hadfeltwasa tragedyintoa blessing.
To Build a Bridge
The BrooklynBridge thatspans the rivertyingManhattanIslandto Brooklynistrulya miracle bridge.In
1863, a creative engineernamedJohnRoeblingwasinspired byanideafor thisspectacularbridge.
However,bridge-buildingexpertsthroughoutthe worldtoldhimtoforgetit;it couldnotbe done.
Roeblingconvincedhisson,Washington,whowasa youngupand comingengineer,thatthe bridge
couldbe built.The twoof themdevelopedthe conceptsof how itcouldbe accomplishedandhowthe
obstaclescouldbe overcome.Withunharnessedexcitementandinspiration,theyhiredtheircrew and
beganto buildtheirdreambridge.
The projectwas onlya fewmonthsunderconstructionwhenatragicaccidenton the site tookthe life of
JohnRoeblingandseverelyinjuredhisson,Washington.Washingtonwasleftwithpermanentbrain
damage and wasunable totalk or walk.Everyone feltthatthe projectwouldhave tobe scrapped since
the Roebling’swere the onlyoneswhoknew how the bridge couldbe built.
EventhoughWashingtonwasunable tomove or talk,hismindwasas sharp as ever,andhe still hada
burningdesire tocomplete the bridge.Anideahithimashe lay inhishospital bed,andhe developeda
code for communication.All he couldmove wasone finger,sohe touchedthe armof hiswife withthat
finger,tappingoutthe code to communicate toherwhat totell the engineerswhowere buildingthe
bridge.Forthirteenyears,Washingtontappedouthisinstructionswithhisfingeruntil the spectacular
BrooklynBridge wasfinallycompleted.
Grindor Shine
Adversityisthe grindstoneof life.Intendedtopolishyouup,adversityalsohasthe abilitytogrindyou
down.The impactand ultimate resultdependonwhatyoudowiththe difficultiesthatcome yourway.
Considerthe phenomenal achievementsof people experiencingadversity.
Beethovencomposedhisgreatestworksafterbecomingdeaf.SirWalterRaleighwrote the Historyof
the World duringa thirteen-yearimprisonment.If Columbushadturnedback,noone couldhave
6. blamedhim,consideringthe constantadversityhe endured.Of course,noone wouldhave remembered
himeither.AbrahamLincolnachievedgreatnessbyhisdisplayof wisdomandcharacterduringthe
devastationof the Civil War.Luthertranslatedthe Bible whileenduringconfinementinthe Castle of
Wartburg. Undera sentence of deathandduringtwentyyearsinexile,Dante wrote the Divine Comedy.
JohnBunyan wrote Pilgrim'sProgressinaBedfordjail.
Finally,consideramore recentexample.MaryGroda-Lewisenduredsixteenyearsof illiteracybecause
of unrecognizeddyslexia,wascommittedtoa reformatoryontwodifferentoccasions,andalmostdied
of a stroke while bearingachild.Committedtogoingtocollege,she workedata varietyof oddjobsto
save money,graduatedwithherhighschool equivalencyateighteen,wasnamedOregon'soutstanding
Upward Boundstudent,andfinallyenteredcollege.Determinedtobecome adoctor,she facedfifteen
medical school rejectionsuntilAlbanyMedical College finallyacceptedher.In1984, Dr. Mary Groda-
Lewis,atthirty-five,graduatedwithhonorstofulfillherdream.
Adversity - the grindstone of life.Willit grindyoudownor polishyouup?
Whois Counting?
Napoleonwasinvolvedinconversationwithacolonel of aHungarianbattalionwhohad beentaken
prisonerinItaly.The colonel mentionedhe hadfoughtinthe army of Maria Theresa."You musthave a
fewyearsunderyourbelt!"exclaimedNapoleon."I'msure I've livedsixtyorseventyyears,"repliedthe
colonel."Youmeantosay," Napoleon,continued,"youhave notkepttrackof the yearsyouhave lived?"
The colonel promptlyreplied,"Sir,Ialwayscount mymoney,myshirts,andmy horses - butas for my
years,I knownobodywhowantsto steal them, andI shall surelyneverlose them."
"IfI Had My Life to Live Over"
If I hadmy life tolive over,Iwoulddare tomake more mistakesnexttime.Iwouldrelax,Iwouldlimber
up.I wouldbe sillierthanIhave beenthistrip.Iwouldtake fewerthingsseriously,take more chances,
and take more trips.I wouldclimbmore mountains,andswimmore rivers.Iwouldeatmore ice cream
and lessbeans.Iwouldperhapshave more actual troubles,butIwouldhave fewerimaginaryones.You
see,Iam one of those people wholivedseriously,sanely,hourafterhour,dayafterday.Oh,I have had
my moments,andif Ihad, itto do overagain,I wouldhave more of them.I have beenone of those
personswhonevergoesanywhere withoutathermometer,ahot-waterbottle,araincoat,anda
parachute.If I had to do itagain,I wouldtravel lighterthanthistrip.If I had mylife tolive over,Iwould
7. start goingbarefootearlierinthe spring,andstaythat waylaterin the fall.Iwouldgoto more dances,I
wouldride more merry-go-rounds.Iwouldpickmore daisies.
The Lion and The cougar
A pointedfable istoldaboutayounglionanda cougar.Both thirsty,the animalsarrivedattheirusual
waterhole at the same time.Theyimmediatelybegantoargue aboutwhoshouldsatisfytheirthirst
first.The argumentbecame heated,andeachdecidedhe wouldratherdie thangive upthe privilege of
beingfirsttoquenchhisthirst.As theystubbornlyconfrontedeachother,theiremotionsturnedtorage.
Theircruel attacks on eachotherwere suddenlyinterrupted.Theybothlookedup.Circlingoverhead
was a flockof vultureswaitingforthe losertofall.Quietly,the twobeaststurned andwalkedaway.The
thoughtof beingdevouredwasall theyneededtoendtheirquarrel.
Complain!Complain!Complain!
It takesa disciplinedspirittoendure the monasteryonMountSurat inSpain.One of the fundamental
requirementsof thisreligiousorderisthatthe youngmenmustmaintainsilence.Opportunitiestospeak
are scheduledonce everytwoyears,atwhichtime theyare allowedtospeakonlytwowords.
One younginitiate inthisreligiousorder,whohadcompletedhisfirsttwoyearsof training,wasinvited
by hissuperiortomake hisfirsttwo-wordpresentation."Foodterrible,"he said.Twoyearslaterthe
invitationwasonce againextended.The youngmanusedthisforumtoexclaim, "Bedlumpy."Arrivingat
hissuperior'soffice twoyearslaterhe proclaimed,"Iquit."The superiorlookedatthisyoungmonkand
said,"You know,itdoesn'tsurprise me abit.All youhave done since youarrivediscomplain,complain,
and complain.
Exaggerated?Maybe.Whatif you were askedtoshare two words that describe yourLife?Wouldyour
focusbe the lumps,bumps,andunfairness,orare you committedtodwell onthose thingsthatare
good,right,and lovely?
The Whole WorldCame Together
The young motherwasreadyfor a fewminutesof relaxationafter alonganddemandingday.However,
heryoungdaughterhad otherplansfor hermother'stime.
8. "Readme a story,Mom," the little girl requested."GiveMommyafew minutestorelax andunwind.
ThenI'll be happyto readyoua story,"pleadedthe mother.
The little girl wasinsistentthatMommyreadto hernow.With a stroke of genius,the mothertore off
the back page of the magazine she wasreading.Itcontainedafull-page picture of the world.Asshe tore
it intoseveral pieces,Momaskedherdaughter toput the picture togetherandthenshe wouldreadher
a story. Surely,thiswouldbuyherconsiderablerelaxingmoments.
A shorttime later,the little girl announcedthe completionof herpuzzle project.Toherastonishment,
she foundthe worldpicture completelyassembled.Whenshe asked,herdaughterhow she managedto
do itso quickly,the little girl explainedthatonthe reverse side of the page wasthe picture of a little girl.
"You see,Mommy,whenIgot the little girl together,the whole world came together."
Each of us has the responsibilitytoputourworldtogether.Itstarts bygettingourselvesputtogether.
We can become betterparents,friends,spouses,employees,andemployers.The firststepischanging
our attitude.
The Whole WorldStinks
Wise menand philosophersthroughoutthe ageshave disagreedonmanythings,butmanyare in
unanimousagreementonone point:"We become whatwe thinkabout."RalphWaldoEmersonsaid,"A
man iswhat he thinksaboutall day long."The Romanemperor Marcus Aureliusputitthisway:"A man's
life iswhathisthoughtsmake of it."In the Bible,we find"Asaman thinksinhisheart,so ishe."
One Sundayafternoon,acranky grandfatherwasvisitinghisfamily.Ashe laydowntotake a nap, his
grandsondecidedtohave a little funbyputtingLimburgercheeseonGrandfather'smustache.Soon,
grandpa awoke withasnort and chargedoutof the bedroomsaying,"Thisroomstinks."Throughthe
house he went,findingeveryroomsmellingthe same.Desperatelyhe made hiswayoutside onlytofind
that "the whole worldstinks!"
Therefore,itiswhenwe fill ourmindswithnegativism.Everythingwe experience andeverybodywe
encounterwill carrythe scentwe holdinour mind.
Hang In There
9. NicoloPaganini wasawell-knownandgiftednineteenthcenturyviolinist.He wasalsowell knownasa
great showmanwithaquicksense of humor.Hismost memorable concertwasinItalywitha full
orchestra.He wasperformingbefore apackedhouse andhistechnique wasincredible,histone was
fantastic,andhisaudience dearlylovedhim.Towardthe endof hisconcert,Paganini wasastoundinghis
audience withanunbelievablecompositionwhensuddenlyone stringonhisviolinsnappedandhung
limplyfromhisinstrument.Paganinifrownedbriefly,shookhishead,andcontinuedtoplay,improvising
beautifully.
Thento everyone'ssurprise,asecondstringbroke.Inaddition,shortlythereafter,athird.Almostlike a
slapstickcomedy,Paganinistoodthere withthree stringsdanglingfromhisStradivarius.Insteadof
leavingthe stage,Paganini stoodhisgroundandcalmlycompletedthe difficultnumberonthe one
remainingstring.
Post-itNotes
The 3M Companyencouragescreativityfromitsemployees.The companyallowsitsresearchersto
spend15 percentof theirtime onany projectthatintereststhem.Thisattitude hasbroughtfantastic
benefitsnotonlytothe employeesbutalsotothe 3M Companyitself Manytimes,asparkof an idea
turnedintoa successful producthasboosted 3M's profitstremendously.
Some yearsago, a scientistin3M's commercial office tookadvantage of this15 percentcreative time.
Thisscientist,ArtFry,came up withan ideaforone of 3M's best-sellingproducts.ItseemsthatArtFry
dealtwitha small irritationeverySundayashe sang inthe church choir.Aftermarkinghispagesinthe
hymnal withsmall bitsof paper,the small pieceswouldinvariablyfall outall overthe floor.
Suddenly,anideastruckFry.He rememberedanadhesivedevelopedbya colleague thateveryone
thoughtwasa failure because itdidnotstickverywell."Icoatedthe adhesiveona papersample,"Fry
recalls,"andI foundthatit wasnot onlya good bookmark,butitwas greatfor writingnotes.Itwill stay
inplace as longas youwantit to, andthenyou can remove itwithoutdamage."
Yes,Art Fry hitthe jackpot.The resultingproductwascalledPost-it!Inaddition,hasbecome one of 3M's
mostsuccessful office products.
From Candlesto Soap
10. In 1879, Procter and Gamble'sbestsellerwascandles.However,the companywasintrouble.Thomas
Edisonhad inventedthe lightbulb,anditlookedasif candleswouldbecomeobsolete.Theirfears
became realitywhenthe marketforcandlesplummetedsince theywerenow soldonlyfor-special
occasions.
The outlookappearedtobe bleakforProcter andGamble.However,atthistime,itseemedthatdestiny
playedadramatic part inpullingthe strugglingcompanyfromthe clutchesof bankruptcy.A forgetful
employeeata small factoryinCincinnati forgottoturn off hismachine whenhe wenttolunch.The
result?A frothingmassof latherfilledwithairbubbles.He almostthrew the stuff awaybutinstead
decidedtomake itintosoap. The soap floated.Thus,Ivorysoapwasbornand became the mainstayof
the Procter andGamble Company.
Why wassoap that floatssucha hot itemat that time?InCincinnati,duringthatperiod,some people
bathedinthe OhioRiver.Floatingsoapwouldneversinkandconsequentlynevergotlost.So,Ivorysoap
became a bestsellerinOhioandeventuallyacrossthe countryalso.
Like Procterand Gamble,nevergive upwhenthingsgowrongorwhenseeminglyunsurmountable
problemsarise.Creativityputtoworkcan change a problemandturn it intoa goldmine.
A Ten-CentIdea
WhenyoungF. W. Woolworthwasa store clerk,he triedto convince hisbosstohave a ten-centsale to
reduce inventory.The bossagreed,andthe ideawasa resoundingsuccess.ThisinspiredWoolworthto
openhis ownstore and price itemsat a nickel anda dime.He neededcapital forsucha venture,sohe
askedhisbossto supplythe capital forpart interestinthe store.Hisbossturnedhimdownflat."The
ideaistoo risky,"he toldWoolworth."There are notenoughitemstosell forfive andtencents."
Woolworthwentaheadwithouthisboss'sbacking,andhe notonlywassuccessful inhisfirststore,but
eventuallyhe ownedachainof F. W. Woolworthstoresacrossthe nation.Later,hisformerbosswas
heardto remark,"As faras I can figure out,everywordIusedto turn Woolworthdowncostme abouta
milliondollars."
Time To Think
HenryFord hiredanefficiencyexperttogo throughhisplant.He said,"Findthe nonproductivepeople.
Tell me whotheyare,and I will fire them!"
11. The expertmade the roundswithhisclipboardinhandand finallyreturnedtoHenryFord'soffice with
hisreport."I've founda problemwithone of youradministrators,"he said."Everytime Iwalkedby,he
was sittingwithhisfeet proppeduponthe desk.The man neverdoesathing.I definitelythinkyou
shouldconsidergettingridof him!"WhenHenryFordlearnedthe name of the manthe expertwas
referringto,Fordshookhisheadand said,"I can't fire him.Ipay that man to do nothingbutthink - and
that's whathe's doing."
Criticism
If an impulse comestosay
Some un-thoughtfulwordtoday
That may drive a friendaway,
Do not sayit!
If you've hearda wordof blame
Cast uponyour neighbor'sname
That may injure hisfairfame,
Do not tell it!
If maliciousgossip'stongue
Some vile slandermayhave flung
On the headof oldor young,
Do not repeatit!
Thoughtful,kind,helpful speech,
'Tis a giftpromisedtoeach--
Thisthe lessonwe wouldteach:
Do not abuse it!
Anonymous
A Quiet Scolding
12. The late John Wanamakerwasthe kingof retail.One daywhile walkingthroughhisstore inPhiladelphia,
he noticeda customerwaitingforassistance.Noone waspayingthe leastbitof attentiontoher.
Lookingaround,he saw hissalespeoplehuddledtogetherlaughingandtalkingamongthemselves.
Withouta word,he quietlyslippedbehindthe counterandwaitedonthe customerhimself.Thenhe
quietlyhandedthe purchase tothe salespeople tobe wrappedashe wentonhisway. Later,
Wanamakerwas quotedassaying,"Ilearnedthirtyyearsagothat it isfoolishtoscold.Ihave enough
trouble overcomingmyownlimitationswithoutfrettingoverthe factthat God has notseenfitto
distribute evenlythe giftof intelligence."
Blurred Vision
A businesspersonwashighlycritical of hiscompetitors'storefrontwindows."Why,theyare the dirtiest
windowsintown,"he claimed.Fellowbusinesspeople grew tiredof the man'scontinual criticismand
nitpickingcommentsaboutthe windows.One dayovercoffee,the
Businesspersoncarriedthe subjectjusttoofar.Before leaving,afellow storeownersuggestedthe man
gethis ownwindowswashed.He followedthe advice,andthe nextdayat coffee,he exclaimed,"Ican't
believeit.AssoonasI washedmywindows,mycompetitormusthave cleanedhistoo.Youshouldsee
themshine."
Confuciusonce declared,"Don'tcomplainaboutthe snow onyourneighbor'sroof whenyourown
doorstepisunclean."
Quick Decisions
A game wardennoticedhowa particularfellow namedSamconsistentlycaughtmore fishthananyone
else did,whereasthe otherpeople wouldonlycatchthree orfoura day.Sam wouldcome inoff the lake
witha boat full.Stringerafterstringerwasalwayspackedwithfreshlycaughttrout.The warden,
curious,askedSamhissecret.The successful anglerinvitedthe game wardentoaccompanyhimand
observe.Therefore,the nextmorningthe twometatthe dockand tookoff in Sam's boat.Whenthey
got to the middle of the lake,Samstoppedthe boat,andthe wardensat back to see how itwas done.
Sam's approachwas simple.He tookouta stick of dynamite,litit,andthrew itinthe air.The explosion
rockedthe lake withsucha force that deadfishimmediatelybegantosurface.Samtookout a netand
startedscoopingthemup.
13. Well youcan imagine the reactionof the game warden.Whenhe recoveredfromthe shockof itall,he
beganyellingatSam."You can't do this!I will putyouinjail,buddy!Youwill be payingeveryfine there
isin the book!"Sam,meanwhile,sethisnetdownandtookout anotherstickof dynamite.He lititand
tosseditinthe lapof the game wardenwiththese words,"Are yougoingtositthere all day
complaining,orare yougoingto fish?"
The poor wardenwasleftwitha fast decisiontomake.He was yanked,inone second,fromanobserver
to a participant.A dynamite of a choice hadto be made and be made quickly!Life islike that.Few days
go by withoutourcomingface to face withan uninvited,unanticipated,yetunavoidable decision.Like a
crashingsnowbank,these decisionstumble uponuswithoutwarning.Quick.Immediate.Sudden.No
council,nostudy,no advice.POW!
A Short Course in Human Relations
The six most importantwords:Iadmitthat I was wrong.
The five mostimportantwords:Youdid a great job.
The four mostimportantwords:What do youthink?
The three most importantwords:Couldyouplease...
The two mostimportantwords:Thank you.
The most importantword:We.
The leastimportantword:I.
Anonymous
You are Wonderful
The followingtrue storycapturedourheart.It happenedseveral yearsagointhe Parisoperahouse.A
famoussingerhadbeencontractedtosing,and ticketsaleswere booming.Infact,the nightof the
concert foundthe house packedand everyticketsold.The feelingof anticipationandexcitementwasin
the air as the house managertookthe stage and said,"Ladiesandgentlemen,thankyouforyour
enthusiasticsupport.Iamafraidthat due to illness,the manwhomyouhave all come to hearwill notbe
performingtonight.However,we have foundasuitable substitutewe hope will provide youwith
comparable entertainment."The crowdgroanedindisappointmentandfailedtohearthe announcer
mentionthe stand-in'sname.The environmentturnedfromexcitementtofrustration.
14. The stand-inperformergave the performance everythinghe had.Whenhe hadfinished,therewas
nothingbutan uncomfortable silence.Noone applauded.Suddenly,fromthe balcony,alittle boystood
up and shouted,"Daddy,Ithinkyouare wonderful!"The crowdbroke intothunderousapplause.
We all needpeople inourLiveswhoare willingtostandupoccasionallyandsay,"I thinkyouare
wonderful.”
Two Kinds of People
There are onlytwokindsof people onearthtoday
Two kindsof people,nomore Isay.
Notthe richand the poor, forto knowa man'swealth
You mustfirstknowthe state of hisconscience andhealth,
Notthe happyand sad,for inlife'spassingyears,
Each has hislaughterandeach has histears.
No,the two kindsof people onearthI mean
Are the people wholiftandthe people wholearn?
In whichclassare you?Are you liftingthe load?
Of some overtaxedlifterwho'sgoingdownthe road
15. Or are youa leanerwholetsothersshare
Your portionof toil,labor,andcare?
EllaWheelerWikcox
Wranglersand Stranglers
Years ago,there was a groupof brilliantyoungmenatthe Universityof Wisconsin,whoseemedtohave
amazingcreative literarytalent.Theywere would-be poets,novelists,andessayists.Theywere
extraordinaryintheirabilitytoputthe Englishlanguage toitsbestuse.These promisingyoungmenmet
regularlytoreadand analyze eachother'swork.In addition,analyzeittheydid!
These menwere mercilesswithone another.Theydissectedthe minutestliteraryexpressionintoa
hundredpieces.Theywere heartless,tough,andevenmeanintheircriticism.The sessionsbecamesuch
arenasof literarycriticismthatthe membersof thisexclusiveclubcalledthemselvesthe "Stranglers."
Notto be outdone,the womenof literarytalentinthe universityweredeterminedtostarta clubof
theirown,one comparable tothe Stranglers.Theycalledthemselvesthe "Wranglers."They,too,read
theirworksto one another.However,there wasone greatdifference.The criticismwasmuchsofter,
more positive,more encouraging.Sometimes,there wasalmostnocriticismatall.Everyeffort,eventhe
feeblestone,wasencouraged.
Twentyyearslateran alumnusof the universitywasdoinganexhaustivestudyof hisclassmates'careers
whenhe noticedavast differenceinthe literaryaccomplishmentsof the Stranglersasopposedtothe
Wranglers.Of all the brightyoungmenin the Stranglers,notone hadmade a significantliterary
accomplishmentof anykind.Fromthe Wranglershadcome six or more successful writers,some of
national renownsuchasMarjorie KinnanRawlings,whowrote The Yearling.
Talentbetweenthe two?Probablythe same.Level of education?Notmuchdifference.However,the
Stranglersstrangled,while the Wranglerswere determinedtogive eachothera lift.The Stranglers
promotedanatmosphere of contentionandself-doubt.The Wranglershighlightedthe best,notthe
worst.
16. NeverMind!
SometimeswhennothinggoesjustrightAndworryreignssupreme,Whenheartache fillsthe eyeswith
mistAndall thingsuselessseem,There'sjustone thingcandrive awayThe tearsthat scald andblind --
Someone toslipastrong arm 'round Andwhisper,"Nevermind."Noone hasevertoldjustwhyThose
wordssuch comfortbring;Nor whythat whispermakesourcaresDeparton hurriedwing.Yettroubles
say a quick"Good-day,"We leave themfarbehindWhensomeone slipsanarm around,Andwhispers,
"Nevermind."Butlove mustpromptthatsoftcaress- That love must,aye,be true Or at that tender,
clingingtouchNoheartease come to you,But if the arm be movedbylove,Sweetcomfortyouwill find
Whensomeone slipsanarmaround,Andwhispers,"Nevermind!"
Murphy'sLaws
Everyone hasheardof Murphy's firstlaw:"If anythingcango wrong,invariablyitwill."However,hardly
anybodyhasevena foggyideaof whoMurphy was.
The search for Murphy'snotebooksledtoa garage in Toledo,Ohio;aninventor'sjunkloftinAliquippa,
Pennsylvania;andthe home of a retiredfemaleblackmailerinSarasota,Florida.Itwaslearnedthat
Murphy had nofirstname,that he nevercouldholda job,andthat the postoffice forinsufficient
postage returnedhiswritings.
It seemseverythingMurphywrote abouthadsome explanationforwhythingsgowrong.Considerafew
more Murphy classics:
Nothingiseverassimple asit firstseems.
Everythingyoudecide todocostsmore thanfirstestimated.
Everyactivitytakesmore time thanyouhave.
It iseasiertomake a commitmentorto getinvolvedinsomethingthantoget outof it.
Whateveryousetout to do,somethingelse mustbe done first.
If you improve ortinkerwithsomethinglongenough,eventuallyitwillbreak.
By makingsomethingclear,somebodywill be confused.
You can fool some of the people all of the time andall of the people some of the time,andthatis
sufficient.
17. Believe the Impossible
Everygreat achievementwasonce impossibleuntil someonesetagoal to make it a reality.
LewisCarroll'sfamousmasterpiece Throughthe LookingGlasscontainsastorythat exemplifiesthe need
to dreamthe impossibledream.There isaconversationbetweenAlice andthe queen,whichgoeslike
this:
"I can't believe that!"saidAlice.
"Can't you?"the queensaidina pityingtone."Tryagain,draw a longbreath,and shutyoureyes."
Alice laughed."There'snouse trying,"she said."One can'tbelieveimpossible things."
"I dare say you haven'thadmuch practice,"saidthe queen."WhenIwasyour age,I alwaysdiditfor half
an hour a day.Why, sometimesI've believedasmanyassix impossiblethingsbefore breakfast."
Whenyoudare to dream,manymarvelscan be accomplished.The trouble is,mostpeopleneverstart
dreamingtheirimpossible dream.
How High Can YouJump?
Fleatrainershave observedapredictableandstrange habitof fleaswhiletrainingthem.Fleasare
trainedbyputtingthemina cardboard box witha top on it.The fleaswill jumpupandhitthe topof the
cardboard box overand repeatedly.Asyouwatchthemjumpandhit the lid,somethingveryinteresting
becomesobvious.The fleascontinuetojump,buttheyare no longerjumpinghighenoughtohitthe
top.Apparently,Excedrinheadache 1738 forcesthemto limitthe heightof theirjump.
Whenyoutake off the lid,the fleascontinue tojump,buttheywill notjumpoutof the box.Theywill
not jumpoutbecause theycannotjumpout. Why?The reasonissimple.Theyhave conditioned
themselvestojumpjustsohigh.Once theyhave conditionedthemselvestojumpjustsohigh,that'sall
theycan do!
18. Many times,people dothe same thing.Theyrestrictthemselvesandneverreachtheirpotential.Just
like the fleas,theyfail tojumphigher,thinkingtheyare doingall theycando.
If You Think
If you thinkyouare beaten,youare.If youthinkyou dare not,you do not!If youwantto win,but think
youcannot, itis almosta cinchyou will not.If youthinkyouwill lose,youare lost;forout inthe world
we findSuccessbeginswithafellow'swill;itisall inthe state of the mind.Life'sbattlesdonotalwaysgo
To the strongerand fasterman,But sooneror laterthe man whowinsIs the man whothinkshe can.
WalterD. Wintle