My three behaviors for success

You’d be hard-pressed to find any successful person that would disagree with the pearls of wisdom I will share with you at the end of this read.

No one makes a goal to fail. Think about this for a moment, do you know anyone that upon their decision to achieve something did so with the full intention of failing? I don’t. Sure there are those that are failing miserably in life, but I would argue that the blame for this failure does not rest solely on the individual. The key to success in any endeavor is leadership. Look at any successful person, speak with them about their success and they will undoubtedly attribute all, or at least part of their success to a role model, mentor, or leadership influence that happened at some point before or during their quest for greatness. In many cases, anyone seeking success first finds success in someone else. This is most evident in the business world, to include the sports and fashion industries. In several magazine and television interviews, David Robinson, Navy Officer and 10x NBA All-Star; and Tyra Banks, model, media mogul and businesswoman, both attribute the bulk of their success to people that left positive impressions on them.

If you are a person that does not have positive influences in your life I would share this piece of experience with you: Find some! Change up your flow, rotate your friends and acquaintances and start to move forward of other people instead of staying stagnant at the same pace or direction. Don’t sweat static talk from negative influences and those who don’t share your aspirations for success.

Remember the story of “Crabs in a Bucket?”

One day a man was walking along the beach and saw another man fishing in the surf with a bait bucket beside him. As he drew closer, he saw that the bait bucket had no lid and had live crabs inside.

"Why don't you cover your bait bucket so the crabs won't escape?" he said.

"You don't understand," the man replied. "If there is one crab in the bucket it would surely crawl out very quickly. However, when there are many crabs in the bucket and one tries to crawl up the side, the others grab hold of it and pull it back down so that it will share the same fate as the rest of them."

So it is with people. If one tries to do something different, get better grades, improve oneself, escape his or her environment, or dream big dreams, other people will try to drag him or her back down to share their fate.

Moral of the story: Ignore the crabs. Charge ahead and do what is right for you. It may not be easy and you may not succeed as much as you like, but you will NEVER share the same fate as those that never try.

Okay, now for the “three behaviors for success.” Yes, there are only three. Many have debated this but if you really look at these three facts you’ll find that anything else you can conjure up will inevitably fall into one of these headers:

#1: Be on time all the time. This is the first fact for a reason. Don’t be late; it’s a bad start from the get-go. I know of no one in the history of employment that has been hired as a result of being late for the interview. If you are assigned to be somewhere, be on time, every time. A good rule of thumb is, "Early is on time, and on time is late." Whenever possible, try to be early.

#2: Personal appearance is a must! This is about more than dressing to impress; this is about your ability to communicate and behave in a business environment. Businessmen and women have titles for a reason, use them! This respectful behavior of addressing people as sir, ma'am, Mr. Mrs. or Miss. will serve you well when it’s time for evaluation by those senior to you, or investing in you or your business.

#3: Know your gig!!! Learn everything there is about your profession, and when you think you know it all, learn more! This is called diversification of talents. A person with diverse talents is very valuable to the organization and the organization will do damn near anything to keep this person happy. A person with diversified talents is very valuable to an investor and he or she will pay the price to be on your team or afford you on their team.

That’s it! If for some reason you find you're not succeeding, check the facts and start over. It's never too late.

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Copyright © 2010 by Palmer Pinckney II

Healthy Lifestyles - A Unique Perspective

I've read many articles of healthy lifestyle living. Strange that so-called experts rarely agree on what constitutes a true health lifestyle. Came across the below article and I gotta tell ya, "I can relate." Best to read the answers with a Japanese accent in mind. Enjoy.

A Doctors Perspective on Healthy Lifestyles

His practice has no room for new patients! Now, he's a medical wizard!

Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
A: Heart only good for so many beats, and that it... Don't waste on exercise. Everything wear out eventually. Speed up heart not make live longer; that like say you can extend life of car by driving faster. Want live longer? Take nap.

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does cow eat? Hay and corn. What are these? Vegetables. So, steak nothing more than efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef also good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And pork chop can give 100% recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine. That means they take water out of fruity bit; get even more of goodness that way. Beer also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: If you have body and you have fat, ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, ratio is two to one, etc.

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Cannot think of single one, sorry. My philosophy: No Pain...Good!

Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU NOT LISTENING!!! .... Foods fried in vegetable oil. How getting more vegetables be bad for you?

Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise muscle, it get bigger. You should only do sit-ups if want bigger stomach.

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: You crazy? HELLO ... Cocoa beans! Vegetable!!! Cocoa beans best feel-good food around!

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming good for figure, explain whales to me.

Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is shape!

Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.

AND.....

For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies:

1. The Japanese eat very little fat
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat
And suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

4 The Italians drink a lot of red wine
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

CONCLUSION.....

Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

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A Credulous Nation

You’ve got to admire rabid irrationality.

Raider Nation hasn’t had much to smile about since January 2003. Those who’ve been paying attention know the details. Those who haven’t should consider them...selves lucky. Five years after the Super Bust in San Diego of all places, suffice it to say that all is not well in the House of Davis.

And still there are the diehards.

And maybe that’s the point.

It’s not that we Raiders fans are uncritical; it’s just that beneath the criticism runs a current of unconditional faith. So it is that JaMarcus Russell gets called a franchise QB, and DeAngelo Hall a shutdown corner. So it is too that he who blogs against the Silver and Black is he who gets flamed for it—which is of course the only fitting fate for so reckless and unrepentant a heretic.

God is not dead and Al is still kicking in the hearts of Raider faithfuls.

If you’re going to light fires for one of them, you might as well choose the geezer in the jumpsuit.

I don’t know what it is that makes otherwise functional adults don eyepatches and spew invective all across the Internet. I am a fan of the Nation not a fanatic. Measured skepticism’s a vice best left to agnostics and 49ers fans. The real wisdom is that of the true believer, especially when facing facts would mean having to account for (shudder) Art Shell and Randy Moss.

Some folks spend the Sabbath in church.

Others opt for the Black Hole.

If you can see the difference, Bubba, your eyes are a whole heap clearer than mine.

We are what we give ourselves to. Life without devotion is life without purpose, and without passion. Committing to Excellence won’t necessarily win you any football games, but at least it’ll give you a reason to wait ‘til next year. Something we admit being grown accustomed to lately.

On and given Sunday the Raiders will solidify their future with fans both new and old around the globe.

On Monday, they’ll still be the Raiders and fans will still be the Nation.

The good news?

Rooting for the home team means leaving your doubt at the turnstile—and I for one would rather be credulous.

Congratulations on your victories and remember the Autumn Wind will always be a Raider.

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