Thursday, 9:17pm
Reno, NV
“Please step over here and remove your dignity…”
Howdy…
Have you ever tried to teach a dog to piss in the back yard?
It takes patience and determination. (As my friend and long-time client Bob Pierce says: “Sometimes, you gotta be smarter than the dog.”)
You’re forcing an animal that has already been perfectly tuned-up by Nature (to hunt, scavenge, and survive in the wild with his pack) to conform to some very unreasonable (in his eyes, anyway) demands.
I mean, it’s nice and warm inside. What’s so wrong about peeing on the sofa, anyway?
To Fido, you are a harsh taskmaster with silly and hysterical notions about elimination.
And yet… you have opposable thumbs, and know how to open the fridge and the front door and other amazing things.
It’s confusing. But Fideo obeys, eventually, because there is a payoff. Belly rubs, happy humans, jaunts on the leash (not quite like running down deer with the pack, but close enough), and big wet (Continued)
Monday, 6:52pm
Reno, NV
“Where ignorance is bliss, ’tis folly to be wise.” Thomas Gray
Howdy…
There is a LOT of crap lining the shelves at your local bookstores. And the library. And the ebook realm of your virtual reach.
This, however, is not an excuse to turn your back on books. Or learning. Or (especially or) constantly nudging yourself out of your comfort zone into new territory, where you must learn and adapt and consistenly engage until you meet the new challenges and regain a fresh level of comfort.
So you can start the process all over again, with new challenges.
This kind of movement is, in fact, an act of courage.
Because, in most cases, (Continued)
Thursday, 8:33pm
Reno, NV
“…and it freakin’ hurts, too…”
Howdy,
The good thing about slogans… is that they can help you remember otherwise complex processes and lessons… and sort of compact a library’s worth of info down into a tidy, pithy, memorable saying.
The bad thing… is that you still gotta understand the “long” version of the process or lesson first.
Life tends to mess harshly with people who try to shortcut things, and operate with a knowledge base full of fortune-cookie-sized bits of insight.
Chew your ass up good, and spit you out. Ptooi!
I’ve seen it happen, a lot. Not pretty.
Take “ready, fire, aim.” Nice slogan. Smacks of contrarian attitude, a willingness to suck up risk and face the Unknown with minimum preparation, shows cool contempt for formal rules.
Oh, you bad boy, you.
There are around a gazillion business books out there right now using some variation of this slogan as their theme. As a catch-phrase, it kind of identifies how rebellious entrepreneurs like to think of themselves.
The thing is… I think everyone totally misunderstands the most critical part (Continued)
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