Stop Worrying and Start Living

The truth about our childhood is stored up in our body, and although we can repress it, we can never alter it. Our intellect can be deceived, our feelings manipulated, our perceptions confused, and our body tricked with medication. But some day the body will present it’s bill, for it is as uncorrupt able as a child who, still whole in spirit, it will accept no compromises or excuses, and it will not stop tormenting us until we stop evading the truth.

Alice Miller

Winston Churchill on Lies

A lie gets half way around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

Winston Churchill

Quote on Growth

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

Chinese Proverb

What Makes a Dog “Red-Zone” Aggressive

Caesar Milan, The Dog Whisperer's, thoughts on red zone aggression.

“Red-zone” aggression is created by an extreme imbalance. A dog does not choose to be in the “red zone” because it does not exist in the animal world unless it is sick with a disease, like rabies. A good majority of the time, the behavior is caused by a traumatic experience humans may have inflicted upon the dog.

Quality of Your Life

The quality of your life is directly related to what you are willing to or not willing to put up with.

Anchor Mike Quote

Never let a white lie stand in the way of a good story.

Anchor Mike McDole

Leading Indicator that the Market is Overbought

When beggars and shoeshine boys, barbers and beauticians can tell you how to get rich it is time to remind yourself that there is no more dangerous illusion than the belief that one can get something for nothing.

Bernard Baruch, 1929

When walking, walk. When eating, eat.

When walking, walk. When eating, eat. (When debating, debate)

Zen Proverb

Polar Bear: I Come in Peace (Inspiring)

If you don't already think animals are far more spiritually advanced than we humans, think again. Stuart Brown describes Norbert Rosing's striking images of a wild polar bear coming upon tethered sled dogs in the wilds of Canada 's Hudson Bay.

The photographer was sure that he was going to see the end of his dogs when the polar bear wandered in.

The Polar Bear returned every night that week to play with the dogs.

May you always have love to share, health to spare, and friends that care.

Advice for Trying Times

My grandfather, who was a highly decorated WWII Veteran, left me with these words from his lifetime of amazing experiences: Great Depression, War Hero, Captain of Industry, Patriot, Patriach.

There are three stores of value during trying times:

• Guns
• Gold
• Alcohol

Joseph G. Smith

As I watch the global financial markets tremble, I think of my grandfather fondly and thank him for his shared wisdom.

Suggested Reading

The “Scary Times” Success Manual

Thought from Deepak Chopra

I had the opportunity to attend both Yoga and Meditation sessions @ the Chopra Center in NYC today and had a very interesting experience. When you pay for your Yoga session, you are given a token. The quote on my token was as follows:

When I learn to appreciate and express my unique perception of the world, I let go of the need for approval

I understand that my perception of the world is unique.

There are no coincidences in life. I found this quite to be quite appros pos.

USMC Adage to Live By

No man (woman, child or dog) left behind

Fear and Greed: The Mortgage Meltdown

Excerpt from Business Week "A Smart Idea Spoiled: In his first interview since the crisis began, Lew Ranieri, inventor of mortgage-backed securities, says the system can be fixed"

There's an old Wall Street adage that there's a nexus between fear and greed. If you diminish fear, you get more greed. People got braver issuing (mortgage backed securities) this stuff. All the participants felt they could act merely as agents and collect fees. Nobody was prepared to say "I have liability."

Bad Beat

In poker, bad beat is a subjective term for a hand in which a player who had what appeared to be strong cards nevertheless loses. It most often occurs where one player bets the clearly stronger hand and their opponent makes a poor call that eventually "hits" and wins. There is no consensus among poker players as to what exactly constitutes a bad beat and often players will disagree about whether a particular hand was a bad beat.

How Do Major Public Works Projects Get Funded?

A wise General once told me that:

It is much easier to get a project funded in Congress if it shows up on the front page of the NY Times or Washington Post.

I watched the program to up armor Humvees and develop the MRAP move rapidly through the funding process, as a result of the power of the mainstream media.

However, I never truly appreciated the wisdom of this statement until I saw the impact of $130 oil on the world economy and the political decision making process.

Fortune Cookie Quote

Luck happens when hard work meets opportunity.

The Experience Matters

Show me, don't tell me.

Patti Mara

Basic Communication in the Internet Age

You inform via email and motivate via the phone.

Dave Moncur

Words to Live By

• Work like you don't need the money.
• Love like you've never been hurt.
• Dancelike nobody's watching.
• Sing like nobody's listening.
• Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

Wha's Happening to the World of Automotive Marketing?

Article by Bill Vlasic about Chrysler. What is Chrysler going to do with their future marketing efforts? Looks like big changes are in order.

DETROIT — Of the big American car companies, Chrysler has a well-earned reputation for extravagant marketing stunts.

The 2009 Dodge Ram pickup in a promotion at the Detroit auto show in January. James E. Press, Chrysler's vice chairman, hopes the automaker will be remembered more for its vehicles.

The debut of the new Dodge Ram at the Detroit auto show in January was typically over the top, as cowboys on horseback herded 120 head of cattle through the city to publicize the rugged appeal of the pickup.

Chrysler's new vice chairman, James E. Press, gamely played his part in a western-style jacket. "If you think that our truck is all hat and no cattle, keep an eye on yonder horizon," he said to an audience chewing on beef jerky branded with the Dodge logo.

But Mr. Press, a veteran of 37 years with Toyota who distinguished himself as a serious salesman of sensible Camrys and Corollas, was visibly uncomfortable in the role. He acknowledged as much in a later interview as he discussed how Chrysler must change to survive.

"We need to be focusing more on the substance and less on sizzle," he said. "Instead of being remembered for cattle, you'd like the Ram truck to be remembered for winning the showdown with the Ford F-150."