This book arrived today. I only learned yesterday that Mike Rowe wrote a book. I love Amazon Prime! I’m a huge fan of Mike Rowe and have seen a lot of his TV and web shows. Yesterday, I watched an excellent interview with him by Grant Cardone. In the interview, Mike said, “You never learn…
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Today’s reading choice
Living To Win by Bo Short. I’m already loving this book. Right off, Bo included one of my favorite quotes from Sir Isaac Newton about standing on the shoulders of giants. Later, he shares the story of Walt Disney’s wife at the dedication ceremony of Disney World, which happened after Walt had passed away. A…
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An idea from The Psychology of Money
“The biggest single point of failure with money is a sole reliance on a paycheck to fund short-term spending needs, with no saving to create a gap between what you think your expenses are and what they might be in the future.”
Power of Paper by Troy Fullwood
“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it” -Albert Einstein
Ninja Sales Secrets by Charles Vest
Asking the customer to hold and by “Using the MUTE button rather than the HOLD button can shed some valuable light on the progress of your phone discussion.” -Charles Vest
Recommendation for “Notes from the Universe”
Whoops… I did it again. Took a little nap, had a few dreams, and worlds were born. Planets spun and cooled. Continents rose and fell. And civilizations clashed and united.
Actually, it’s quite good fun. But I also dreamed I was you, Earl. And in that dream, for a spell, I didn’t remember I was also the Universe.
It was frightful, actually. Just about scared me to death until, as you, I slowly remembered who I was. And in those waking moments, it was as if the earth shook, the seas danced, and the skies rejoiced almost as much as myself. As if they were waking up, too. It was the most beautiful, sublime, intoxicating rush of pure joy I think I’ve ever known.
How I wish I could tell you more. But like a farmer eager for the new crop, any rush to harvest would spoil the yield. Besides, words would utterly fail me.
Fidgeting madly,
The Universe
Living on the Third River
“The truth is that money has no power. It is simply an amoral, impotent object, to which the spirit of Mammon ascribes great power and though which he attempts to control the lives of people.”
Following Through
“The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.” -General Norman Schwarzkopf
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