Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Slaves

A Slave:
1) One who works for subsistence, not for enjoyment of life.

Self-slavery:
TV, junk food, cigarettes,lack of confidence, risk aversion, homeostasis.

Monday, October 6, 2008

Worst Day Ever

Worst day on the market so far.  down 6% in one day!  So far, it's over $20000 since the start of the summer.

My oral surgery is going to cost $5000 when it could have been free last year.

My knee is bugging me and my physical decline is well under way.

Winter has started.

Now, this morning I learned that I've killed my car by failing to keep enough oil in it. 

FUCK FUCK FUCK!

Is it Karma?

Have I been a bad person?

What the fuck is this?

Why is everything going wrong at once?

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Being Right

Just because someone knows more than you about something does not in any way make him or her more right.  Why are we often more confident that the one with a greater knowledge is any more correct?

They could, in fact, be wrong for more reasons.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Nori

Nori is a weak and fragile person.

She is not strong, nor supportive, nor helpful.

She does not care about your feelings or health or happiness unless it directly affects her.

BUT!

Do not dislike her for it.

Her weakness and dependence is one of the reasons you love her -- she is so naive and pure.

Her selfishness is not her fault -- she doesn't understand other people.


Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Targets

WMT August 18, 2008 67.50
JNJ August 8, 2008 83
NVS August 8, 2008 70
TD August 8, 2008 76
RY August 8, 2008 56
SLF August 8, 2008 47
BAM.A August 8, 2008 40

Monday, September 1, 2008

Some People

Some people don't realize their time is limited. They run around with no direction and are the predictable tools to be used by the more aware among men.

Some people don't know what to do with the time they have. They run around not only lacking direction, but, being aware of the loss, frantically searching for it. These are the unpredictable creating excitement for the more aware among men.

Blessed is HE who is both aware of his lack of time and at peace with the happiness in his life. HE can have the ignorant shovel his manure, while being amused by the antics of the hunter. Truly, a god among men.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

What to do in 2010

What should I do after the olympics?

1.) TESOL Diploma? ~1 month ~ $1000
2.) Real Estate Licensing? ~2-5 months ~ $3000
3.) CFA? Tough + $$$$

Monday, August 11, 2008

The point of work

It doesn't matter where you are or what you are doing. As long as you are doing it well.

Focus on the relay in action and what it will be like for the people using your reports to plan the day. Wnat to make it the best it can be. Also, any other pat of the relay. This isn't about roles and responsibilities, it is about producing the best torch relay ever.

Bucket List

1.) Learn how to Dance.

2.) Become a yoga teacher

3.)

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Free

You need nothing but satisfaction to have 是宅なくらす。

Impress others with your heart and mind.

Challenge them to be the best they can be.

Lead them to water and watch what happens.

Be Present

Be
Here
Now
.


Feel the other's story when chatting. Live it.

Complete the task at hand. 100%.

Taste the food in your mouth.

Embrace her beauty as she walks by.

And don't forget to breathe the air.

paths

The best paths are often made up of more than just the longest, straightest lines.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Motivation

BBoying is great, because there is always a challenger at near your skill level you can compete against. Baby steps to greatness.

Nothing is quite as great as getting in front of others and kicking ass.

Monday, April 21, 2008

rant

Here we go, yo
Here we go, yo
So what's the, what's the
Scenario?

I am accutely aware of two things.
a) I am getting older and dying. -- That is, I must capitalize on the opportunities I have available.
b) I am no better or worse than any other human. I am able to accomplish anything in this life, simply by virtue of the fact that if I do not succeed I will not be offered a compensatory second attempt.

The question still remains: What the hell should I do with my precious time here?
This is especially noticeable at this particular juncture as I have no serious distractions in my life at the moment. I have no kids, I am just finished(ing) school. I am married. I am not searching for love, work, or education? Perhaps I need to take a chance and step up on the ladder towards self actualization? What are my needs going to be now?

Learn a new language?
Read books?
Dance?
Wokout?
Work?
Make money?
Get to know people?

The best I have so far is this: it would be both challenging and rewarding to become a student of people. I could spend my time on earth trying to understand how I can best interact with others. To use learnings of how others think to alter their perception of me. To learn how to make them feel as positive and loved as is possible. What are the little things that make one person likable, with a halo of glowing energy around them, versus someone cold and annoying?


The learning starts...

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Don't lose focus

As school wraps up and life settles. You must be vigilant not to get too comfortable. You do not want to become a zombie. Do NOT fast forward through life. No uselessness. Make dreams come true. Experience people and flavours. LEARN from others. Challenge yourself. DO NOT get oo comfortable. REMEMBER how lucky you are always. Be a philosopher. Inspire others. Help where you can. Be the person you want to be. ONE life. That's it. One responsibility - to yourself - be the person you want to be. BE a person who can sleep well at night and has limitless opportunity, energy and passion each day. USE THE MARBLE WELL!

Be, Here, Now

I must confess that the clever title of this article was pinched from an advertisement for a Yoga studio near my home.

The single greatest thing which I can do to improve my life is not to eat better. It is not to go to the gym for 30 minutes a day, 3 times a week. Nor is it to organize my life or visualize my dreams.

No, I need to do something at the source which precludes all of those things. I need to strive to retain as much cognizance as possible always. Every moment that I am awake a conscious effort must be made to employ the agency which we have all been so blessed with.

My first year Math prof used to make an analogy between mental training and physical training.

When one goes to a gym to work out, he must be present in may ways if he is to enjoy a gain for his efforts. He is focused on his movements, he powers his exertions by motivating himself with visualizations, music and plain willed intensity. To realize a measurable gain in either his strength, appearance, flexibility or power, he engages himself as fully as possible. By contrast, those who go to the gym and merely perform the motions of the exercises without the commitment are most certainly doomed to be presented with disappointing results.

It is the same with our mental capacities. If we fully engage ourselves with our math homework and harness our ability to produce interest and passion, then we will be able to learn the topics and be successful. However, if students merely bumble through the problems they are presented with, then progress is slow and frustrating.

He used to say: Would you ever go to the gym, then just watch the others training? Of course not. Perhaps even more telling would be a comparison with Dance. We can watch others dance intently for long periods of time. But this will not be enough for all bt the most gifted among us to mimic the dance we are observing.

In life as I see it, success is almost always precluded by interpersonal skills. Assuming that all people have a desire to be a part of the social network and to benefit from the increased production that society's efficiencies allow. At some level, each of us is required to convince others to provide us with goods for our own comfort and sustainability. The more successful (materialistically speaking) among us, are more able to siphon larger amounts of productivity from larger pools of people.

Certainly, often people barter their technical skills for their incomes. But you cannot underestimate the massive influence of interpersonal skills here too. If your skill set is entirely technical, you must ensure you are perfect always, otherwise you will find yourself replaced with someone more pleasant.

Being more analytical than social, I am always a little taken aback when I see a friend make a decision with massive financial impact based on a social event with another person who is not a part of their social circle, and that they will likely never see again. As an example, just this week, a coworker walked away from a half-million dollar deal to buy a condo, because she felt that the sellers counteroffer was sufficiently high to be a "slap in the face." The counter offer was not unreasonable, it just didn' t live up to my coworkers's social expectation.

As we go along on our journey through this world, the goal for many of us is to remain happy. Surrounding ourselves with likable, positive people is key to this. Many of us have experienced the pain and emptiness which surrounds losing a loved one. Indeed, without this prime motivator, often life may seem to have lost all value.

OK, I am writing this in a completely unstructured way. Let me review where we are. We need to be in the moment to gain something of value from our time here. Zombie living has it's equivalent in exercise as sleeping. Then, I mentioned that we are reliant on others to provide us with goods. At some level, we convince others to work to produce goods and them give them to us. Further, we seem to be reliant on other people for simple happiness -- perhaps this is even the meanng of life -- the pursuit of happiness. Untennable as it may be.

Let me connect these two by relaying something which Dale Carnegie has taught me; People will like you if you are genuinely interested in them. People are obsessed with themselves. And this must be so, as they spend 24 hours a day with themselves in a constant search for improvement.

So, based on these rambling thoughts which bounce through my head lightly and with little longevity that I have come to the following conclusion: If we are present in the moment, we will be ale to interact with other people without judgment, then, we will be able to gain their insights and knowledge where possible and recruit them as allies on this journey via a genuine interest in them.

Sunday, January 6, 2008

2008 Goals

1) Be more focused. Practice using my brain.

2) Learn Japanese well.

3) Learn to dance. Well.

4) Appreciate my friends.

5) Start going to Toastmasters.

LG

My Life is good.

I have:

Health
Nori
Good Job
Able body
Good Friends
Healthy environment