Peekskill Residents Livid About No Clapping Rule At City Council Meetings « CBS New York.
What’s to clap about at a City Council meeting? I would clap if they didn’t have meetings and left everyone alone.
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Shut Up Altucher Confidential.
‘Nuff said.
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An AmEx member no more « BuzzMachine.
Jeff Jarvis cancels his Amex card after 35 years and Amex doesn’t give a rip; they don’t even try to retain him, he just gets upsold on worthless travel services.
If you’re company is built on the mantra of exceptional customer service, then you have to live it and breath it every day. This is not the way to treat a 35-year customer.
Then again, this is the problem with far too many companies. They bend over backwards to get new customers while giving their existing, and loyal customers the cold shoulder. Banks are notorious for this. New customers get freebies, discounts and a kiss on the ass when they sign up. Loyal customers who have been with the bank for years get nada, zilch, not even a pinch.
It’s old news, but companies need to work just as hard retaining existing customers and they do getting new ones.
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The tragic shootings yesterday of 12 people, including congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, resulting in the death of a nine year-old girl and several others set off a firestorm of political aggrandizement on Twitter. When reports of the shooting first appeared, it didn’t take long for the political agendas to come through.
Gun control advocates pleaded for a new “discussion” on gun control laws. I tried to argue with an advocate on Twitter that bad guys do not abide by gun control laws. If someone is hell-bent on murdering someone, he’s going to do it, regardless of any law, let alone gun control. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, the advocate did not respond to any of my arguments.
Sarah Palin and the Tea Party were blamed for “violent rhetoric”. Sarah Palin was singled out because of a graphic on her website from last year showing congressional districts targeted for defeat. Each district was marked by a bullseye that looks like gun sights.
Regardless of where you stand on the political front, the fact is, 6 people died and 12 were injured by a seriously disturbed 22 year-old man. He’s being painted as a right-wing extremist but his rants on his YouTube channel and MySpace page indicate his political views were all over the map. In the end, does it really matter if he’s left- or right-wing? He killed six people.
The point I’m making is we let our emotions overtake logic. We’re too quick to judge before receiving all the facts. We look for a political answer in nearly every problem and every tragedy we face. Political solutions are always worse than the problem we’re trying to solve. But we’ve been brainwashed as a society over decades to think politically first. That is the true tragedy.
There are no easy answers. The best advice I can give is to try and refrain from making tragedy a political issue. There are many things we cannot control and many things we can do nothing about. We can only react. And sometimes, the best reaction is to say a silent prayer and move on.
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The holidays are a good time to reconnect with old friends. Even though we are constantly connected now through Facebook, instant messaging, email and other social networks, many times our connections are just cursory. You might see their Facebook statuses or tweets every day and you may have the occasional email or chat.
Use this time to reconnect with an old friend beyond the short status update or tweet. Email, texting and instant messaging are nice, but go for the phone call, or even a visit. Catch up on family and career. Talk about the good ol’ days. Look forward to the future. What seems to happen is you pick up right where you left off. You may have not spoken to each other in years, but after the first conversation, those years disappear.
So, who will you reach out to?
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Many of us are doing anything but labor on Labor Day. Unfortunately, there are millions who are still unemployed thanks to the Great Recession brought on by disastrous fiscal and monetary policies enacted by economically illiterate politicians and bureaucrats who think they know best how to run our lives. No matter what is happening now, there is always something to be grateful for.
I am forever grateful that I am still gainfully employed and enjoy a comfortable, debt-free life. I am fortunate to have a great job and an income that affords me to indulge in a few passions: premium cigars, single malt Scotch, wine and gourmet food.
I’m grateful for being able to live modestly in a nice part of town. I’m grateful to walk to work. I’m grateful to be in walking distance to so many wonderful goods and services.
I’m grateful to have a wonderful relationship with my family and to be close to them. I’m so grateful to have rekindled old friendships; one in particular that will last forever.
For everyone that is gainfully employed or have their own business, be grateful you’re working. Be grateful you continue to provide for your family. If you’re unemployed, keep at it, jobs are out there; new business is out there; new clients are out there. Don’t listen to the boobs on TV. They have no idea what they’re talking about. Forge your own path. It is during times like these that new fortunes are made.
Don’t give up.
Soldier on.
Follow your dreams.
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There are millions of “experts” in the world. In a sense, all of us are experts at something. You are an expert at something, perhaps many things. But there are far more things you don’t know than you know. Remember, everyone knows something you don’t know. Therefore, it’s perfectly okay to admit that you don’t know something.
Sometimes it’s hard to admit you don’t know the answer to a question, especially at work where you’re expected to know everything about your job. You can bullshit your way out of it and fake an answer, but you run a serious risk of ruining your credibility if your lie is exposed.
The best answer to give is, “I don’t know.” You can then proceed to either find out the answer yourself, or find someone who does know. That way you show that your honest and humble. Plus you retain, and in many cases, enhance your credibility and reliability in the eyes of your peers and your boss. If you’re the boss, then it shows that you’re human!
You don’t want to come across as an arrogant know-it-all. People are turned off by that because it makes them feel stupid. Besides, nobody can ever know it all, so get over yourself!
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A majority of the self-help literature focuses on finding your purpose and doing everything with passion. While there is certainly nothing wrong with being passionate or knowing your purpose or purposes, I find the two to be a bit overrated. Passion and purpose are wonderful and inside everyone of us, but it is not something that we should actively seek out. Passion and purpose have to come to us naturally.
If you are passionate in your work then that’s wonderful. You’ve reached a pinnacle most people never achieve. Even if you are not wealthy but you love what you do, you have succeeded far more than most people wealthier than you are. If you are in a passionate relationship, you know the what a magical, beautiful feeling it is. Passion makes everything effortless. Time disappears.
So why do I think passion is overrated? Because you can’t be passionate about everything. There is always something you have to do but don’t want to. If you’re starting out in the job market, your first job is not something you’re going to do “passionately.” It’s just a stepping stone to better things. You may be passionate about a new job or business opportunity, only to be bored or disappointed later on. Just think back on your relationships. Did they always start out full of passion, only to fizzle out later on? Passon is fleeting and ever-changing. Passion is flame that burns hot and bright. It needs constant fuel or it will burn out fast.
There will always be a time when you are deeply passionate about something, or someone. And there will always be a time when you are not passionate about anything or anyone. I know in my life there have been many times were I wasn’t passionate about a damn thing! There’s nothing wrong with that either. For the flame of passion will soon relight again. That is the ebb and flow of life.
Do you have a life purpose? Do you know that one thing you were put on this earth to do? Some of us do, many of us do not. If you have a purpose why does it have to be just one? Why not have many purposes? I believe we have multiple purposes. Those purposes cover all facets of our lives, from career, relationships, health, wealth, our place in society, or families, etc. There is no one purpose.
There should never be any pressure to find your purposes, especially when you are young and just starting out. There will be some that just know what they want to do. If you are one of them, then pursue it with vigor and passion. Don’t let anybody stop you, including your parents and friends. If you don’t know what you want to do, don’t stress over it. Just live your life and you will find something you really like, or at least something that’s enjoyable. Don’t go finding your purpose, let it find you. You’ll know when it finds you.
The bottom line is: don’t stress about passion and purpose. Let them both come to you naturally. Live your life. Be happy! Guide your thoughts towards happiness and joy, and passion and purpose will come knocking on your door in abundance.
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