Time Will Tell

Blogger’s Note: My writing style never uses the word, “Will.” In today’s Blog, I’m going to break the rule and use the word, “Will.” Thank you.

I’m taking a class at De Anza College. The class is how to write a business plan. Time will tell whether taking the class pays off. In March 2006, I’m taking a two day seminar on Real Estate Investments. Time will tell whether taking the seminar pays off. I started to get into books in late 2002 starting with Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki, a book recommended by an ex-coworker. Time will tell whether reading books pay off. My webpage, www.innovateinfinitely.com, reminds me to never stop innovating. Time will tell whether my webpage pays off. Each week, I exercise two times a day at the gym. Time will tell whether working out pays off.

My current personal short-term goals are to revise my resume again and upload to major job search websites. Time will tell whether revising my resume again and again and again pays off. I also want to update my Blog more often to share my thoughts and daily happenings. Time will tell whether my Blog pay off.

Today’s current events and happenings time will tell whether leaders, managers, executives, and families pay off for their benefit of themselves and everyone else affected. President Bush’s war in Iraq, the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, the CEO making the critical moves in their company, the mom and dad doing what’s best for their children, an investor choosing which stock to buy and which stock to sell, the high school graduate choosing college or working full time, and the list goes on and on.

Everything we do in the present, right now, at this moment, and anything done today for the future time will tell. We are given the moments in the present and must be proactive in the moments to make the best choices. The ultimate judge is time. Time choose whether our actions today affects tomorrow in our favor, against our favor, or nobody’s favor.

Side Note: Recommended books to read are One Up On Wall Street by Peter Lynch, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey, Moneyball by Michael Lewis, and Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive by Harvey MacKay.

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I Want A Tiger, And Tigger Is Not A Choice

My Chinese Horoscope animal is the tiger. To me, tigers are the jack-of-all-trades. Tigers are smart, quick, strong, intuitive, keen, and always aware of their surroundings. Tigers think one step ahead for future scenarios and situations. And tigers know when to use their strengths and not use their strengths . . . being kind when the situation says so.

Regrettably, I don't have a stuffed tiger. In 2006, I'm going to casually look for a stuffed tiger. Tigger from Winnie The Pooh doesn’t count T.T My tiger has to be the usual orange color with black stripes :-)

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Fun and Free Facts and Tips

Here are some facts and tips to use. Enjoy! XD

*Eat Healthier. Reduce eating foods and drinks with High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS). If the product contains 9 or more grams of sugars and HFCS, try to avoid it.

*Hate The Boss Or Co-Worker? Rather than leaving the company, have the boss or co-worker leave the company. How? Call a head-hunter and say good things about the boss or co-worker. That way, if another company chooses to hire the boss or co-worker, you're going to have better working days ahead.

*Lies and Eyes. A simple way to tell if someone is telling the truth or lying is the eyes. For a right handed person, if the eyes go up and to the left, the person is telling the truth, and if the eyes up go up and to the right, the person is lying. For a left handed person, if the eyes go up and to the right, the person is telling the truth and if the eyes go up and to the left, the person is lying.

*Nonviolent "Get Back At You" (Sort Of). Is there someone who annoys the heck out of you? If yes and you know the person’s email address, then sign him or her up for free porn. Make sure the email address is a personal email such as Hotmail or Yahoo. Don't submit a work email address which is going too far -__-

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$100.00 Lesson

I purchased a new cell phone earlier January. The plan is a pay-as-you-go plan using a calling card from a no-name cell phone provider. The provider uses the Sprint network. The cell phone is free with a $100.00 rebate. The lesson is when I receive a rebate form or any form regarding paying or receiving, read the entire terms and conditions as soon as possible—even read it two or three times to understand.

What happened was I read the highlighted box which said phones must be purchased between December 1, 2005 and January 31, 2006. Rebates must be postmarked before February 15, 2006. I never read the terms and conditions in fine print :-( Yesterday, I read the terms and conditions. The information said I must mail my rebate form 14 days after I purchase the phone; not postmarked before February 15, 2006. That’s confusing, man! I mailed the rebate form 15 days after I purchased the phone.

I recognize I screwed up and I should read the entire rebate form immediately after I got my phone. However, I don’t know what my provider was thinking when creating a rebate form with the misleading highlighted box. Did the provider intentionally want the highlighted box to mislead their customers so the provider pays less $100.00 rebates? Did the provider intentionally want the highlighted box because they want smart customers to submit their rebates and dumb customers who didn’t read the terms and conditions fail to submit their rebates? Smart companies create easy-to-read rebate forms because smart companies know customers have different intelligence and different ways of thinking. Smart companies accommodate many types of customers because the more happy customers, the more revenues the companies make.

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All Right Seattle!

Yesterday and today, I spent eight hours playing Command & Conquer: Generals China Stage 7. The level was very hard I did everything I could to defeat the enemy. The end result was I kept losing. I played up to 3:00 A.M. on Sunday morning. I was so tired I was not concentrating thinking of the winning strategy (-,-)

At 3:15 A.M., I browsed the web to find the solution. I found the answer which was to keep China’s funds below $5,000 so the enemy didn’t fire their missiles. The enemy needed five minutes to power their missiles. During the five minutes, I built a nuclear missile silo. The missile silo costs $5,000. When the missile silo was completed, the game was practically over.

Just like the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Carolina Panthers. The game was practically over during the 3rd Quarter. Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks, the 2005-2006 NFC Champions. I visited Seattle in August 2005. Great city to visit. Thanks Steve for arranging the Seattle visit :-) When I was in high school, I dreamed I live in Seattle 0:-)

Moreover, it’s nice to have a west coast city participate in the Super Bowl. The last time a west coast city participated in the Super Bowl was the 2002-2003 Oakland Raiders. I’m rooting for the Seahawks!

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You Need The Correct Attitude

Is there someone potentially special you met or have known? Want to ask him or her out on a date? Afraid he or she says “No?” You’re not alone.

One common solution for people afraid of asking another person out on a date is the following, “What’s the worst that can happen--he or she says No.” Unfortunately, that’s the wrong attitude because chances are the attitude doesn’t help the person actually go and ask him or her out. Furthermore, if the person asking for the date receives the answer “No,” the attitude is not going to make the person asking for the date feel better after the rejection.

Continuing the prior Blog entry on living life to the fullest each day, the correct attitude is never think about the negative consequences; in other words, the statement, “What’s the worst that can happen--he or she says No” should have never been in the asker’s mind. Rather, the asker should have the attitude of “Go for it all the way” or “It’s a potential moment of the lifetime . . . the guy or gal can be the love of my life.” Having negative thoughts prevents moving forward—prevents the asker from creating courage to ask the person out.

If the person with the correct attitude of living life to the fullest or living life today receives the answer “No”, the correct attitude keeps the calm in the asker because the asker made the attempt, had the courage to ask the person out on a date. The person goes for it all the way; unfortunately, no “Yes” answer. Tomorrow is another day and another potential day to find someone potentially special. The asker lives tomorrow and the next days and weeks keeping an eye for the special someone. Good luck, everyone!

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X-Men Powers

Many of us know who the X-Men are. The X-Men are comic book heroes with mutant powers created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Well known X-Men includes Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Rogue, Gambit, Colossus, Professor X, Apocalypse, and Magneto. I consider myself a very casual X-Men fan. I never read any of the comics. My X-Men involvement was I watched the Animated Series on Saturday mornings, played X-Men vs. Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom video games, played X-Men six player arcade game, and played the X-Men board games released in the early 1990s.

If you are an X-Men, who do you want to be? My answer is I want to be Storm. Storm can manipulate weather. She is both offensive such that she can fire lighting bolts and defensive such that she can create tornados and gusty winds. And she has the ability to fly. The downside is she not physically durable like Colossus and Wolverine. The durable X-Men characters can take punches and attacks. Storm is someone who gets knocked out after a couple of punches.

I started reading The Art of War by Sun Tzu. One factor in winning wars is to know the terrain or knowing the environment. Storm can manipulate the terrain and the environment to her team’s advantage. Woohoo!

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