7901. Understand that what you think about expands
(i.e., “As a man thinketh, so is he.”).
If your thoughts are filled with doubt and you have a closed mind, you
will of necessity act upon those closed-minded doubts and you’ll see evidence
of your thinking virtually everywhere you are.
On the other hand, should you decide (make no mistake about this, it is
a choice) to have a mind that’s open to everything then you’ll act upon that
inner energy and you’ll be the creator as well as the recipient of miracles
wherever you are;
7902. Money can’t buy you happiness, but poverty
doesn’t either;
7903. Elizabeth wants to be spanked more;
7904. How do you stop a woman from orgasming? The answer is: Spank her;
7905. Dylan Werner believes that goals aren’t real
or tangible. They’re not useful or
beneficial because they’re too far in the future. He went on to explain that setting the goal
isn’t motivation, it’s a distraction.
Even if you succeed with that goal, you’ll just set another one and
create another distraction;
7906. The trouble with goal setting is you think
you have time. Instead of setting long
term goals of where you want to be in 5, 10 or 20 years, what would it look
like if your only aim was to be your best self every day? What could your life look like, and, perhaps
more importantly, how would you feel if that was how you lived your life? Would your relationships flourish? Probably.
Would you make progress with your career? Almost certainly. Would your health improve both physically and
mentally? It’s practically guaranteed;
7907. Acknowledge that you have to grow or
die. Instead of creating a goal, setting
it aside and saying, “That’s a great goal, I’ll work on it tomorrow,” you must
continually grow. You’ll achieve
naturally if you set your focus that way;
7908. Find balance between feeling contentment with
who you are and giving life your all anyway (in yoga, these concepts are called
santosha and tapas, respectively);
7909. When you feel yourself getting out of whack,
check in mentally and ask yourself, “Is my ambition getting in the way of
feeling pleased with my life?” And if
you notice you’ve been slacking in areas of your life, ask yourself, “Have I
grown too complacent? Is it time to try
harder?”
7910. Focus on giving instead of taking. When you give more than you take, you’ll
enrich the lives of others. That’s when
you really start living. After all, life
isn’t worth living without the company of others. It’s when you give that you really begin to
feel alive;
7911. The best thing you could possibly do in life
is to find that balance between contentment with yourself while still striving
to do better. . . . If goal setting has never resonated with you in the past or
you’ve found it hard to be happy with where you are, consider this approach
instead;
7912. Growth does not occur on the happy, sunny
days where everything goes well. Growth
only happens in the dark times when it’s hard and it sucks and your only choice
is to fight or die;
7913. Life is about taking advantage of the
opportunities in front of you and that will never happen if you don’t take
chances and pull that trigger;
7914. No matter what your goal is, you’ve got to
take chances to make it happen. Whatever
it is, you’ll never have it if you don’t make the leap every now and then;
7915. In addition to taking personal risks, take a
stand for what you believe in. Stop
worrying so much about offending other people;
7916. You’re allowed to have a position and you’re
allowed to defend that position;
7917. Go your own way and don’t worry about what
other people will say. Your parents,
your friends and your contemporaries, they’ll all have something to say about
whatever it is you’re doing, but who cares?
They’re not living your life, you are;
7918. Ignore anyone who wants you to play small and
don’t look back because you’re not going that way;
7919. While you’re out there doing your own thing,
remember to make a contribution back to the world. Helping other people is why we’re here on
this Earth and, when you help others, you help yourself too;
7920. If you want a full and rich life, you can’t
let intimidation get in the way;
7921. When you take chances, your life will be
better for it every time;
7922. The 85 percent solution: Getting started is
more important than becoming an expert.
Act and get 85 percent right than do nothing. Think about it; 85 percent of the way is far
better than zero percent;
7923. It’s okay to make mistakes. It’s better to make them now with a little
bit of money so that, when you have more, you’ll know what to avoid;
7924. Spend extravagantly on the things you love
and cut costs mercilessly on the things you don’t;
7925. The Soviet Union put the first woman in
space;
7926. Because of the high cost of landing on the
moon, President (John F.) Kennedy (actually) proposed working with the Soviet
Union before his assassination;
7927. Most people never spend even 10 minutes
thinking through what “rich” means to them.
It’s different for everyone and money is just a small part of being
rich. For example, different people
value different things. Someone could
love eating out at Michelin-starred restaurants where a meal might cost
$500.00. Others love traveling. Others love buying clothes. If you don’t consciously choose what “rich”
means, it’s easy to end up mindlessly trying to keep up with others;
7928. There’s a limit to how much you can cut, but
no limit to how much you can earn;
7929. Apparently, the key to (deep) frying a
Snickers bar (or any other kind of candy bar) is to freeze it;
7930. I can say (that) I’ve had a (battered and
deep) fried (ham)burger. . . . It’s (pretty) good . . . and juicy, but (very)
greasy;
7931. Using a hairbrush as a sex toy . . . check;
7932. Basic investment rule #1: Always know what
kind of income you are working for.
A) Ordinary earned income is
generally derived from a job or some form of labor. In its most common form, it is income from a
paycheck. It is also the highest-taxed
income so it is the hardest income with which to build wealth. B)
Portfolio income is generally derived from paper assets such as stocks,
bonds and mutual funds. Portfolio income
is by far the most popular form of investment income simply because paper
assets are easier to manage and maintain.
C) Passive income is generally
derived from real estate. It can also be
derived from royalties from patents or license agreements. Yet approximately 80 percent of the time,
passive income is from real estate.
There are many tax advantages available for real estate;
7933. Basic investment rule #2: Convert ordinary
earned income into portfolio income or passive income as efficiently as
possible;
7934. Basic investment rule #3: Keep your ordinary
earned income secure by purchasing a security you hope converts your earned
income into passive income or portfolio income.
A security is something you hope will keep your money secure. And generally, these securities are bound up
tightly by government regulations;
7935. Basic investment rule #4: It is the investor
who is really the asset or the liability;
7936. Basic investment rule #5: A true investor is
prepared for whatever happens. A
non-investor tries to predict what and when things will happen. Most investments that will make you rich are
available for only a narrow window of time . . . a few moments in the world of
trading or a window of opportunity that is open for years as (it is) in real
estate. Regardless of how long the
window of opportunity is open, if you are not prepared with education and
experience or extra cash a good opportunity will pass;
7937. Jimmy Dean’s “Pancakes & Sausage on a
Stick” are (pretty) tasty;
7938. Wood trim for stairs in particular is a pain
(in the ass) to install after/when it’s swelled;
7939. When you’re painting your baseboards and
you’ve put masking tape down to protect your carpet, push down on the tape
after the paint has dried to break the seal with the painted baseboard. It’ll prevent the new paint from peeling off the
baseboards and it’ll lessen the likelihood the tape rips when you pull it up;
7940. If you miss even one payment on your credit
card, there are 4 very bad results you may face: 1. Your credit score can drop more than 100
points, which would add $227.00/month to an average 30-year, fixed-rate
mortgage; 2. Your APR can go up to 30%;
3. You’ll be charged a late fee usually
around $35.00; and 4. Your late payment
can trigger rate increases on your other credit cards as well even if you’ve
never been late on them;
7941. You can recover from a missed payment to your
credit score usually within a few months;
7942. If you’re just a few days late with your
credit card payment, you may incur a fee, but it generally won’t be reported to
the credit bureaus;
7943. Just like with car insurance, you can get
great deals on your credit when you’re a responsible customer. You should call your credit cards and lenders
once a year to ask them what advantages you’re eligible for. Often they can waive fees, extend credit and
give private promotions that others don’t have access to;
7944. Automatic warranty doubling: Most credit
cards extend the warranty on your purchases;
7945. Car rental insurance: If you rent a car,
don’t let them sell you on getting extra collision insurance. You already have coverage through your
existing car insurance plus your credit card will usually back you up to
$50,000.00;
7946. Trip-cancellation insurance: If you book
tickets for a vacation and then get sick and can’t travel, your airline will
charge you hefty fees to rebook your ticket.
Just call your credit card and ask for the trip-cancellation insurance
to kick in and they'll cover those change fees usually between $3,000.00 to
$10,000.00 per trip;
7947. If you’re applying for a major loan for a
car, home or education, don’t close any accounts within 6 months of filing the
loan application. You want as much
credit as possible when you apply;
7948. Humans are wired to compare themselves to
others. Interestingly, the worse
situation we’re in, the more we look for others to reassure us that we’re not
really that bad. It doesn’t change our
situation, but we feel better about ourselves;
7949. Once a problem is sufficiently large, we
rationalize any single change as “not enough,” when in reality, real change
happens through small, consistent steps;
7950. There are
similarities between the decision making of those in serious debt and those who
are overweight;
