Friday, March 25, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Life is tough and then you die
In high school, I had a teacher who always told us that "life is tough and then you die" to express her of concern when we questioned the fairness of something. Her point was that bad things will happen to you so get over it.
Her philosophy is similar to that of those who say "it is what it is." And also those who express it in a more colorful manner that "crap" happens.
Sometimes it is not a bad philosophy. It is a great starting point for accepting the situation you currently find yourself in. But do not let that mean you have to accept that had to be in the position in the first place. To do so makes you a passive actor in your own life.
Do not accept that you have to be placed in a bad position because of others. Hold them accountable for their actions.
Do not accept that certain things will happen no matter what, stand up against it. Push for what the right thing is.
In order for the right thing to happen, someone must do it. That might just be you.
It is what it is, so find out what it should be and make what it is what it is suppose to be.
Necessity is the mother of all invention
At the T F Green airport I bought a USA Today. While checking out the lady asked if I wanted anything else. Perhaps a drink? Have you seen our new texting dictionary?
Texting dictionary?!?! I'm fairly certain that if you need a texting dictionary you shouldn't be texting anyway.
Monday, March 21, 2011
To tell the truth
I was posed an interesting question today, if you should always be confident, how do you know when to make something up on the fly and saying it in a believable manner verses saying I don't know.
I saw this question played out soon after, a guy was asked a question which he didn't know the answer to. He made up an answer and said it confidently. Someone retorted, "yeah? How do you know?" He didn't have an answer and was found out.
I've had times in my own life when I didn't know and made something believable up. Sometimes I got away with it, but it seems that I usually got caught. Maybe those are just the ones I remember. Usually some research could result in an answer, but I chose another way.
Maybe the answer is to just know all you can, then it isn't an issue, right? If only that easy!
I can't possible know everything, but I can anticipate what I might need to know and focus on those topics.
Perhaps that is the answer, learn all you can, guess on what you need to know.
