Craftsmanship

Knowing your craft these days is not enough. You have to devote yourself to the core of it and constantly be pushing the envelope of excellence. People usually settle for good enough or a passing grade. It’s like a student aiming for a C grade in a tough class. C grades are enough if you are trying to get by, but getting by these days is just not enough because eventually, whatever was acquired will be taken away from you in a heartbeat.

At the bottom of the pyramid lies the dirtiest competition armed with unconventional warfare. They will do whatever it takes to bring you down. The only way out ... is to keep climbing, passing and learning from your competitors, building up practical skills knowledge and aptitudes related to your business, your sport or your career.
Craftsmanship is what sets apart whiners from winners …

It was written in Blood

People always wish for a happy ending but reality is usually hard to swallow like a pig's pill…
Toyota was once the cornerstone of reliability when it came to cars and their longevity. Today, the Japanese manufacturer has had more than 400,000 models recalled in the U.S and about 8 million worldwide.
Is Toyota's reputation on the line? Are customers willing to forgive the automaker? The most important questions are: how will the message change as it travels through the grapevine and what will the ultimate impact in terms of revenue and reputation be for Toyota?
Reputation is priceless, hard to build yet easy to lose.
Whatever your mission in life may be, spend time building a watertight reputation through solid actions and a proven track record. A reputation that will “speak” and “fight” for itself without you having to be there.
Finally, when it will comes time for your reputation to be tested, you would have already won before reaching the battlefield.

Anti - Cupid Day

I stole Cupid’s Arrow and aimed it at his heart to see if he could fall in love.
He fell from the Sky, death in his eyes while whispering his last words.
He said: “Sometimes love is not enough” …

Happy Valentines day!

Do you commit ?

Negotiated infidelity.
The concept.
Couples chose to negotiate their “infidelity” by sleeping with whoever they want. The interactions that take place outside of the relationship must strictly be based on sex only, not intimacy.
This bring us to two questions
Does transparency and honesty strengthen human relations?
Or does it open you for attacks and manipulation?
When you prey on people‘s fantasies while dangling the appropriate bait in front of them, you can “compel “them to commit. Understand people, even play with them but never give them the satisfaction of a commitment. Focus on passing out capsules of hope that are time sensitive.
It is the fool and crazy who scuttle to sign on a dotted line …
Commit to no one but yourself, pray to no god but your own and trust no one but you.

Le Sablier du Temps

We all walk the face of the earth with an expiration date embedded in us like a life clock. The value of time swells up or dwindles down depending on whose holding it. However, we all get the same deal: “24 hours” nothing more, nothing less. A year, a month, a day, a few seconds could mean anything to a medical student, parents of a premature child, victims of a plane crash, separated lovers, loyal friends or even villains.
P.S. Forget the importance of time and you become its merciless victim…in a heartbeat… until you wake up one morning and witness your life walking out on you…

Making it through the meat grinder…

The same city, that once was the heart of Katrina's disaster, is now bearing the torch as Champions of the Super Bowl XLIV. From tragedy to triumph New Orleans Saints made a big H in history by winning against the Indianapolis Colts.
Haiti was struck by Mother Nature with an earthquake of unexpected proportion. Cities were divided between life and death across all ages. Today the whole world is landing a helping hand in rebuilding the city, its people and a nation.
Nine years ago, New York fell victim of the heartbreaking stratagem of 9/11. The whole world watched as the twin towers were collapsing and the soul of the city with it. Today we remember New York Yankees 2009 World Series win.
Whether it’s a business, a team, a country, Success comes to those who stick and are able to hold a little longer, a little harder, making it through the meat grinder.

Tools & Fools

Tools and Fools
Two questions…
1. What tools are you using?
2. Can you Use Technology to build massive leverage?
In the world wide web, Competitive intelligence tools have allowed brand new designed websites geared toward products or services to pick up the hard work from many competitors, by “pilfering” their keywords, advertising copies, and analyzing what has worked for them in both long and short terms.
It’s unethical practice maybe even unfair but drastically results driven …
Job Applicants can send over a 101 applications within 30 seconds to comparable job positions by using the “quick apply” option of career oriented websites therefore increasing their exposure to potential employers.
It’s ethical, fair and yes drastically result driven?
Amazon was the first to come up with the Kindle, Barnes and Noble introduced the Nook, soon Apple will change the playing field by pioneering the I-pad which can do everything the previous two digital tools did and more, much more …
When it comes to things you care about, leave nothing to chance.
Use better tools … or be a bigger fool

Let them know you mean Business

Picture a double barrel gun with a red Tie On.
That’s the image you ought to be when trying to convince someone.
Boldness is a necessity.
Keep these four letters in mind at all time and know which one to play with depending on the situation.
F U G I
F for Fear … Is it better to be feared than it is to be loved? You bet it is. Love creates a cloud that will put your reasoning in a wheelchair. You can only roll but so fast. Fear on the other hand; makes people respond faster because they know they have something to lose whatever that is…
U for Urgency… The response you have when the boat is sinking compared to when it’s cruising at full speed is always different. Since perception is reality, if you can alter one’s perception you can transform his or her reality and force them into the choices you want. Alter one’s perception by creating extreme urgency mixed with fear then they have nowhere to run but in the nest you lay before them.
G for Greed … Greed is good. Greed for love, greed for success, greed for happiness
However, when being greedy, remember this: “pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered”. "Juggle" on people’s blind greed, by the time they realize they have transformed from pig to hog it will be to late as they are being drag to the slaughter house by their cannon bones.
I for Indifference … no one cares neither should you!!! If you can’t have it,
if you can’t own it, if you can’t control it, be indifferent.
Indifference is the best answer.