2009 July | Law and Disorder

A Picture That Makes A Difference

27 Jul 2009 @ 7:20 AM

If you have ever been to an American workplace, you will notice one very subtle yet distinct difference with the Japanese one. I’m not talking about the verbal exchanges or the arrangement of desks or the food served in a cafeteria or the number of paid holidays. Though these elements of the workplace may certainly be in contrast from country to country, there is another item on the desk that is very telling of the American character.

That item is what you look at and seek guidance from whenever your company or your conscience is troubled. It is what you touch and gaze deeply at when a worker asks you to fudge their time sheet or your boss asks you to deliver some payola to a key government official. Have you guessed what that item is….?

That item is none other than the family, framed photograph staring you in the face as you go about your drudgery. What many Japanese may not know is that that photograph is the guardian over your soul. It tells you who and what you are working for. It tells you that you have a responsibility to be the best you can for all those who are loving you and depending on your best effort. It tells you when enough is enough and when to redouble your efforts.

Icons can be powerful in keeping your life and your morality in check. But if you have no idea of who you are and what you stand for, it is easy and maybe inevitable that you will fall for any fool strong enough to lead you. So my questions to you are very deep and very important: Who are you? What do you stand for? What do you fall for? What do you want from life?

Decide these answers and then do a very un-Japanese thing, put that photograph on your work desk and use it for guidance in those rough moments we all face.

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Last Edit: 06 Jun 2009 @ 04:51 AM

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Sunrise Checklist for Success

20 Jul 2009 @ 7:09 AM

Ask yourself the following questions each day upon awakening (preferably 15~30 minutes earlier than you have been accustomed to)

What are the three most important jobs, goals or challenges I have for today? Which one is most important?

How can/will I measure whether I have achieved them?

Who can I help, serve, cheer up or surprise with a gift or gesture?

What one behavior or action which is uncomfortable to me can I attempt during the day?

How much money do I need to create today in order to reach my short- and long-term objectives/goals?

How can I fit in at least 15~30 minutes of rigorous exercise/body movement in my daily life today?

Being far from perfect is a lizard excuse for standing still in the face of challenge.

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Last Edit: 06 Jun 2009 @ 04:51 AM

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Matrix

11 Jul 2009 @ 6:31 AM

Matrix is not just a movie. It is a marketing style of Xs and Os and diagrams of exponential financial growth to the outer reaches of the Black Hole.

People who preach it usually are ex-Amway-ers or NuSkin-ers or Herbal Life-ers or Noni-ers who have never gotten over how slickly their money slipped from their collective pockets to their parent company. They sense – no, they know! – that this is “THE ONE” matrix that will pay off. All they have to do is use the exponential power and leverage of the WWW, and their horse will finally come in.

Hello?*\! It stinks. These type of programs should be removed with a sumo wrestler’s sh** stick. Even if they were to work for you, it is rancid, unearned money and the people at the sh** end of the deal are going to be rightfully pissed.

This is not a business model which you should ever use. It is for dirt bags who have no value in the world and give no value to the world.

If that sums up who you are and what you stand for, then go for it.

My alternative model is a lot more utilitarian. Discover your worth and provide value to others.

Leave the number-crunching Ponzi schemes to people who feel the world is limited to a few winners and a majority of losers. Be on the right side of this issue, if you want to build and maintain a strong, consistent Internet business which can be passed on from one generation to the next.

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Last Edit: 06 Jun 2009 @ 04:53 AM

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Adopt A Misfit

02 Jul 2009 @ 3:56 AM

Can a self-proclaimed loser be a prophet?

As a boy, one of the first fables I learned was “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.” The story is of a little boy who cries “Wolf, Wolf!” to get the attention of his mother. His mother – goes into her maternal mode – and rushes to him. There is no wolf, only a scheming boy who likes to see his mother panic. His mother responds a few times to these antics, but then one day she tires of his scheming and doesn’t run to his side. That was the day the wolf devoured the boy.

Many insecure people want to be heard. They may study hard, work hard and play hard in order to make a favorable impression on authority figures whose attention they crave.

Far too often these losers are over-sensitive and even a minor criticism can send them into a tailspin. Finally, they become just another lump-of-clay ostrich with its head in the sand.

The worst-case scenario is that they will dress up in fatigues, purchase a few Uzi machineguns with a ton of ammunition and prepare to wipe out anyone – everyone – because their cries of “Wolf, Wolf!” fell on deaf ears.

The title of this piece is, from my perspective, rhetorical. Of course, we must listen to the marginalized people on our planet. They have knowledge and life lessons which can turn tragedy into bliss, poverty into riches for themselves and others – despite appearances to the contrary.

Many of the marginalized know that they know a lot, and are enthusiastically awaiting the chance to be taken seriously for once in their life. They don’t want to be eaten by the wolf again. They just want to have their fifteen minutes of fame rather than a swan-song of infamy.

In this century it is my prayer that we can all understand that every child needs attention of the positive kind. No all children (or adults) learn and filter information in a standard manner. Each precious soul – not just the ones with cocky mien or stunning looks – has a treasure or fifty to share with the world.

Too much emphasis is placed on the concept that a master must walk the talk. We never doubt that a physically handicapped person can offer divine inspiration and wisdom from the seat of his pants.

Those with personality handicaps and character flaws also deserve our undivided
attention, despite their glaring gaffs and maladroitness. Give them their moment in the sun and they may just shine. Give them a few moments, and they will star.

As human beings spinning in the all-knowing yet unknowable cosmos, we are only as great as our weakest links. Greatness is truly in all our specie, and acts of thoughtfulness, kindness and love should not and must not be reserved for only the hand-picked few of our human litter.

Adopt a misfit today. Let there be peace on earth.

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Last Edit: 02 Jul 2009 @ 03:56 AM

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