June 2010
63 posts
F.O.C.U.S. = Fundamentals Of Concentrating Under Stress (By the way: You DO have fundamentals of concentrating under stress, don’t you? :-))
OK, it’s simple: Don’t focus on the things you don’t want but, rather, FOCUS on the things you DO want. (Keep the things you want in view.)
If it’s wise not to talk about politics & religion in public & 100% of the wise stop talking about them in public, who’s left to listen to?
Right here on this Earth is such startling beauty that creatures on the other side of the galaxy might love to see what we take for granted.
Here’s what I don’t like about atheists: In my entire life, I’ve never heard one atheist propose anything that’s better than God. Have you??
Um, if you don’t want it to be seen, it’s best NOT TO PUT IT ON FACEBOOK! Check out: http://bit.ly/PrivateProfiles #Privacy #Facebook
Um, if you don’t want it to be seen, it’s best NOT TO PUT IT ON FACEBOOK! Check out: http://bit.ly/PrivateProfiles
ATTENTION: Will all those who don’t believe in God give me all your money with “In God We Trust” printed on it? (You can keep all the rest.)
Confusing Love And Money = C.L.A.M. Before we knew money, we knew love. Confusing Love And Money can cause us to C.L.A.M. up.
Have you ever thought of learning to speak “ATTRACTIONESE”? (If words can affect us, isn’t it smart to speak to “attract” GREAT things?)
Suppose your Virtual Assistant makes you $10K but, loses you $100K by doing exactly what you instructed? Measure twice, cut once - EXACTLY!
Prayer is no more anti-intellectual than a living room is anti-bedroom. A good house can/should contain both without conflict…
What an old little acronym derivable from a news heading I saw on CNN on Tuesday: “Gulf Oil Disaster” (Turns into an acronym for G.O.D.)
Can you FEEL how CLOSE you are to your GREATEST SUCCESS? (You NEED to FEEL IT, you know?)
Telling a friend that one of my cousins laughs like 100% of her days are all good… (Makes me smile just to think about her…)
I LIKE THIS Twitter account: http://ping.fm/81VD2 (GREAT usage of social media for friends newly diagnosed with cancer)
The most BEAUTIFUL English word I’ve ever heard is “US”.
Even at your lowest, you should be thinking UPWARD…
Sometimes, the best thing on television is the off button. It’s also THE BEST BUTTON for accessing what’s REALLY ON YOUR MIND. #TheOffButton
NO healthy person can be 100% FREE! To be at your healthiest, you must accept that you belong to other people, too. Your freedom COSTS THEM.
Suppose you wanted to socialize with me & all I wanted was to talk to you about jobs or books or houses or seminars I’m selling? #SOCIALIZE
CONGRATULATIONS LOS ANGELES LAKERS! (83) - AND - CONGRATULATIONS BOSTON CELTICS (79) - CLASSIC NBA GAME SEVEN
For those wondering why I end posts with +Vincent rather than -Vincent it’s because + reminds me of positively linking & working together.
Where *IS* the most optimistic place in the world?
(It should be YOUR HEART! So, work on making it “The Most Optimistic Place In The World”)
How many “future of’s” never happened? -Upon seeing a 2004 article on the future of branding & noticing the co. which wrote it barely exists
Can you keep track of the things you use to keep track of things? :-) (The Wright Hand may help you one day in the not-too-distant future.)
Not even all crystals are clear. (So, it’s okay if you have to work on getting “crystal clear”, sometimes.) Keep STRONG!
Even though Superman may be hundreds of times faster, the impatient can make even him seem slow by applying a one word label to him: “SLOW”.
Communication isn’t just about technical grammar. Rather, it’s about getting to the heart of the matter. #COMMUNICATION #EXPRESSION #EXPRESS
Complaints MINUS recommendations equals venting. (C - R = V) Complaints PLUS recommendations equals opportunity. (C + R = O) #RECOMMENDATIONS
To the mathematically oriented: Have you finished counting all the blessings you’ve experienced? (Not averaging them. Counting them, ALL.)
Sometimes, I think that if civilization comes to an end it will be because of too many stultifying templates. TOO MUCH SAMENESS! #templates
How can your network help you find who you need if you never tell your network who you need? #ASK #networking #socialmedia #branding
The hardest thing you’ll ever be asked to do is to FOCUS. It is the best thing you’ll ever be asked to do, too. (Focus improves relaxation.)
WOW! What a Monday morning! It’s barely 10am & multiple friends need help &/or prayer within just a few hours of one another. #encouragement
A proposed “brand manifesto”: If you care about someone’s brand, work with them IN PRIVATE. (Brand building can be messy as sausage making.)
Who’s making up the social media #RULES we’re following? (I see 1 expert complaining about a violation while COMMITTING a violation.)
Joking with a friend who’s a mom to a FANTASTIC little boy that boys BECOME INTELLIGENT as a result of trying to trick their MOMS! :-)
Should integrity really be such a hard thing to hold onto? (REFLECTIONS UPON: “Lead us not into temptation…”)
Just created the word “brandergy” as a conflation of the words “brand” & “energy” to represent the energy needed to drive brands. #brandergy
Gold can’t tell how valuable it is. Can YOU tell how valuable YOU are?
Not: “If I had patience…” but, rather, “If I WORKED WITH PATIENCE…” is the key to success & all the things you’re seeking. +VW #patience
Um, Dear Angel Investors: Though both are fuel, a teaspoon of gas and a tank of gas get very different results in an empty Ferrari.
Are *ALL* automated messages “bad”? (Would love to hear effective usages - OR - really bad examples.)
Good friends permit you to START OVER. (It is a sure sign that the relationship means more than mistakes.) #friendship #relationships
Are you happy with the future you’re designing for yourself? (You *ARE DESIGNING* your future, right?)
What would you do if a contact has an interesting concept but they’ve started branding with a name that’s a negative in English? #Branding
If I come to your page & you make it hard for me to leave your page, I won’t be back to your page. RE: Sites which won’t let you close page.
Rather than just 3 colors for traffic lights, imagine the confusion if we had 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 100+ different colors guiding our traffic?
“What good is motivation you can’t remember?” +Vincent Wright
