Some days feel
like it is all about doing.
The Things To Do List
is a mile long
and all I need is to
walk through the day
hopefully checking things off the list.
But that is not really living.
That is just "doing it".
As any musician knows
after a while even the best groove
turns into a rut.
Today, instead of Doing It
I will try Being It.
Why try to reach the goal
when you can BE the goal?
I was meant to be
a Human Being
not a Human Doing.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Passion Party #342 - Specific Knowledge
There is value to constantly learning
but there is more value to learning specific knowledge.
As Calvin Coolidge said,
"The world is filled with educated derelicts".
If gathering knowledge was all it took
librarians would be millionaires.
It is the gathering of specific knowledge
that can lead to financial wealth.
So I spend the time
to learn Real Estate Law
and the rules of Real Estate Practice
to build my knowledge for my specific field.
I learn the art of communication
and how to read people,
not just books.
The more specific knowledge I have
the more valuable I become.
but there is more value to learning specific knowledge.
As Calvin Coolidge said,
"The world is filled with educated derelicts".
If gathering knowledge was all it took
librarians would be millionaires.
It is the gathering of specific knowledge
that can lead to financial wealth.
So I spend the time
to learn Real Estate Law
and the rules of Real Estate Practice
to build my knowledge for my specific field.
I learn the art of communication
and how to read people,
not just books.
The more specific knowledge I have
the more valuable I become.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Passion Party #341 - Education
What is the purpose of education?
Is it to get a job?
Is it to raise yourself up from the humdrum of everyday life?
Is it to gather knowledge?
Is it to learn from our past?
As my son and I travel to different colleges
we encounter different cultures.
Some are run like Secret Societies,
where getting accepted
is more difficult that getting hired by the NY Philharmonic.
Some treat students like
they are applying for a starting job that pays $60,000 a year,
rather than the fact they will ask you
to pay $60,000 a year
for the pleasure of being there.
Some seem designed to maintain their jobs,
to turn students into "academics".
And one, so far, has seemed
to realize that they are a place of learning
a school for education, not competition
and that being open and supportive
is a strength, not a weakness.
Is it to get a job?
Is it to raise yourself up from the humdrum of everyday life?
Is it to gather knowledge?
Is it to learn from our past?
As my son and I travel to different colleges
we encounter different cultures.
Some are run like Secret Societies,
where getting accepted
is more difficult that getting hired by the NY Philharmonic.
Some treat students like
they are applying for a starting job that pays $60,000 a year,
rather than the fact they will ask you
to pay $60,000 a year
for the pleasure of being there.
Some seem designed to maintain their jobs,
to turn students into "academics".
And one, so far, has seemed
to realize that they are a place of learning
a school for education, not competition
and that being open and supportive
is a strength, not a weakness.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Passion Party #340 - Make New Friends
In my Wheel of Life
one of my weak spokes
is making friends.
Unlike my wife, who has many deep and lasting friendships,
I have only a couple of people
that I would consider close friends.
I know lots and lots of people
I have many acquaintances
but how many of them would I really want to hang out with for an evening?
I want to enlarge this part of my life
I want to have many close, enduring friendships.
It feels good to have people I can really talk to,
deeply and honestly.
It doesn't take a big event
or even a special reason.
It starts, like last night, with inviting our neighbor over to join us for dinner on a weeknight, so they don't have to cook.
Really, if I am willing to be open,
I have friends everywhere, even next door.
one of my weak spokes
is making friends.
Unlike my wife, who has many deep and lasting friendships,
I have only a couple of people
that I would consider close friends.
I know lots and lots of people
I have many acquaintances
but how many of them would I really want to hang out with for an evening?
I want to enlarge this part of my life
I want to have many close, enduring friendships.
It feels good to have people I can really talk to,
deeply and honestly.
It doesn't take a big event
or even a special reason.
It starts, like last night, with inviting our neighbor over to join us for dinner on a weeknight, so they don't have to cook.
Really, if I am willing to be open,
I have friends everywhere, even next door.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Passion Party #339 - A Big Adventure
My son and I
begin our big adventure.
For the next few weeks
he will be performing four auditions
in four different cities
for four different universities
and I will be his guide and chauffeur.
In between
the ins and outs of airports and rental cars
I will be maintaining my mortgage business
doing a couple of club gigs
working on a composition for orchestra,
and starting to study for my Real Estate Broker's license.
The other goals for 2011 suddenly
receding into the distance
my plate is full
and it is full of excitement
adventure
and things I really want to do.
begin our big adventure.
For the next few weeks
he will be performing four auditions
in four different cities
for four different universities
and I will be his guide and chauffeur.
In between
the ins and outs of airports and rental cars
I will be maintaining my mortgage business
doing a couple of club gigs
working on a composition for orchestra,
and starting to study for my Real Estate Broker's license.
The other goals for 2011 suddenly
receding into the distance
my plate is full
and it is full of excitement
adventure
and things I really want to do.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Passion Party #338 - What Can I Do To Improve Things?
Waking up
a night of strange, busy dreams
head full of congestion
worry,
concern
and sadness
These feelings are real
I need to face them and ask
Why do I feel this way today?
Upon knowing,
then my job becomes
What can I do today to improve the specific situation?
The answer probably involves love.
a night of strange, busy dreams
head full of congestion
worry,
concern
and sadness
These feelings are real
I need to face them and ask
Why do I feel this way today?
Upon knowing,
then my job becomes
What can I do today to improve the specific situation?
The answer probably involves love.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Passion Party #337 - True Worth
How does one become successful?
It has to do with perception
and "being worth it".
It's an inside job
that manifests on the outside.
Why does one attorney work for $100 an hour
while another works for $500 and hour?
Because he/she is worth it.
And true worth
is giving more in value than you receive in payment.
From L. L. Bean
to Apple Computer
from McDonalds
to Wolfgang Puck
this Law of Success holds true:
True worth
is giving more in value than you receive in payment.
It has to do with perception
and "being worth it".
It's an inside job
that manifests on the outside.
Why does one attorney work for $100 an hour
while another works for $500 and hour?
Because he/she is worth it.
And true worth
is giving more in value than you receive in payment.
From L. L. Bean
to Apple Computer
from McDonalds
to Wolfgang Puck
this Law of Success holds true:
True worth
is giving more in value than you receive in payment.
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