work it.

If you want the results you need to put in the work.   You want 6 pack abs the work is diet and exercise, you want your house clean then you need to clean it. You want financial stability you have to either work hard to earn more money, start a side business and sacrifice other areas of your life or live well below your comfort level and sacrifice how you live. It seems that most people either have success (at least at the start) or they have a family. Because all successful business owners know that a start up is not an 8-5 job.

The point is this.  People today want the benefits without putting in the time, without doing the work and without making the sacrifice.  They look at the self made people and say I want what they have,  or that SOB why can he have that and I can’t.  I can probably assume that whoever ‘has’ those things has put in the time and made the sacrifices. Maybe they have that boat because they have a home that is 1/4  of what they could actually afford, that guy with the big house, maybe he lived someplace smaller than she wanted for a long time. It is all about what you are willing to give up now in hopes of having what you want in the future.

THERE ARE WAYS TO GET WHAT YOU WANT WITHOUT THE SACRIFICE.  But everyone needs to be on board,  family, girl friend/wife (GF/W), kids, friends everyone.  Yes EVERYONE in your life.  I have friends that have their own business and I can say that we do not get together once or twice a week like many people I know because we are all very busy with work.  We may not see or talk to each other for weeks but when we do get together it is a quality time that makes all the difference. It seems that people always find others that have gone through (or going through) similar situations. For the GF/W it is a little different especially if you are not living together. You both need to understand that not only will time together be limited but if you are both on different schedules you need to make sure that time together is quality time.  

When everyone is not on board one might feel (or even be told) that they are not heading down the right road.  There are 2 outcomes from this, if the work was started before there was a we creates one outcome,  if the work was started after then it has a completely different beginning. The question is how do you handle this.

There will be more on my view of people, relationships, friends and family through my twisted view of the world where everyone is inherently good even if they do bad things.

big vs small

So I am in one of those predicaments. where a large company is beating up a small guy. This is not a case of getting  something for free or trying to get out of a bill.  This is a situation where a quote was given and verification of what the big company was going to do and what I was going to pay for this.But now instead they are saying oh no we did something else entirely and by the way here is your bill which is more than double !! and by the way if you do not pay we are going to sue you and charge you interest and legal fees so fuck you!!! is there no one in this country, no government agency,  oversight committee that can help or cares about a small company?

what am I to do, well I can not due much,  even after talking to a number of people I know in that industry (which by the way this is government regulated shipping industry) there is nothing i can do. This system sucks so anyone that wants to know more or thinks they can help let me know. What can i do take an ad out in the local paper... big deal.  I guess the only recourse is to tell people what happened and hope they do not use them.

getting fucked by the system that is for sure.

dicking around

So what is so wrong with the phrase “dicking around”?  people can use the phrase ‘beating around the bush” without anyone raising an eye! So I think we should be able to use ‘dicking around’ with that said.  why is it such a shock when I say stop dicking around,  the translation for this is simple – stop playing games and lets go.  Everyone wants to play games but life is not a game, it is supposed to be fun, exciting, and overall bring a smile to your face. But with what I have been hearing on the radio these days I can say that everyone wants to play games and turn around and say ‘I am keeping it real” – really? You just admitted to running a game on someone to get what you want and you think that is real, you must have some serious mental issue if you think that is ‘real’ So in the end stop dicking around with saying you are keeping it real and actually do it. 

What a week

So it has been a rough week all around the country. My question is this why is it the good people pass away so soon and the jerkoffs and trouble makers walk away unscathed? Is it that the good people use up their time quicker? or they have given everything they could give? Or is it just that no one wants the assholes and they are left here for all of us to deal with. I can say that I have learned not to morn those that are no longer with us but rather to calibrate the good times, all of the things we have learned, and all of the times that they helped you out.
Being the Christmas season, yes I said Christmas not holidays. We need to remember theeople that have touched us in that special way and forget the assholes and jerkoffs. we need to help people we believe are good people, and the rest need to figure out how to become someone that people want to help. I have been blessed by having people want to help me and I am trying to help people that want to be helped. I adjust asking that all of you do the same.

taxes and more taxes

So let me get this straight.  Mr. Obama wants me to pay 'my fair share' so the country can get out of the red.  Let me put it this way Mr. Obama. because I think you have some SERIOUS issues. You want to raise taxes on the people that do NOT use the systems you want to pay for.
Medicaid/Medicare yeah maybe a tiny bit but we have paid into this during our entire working life and also have private insurance to cover ourselves because we have worked all of our life saved, and invested.
Social Security – again we have paid this all of our lives even hitting the MAX we could put in and the government has given a lot of that to people who have not earned it.
Welfare – never going to use it but how much of my tax dollars are going to pay for this program? Do you think it is ‘my fair share’ to pay for people who are on this program and do not want to get off this program? I work hard, I have put in LONG hours and sacrificed a lot to get to this point in life, building my wealth and nest egg. Why is it ‘my fair share’ to pay for people who have no inclination to do the same.
Instead of continuing down this path all day and getting more and more upset I propose that you come up with a very simple flat tax where everyone pays the same percentage, no more graduated taxes, or anything else. This way you get rid of the estate tax issue, inheritance issues because why should I have to pay tax on income that was already tax when my parents earned it.  The rest of the needed income can come from a VAT (value added tax) on pretty much everything.  I have no problem with this idea and I am sure a lot of people will agree with me.  if I feel like getting a car that cost $1 million and can afford it then I deserve to pay taxes on this. if I spend my hard earned money on expensive things then I have no problem paying taxes on this. 
But to just say that because I am working hard to build companies, to be better, and to have nice things I deserve to have more of my income taken because it is only fair? Fair to who? The guy who wants to sit on their ass and do nothing but get a government check.  This entire system needs to change if you really want to get country going again.

standards and morals

The other day I am sitting having a drink with a supplier.  I am taking it easy relaxing and getting to know her on a more personal level.  As we are talking the family life comes up (she has one, I do not) and how much she like the area I live in, where she lives, and a lot of other information.  What I do not realize is that through this entire conversation she is hitting on me. When I realized she wanted more was when she offered to take me home. But I did get filled in when I went back into the bar and the bartenders (yes I know them) and even a few patrons mentioned that it looked like she wanted to jump me right there.

NOW here is the issue about standards and morals. In the  past ok LONG ago (15 years) I would have picked up on all of this and would have moved in.  Now when I see a ring and it is confirmed to be actual (not just a gimmick to keep guys away) I only look at them as a person, supplier, or customer. When they asked me at the bar why I let her go I simply stated that married women are off limits and will not cross that line and do not sleep with married women. "but she was hot" on guy said. I am not sure that factors in.  would you want your husband or wife to go out flirt and have the other person just ignore the fact that the other person is married?  I sure as hell do not. 


What I am saying is simply this.  keep your standards high and your morals in good standing. People these days seem to be forgetting to do this.  there is no reason to lower your standards as it is doing nothing but making excuses for those you are lowering your standards for. If you throw your morals away you are doing nothing but lowering the standard for yourself. Which is worse than making excuses. It means that you are saying you cannot live up to the way you want to live.

Women and motorcycle pictures

So I am again playing on my iPad in bed, yes I know it should be outlawed. What is the deal with all of the hoopla with women having pictures taken on bad looking motorcycles? Seriously ladies, I am not saying don't do it, I am just saying get a better looking bike. So quickly today I have had 4 pictures come across my desk of women and cycles and guess what a stock soft tail does not make you look better, just cheap. Now ifbyou want to look good with a bike use a real custom, maybe a European or better an Italian! If the bike looks good it will only enhance how you look. Don't believe me do you, try it you will be suprised.