by Rick Baker
On Oct 3, 2013
Thought Tweet #839.5 Misery enjoys company...but it makes a lousy dance partner.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
A parody of Wisdom of the Ages wrapped in a tribute to Nietzsche's Zarathustra.
by Rick Baker
On Oct 3, 2013
Thought Tweet #839 When people tell you they are giving 110%, do you think they are talking in superduperlatives?
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
When I was a child neighbourhood parents had a habit of stopping me and asking me to answer math questions. [At one point I thought none of the adults in our subdivision knew how to count their money.] I suppose I was naturally talented at math. Later in life I found myself answering math questions during university level exams...dozens of exams. So, I understand I developed a habit of knowing math.
That knowledge of math has a few side-effects. One side-effect is, when people make claims like they are doing things beyond 100% it catches my attention and my thoughts. I have thoughts like, "Don't these people know when you've got 100% you've got it all & when you've given 100% you've given it all?"
Giving 100% is superlative territory....that's the limit of your giving.
Giving more than 100% - well, that's defying the laws of at least mathematics...probably, the laws of physics...and even the Laws of Nature.
How can you trust a person who makes claims like, "Boss - I'm giving 110%!"? [Some go even higher. You hear 150% regularly and some people have the habit of claiming a preposterous 1000%!
Don't you think all of these people going overboard?...being excessive?...being exorbitant?...over-killing their point and beating it to death too?
by Rick Baker
On Oct 2, 2013
Thought Tweet #838.5 Over time, entrepreneurship beats the ego down to a manageable size.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
To succeed for any extended period, an entrepreneur must have a balanced ego. When an entrepreneur's ego gets out of control, sooner or later, problems begin to arrive in waves. Like water on rough stones, repeated waves of problems take the cutting edge off of an entrepreneur's ego...offering the entrepreneur the opportunity to become a business leader.