A High School Speech

A speech given at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school.

He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.

You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. 
Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, 
so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now.

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TEQUILA AND SALT

This should probably be taped to your bathroom mirror where one could read it every day. 
You may not realize it, but it's 100% true.

1. There are at least two people in this world that you would die for.

2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.

3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just l like you.

4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you.

5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.

6. You mean the world to someone.

7. You are special and unique.

8. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.

9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.

10. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take another look.

11. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks.

And always remember..... 
When life hands you lemons, Ask for Gin and Ginger beer and call me over!!

Laws of Success

The great sin -- Gossip.


The great crippler -- Fear.


The greatest mistake -- Giving up.


The most satisfying experience -- Doing your duty first


The best action -- Keep the mind clear and judgment good.


The greatest blessing -- Good health.


The biggest fool - The man who lies to himself.


The great gamble -- Substituting hope for facts.


The most certain thing in life -- Change.


The greatest joy -- Being needed.

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Cool Christmas Snow Effect For Blogger

Got this post from the usual one, enjoy blogger people ;) 

Over the last few years I have tried to help you get your blogs into the Christmas spirit with some neat Christmas themed gadgets.The most popular and simple of these have been the Snow Fall effects we have published.Some code added to your blog can transform the look of your site as over the Christmas period visitors are greeted with snow falling gently down the page.

This year is no different as I have a new Christmas snow effect but this time it's a snow storm with the direction of the snow fall dictated by your cursor movements.Check out the demo below then you can add it to your blog using our one click Blogger button.

Add The Snow Storm Effect To Your Blog

Simply click the add to blogger button below, 
on the next page select your blog and click add widget.

That's it you now have a neat seasonal look on your blog.
Drop Your Comments And Questions Below.

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Life's Five Great Lessons

1 - Most Important Lesson - "Remember my name"

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a onscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"

Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank.

Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade. "Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say 'hello'.

I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.

2 - Second Important Lesson - " Pickup in the Rain"

One night, at 11:30 PM, an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm.

Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s.

The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab. She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home.

A special note was attached. It read: "Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away. God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others."

Sincerely,

Mrs. Nat King Cole.

3. - Third Important Lesson - "Always Remember Those Who Serve."

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked. "Fifty cents," replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it.  "Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired. By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient.

"Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied."

The little boy again counted his coins. "I'll have the plain ice cream," he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies.

You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip.

4 - Fourth Important Lesson - "The Obstacle in Our Path"

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the road clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded.

After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway.
 
The peasant learned what many of us never understand.

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.


5 - Fifth Important Lesson - "Giving When it Counts"

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.

The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying," Yes, I'll do it if it will save her."

As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheek. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?"

Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.

You see, after all, understanding and attitude, are everything.

Hold Close (Silent Comic)

You'll never find another greater comic than this one!
Get ready to be blown away with creativity mind =)

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The Best Day - Today

Affirmation for Today 

~ I found these are they are exactly the thoughts of what I'm having right now.

Ralph Waldo Emerson has accurately said, "One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical, decisive hour. Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year."

Today is an important day. That problem you solve, that decision you make, that time you enjoy can shape your whole life. The way you and I ap­proach today, and each day, is crucial. Our lives are built by a series of days like today.


I discovered an affirmation that can help in living each day fully:

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WORDS OF WISDOM

"Focused will is incredible. If you have a dream and you don't give up no matter what obstacles come up, then life's problems will fall away and you will get what you want. It happens. It works." 

 ~ Yanni

"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are."

~ Bernice Johnson Reagon
 

"To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can't just accept the ones you like."

~ Mike Gafka

"Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it."
~ Washington Irving


"The obstacles you face are... mental barriers which can be broken by adopting a more positive approach."
~ Clarence Blasier

How to Success

PLAN while others are playing.

STUDY while others are sleeping.


DECIDE while others are delaying.


PREPARE while others are daydreaming.


BEGIN while others are procrastinating.


WORK while others are wishing.


SAVE while others are wasting.


LISTEN while others are talking.


SMILE while others are frowning.


COMMEND while others are criticizing.


PERSIST while others are quitting.

WINNERS VS. LOSERS

♦ The Winner is always part of the answer;
The Loser is always part of the problem.


♦ The Winner always has a program;
The Loser always has an excuse.


♦ The Winner says, "Let me do it for you";
The Loser says, "That is not my job."


♦ The Winner sees an answer for every problem;
The Loser sees a problem for every answer.


♦ The Winner says, "It may be difficult but it is possible";
The Loser says, "It may be possible but it is too difficult."


♦ When a Winner makes a mistake, he says, "I was wrong";
When a Loser makes a mistake, he says, "It wasn't my fault."

♦ A Winner makes commitments;
A Loser makes promises.


♦ Winners have dreams;
Losers have schemes.


♦ Winners say, "I must do something";
Losers say, "Something must be done."

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Your Choices

To the world you might be just any person, but
to one person you might just be the whole world.


Being is not the breaths you take, but
it is the freshness you put in the breath of others.


Growing older has no choice, but
growing up has choice.


Being born has no choice but
Living life has choice


Falling sick has no choice, but
Keeping healthy has choice


Getting caught through storm has no choice, but
Efforts for safe landing has choice

Inspiring Thoughts

Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.


You can't change the past,
but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future.

 
Love...and you shall be loved.


God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him.

All people smile in the same language.

Everyone needs to be loved...
especially when they do not deserve it.


The real measure of a man's wealth is what he has invested in eternity.


Laughter is God's sunshine.


Everyone has beauty, but not everyone sees it.


It's important for parents to live the same things they teach.

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ABC of Motivation

A  void negative sources, people, places, things and habits.

B  elieve in yourself.

C  onsider things from every angle.

D   on't give up and don't give in.

E   njoy life today, yesterday is gone, tomorrow may never come.

F   amily and friends are hidden treasures; enjoy their riches.

G  ive more than you planned to.

H  ang on to your dreams.

I    gnore those who try to discourage you.

J   ust do it.

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If You Ever Feel A Little Bit Stupid

If you ever feel a little bit stupid, just dig this up and read it again;
you'll begin to think you're a genius ;D

(On September 17, 1994, 

Alabama's Heather Whitestone was selected as Miss America 1995.)

Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?
Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever,"
--Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest.
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"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff."
--Mariah Carey
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"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life,"
-- Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson
for federal anti-smoking campaign .
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"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body,"
--Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward.
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"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC .
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The Law of The Seed

Take a look at an apple tree. There might be five hundred apples on the tree, 

each with ten seeds. That's a lot of seeds!

We might ask, "Why would you need so many seeds to grow just a few more Trees?"

Nature has something to teach us here. It's telling us: "Most seeds never Grow. So if you really want to make something happen, you better try More than once."

This might mean:

You'll attend twenty interviews to get one job.

You'll interview forty people to find one good employee.

You'll talk to fifty people to sell one house, car, vacuum Cleaner, insurance policy, idea...

And you might meet a hundred acquaintances to find one special friend.

When we understand the "Law of the Seed", we don't get so disappointed.

We stop feeling like victims. Laws of nature are not things to take personally.

We just need to understand them - and work with them.

Truth About Failure

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure...
it does mean you haven't succeeded yet


Failure doesn't mean you have accomplished nothing...
it does mean you have learned something 

Failure doesn't mean you have been a fool...
it does mean you had a lot of faith


Failure doesn't mean you have been disgraced...
it does mean you were willing to try


Failure doesn't mean you don't have it...
it does mean you have to do something in a different way

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Read Once a Week

This is something we should all read at least once a week.

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio.

"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good. 

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.
Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

 

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EAT THAT FROG

There's an old saying that says..."If the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning is eat a live frog, then nothing worse can happen for the rest of the day!" Well, I don't know about you, but I think that's a pretty safe assumption.

Brian Tracy, in his book Eat That Frog! says that your "frog" should be the most difficult item on your things to do list, the one where you're most likely to procrastinate; because if you eat that first it'll give you energy and momentum for the rest of the day. But if you don't... and let him sit there on the plate and stare at you while you do a hundred unimportant things, it can drain your energy and you won't even know it.

So, here's your assignment: 

for the next 30 days take a look at your list, circle the frog, and eat that first!!!

Life's Struggles

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress.

It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could 

and it could go no farther.

Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.

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The Lovely Ten

Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah's Ark

ONE: Don't miss the boat.

TWO: Remember that we are all in the same boat.

THREE: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.

FOUR: Stay fit. When you're 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.

FIVE: Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.

SIX: Build your future on high ground.

SEVEN: For safety's sake, travel in pairs.

EIGHT: Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.

NINE: When you're stressed, float awhile.

TEN: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.