Ray’s Daily
September 24, 2018
Well done is better than well said.
Benjamin Franklin
As has happened so often in my life I have found the value of not waiting to take action. Our move to our new home has been better than we thought possible. Every day we would have waited would be a day that we would have lost.
In my working and volunteer life the thing that bothered me the most was how often extended discussion had kept us from doing what needed to be done, often resulting in a lost opportunity. Far too many organizations fail to reach their potential due to stagnation and inaction,
I agree with the following article. Don’t let indecision hold you back.
Worse than a bad decision
Author Unknown
Do you know why 95% of people out there never “have enough” of anything and find themselves lost, confused, and constantly searching for the reason WHY? The answer is simple…
“Most people will loose more to indecision than they will to a bad decision.”
Andrew Carnegie
This is not only the truth; it is the Number One reason people remain unsuccessful in their lives. Even the unsuccessful people aware of this principle remain unconvinced of how powerful decisions are and how debilitating indecision can be.
Let me ask you this…If someone asked you to give up the next 20 years of your life, without being paid, how long would it take you to make that decision?
Maybe you know the story of Andrew Carnegie (believed to be the world’s first Billionaire). He called a young cub reporter into his office and asked him to devote 20 years to interviewing only the world’s richest people in order to share ‘The Secret’ of wealth, success, and happiness with the rest of the world.
But, did you know that Mr. Carnegie secretly held a stopwatch beneath his desk and gave Napoleon Hill only 60 seconds to answer yes or no before he would lose the opportunity forever? Mr. Carnegie knew that if Napoleon required more time to think about it then he was the wrong guy.
You see, Mr. Carnegie knew that ‘Successful People’ make decisions quickly. Napoleon Hill took 32 seconds to say YES… and his lack of indecision led to the writing of “Think and Grow Rich,” the best-selling book responsible for helping to create an estimated One Million Millionaires!
Born into poverty in 1883, Napoleon Hill rose to become one of the world’s most distinguished and respected authors of all time. He moved from newspaper reporter to law student to working for Andrew Carnegie, and became a confidant and advisor to businessmen and presidents. Hill has counted among his many associates Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and hundreds of other world leaders.
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Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.
Baltasar Gracián
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Hurricane tips
* Coffee and frozen pizzas can be made on a BBQ grill.
* No matter how many times you flick the switch, lights don’t work without electricity.
* Kids can survive 4 days or longer without a video game controller in their hand.
* He who has the biggest generator wins.
* Women can actually survive without doing their hair–you just wish they weren’t around you.
* A new method of non-lethal torture-showers without hot water.
* There are a lot more stars in the sky than most people thought.
* TV is an addiction and the withdrawal symptoms are painful. One day at a time, brother.
* There are a lot of trees around here.
* Aluminum siding, while aesthetically pleasing, is definitely not required.
* Just because you’re 35 doesn’t mean you can stay out as late as you want. At least that’s what the cops told me during a curfew stop.
* People will get into a line that has already formed without having any idea what the line is for.
* When required, a Lincoln Continental will float–doesn’t steer well, but floats just the same.
* Some things do keep the mailman from his appointed rounds.
* Tele-marketers function no matter what the weather is doing.
* Cell phones work when land lines are down, but only as long as the battery remains charged.
* If my store sold only ice, chainsaws, gas, and generators…I’d be rich.
* The price of a bag of ice rises 200% after a hurricane.
* Your water front property can quickly become someone else’s fishing hole.
* Tree service companies are under appreciated.
* Drywall is a compound word, take away the “dry” part and it’s worthless.
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An optimist laughs to forget.. pessimist forgets to laugh.
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A new convert to Catholicism decided to go to confession to deal with his transgression. In the confessional, he told the priest that he had sinned. “What was your sin, my son?” asked the priest. “I stole some lumber, Father,” replied the man. “How much lumber did you steal?” asked the priest. “Father, I built my German Shepherd dog a nice new doghouse.” The priest replied, “Well, that’s not so bad.” The man continued, “Father, I also built myself a 4-car garage.” “Well, now, that’s a little more serious.” “Father, there’s more. In addition to the doghouse, the 4-car garage, I also built a 5 bedroom, 4 bath house!”
With a pause, the priest finally spoke. “That is a little more serious.
I’m afraid you’ll have to make a novena.”
“Father, I’m not sure what a ‘novena’ is, but if you’ve got the blueprints, I’ve got the lumber!”
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“Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?”
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This guy called up his lawyer to tell him he was filing for divorce, and the lawyer inquired as to the grounds for the suit.
“I’ve got grounds, all right,” sputtered the irate husband. “Can you believe my wife told me I’m a lousy lover?”
“That’s why you’re suing?” pursued his lawyer.
“Of course not. I’m suing because she knows the difference.”
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Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age.
Booth Tarkington
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During a practical exercise at a military police base, the instructor was giving the class instruction in unarmed self-defense. After he presented a number of different situations in which they might find themselves, he asked a student, “What steps would you take if someone were coming at you with a big, sharp knife?”
The student replied. “BIG ones.”
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If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.
Lemony Snicket
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Ray Mitchell
Indianapolis, Indiana
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