Two factors allow a person to offer up ‘the shirt off their back’ to a stranger in need. First is a spirit of altruism. Second, and the most important, is having clean shirts at home.
A recipe will help you create a standardized product to offer to the world. But a standardized product does not get a standardized reaction from the crowd it is presented to.
Once you have watched a magician’s trick enough times, you can figure out its mechanics. Your choice now is to be disappointed or try to learn how to improve on the trick.
The irony of bad reviews is they have nothing to do with your actual performance. The issues have more to do with the reviewer’s lack of confidence than your own lack of talent.
Becoming an artist is as simple as declaring it, whether out loud or in your head. Becoming an artist that matters takes more effort but does not make them more of an artist.
Becoming a millionaire is never easy to do. Still, it is a lot easier if you happen to inherit millions of dollars from a family member who has already earned the cash for you.
Privilege is often identified as better opportunities given. A better example of privilege is the ability to pass on an opportunity because you know others will eventually materialize.
hen a person gives false information, there is a difference between being misinformed and lying. If you show any doubt, they tend to assume you think they are lying.
If your need to heat your house gets so dire you have to considerer burning the furniture, you may find you will soon run out of both fuel for the fire and furniture to lounge on.
Over-communication is a useful tool. It is often necessary to overcommunicate because despite you saying the same thing over and over, people do not always ‘hear’ you.