My "ULTIMATE" epiphany...

I have been playing this video game "Marvel Ultimate Alliance" a lot lately.

A LOT.

I think the game is fantastic, and it involves playing many of the heroes from Marvel comics (Spider-man, Captain America, Iron Man, etc.) as they battle the evil plans of Dr. Doom.

When you are playing as any of the heroes, you are allowed to assign "points" to powers and strengths to their attributes, and take away from others. The computer can assign points for you in a methodically balanced way, or you can take control yourself.

Here's the epiphany:

I noticed that when I play the game, I prefer to take control myself (duh), and assign MANY points to one or two particular powers, and leave the others weak. That way I can use those powers exclusively, and have them be powerful.

For example, on Captain America, he has several powers, one of which is "Shield Throw". I have taken points away from all of his other powers, so that his "Shield Throw" is really strong.

and I use his "Shield Throw" all the time.

HOWEVER, in my own life, I seem to be putting points ALL OVER instead of focussing them on particular skills.

I am an actor, a comedian, a writer, a business idea generator, an internet marketer, and a real estate investor.

I am dividing my points up among those strengths instead of focussing on any one or two in particular.

Perhaps it's time to focus my points and start knocking out evil more effectively....

My "ULTIMATE" epiphany...

I have been playing this video game "Marvel Ultimate Alliance" a lot lately.

A LOT.

I think the game is fantastic, and it involves playing many of the heroes from Marvel comics (Spider-man, Captain America, Iron Man, etc.) as they battle the evil plans of Dr. Doom.

When you are playing as any of the heroes, you are allowed to assign "points" to powers and strengths to their attributes, and take away from others. The computer can assign points for you in a methodically balanced way, or you can take control yourself.

Here's the epiphany:

I noticed that when I play the game, I prefer to take control myself (duh), and assign MANY points to one or two particular powers, and leave the others weak. That way I can use those powers exclusively, and have them be powerful.

For example, on Captain America, he has several powers, one of which is "Shield Throw". I have taken points away from all of his other powers, so that his "Shield Throw" is really strong.

and I use his "Shield Throw" all the time.

HOWEVER, in my own life, I seem to be putting points ALL OVER instead of focussing them on particular skills.

I am an actor, a comedian, a writer, a business idea generator, an internet marketer, and a real estate investor.

I am dividing my points up among those strengths instead of focussing on any one or two in particular.

Perhaps it's time to focus my points and start knocking out evil more effectively....

WAY!!

The next time you hear someone say :

"Someone should DO something about that",

just say "WAY"!!

They might think you are just agreeing with them, and you are, however-
you are also making a suggestion as to WHO should do something:

What
About
You?

"Someone should DO something about that"
"What About You"?

Way- What About You?

WAY!!

The next time you hear someone say :

"Someone should DO something about that",

just say "WAY"!!

They might think you are just agreeing with them, and you are, however-
you are also making a suggestion as to WHO should do something:

What
About
You?

"Someone should DO something about that"
"What About You"?

Way- What About You?

The Conspiracy Of Guilt and Blame

Education in America is at a CRISIS- kids are hardly learning anything at all, and what they DO learn is totally out of date and unimportant.

The Schools should do something.
The kids should do something.
The Parents should do something.
The Government should do something.
White people should do something.
Black people should do something.
YOU should do something.
I should do something.

Yup, and we ALL feel REALLY guilty about it, and we are ALL to blame.

But GUILT isn't a substitute for change.
and BLAME isn't a substitute for change.

In fact, Guilt and Blame keep things the same.

It's almost like if you feel guilty ENOUGH, then you don't have to change anything-
or if you can blame someone else ENOUGH, then you don't have to change anything.

But that's WRONG.

And that's not just for schools- it's for EVERYTHING.

Men who beat their wives feel GUILTY for doing it, so they don't change it.
Women BLAME their husbands for beating them, so they don't change it.

Women feel GUILTY for choosing men who beat them, so they don't change it.
Men BLAME their women for making them beat them, so they don't change it.

Smokers feel GUILTY for smoking, and they ALSO BLAME the cigarrette companies-
Cigarrette companies feel GUILTY for their product, and BLAME the smoker for smoking.

The Obese feel GUILTY for their habits, and they BLAME food.

At a time when the Dollar is imaginary;
When someone's handshake needs to be witnessed by lawyers and documented in triplicate;
When a promise to marry until death is broken within the same year,

Have GUILT and BLAME become the new currency?

Can you educate an illiterate adult with guilt?
Can you buy back thousands of Darfur lives with blame?

Why don't we cash in our imaginary currency of Guilt and Blame for a REAL good:

RESPONSIBILITY.

And not the type of responsibility that is DELEGATED or MANDATED,
but the kind of responsibility that acknowledges ALL of our power.

Whether you know it or not, just BELIEVING that we are PERSONALLY responsible for
EVERYTHING makes a difference.

With FREEDOM comes RESPONSIBILTY, and we are the most free creature on the planet-
So we are the most responsible. We have been saving our responsibility for a rainy day, but
this 21st century is a fine time to invest it:

I am responsible.
You are responsible.
We are responsible.

Let's dip into our Responsibility Savings Account and pay off our credit card of GUILT, and
maybe earn a little more responsibility and pay back that BLAME equity loan.

When Blame and Guilt come to collect, let's have Responsibility write them a check.

The Conspiracy Of Guilt and Blame

Education in America is at a CRISIS- kids are hardly learning anything at all, and what they DO learn is totally out of date and unimportant.

The Schools should do something.
The kids should do something.
The Parents should do something.
The Government should do something.
White people should do something.
Black people should do something.
YOU should do something.
I should do something.

Yup, and we ALL feel REALLY guilty about it, and we are ALL to blame.

But GUILT isn't a substitute for change.
and BLAME isn't a substitute for change.

In fact, Guilt and Blame keep things the same.

It's almost like if you feel guilty ENOUGH, then you don't have to change anything-
or if you can blame someone else ENOUGH, then you don't have to change anything.

But that's WRONG.

And that's not just for schools- it's for EVERYTHING.

Men who beat their wives feel GUILTY for doing it, so they don't change it.
Women BLAME their husbands for beating them, so they don't change it.

Women feel GUILTY for choosing men who beat them, so they don't change it.
Men BLAME their women for making them beat them, so they don't change it.

Smokers feel GUILTY for smoking, and they ALSO BLAME the cigarrette companies-
Cigarrette companies feel GUILTY for their product, and BLAME the smoker for smoking.

The Obese feel GUILTY for their habits, and they BLAME food.

At a time when the Dollar is imaginary;
When someone's handshake needs to be witnessed by lawyers and documented in triplicate;
When a promise to marry until death is broken within the same year,

Have GUILT and BLAME become the new currency?

Can you educate an illiterate adult with guilt?
Can you buy back thousands of Darfur lives with blame?

Why don't we cash in our imaginary currency of Guilt and Blame for a REAL good:

RESPONSIBILITY.

And not the type of responsibility that is DELEGATED or MANDATED,
but the kind of responsibility that acknowledges ALL of our power.

Whether you know it or not, just BELIEVING that we are PERSONALLY responsible for
EVERYTHING makes a difference.

With FREEDOM comes RESPONSIBILTY, and we are the most free creature on the planet-
So we are the most responsible. We have been saving our responsibility for a rainy day, but
this 21st century is a fine time to invest it:

I am responsible.
You are responsible.
We are responsible.

Let's dip into our Responsibility Savings Account and pay off our credit card of GUILT, and
maybe earn a little more responsibility and pay back that BLAME equity loan.

When Blame and Guilt come to collect, let's have Responsibility write them a check.

The Difference between YOUR bank account, and BILL GATES'

Ok, so I have just bought three houses, and have an offer in on a fourth.

All within a month.


And they are my first properties.

Why would I all of a sudden get so "gung-ho" about doing real estate?
It has NOTHING to do with the climate, nothing to do with the economy,
nothing to do with my personal finances. I'll tell you why:

I am finally APPLYING the knowledge I have been gaining.

I noticed this pattern where everyone gathers information, and then ACTS on it.
Some people need NEVER-ENDING information, others need very little.

For myself, I usually need very little to go on for something, but Real Estate
kinda scared me. I kept getting knowledge until I finally put it into action.

And OF COURSE, I could have done it long before; there was nothing to be afraid of.

So, then I realized that the difference between me and some of my other friends
was APPLIED KNOWLDGE.

The only difference between MY bank account and Bill Gates' Bank account is APPLIED KNOWLEDGE.

Not only did he learn to build a business, he also APPLIED what he knew.
Warren Buffet APPLIES what he knows to Stocks.

So, that's the whole thing:

"The only difference between YOUR bank account and anyone else's is APPLIED KNOWLEDGE"

It's a nice quote, isn't it?