Magic of Thinking Big- 1

Today I am officially 38!
I am also kicking off this reading everyday blog, which will (hopefully) bring a lot of people some value, and enjoyment. I start with one of my all-time favorites,  the magic of thinking big by David Schwartz- Enjoy!



Today, I am going to remind myself to use "Mr. Triumph" in my situations. In fact, I am using him right now to change my attitude about something I'm doing today! What about you?

Bronx High School Reunion

I went to my 20-Year High School Reunion, and had a great time!
This is me with some of the girls, and then with one of my great friends Jesse, also known as the web-sensation "Jeskid":

Now, let me start by saying that we went to a "Specialized" high school- no, not for the slow, but for the "gifted" for math and science. So, we're all super-geniuses. That's first.

However, one of the things that struck me was how few of us were actually in the sciences now, and how many of us weren't necessarily working towards world-domination.

(At least, none of us SAID we were...)

However- and Laura had to point it out to me- almost everyone was a professional of one sort or another. There was definitely a sense of "future" for just about everyone there, and it was kinda assumed. A lot of people had seen me on "The Marriage Ref", and I got made fun of quite a bit for it, but it was all in fun. The reason I decided to share this with you is that these are the super-geniuses of the world, molded for math and science, and yet, so few of us were pursuing it- why do you think that is?

Fantastic Ad- What happens when you work too much...

This is a great ad for some kind of juice- it comes from either China or Thailand; there are a bunch of videos claiming it, and I frankly didn't want to do the research! Enjoy:

The surprising truth about what motivates us

While we wonder If we're working too hard, sometimes we oughtta look at WHY we're working...
I love this version of the talk, but you can also find a similar one on TED.COM:



YouTube - RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

Workaholics Anonymous

I think this is a great and creative video, and was thinking about using it as a recruitment video.
There are so many people out there who really do work too damn hard, and they don't even see it.
Kudos to the people who filmed this!

Well, I survived "The Marriage Ref"

I was pretty terrified on Thursday night, because we had taped "The Marriage Ref" a few weeks ago, and I was worried that they were going to cut it so I looked like the worst male chauvanist scumbag.

Well, they didn't do that however:

The entire section was about whether or not I was GAY!!

See for yourself (we're the second couple):



See what I mean? Well, a bunch of friends saw it (I AM a shameless self-promoter), and everyone said I held my own, which was quite a relief. The next day I got a ton of facebook messages and posts, mostly jokes that were "I-didn't-know-you-were-gay" themed. I was also on a couple of blogs:

http://spanengrish.blogspot.com/2010/05/marriage-ref-thank-you-gwen.html

http://celebgalz.com/greg-giraldo-greg-giraldo-gay-jokes-on-bones-rodriguez-photo-video/

(Yes, one is titled "Gay Jokes on Bones Rodriguez"... great.)

In the midst of all of this, I've been looking at a new business, and I pulled the trigger and opened up shop-
STAY TUNED for the announcement on that!

Well, I survived "The Marriage Ref"

I was pretty terrified on Thursday night, because we had taped "The Marriage Ref" a few weeks ago, and I was worried that they were going to cut it so I looked like the worst male chauvanist scumbag.

Well, they didn't do that however:

The entire section was about whether or not I was GAY!!

See for yourself (we're the second couple):



See what I mean? Well, a bunch of friends saw it (I AM a shameless self-promoter), and everyone said I held my own, which was quite a relief. The next day I got a ton of facebook messages and posts, mostly jokes that were "I-didn't-know-you-were-gay" themed. I was also on a couple of blogs:

http://spanengrish.blogspot.com/2010/05/marriage-ref-thank-you-gwen.html

http://celebgalz.com/greg-giraldo-greg-giraldo-gay-jokes-on-bones-rodriguez-photo-video/

(Yes, one is titled "Gay Jokes on Bones Rodriguez"... great.)

In the midst of all of this, I've been looking at a new business, and I pulled the trigger and opened up shop-
STAY TUNED for the announcement on that!