Tuesday, December 16, 2014

52 years ago

 This is worth reading or listening to the audio of. Here is a President that understood economics. Unlike LBJ, Nixon, Ford and Carter. Reagan grasped this and followed in JFK's footsteps. Since that time we have had very few Presidents that had a clue and the current occupant isn't even close to the savvy this man had. I remember this speech. Listened to it again today. I only wish that democrats would listen to this to see how far from reality they have fallen.
full text and audio of John F. Kennedy: Address to the Economic Club of New York
americanrhetoric.com|By Michael E. Eidenmuller

Remember Escape from New York?

 They had the wrong city
Racially based attacks against Bosnians and whites by black gangs have become the norm in St. Louis, reports Fox News. Furthermore, this spike in racially based attacks "by black gangs coincides wi...
downtrend.com

I won't be seeing the movie Exodus


I will give you a full review on Monday but Pat and I brought some friends and our wives to Exodus tonight.
Beyond disappointing.
Moses didn't believe in God, God is a twelve year old punk kid that focuses too much on tea time. When did Moses become a member if Isis? I missed the terrorist strike in the bible. Moses was arrogant and as psychotic as Noah was in the last Hollywood nightmare. Oh, except at least Noah wasn't hit by a rock on the head in a mud slide to explain that maybe the whole thing was caused by a rock to the head!
If Hollywood really was "run by Jews" they obviously took the year or two off this was in production. It is shameful what scott has done to the story of Moses.
May I ask the obvious non religious question: WHO ARE YOU APPEALING TO? Who do you expect to watch this movie? What business sense does this make?
If you are a believer, let me quote every cop at a bloody crime scene: "nothing to see here people, move on." If you just love good movies: ditto. No redeeming value.
What a waste of $200 million. (Guessing as it isn't worth a Google search)A waste if it would have cost $20m.

Happens more often than you would think.

 If you speak two languages.. confusion can follow. Some languages just say it better..

I spent Sunday with some really precious people.. God moved.


Great prophetic service at ACC with our surprise guest and friend, Prophet Gene Redlin from Illinois.

I have consistant opinions

There is this crazy idea among some liberals and race baiters that ALL conservatives support police and police brutality no matter what. Nothing could be further from the truth. If you were to go back over the last year you would see that I have and many other conservatives have pointed out the police state tactics. This is another. Just because I supported Darren Wilson and what he had to do to protect himself, I have been outspoken against the Eric Garner murder. Police brutality is not a race issue, it's an out of control cops situation, and it must stop now. I have had many police supporters unfriend me because of my stand on this. I'm sorry they were offended. But I believe we must get this fixed, NOW. The other night I mentioned I was pulled over for not driving between the lines. No problem. I hadn't really done anything wrong. BUT, I did think for a moment, "what if I were black, drove a bit carelessly, and stopped". Would the officer have just let me go so easily after a few questions? MAYBE there is white privilege, but it didn't seem to work out for this old fellow. I hope the cop gets fired.. OVER A STUPID STICKER....
Police in Victoria, Texas, placed an officer on administrative duty pending an investigation after an altercation with a 76-year-old man who didn't have an inspection sticker on his car. Victoria resident Pete Vasquez pulled over at the Adams Auto Mart, where he helps with mechanical work, when the…
theblaze.com

Fake news but funny


(WESTMINSTER, MA) —Parents of Westminster, Massachusetts, savor this Christmas... It will be the last one you will be legally allowed to have your children believe in Santa Claus. The same town that created a brief stir last month by proposing a total ban on all tobacco products has jumped further..…
duhprogressive.com|By Nick Taxia

Darn They missed one... Next time maybe.. Fake news but funny


(LANGLEY, VA) —The embattled Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) which took a humiliating punch Tuesday by a scathing report from Senator Dianne Feinstein's Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is wasting no time making a peculiar apology in response to the Senate's report, which will no doubt stok…
duhprogressive.com|By Nick Taxia

Stupid liberals...may they all freeze in the dark


Rep. Kevin Cramer warns of energy shortages in an op/ed for the Wall Street Journal. But those shortages may already be here.
sayanythingblog.com

Why Men And Women Think Differently. This Guy Nails It.


It's no secret that men and women have always had difficulty fully understanding each other. But no one puts it better than International marriage speaker and comedian Mark Gungor:

 

This guy is really funny

I have often fantasized about this.

 IF ONLY we could offload the blue counties in IL and let them try to operate on their own.. It would be amazing. BUT alas, it will not happen. We must put up with the lost blue. And support them.
The July 4, 2019, ceremony marking the final dissolution of the United States of America was quite amicable compared to the anger and bitterness of the preceding five years.
townhall.com

I thought it was pretty good

Someone at the Michigan Daily does not have a sense of humor, an eye for satire, and respect for free speech.
thecollegefix.com

Saturday, December 13, 2014

This is what is wrong with public education.

We have too many illiterate people replicating themselves. Look at the colleges that are producing these people. Yet they will be pushed thru the system, certified and put in the classroom. Dumber than sticks they will fail at teaching you kids anything, and then your kids will have nothing going for them to get a job or into higher education. YET they can't be fired for being stupid or incompetent. IF you own a restaurant and your cooks make lousy hamburgers, you won't stay in business long unless you fire the crummy cooks. Not so with teachers. In public education, hamburgers are more important than children's education. UNIONS have killed public education. Now it's indoctrination and you get what we see today. Dummies... and worse they are even allowed to vote.
How do you spell illiterate? A majority of students training at scores of New York colleges to become teachers flunked a literacy test they have to pass to be licensed, new figures show. The state ...
nypost.com

Finally...bananas with no bones !

I have pruned trees just like this


Pigs

Just so you know this whole report CIA torture was fully and alone a work of the Democrats and their treasonous partners. There is nothing newsworthy nor objective about this report whatsoever.
The New York Times' lead story Tuesday on the CIA torture report buried the detail that the investigation was conducted by Senate Democrats. It took the Times 17 paragraphs to note that the report was produced after an investigation by the Senate Intelligence Committee's  "Democratic majority and th…
www.theblaze.com

Does this mean that black lives matter ..... MORE? SMH


Kathleen McCartney, President of Smith College, was Forced to Apologize for Saying “All Lives Matter”
eaglerising.com

Thought of the day .

Stop the nonsense.


Nazis were just nice people trying to follow orders and be polite?

 You probably wouldn't want to go that far, but suffice to say, it turns out nice people just want to appease authorities, while rebels stick to their guns. Be a rebel. Don't go along with every loony liberal laughable lash out. They are mentally ill. Nazis = nice people who can't think for themselves
Being affable and pleasant can come with some serious drawbacks.
mic.com|By Mic

I am still hoping...

except with 24 women (last count this morning) I know about herd mentality, saw it in Ferguson, smoke sometimes means fire. Sometimes not. BUT THIS is getting weird
A number of women who have accused comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault either have factual contradictions in their accounts or have personal histories that cast doubt on their claims.
dailycaller.com

I'm heading for North Dakota.

 I can teach them all about now to do this.. LOL (OH and now since I WAS born on an Indian reservation in South Dakota) you may now call me Chief Huff and Puff
Could tribal marijuana be as big a money-maker as tribal casinos? The federal government has cleared the way for Native American tribes across the country to grow and sell marijuana on their lands, reports... US News Summaries. | Newser
newser.com|By Rob Quinn

Yes

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Christmas Carols for Liberals.. LOL


GET THIS SONG ON ITUNES http://bit.ly/progressivesanta

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This is most certainly true


Creative problem-solvers have an important skill computers and robots can't easily mimic.
finance.yahoo.com

The dead are raised


Pretty cool Hanukkah song


A little car guy stuff.

 I'm on a long road trip today. Driving between Chicago and Indianapolis I was pulled over by a cop for suspicion of drunk driving. It was about 6 o'clock PM. Why having a hard time keeping my car between the lines. I was wondering because I was fighting pretty hard and wondered if I needed ball joints or something. That's a similar experience I have had with my pickup. I like to run my tire pressure a little bit high in order to get better gas mileage. The spec is 30 pounds but I usually run about 37. Its fine but on the highway it wanders all over the place. This morning I took five pounds off each front tire. No its behaving perfectly stays inside the line doesn't wander and feels solid

I hate when this happens

 

Thursday, December 11, 2014

I thought this was a good article

  • 5 ways you are unknowingly destroying your husband and killing your marriage

    You might be surprised to figure out you are doing these five destructive things that will ultimately ruin your relationship with your spouse.


    When I got married, I was amazed at the instant, overwhelming sense of responsibility I felt to love and care for my husband. Suddenly, a huge part of someone else's well-being and happiness was largely affected by my choices and actions.
    Women, we need to be careful about how we are caring for our husbands and marriages. Don't let the small stuff ruin the things that will bring you the greatest happiness in life.
    Here are just a few ways you might be unknowingly destroying your husband and killing your marriage (as a caveat, please understand that although this article is directed toward women, it applies to men as well):

    Read the whole thing

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

For want of a nail...



King Richard the Third was preparing for the fight of his life. An army led by Henry, Earl of Richmond, was marching against him. The contest would determine who would rule England.

 The morning of the battle, Richard sent a groom to make sure his favorite horse was ready. "Shoe him quickly," the groom told the blacksmith. The king wishes to ride at the head of his troops."

 "You'll have to wait," the blacksmith answered. "I've shoed the king's whole army the last few days and now I've got to go get more iron."

 "I can't wait," the groom shouted impatiently. "The king's enemies are advancing right now, and we must meet them on the field. Make do with what you have." 
So the blacksmith bent to his task. From a bar of iron he made four horseshoes. He hammered and shaped and fitted them to the horse's feet. Then he began to nail them on. But after he had fastened three shoes, he found he did not have enough nails for the fourth.

"I need one or two more nails," he said, "and it will take some time to hammer them out."
"I told you I can't wait," the groom said impatiently. "I hear the trumpets now. Can't you just use what you've got?"  "I can put the shoe on, but it won't be as secure as the others."
  
"Well, then, just nail it on," the groom cried. "And hurry, or King Richard will be angry with us both."
The armies clashed, and Richard was in the thick of the battle. He rode up and down the field, cheering his men and fighting his foes. "Press forward! Press forward!" he yelled, urging his troops toward Henry's lines.

 Far away, at the other side of the field, he saw some of his men falling back. If others saw them, they too might retreat. So Richard spurred his horse and galloped toward the broken line, calling on his soldiers to turn and fight.  He was barely halfway across the field when one of the horse's shoes flew off. The horse stumbled and fell, and Richard was thrown to the ground.
 Before the king could grab at the reins, the frightened animal rose and galloped away. Richard looked around him. He saw that his soldiers were turning and running, and Henry's troops were closing around him.

 He waved his sword in the air. "A horse!" he shouted. "A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"
But there was no horse for him. His army had fallen apart, and his troops were busy trying to save themselves. A moment later Henry's soldiers were upon Richard; the battle was over.

And since that time, people have said,
For want of a nail, a shoe was lost,
For want of a shoe, a horse was lost,
For want of a horse, a battle was lost,
For want of a battle, a kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

Tuesday, December 09, 2014

Written by a Black Man from Chicago... I'll let it speak for itself.. Interesting to say the least

Here are the 25 Traits of an Alpha male:
1. An Alpha male is very comfortable with himself. He always radiates confidence. He does not fear anyone, he does not really care how people think of him. Confidence is him. He knows he is more important than anyone else in his life.
2.Is very passionate in life. He knows what he loves to do and follows his dreams. A true Alpha male has goals and ambitions, and really high ones. He follows these to the ultimate end, and ends up living a fulfilled life. (And women love passionate men with ambition. They see these kind of men becoming very successful in life and in their unconscious minds this is a qualifying factor in choosing a mate that will be able to provide for their future kids.)
3. Failure is only a minor setback for a real Alpha Male. Its only part of the process, he is learning. He is moving. He will always bounce back from failure, learn from the experience and move ahead with life. Nothing holds him back, after all, he is the Alpha male. Nothing can put him down. This is how he overcomes the challenges in his life.
4. He is always composed. An alpha male never loses composure, he is always himself, thoughtful and calculated. He won’t be carried away in emotional spasms.
5. Driven. A real Alpha male is very self- driven and self disciplined. Once he decides his target, all his attention will be at achieving his goal. He will do everything persistently to achieve what he wants. This is also why Alpha males drive women crazy, they are men of their own, they don’t need to be told what they should do. Women prefer men who make the decisions.
6. High morals and values. A true Alpha male is not what we will call a ‘loose’ man. He has high moral principles. He is not abusive or arrogant and does not look down upon others. Many people confuse Alpha males and Bullies. But generally, while bullies are very aggressive on the outside, alpha males are very calm, calculated and controlled people.
7. An Alpha male is a natural leader. He is always looked up upon to provide direction when needed.
8. An Alpha male is a Problem Solver. In a company or organization, he will always be put in a challenging position and because of this, he will be highly regarded and compensated. He will always be the best at what he does.
9. Dress- Code- Smart. Not that he really cares what anyone thinks of how he dresses; that is not very important to him. But he still dresses the best way possible, always. Its just part of his nature, after all, he wants the best in life! He doesn’t have to but he knows he should.
10. He believes in growth. He knows that change is an internal process and takes time. He does not blame anyone for his mistakes because he knows that he has the power to make his life better and become a better man. Life for him is all about constant growth. This is the real essence of a man living a life of purpose. Every successful man in history knew this. That life is learning process. It is only an arrogant person who thinks they know it all. Humble yourself and learn!
11. With women he always poses a challenge. No, he is not chosen by women, he CHOOSES them! He does not throw himself at women and start acting needy with women. For him its the other way round. They really have to impress him and earn his attention.
12. A True Alpha male is not bossy. Not at all. He likes to listen to others’ opinions. If he is in a position of leadership he will let everyone share their thoughts and collectively find the solution. That’s why his co- workers love him! His team always wins.
13. He is not afraid to face his faults or admit when he is wrong. For a real Alpha male, there is nothing wrong with admitting when he has done something wrong. Its all about moving on with life, finding a solution, moving forward. If he wronged someone, he will politely admit and apologise, without making a big deal out of it, then move on to the next best thing.
14. He does not have to prove himself. An alpha male is being of very high self esteem, he does not need anyone’s approval to make him feel better about himself.
15. Alpha males are very clever, smart and cunning people. He’s got a real keen mind. He will assess situations and find the best logical solutions. In business alpha males do very well, their analytical skill and keen mind goes a long way.
16. Dominant, not aggressive, Alpha males also possess superior social skills.
17. Social behavior – Hang out mostly with other alpha males. A true Alpha male finds the most value in hanging out with others like him. He also finds growth in doing this by learning from others who are better than him at one thing or another. That is why he never fails in life, he surrounds himself with people who are either like him or better achieved than him. Those are his company.
18. Physically fit. Alpha males are into healthy living and proper eating. They workout regularly, this also helps them become more focused on their goals and ambitions. This is why most Alpha’s are well built and all masculine.
19. Optimistic. Alpha males will always see the positive side of things and make the best out of what they have. A true Alpha male knows that in every problem there lies therein an opportunity. They just have to find it.

Body Language
20. Alpha males talk slowly. They never rush things, they are always in control. They have a way of having there audience eat at their every word. They know they are important and when they talk they command this importance.
21. They walk slowly, not not lazily. There is a difference. Alpha males are very controlled people. They are not always in a rush like everyone else. An Alpha male will be very disciplined to be on time or earlier for a meeting and well prepared. He will therefor have enough time to observe and think through his strategy.
22. Really Good Communicators. The alpha male is a great communicator both verbal and non-verbal. He shows his feelings through positive body language and is not afraid to show his sexual side. Women love this too – Men who are not wussies at flirting and showing their sexuality. It is not about telling a woman that you love her. Its about Expressing it in body Language and letting her read it with her subconscious mind.
23. Witty. Alpha males have a high sense of humor, they always live on the fun side of life. Its never always too serious for them.
24. Alpha males know that they are important. When you call them (Unlike Beta males) they will take their time to turn their head and focus on you. You always have to prove worthy of their attention.
25. Alpha males Demonstrate Strength. The kind of strength that will make a woman believe that she is safe with him and that he can protect her when it comes to that. Women are generally the weaker sex, and always look for comfort in Alpha males; men who are dominant.

Sunday, December 07, 2014

Nothing to see here, move along

From Conservative Tribune Now that Trey Gowdy’s special House Select Committee investigating the Sept. 11, 2012
threepercenternation.com

"After only 5 years in office, Americans have rated President Obama the 5th best President in U.S. history."

These are the statistics according to Texas A & M:
1.) Reagan and Lincoln tied for first:
2.) Seventeen presidents tied for second.
3.) Twenty three tied for third.
4.) Jimmy Carter came in fourth
5.) Obama was fifth.

NOW it makes perfect sense. Our thanks to Rev. Edward Berkey with a tip of the beret from MilesTones for alerting us to an undeniable fact of history.
COLLEGE STATION,TEXAS (11/28/14) – When frequent contributor Rev. Ed Berkey (retired) sent me this in an email, like you, I yelled out a loud – WHAT? After this passionate exclamation echoed from my...
renewamerica.com

UH HUH

Do you ever wonder why and how you are so easily manipulated?

This is really good, but it will make you angry

Friday, December 05, 2014

I understand Racism better than you because I am white - a message to my black friends.

OH man, I can hear heads exploding all over the place. Yet, in a few ways my capacity for understanding is better, I'm not subjected to it as many are, so my viewpoint carries less emotion than those who are in the line of fire. Like a general who is able to dispassionately see the strategy of the enemy from behind the front lines and help direct the fight, those engaged directly in the warfare many times are confused by the fog of war. Let me offer some perspective. Hang with me here, this will set you free IF you will take it to heart.

In 7 decades on this planet I have been robbed twice. Held up once. Beaten a few times. None of these were by American Indians, African Americans, Hispanics or Asians. They were all crimes commuted by white trash. Bad people who happened to be white. I also have known (even related to) some who are pretty much trash.. swindlers, crooks, violent, drunks and totally untrustworthy. Trailer trash. I keep my distance. They mostly beat on each other. That's why I can't watch a show like honey boo boo. Too close for comfort.

I bear no relationship to those idiots other than the singular fact that they share a skin tone with me. They are reprobates. They represent all that is discredit. "Such were some of you" applies in this case. A few get saved, straighten out, but most stay in the shadows, hustling and without much going for them. They are big users of medicaid, food stamps, section 8 and steal the rest. If you try to help them, they won't be helped. They contribute nothing to the culture. Nothing to the economy. Takers. They spend a lot of time in jails. Worthless men. The Bible talks of them.

Proverbs 6:11-13 Poverty will come in like a vagabond And your need like an armed man. 12A worthless person, a wicked man, Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth, 13Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, Who points with his fingers;…

I have nothing in common with them. Nothing. Here's the reality. THEY ARE NOT MY BROTHERS.. not for any reason. I want nothing to do with them. I know Jesus died for them. If they come to repentance I will embrace them as brothers. Most of them live in dire poverty. I just won't sanction what got them there. I refuse to be an enabler.

This is why the deception going on right now (the enemy's strategy to divide) is so insidious. I know well, personally, intimately many good people who are trying to live a good life, work, raise good families, do what is right. Honest. Sober. Solid. The kind of people you are proud to know They are truly my brothers and sisters. They are people with a vision. And some of them have black skin. Some of them are reading this right now. You are my Brother and or Sister. In truth. For real. It is you I am talking to. I love you enough to tell you the truth.

The lie is this, because Mike Brown had dark skin he is your brother and you identify with him simply because of his skin color. Mike Brown was not your brother. So many of those who are unfortunately killed by cops are not your brothers or sisters. Trayvon Martin was not your brother. You are not like them at all. The perceived injustices and death are the result of bad choices.. THEY MADE. Just like the white trash people I run across.

Eric Garner was not white trash with black skin. His death is really wrong, but it's not about race. Even his daughter called that right. It's bad laws and bad policing. More about that later. I am admonishing those who have the courage to read this, don't allow your personal experience with racist attitudes expressed towards you to make bad choices and allow you to project them onto a blank screen occupied by Trayvon or Mike Brown. They are not your brothers. Learn to discern.

When you allow the devil to lie to you and self identify yourself with those who do not share the values by which you live, you demean yourself and you make false equivalencies. Stop. I can choose and you can choose who we are to call brothers..

I have taken a tiny liberty with something the Apostle Paul said (the Gene Version of the Bible) but the message us unchanged:

"Stop associating yourself with any so-called brother if he is sexually immoral, greedy, selfish, egotistical, a slanderer, a liar, a drunk, or a robber. You must not even consider yourself able to be at the same table as he is. He is not to be considered your brother." 1 Corinthians 5:11

This tears up the Bridge People try to Build

IF you want to grasp the cultural threads causing the civil divide in our nation, you need to go beneath the surface. Quit reading the stuff that is whitewashed for wide (white) consumption.. like Root.  I know that my Black friends think those of us who care are ignorant of these things... but if I didn't care I wouldn't dig deep enough to find it.  These things are pathology, part of the insanity, part of the cultural mental illness that manifests itself in decline.  Read it if you dare: http://diaryofanegress.com/2012/12/23/21-harsh-truths-black-people-dont-want-to-hear/   ----   http://diaryofanegress.com/2014/06/27/10-questions-white-people-need-to-seriously-ask-themselves/    The fact is she represents a great deal of the undercurrent that builds a wall many have tried harder than anyone to tear down.  I promise you this, you can't change anything except yourself.  Not in a million million years will these kinds of pathologies result in anything except further degradation. 

Wednesday, December 03, 2014

Atheist evangelism


Advertising hoardings show a young girl writing a letter to Father Christmas: "Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is to skip church! I'm too old for fairy tales"
www.telegraph.co.uk

This is just like in Chicago we have ghost workers all through the administration and the City Council


The Iraqi army includes 50,000 “ghost soldiers” who do not exist, but their officers receive their salaries fraudulently according to the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. “The Prime Minister revealed the existence of 50,000 fictitious names,” said a statement after a thorough headcount during t…
www.independent.co.uk

I did some of these

Don't make excuses. Do make a plan.
fortune.com

Living high on other people's money


Leading news site for global finance, economics, market, and political analysis.
www.zerohedge.com

Monday, December 01, 2014

This is the BEST I ever heard..

Herjavec GroupArticle cover image
Robert Herjavec

Robert HerjavecInfluencer

Shark on ABC's Shark Tank, Founder of Herjavec Group, Bestselling Author, Race Car Driver

My Top Ten Tips for Entrepreneurs

In this series of posts, Influencers and members share their advice for entrepreneurs. Read all the posts here and write your own (use the hashtag #mystartupstory in the body of your post), or upload a SlideShare.

In honor of small business Saturday I wanted to share my top 10 tips for budding entrepreneurs. This list was first published by CBC News and I often refer back to it when I’m meeting with new ventures or training our sales team at Herjavec Group. I hope it helps jump start your weekend—and put you on the right path to your own entrepreneurial success…
1. Believe in the business — and yourself
There are so many people that will say, 'No — bad idea, it's never going to work’. You have to have a senseless belief in your idea and yourself - almost to the point of being delusional. Remember that everyone has advice but no one knows what you have to go through to start, grow and scale a business until they live it! Talk is cheap, but action speaks volumes.
I often tell the story of the ancient general who took his troops to battle and when they got to the foreign shore, he burned all the ships so there would be no option of retreating. That is the kind of belief you need. There’s no going back.
2. Test before you jump in
Don't ask your mom, your wife, your friends, your barber what they think — those are opinions (and often biased one’s at that!). Test the idea with the only people who really matter: the ones who are going to cut you a cheque for it. Call on some potential clients and see if they will buy whatever it is you’re selling.
3. Everyone lies
Some people will lie to you because they mean to. Others will do it to tell you what you want to hear. Either way, test everything you are told. If someone tells you they are going to invest, get a date. And if the date passes, make sure your spider senses are tingling. If a client tells you he is giving you the order, ask him if it is in procurement yet; if not, ask him if he minds if you call the purchaser yourself. Test what people tell you. They don't always mean to lie to you, but they do lie.

4. Bring a compass
“It's awkward when you have to eat your friends.”
That's a cute saying I saw a long time ago, but it's very true. When you're starting out, you have to realize that it is going to be hard and then it will get worse…far worse than you think. Be prepared to survive the worst situation you can think of — and then assume that things will still get even worse than that.
Be prepared — it's much better to have a compass to get out of the woods (just in case) than to have to eat your friends to survive.
5. If they can't catch you, they can't overtake you
Go fast — really fast. The elephant can't catch a running mouse, but he sure can crush him when the mouse is standing still! When you're small, you’ve got to be faster than the competition. Be nimble, be agile, be responsive. Learn from your customers. As you grow be prepared for the new entrants that want to take you down and ask yourself how you can maintain the sense of agility that led to your initial success.
6. Train for a marathon
This is where I completely contradict myself, because diligence is so important. Once you find a good opportunity, go slow and check and double-check everything. Business is a sprint until you find an opportunity, then it requires the patience of a marathon runner. I know this is hard and trust me, I am not a marathoner — but I have run two of them just to reinforce this point to myself.

7. Hunt for your dinner
No matter how full and fat you get, don't stop looking for opportunities. You can never be satisfied as an entrepreneur, and the basis of any successful, growing business is new clients. Make sure your company always has the attitude of going out and hunting for its dinner. We don't pay our salespeople for renewals at Herjavec Group, that's a customer service job and not a sales job. Sales people should be hunters.
8. There is no work/life balance
Your business is a living, breathing thing, and it has to be fed and grow to survive. There is no balance in your life when your business is in trouble. If you are under the illusion that you can start a business and run it at your life's schedule, you are mistaken. The business is like a starving puppy — when it needs to eat, then it needs to eat regardless of what you have going on personally.
9. Being committed to business is hard
The reason so few companies and people make it: It's not easy.
Be honest with yourself. What price are you willing to pay to make the business work and be successful? Would you sacrifice your time, your family, your friends, your golf game, your entire social life? I am not advocating that you should, but you have to ask yourself if you are prepared to.
10. It's all about the approach
Work hard…have fun…be nice…play fair…dream big.
We only get one chance at this life. If you're going to play this game, play it to win.
To your success,
Robert
Robert Herjavec (@robertherjavec) is the Founder and CEO of Herjavec Group and a Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank.

As a tea party conservative I would like to change the way policing is done in our nation.

 For a long time I have railed against the militarization and mindless brutality of our police in the USA.  This can be fixed.. if anyone will listen.  The attitude of police in general towards the public is adversarial and that must change.  The police must be trained that they are there to serve the public, all of the public including People of Color.
 
Here (if I were King) is what I would do at once:

   1. All candidates for police officer should be psychologically tested before being hired.  It appears there are an inordinate number of officers who have real anger and psychological problems and should never have been hired to be in a position of authority.

   2. Increase training of officers, particularly in community policing efforts which go a long way in preventing these encounters from being escalated by the police themselves.  Police should be trained in methods by which they can defuse a tense situation without using force including when a citizen has a weapon.

  3. Any use of force or discharge of a weapon by the police should be reviewed by representative citizens' group, not internal investigations.  If appropriate, the case should be referred to district attorney or special prosecutor for criminal charges.  This idea of "you work for me" has to return to the mental attitude of policemen and women.,

 4. In major cities, get the cops out of their cars and put them to walking a regular beat in normal uniforms with cameras mounted on them.  That way they get to know the people and will see them as people instead of suspects.

  5.  All military grade hardware and weapons needs to be removed from local police departments.  They are not properly trained to use these weapons and the presence of such weaponry only escalates any tense situation

  6. Every police officer should receive extensive training on Constitutional rights of all citizens.  Every officer should be trained in how to interact with the public in a calm and non-threatening way. 

I will write much more on this, but for those who get joy in posting bad things about cop abuse of citizens, I'm with you, but it's not race.. it's bad policing.  Race bias can't be as easily fixed as bad cops can.  This can help.