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Words of advice for young people

Journal Entry: Wed May 7, 2008, 9:59 PM
  • Mood: Uneasy
  • Listening to: Midnight Oil
  • Watching: Clouds
  • Drinking: Ginger Beer
In the words of William S. Burroughs, what are your "Words of advice for young people"?

Here’s two brilliant ones that I got from Bob LaPointe, the man responsible for KFC, Pizza Hut, and Lone Star Steak House in Australia.
Heck of a businessman, a man who’s very successful and calm like a still forest pool.

I asked him the other day, what are his top five, and he shared two with me.

1: Never waste energy worrying about things that you can't control.

2: Don’t procrastinate and avoid starting something because of problems you are afraid will happen. Start anyway, and the problems that you do encounter are always smaller than the ones you were imagining. Get on the field, play the game.

He wouldn’t tell me the other three, but I guess he may one day.

One from my Father (translated from the original Czech saying) that I live by always, "Be sure to make friends with the steps on the ladder. You will need them to come back down."

Sure hope he'll be OK. :worry:

Seriously thinking about taking Brumby's advice and buying a subscription. How obnoxious are these ads? Rar. >.>

Cheers,
J xo

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*PearlyPony:iconPearlyPony: May 7, 2008, 11:19:46 PM
All the best to your dad, James :hug: The reason I got a subscription was because of the ads. It *is* worth having not just cos of that too.
Smart journal - give SB a hug from me will you? :)

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*EvilCheese2:iconEvilCheese2: May 17, 2008, 3:02:17 AM
:hug:

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~Megatron80:iconMegatron80: May 25, 2008, 10:24:41 PM
:hug:

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~Megatron80:iconMegatron80: May 25, 2008, 10:56:14 PM
well the overall outcome of dad's surgery was a thousand times greater than we could have even hoped for. the feeling of relief is almost overwhelming! thanks for the well wishes, but he's back on his feet and fighting feet again. should have known better than to doubt him. :roll:

SB's at work right now, but I will the moment she gets home. :) thanks again.

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She changed my life
She cleaned me up
She found my heart
Like only a woman can

She pulls me up
When she knows I'm sad
She knows her man
Like only a woman can


Icon by the amazing =SilverBrumby. :smooch:
*PearlyPony:iconPearlyPony: May 26, 2008, 1:32:56 AM
:aww: I'm glad about your dad. (No rhyming intended - oh ok, I'll take the credit :roll: )

Thanks for passing on the hug! If it's already done :D

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If home is where the heart is, then I've never been home. But I'm heading there and when I reach the warmth of my hearth, my heaven-and-earth, I'll stay with him always. :heart::flame::heart: