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I thought I would try something new – asking you to send me any great quotes you have. My father in law, Kurt Derrer, sent me this one which prompted this idea. He was going through some old papers and came across this one…

“ Man Who Says….. ‘It cannot be done’

should not interrupt  ‘ Woman who is doing it’”

There’s this one from Gavin Buckett, Australian Food Safety Specialist and Gourmet Guardian…

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“Thinking that you can only get paid while working is like thinking

you can only listen to music while someone is playing an instrument.”

-   Steve Pavlina

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I have a collection of my favorite quotes called Exponential Words Of Wisdom, that are business related. I am looking for comments posted to this post to create a stream of miscellaneous quotes – just for fun! In a previous post I started a list of truisms. Either one is a good place to submit your contribution!

This list has been going around the Internet recently – I figured I would post it here and invite you to ADD to it by posting a comment. It would be great to have a COMPLETE list all in one place!

1. Do not argue with an idiot.  He will drag you down to his level and beat you With experience.
2. We live in a society where pizza gets to your house before the police.
3. Light travels faster than sound.  This is why some people appear bright until You hear them speak.
4. If I agreed with you we’d both be wrong.
5. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
6. War does not determine who is right – only who is left.
7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a Fruit Salad.
8. Politicians and diapers have one thing in common.  They should both be Changed regularly, and for the same reason.
9. Evening news is where they begin with ‘Good evening’, and then proceed to Tell you why it isn’t.
10. If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of payments.
11. Did you know that dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish?
12. How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
13. A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don’t need it.
14. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
15. Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
16. The shinbone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.
17. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
18. Laugh at your problems, everybody else does.
19. Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
20. Crowded elevators smell different to midgets.
21. Always borrow money from a pessimist.  He won’t expect it back.
22. He who smiles in a crisis has found someone to blame.
23. Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America ?
24. A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
25. When in doubt, mumble.
26. Worrying works!  90% of the things I worry about never happen.
27. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

A good friend of mine Dr Malcolm Simons whom I’ve blogged about on several occasions on my Mindset Of A Champion Blog and this Personal Mastery Blog, sent me these photos of his wife’s art work called Pillar of Life that is displayed at Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center. I just think it’s important that we all follow our dreams to fulfill our destinies – like Ann is doing with her art. I thought I would honor that with excerpts from her speech at the unveiling of her masterpiece

Ann Abrahamsen Tryptich - Pillar of Life at Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center

Ann Abrahamsen Tryptich’s Speech Sunday 25 July 2010.

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At the recent Exponential Extravaganza, I showed a fabulous video that encapsulates what motivation is all about. Creating a positive mental mindset that triggers momentum.

Jessica’s affirmation is captivating and exhilarating to watch and listen to. Bookmark this post and come back to it anytime you need a positive boost.

Today’s post is an interview with the Doctor Of The Year, Dr Kno Mak Cens.

Doctor Of The Year

Q: Doctor,  I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life.  Is this true?
A: Your heart only good for so many beats, and that’s it… don’t waste on exercise.  Everything wear out eventually.  Speeding up heart not make you live longer; it like saying you extend life of car by driving faster.  Want to live longer?  Take nap.

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiency. What does cow eat?  Hay and corn.  And what are these?  Vegetables.  So steak is nothing more than efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system.  Need grain?  Eat chicken.  Beef also good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable).  And pork chop can give you 100% of recommended daily allowance of vegetable product.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A:  No, not at all.  Wine made from fruit.  Brandy is distilled wine, that mean they take water out of fruity bit so you get even more of goodness that way.  Beer also made of grain.  Bottom up!

Q: How  can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have body and you have fat, your ratio one to one.  If you have two bodies, your ratio two to one, etc.

Q: What  are some of  the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can’t think of single one, sorry.  My philosophy is: No pain… good!

Q:  Aren’t fried foods bad for you?
A:  YOU NOT LISTENING!  Food are fried these day in vegetable oil.  In fact, they permeated by it.  How could getting more vegetable be bad for you?!?

Q:  Will  sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not!  When you exercise muscle, it get bigger. You should only be doing sit-up if you want bigger stomach.

Q:  Is chocolate bad for me?
A:  Are you crazy?!?  HEL-LO-O!!  Cocoa bean!  Another vegetable!  It best feel-good food around!

Q:  Is swimming good for your figure?
A:  If swimming good for your figure, explain whale to me..

Q:  Is getting in shape important for my lifestyle?
A:  Hey!  ‘Round’ a shape!

Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.

And  remember:

Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways – Chardonnay in one hand – chocolate in the other – body thoroughly used up,  totally worn out and screaming “WOO-HOO, what a  ride!!”

AND…..

For  those of you who watch what you eat, here’s the final word on nutrition and health.  It’s a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional  studies.

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
5. The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of  sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.

CONCLUSION:

Eat and drink what you like.
Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

You might not realise it, but each day, we have 20,000 waking moments – according to one Nobel Prize Laureate who studied human psychology in depth. Others have estimated that men and women speak 5,000 and 10,000 words daily (respectively, but maybe not respectfully!).

The bad news is that 90% of these moments and words are re-lived the following day and the day after that – like the movie Ground Hog Day.

To avoid this trap, make a conscious effort to do something new, think something new by CHANGING something about what, how and who you do it with.

It’s actually not that hard to do.

• Buy something new to eat.
• Try a new restaurant.
• Take a different route home.
• Stay at a different hotel when traveling on business.
• Sleep the ‘other way’ around on your bed (I’m serious, switch the sheets and put your head where your feet usually are and I promise you it will FEEL different. (Maybe even smell different!)
• Pick up a magazine at the news agent you would never read in a million years – actually read a few pages – maybe even buy it.
• Walk or cycle to the corner store instead of driving.
• Don’t put milk in your tea or coffee (or vice versa).

The point is to just interrupt the pattern you’re in and see what happens – you will be FORCED to think and act differently at least in that moment and for several moments later.

I know I sound like a broken record sometimes, but it needs to be said:

“ It’s the little things that make a BIG difference.”

The more you stop trying to change the (your) world in one massive effort, the faster and sooner you’ll realise that the 1 Percent Improvement Doctrine is the way to go to effect long-lasting change.

The primary reason is  the HABIT you form is 1 Percent shifts which are not alien or foreign (which means your amygdala in your brain won’t see them as a threat) and will become who you are. A constantly evolving being…

If you think a blog post like this is interesting, imagine spending a day with me… At the upcoming Exponential Extravaganza event, I’m going to reveal hundreds of tips and techniques like this… I hope you’ll attend – it’s going to be a lot of fun!

We’ve all heard the expression that we are what we eat… But who would have thought that the concept has been around for hundreds of years… I am not sure this is progress…

Statue Of David - BEFORE

then he got modern…

Statue Of David - AFTER

If you’re addicted to this series of antimimeticisomorphism videos, you’re not alone. So am I! Don’t forget, I either find them or someone sends them to me… So I get the same thrill you get when you see it for the first time PLUS I get the satisfaction of knowing I’m the one who ’sent it to you’. You’re welcome. It’s who I am and what I do as an Exponential Growth Strategist.

Today’s blog post was sent to me by David Conroy of The Lone Drainer And Pronto. It’s another example of what happens when you think antimimeticisomorphically – doing out-of-the-ordinary things that produce extra-ordinary results!

Have you ever collected spare change in a jar or piggy bank? Well guess what? There’s a high tech way to do it now. Many banks and credit unions will top up your purchases on your credit card to a selected savings account – automatically.

If you buy something for $10.73, the 27 cents are rounded up and placed in your savings account. If you spend $19.95, then five cents are saved and if the total is $20,11, 89 cents are put aside for that rainy day.

Not all banks and credit unions offer this, but I am sure you could find one that can.

The benefit of doing this is the same as putting spare change in a jar, with the added benefit of compounding the interest for you automatically.

Don’t think it’s worth it? Think again.

Coinstar estimates there is $10.5 Billion in loose change in US households right now. That’s BILLION, not MILLION.

I bet if you scrounge around, you’ll find a few dollars of your own!

Add to that foreign currencies and well, you get the picture.

As I’ve said countless times, it’s all about applying the 1 Percent Improvement Doctrine, doing the little things SYSTEMATICALLY that end up making a BIG difference.