MikeThomasSmith.com » Uncategorized http://mikethomassmith.com/blog Ramblings from a 32 year old guy about nothing in particular Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:27:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 New Website http://mikethomassmith.com/blog/2010/03/25/new-website/ http://mikethomassmith.com/blog/2010/03/25/new-website/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:27:40 +0000 Mike Thomas Smith http://mikethomassmith.com/blog/?p=286

I’ve started devoting more time to my new website. Head on over to http://fastfitnesstips.com and sign up for my quick and easy fitness tips newsletter. Lots of good info.

Mike

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We had a family outing at the movies yesterday.  We saw Night At The Museum. Battle of the Smithsonian.

It was a great movie.  One thing really stood out to me though.

The story opens with Ben Stiller’s character Larry Daley as the CEO/founder of his own successful company.  He has come a long way since becoming a night guard.

What was interesting was how much his former boss had despised him because of his success.  Larry had not treated the guy badly or acted as if he were better than anyone else.   But the guy was obviously bitter over Larry’s success while he had not progressed.

Unfortunately this happens way too often.   It’s a shame that people can be treated so badly when they have the courage and tenactiy to go after their dreams.  It’s scary enough as it is but when you don’t have a support system.  But it’s even worse when your support system goes sour on you.

This is what causes too many people to quit or not even try in the first place.  Peer pressure can be a horrible thing.

I used to be an obscenely shy person so when I decided to try public speaking people scoffed at me.   When I started succeeding and winning awards for it some of those people acted as if they hated me for it.   They would say things such as, “I bet Mr. big time public speaker will do it.  He can do anything now.”   But at the same time a lot of people were proud of me.

It would have been really easy to quit when people started saying things like that to me.   But I was starting to have some success and that would have only hurt me and held me back.

One of the prices of success is that some people who settle for the status quo will resent you for it.   Not all of them but it can only take one person, maybe a neighbor, a sibling , a coworker or a best friend, to say a few unkind words and it will be enough to make people quit or not even try at all.

Don’t let this happen to you.   Expect it but perservere through it.

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I got an e-mail today that I really liked.   I don’t forward chain e-mails but this one had a really great message that ht close to home.   Plus more people will see it this way.

Enjoy….

When Your Hut’s On Fire…
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions.  One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt the worst had happened, and everything was lost. He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. He cried out, ‘God! How could you do this to me?’
Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island. It had come to rescue him! ‘How did you know I was here?’ asked the weary man of his rescuers. ‘We saw your smoke signal,’ they replied.
The Moral of This Story:
It’s easy to get discouraged when things are going badly, but we shouldn’t lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of our pain and suffering. Remember that the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of God.
P.S. You may want to consider passing this on, because you never know who feels as if their hut is on fire today.

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Hey everyone,

I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted.   I’ve been working real hard on some special projects of mine.

But I stumbled on something that I thought you’d find interesting and quite exciting.  But first a few questions to get you thinking…

  • What are your thoughts on speed reading?
  • Do you think it can really be done or do you think it’s just hype?
  • If you think it’s a valid skill do you believe anyone can learn it?

Did you know that speed reading champ Anne Jones read an entire Harry Potter book in just 47 minutes and 1 second?   Amazing.

Please show some comment love on this one.  You can really benefit from this one and share your thoughts with everyone.

Well, I love to read and thought about how much faster I could read and do research for various topics if I could learn speed reading.

So I bought a speed reading course online and went for it.  Read my personal review and results here.

Go read it now and take action on it if you’re interested.  You’ll thank me for it later.

Before I close out I wanted to share a link with you if you decided to do more research on speed reading.

http://www.worldspeedreadingcouncil.com

God Bless,

Mike

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