Found this posted on a popular forum – no author credits were posted other than the 16 rules which are credited, i’m guessing, to Bob Parsons.

I am posting 16 Golden rules of Bob Parsons. Founder and CEO of GoDaddy!
Whenever I feel down, I go through them and they give me immense confidence and are so moral boosting, hope they help you as well!
Here are the 16 rules I try to live by:
1. Get and stay out of your comfort zone. I believe that not much happens of any significance when we’re in our comfort zone. I hear people say, “But I’m concerned about security.” My response to that is simple: “Security is for cadavers.”
2. Never give up. Almost nothing works the first time it’s attempted. Just because what you’re doing does not seem to be working, doesn’t mean it won’t work. It just means that it might not work the way you’re doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn’t have an opportunity.
3. When you’re ready to quit, you’re closer than you think. There’s an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: “The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.”
4. With regard to whatever worries you, not only accept the worst thing that could happen, but make it a point to quantify what the worst thing could be. Very seldom will the worst consequence be anywhere near as bad as a cloud of “undefined consequences.” My father would tell me early on, when I was struggling and losing my shirt trying to get Parsons Technology going, “Well, Robert, if it doesn’t work, they can’t eat you.”
5. Focus on what you want to have happen. Remember that old saying, “As you think, so shall you be.”
6. Take things a day at a time. No matter how difficult your situation is, you can get through it if you don’t look too far into the future, and focus on the present moment. You can get through anything one day at a time.
7. Always be moving forward. Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving your organization, it starts to die. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way. Remember the Japanese concept of Kaizen. Small daily improvements eventually result in huge advantages.
8. Be quick to decide. Remember what General George S. Patton said: “A good plan violently executed today is far and away better than a perfect plan tomorrow.”
9. Measure everything of significance. I swear this is true. Anything that is measured and watched, improves.
10. Anything that is not managed will deteriorate. If you want to uncover problems you don’t know about, take a few moments and look closely at the areas you haven’t examined for a while. I guarantee you problems will be there.
11. Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you’re doing. When you look at your competitors, remember that everything looks perfect at a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you get far enough into space, looks like a peaceful place.
12. Never let anybody push you around. In our society, with our laws and even playing field, you have just as much right to what you’re doing as anyone else, provided that what you’re doing is legal.
13. Never expect life to be fair. Life isn’t fair. You make your own breaks. You’ll be doing good if the only meaning fair has to you, is something that you pay when you get on a bus (i.e., fare).
14. Solve your own problems. You’ll find that by coming up with your own solutions, you’ll develop a competitive edge. Masura Ibuka, the co-founder of SONY, said it best: “You never succeed in technology, business, or anything by following the others.” There’s also an old Asian saying that I remind myself of frequently. It goes like this: “A wise man keeps his own counsel.”
15. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Lighten up. Often, at least half of what we accomplish is due to luck. None of us are in control as much as we like to think we are.
16. There’s always a reason to smile. Find it. After all, you’re really lucky just to be alive. Life is short. More and more, I agree with my little brother. He always reminds me: “We’re not here for a long time; we’re here for a good time.”

Gave me some inspiration today as I venture further into my online endeavors, which have been a roller coaster ride this month at best.

Job Hunting and Scheduling an Interview

My Recent Experiences

  So I recently submit my interview to a few different places online. I used monster.com and usajobs.gov to find something related to my field. As the phone calls began to come in I began to schedule my interviews by a first come first serve basis. (Remember they are calling you which means your application was already good enough for them to make the effort to call you.) When you receive the phone call for the interview make sure to be speak clearly and annunciate. The phone call is a test to see how much your paying attention. Basically you need to get 4 pieces of information: 1- Company they represent, 2- Person who is calling + their position, 3- Time and Date of Interview, 4- Directions + Call back number. Always keep in mind that it’s best to take the offered time and date the interviewer asks for. By taking their time slot you are working with them and showing that this interview is important to you.

  Unless you have surgery or an extreme situation I would try my very best to take the first option the interviewer asks for. By waiting or pushing the interview to a later time may put you hours or days behind excellent competing applicants. Trust me they write everything down, especially your “reschedule” offer. I had to skip out on a doctor’s appointment to make an interview, I didn’t end up getting the job but here was my mind set. Interview = Job = Money … Doctor = Deductible/Coverage = Less Money. It’s not exactly logical in a educational standpoint but you get my point.

The Job Interview Saga continues…

Are You Trying To Fail: Lack of Vision/Mission Statement

  If you plan to start a successful project you without a doubt have thought about writing a vision or mission statement. They are essential pieces to any business, either for profit or non profits. I am going to explain why any and all business should have a vision and mission statement.

• First of all you need a vision and mission statement for financial purposes.
    If you are running a non-profit a vision and mission statement is part of your grant proposal. A grant proposal is a solicitation to the government for a cash donation to help fund your endeavors. 99% of the times a grant proposal will ask for a budget, details about the money and where it is spent, and last but not least what your company is about. Your company’s about me page is your vision, mission, and values statement.
    If you have a for profit corporation or even small business/sole proprietorship you will need a vision and mission statement as well. For profit companies all require a business plan/portfolio when applying for a loan. When going to the bank for a loan your business plan/portfolio will include the vision/mission statement even if it isn’t headed as one. You will undoubtedly explain what your business is about and what you plan to do with the money. Which can be reworded into a mission and vision in 5 minutes.

  Secondly, when you begin to hire and train employees you will need to create guidelines and rules for the employees. The employees should have a sense of belonging within the company and help work towards the end goal of the company(vision). The employee will be striving for the vision through the mission statement.

•    Creating a vision and mission statement really isn’t as hard as some may think.
  Mission Statement 1- Company’s Purpose
  Mission Statement 2- Company’s Product
  Mission Statement 3- Company’s Objectives
  Vision Statement 1- End Goals
  Vision Statement 2- Hopes to Become
  Vision Statement 3- Realistic Aspirations

   Now you know why you need the vision and mission statement. I hope this also helps in your first steps towards creating your vision and mission statement.

So now ask yourself, Are You TRYING to Fail?

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  Every time I start a new project I ask myself “Am I TRYING to Fail”. Failure is emotional, physical, psychological, and spiritual. It can be described as a mindset, a result, a heartache, a bankruptcy, and an escape. I mention escape because anyone who has ever truly “succeeded” has failed 100x times before that success.

Failure Quotes:
   Barack Obama, our 44th US president, once said “Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it’s not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. it’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.”

  One of the greatest US basketball players ever, Michael Jordan, once said “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”

10 Reasons Failure Loves You

1- Lack of Vision/Mission Statement   2- Lack of Goal Setting   3- Lack of a Proper Schedule   4- Lack of a Business Attitude   5- Spamming isn’t Advertising   6- Lack of Resources   7- Lack of Knowledge   8- Lack of Time   9- Lack of Risk   10- Coping, Submitting, and Rationalizing

  Failure as Described by Wikipedia is, “Failure refers to the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success.” When first coined it was meant to express inability to accomplish. Usually related to the context of agriculture and field production or small chores.

  Since failure and success are opposites we seem to have a distinct choice between the two. Thus either unintentionally or intentionally we choose whether to fail or succeed, at a task or chore. Don’t you want to make the right choice, as soon as possible?

So now ask yourself, Are You TRYING to Fail?

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