What to do with my first $1,000,000?

I’m probably jumping the gun a little but I really think I need to have a backup plan just in case I don’t reach my short-term target of a $10,000,000 net worth. What if I only end up at $1,000,000? I need to think about these things!

1. Celebrate
When I’ve hit this traditionally “rich” milestone there’s only one thing to do…get out there and celebrate! I think it would involve a great dinner of Lobster and/or other assorted seafood, partnered with a perfectly complimented wine and desert. I’m thinking that this meal would work best in Hawaii or some other island in the Pacific. Of course, the family will be there (if they want to buy their own tickets) but the meal is on me.

2. Upgrade the Garage
I think I’ve written about this before but I’m really not a “car guy.” I don’t feel the need to impress with my things - especially my vehicle (aka: depreciating asset.) I’m pretty sure that I would be looking for something in the Hybrid, Motorcycle, Boat category. I’m not picky so I’d probably get one of each.

3. Home Improvement
I’ve checked the by-laws in my local area. Unfortunately, my current property does not allow for a 3 car garage. Rather than keep the bike and boat out in the snow, I’d probably need to upgrade the entire property. If I’m going to change from a simple mild-mannered blogger into a local celebrity - and all the high society parties that come with it - I’m going to need a better “entertaining” house. It still needs to be child friendly but you can pay people to do that, right?

4. Wardrobe
Here is something that is really lacking right now. Most of my clothing has a nice layer of play dough or moon sand so it’s time to upgrade. I’d love to be able to dress nicer and, since the Beckhams will be arriving shortly, I’ll need a little more Metroesque threads in the wardrobe. Hopefully Georgio can help me out in a pinch.

5. Accessories
I was in a little jewelry store a few months ago and I found the watch that I wanted. It was truly the watch I had been looking for. I asked the clerk how much it cost. He said,

Sixteen

Not bad I thought.

Sixteen hundred?

Frown…

Sixteen thousand

He didn’t even ask if I wanted to try it on!
I’d go back, ask to try on the watch. Ask for the price and then tell him:

I’m looking for something in the thirty-thousand range. Thanks anyways…

Reality Check
I think that after all that, I’d be back trying to add another zero to that Million. Luckily I would have a ton of free time on my hands after being fired from work for running through the office screaming, “I’m Free! I’m Free!”

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Everyone Needs To See This Brain Teaser

Are you a left-brain (logic) or a right-brain (big-picture) thinker?

When I first saw this I concluded that it must be turning in the same direction all the time. Then, suddenly, the thing turned in mid-stream and started turning the opposite direction! Of course, this is all based on how my mind was processing the information.

Have a look at this Brain Teaser. If you’re anything like me, you’ll have the whole office addicted shortly!

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Top Ten Meaningless Comments - Part 2

As many of you have read in my previous post, I looked long and hard for the Top Ten Comments That Work In Any Situation to save you time when leaving posts around the web.

I fully intended to update my list sooner but I’ve been too busy and basically that’s my only excuse.

WARNING: These comments should not be used lightly. They are absolutely meaningless and will not generate the type of return traffic that you’re interested in.

If you’re only interested in getting on a high Page Rank Top Commentators list then use these like mad!

These are the comment’s I’ve got this round including the Lewis Empire reader who suggested them (no they did not use them here!)

1. Awesome post dude! - suggested by www.four-pillars.ca
2. Nice blog! - suggested by www.webd360.com/blog
3. You’re such an inspiration! - suggested by dcrblogs.com
4. I see what you mean now! - suggested by www.EricKarey.com
5. Excellent post, you should check out my site here at someclevername.dhajsumnvmshyhahgs.com
   - suggested by rickcaminiti.com
6. I love seeing posts like this.
7. Nice!
8. Great as always!
9. Very useful post
10. lol

Of course, I welcome any new BS comments that aren’t listed here (as a comment). If nothing else, let me know what you think about commenting!

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A Dark and Stormy Night - Interlude

If you are just finding this story for the first time then STOP HERE!

You need to read part 1 of the story: Dark and Stormy Night - The Setup before you move on to part two: Interlude.

As you may have read, this is a challenge from dcrblogs.com that I have decided to put some effort into for you to enjoy.

Without further interruption, please enjoy part 2: Dark and Stormy Night - Interlude.

When I woke up it was a little after 11pm. I didn’t know where I was but from the Misdo Club membership on the counter and the Slyvisions glasses on the table, I figured I wasn’t in a poor part of town.

There was almost no furniture or personal effects. Obviously moves around a lot I thought to myself.

A small Webd360 police scanner sat in the corner next to a few digital devices that I had never even heard of before. I was Lost in Technology and needed an explanation from this Nerdy Nomad that had probably saved my life.

I gave my head a shake and stood up.

The room was fairly dark but not intentionally. Phil McDonnell was presenting on E-World Vu TV in the other room. I remembered that it was scheduled for tomorrow night. That meant that I had slept about 24 hours.

I checked my hip like some Mobile Phone Geek but the Blackberry was gone. I let out a Sigh,I guess I was disconnected once again.

“How are you feeling?” she asked, obviously hearing me as she walking from behind the shade in the other room.

She was as gorgeous as a Rich Minx.

I stuttered slightly, “Neatorama“. She rolled her eyes.

What, am I five? I thought to myself. “Uh, I mean, I’m Going The Wong Way about this. I’m…”

“I know your name,” she said quickly. “I can’t imagine there’s a person in this town who doesn’t these days.”

I didn’t know what she meant by this but chose to move on. “What do I owe you for saving my life?” I asked.

She looked at me; standing there in my dusty and torn Armani suit with a broken Rolex on my wrist. “I’m Smart Not Cheap” she said with a smile.

I looked down at my own clothes. Obviously I had rolled in something I hadn’t intended. “I guess I’m not in danger of starting a new Fashion Style Trend am I?”

No Answer.

I changed the subject to find out more information and avoid embarrassment. “Fill me in on the details after I went all Tips Supremo and blacked out.”

She grabbed herself a hot cup of tea and a copy of the Net Business Journal. There I was on the cover with the headline: Beyond the Rhetoric: Boston Brat embezzles Millions in Forex Trading scheme.

I was amazed. “That’s not who I am. Don’t they ever check their facts?” I looked at the cover once again. “If they wanted to frame me, why try to kill me the same night?”

“So you didn’t do it?”

“Of course not! I don’t even know what it says I did in there.”

She looked me over one more time. There was something in her eyes that seemed to penetrate me, searching for my honesty. I can’t say I enjoyed it but she did save my life. I gave her the moment.

“What happened?”

“It was the Idea Sellers” she said.

A chill went through my spine. Not only was this the fiercest gang in the city, but I had killed some of them. Not good for my One Year Goal of staying alive.

She began her story:
“I was at Skittle’s Place having a DigitalORDER processed when I heard the first shots. I came around the corner just in time to watch you fall in behind the garbage bin and collapse. There were bullets flying everywhere and I could tell you were in trouble.

From the distance, I knew you didn’t have a lot of time before they were on you so I moved closer to your spot and got ready. I’ll admit, I didn’t expect you to jump up like some Blogamama and start firing! You scared the crap out of me!” she laughed out loud.

“I’m glad I could make your evening exciting,” I replied.

“Oh it doesn’t end there. I saw that they had you in their sights so that’s when I yelled. Do you remember?”

“Yeah”

“Well, you hit the ground and I started to fire into the darkness. I must have had my AdSense Tracker on because I got all three of the rest of them with only four shots. I waited a minute and ran over to check the bodies. Aside from the usual bullet clips and wallets I found your picture and a note. It said ‘Welcome to…”

“I remember! …to my world of dreams right? I thought I imagined that.”

“That wasn’t the end of it.” She walked over to the drawer.
“Here it is…OK. Uh…world of dreams that will soon become reality. With the Market Treasure ready to be moved, phase two of The Dragon Project can begin. Get rid of the contact…I’m guessing that’s you…and clear up the last roadblock at the club. That’s everything.”

“I wonder what the Dragon is?”

“I’ve got no idea but it almost got you killed. Once I grabbed that note, I figured out pretty quickly that you had been poisoned.”

“How did you know that?” I asked. I had never heard of there being any specific outward signs before, it’s not like they had poisoned Any Apples for her to find.

“You were delirious. You said ‘I’ve been poisoned’ so I rushed you back here. I’ve worked on a few cases with clients that had this happen so I gave you a quick shot of Kenibatz and let you sleep. It was close for a while.”

“Thanks.” I thought for a moment. Her story was a little convenient but I had to accept it for now. “You’re part of the The Diva Network aren’t you?”

She looked stunned.

“I can’t imagine that everyone has an antidote like that one lying around the..uh…empty house,” I said, “what is this your Mother’s Home?”

“If you know anything the Network, you’d know that I can’t talk about it.”

I’d hit the mark.

“Can you think of anything you’ve worked on lately that might have started this?” she asked, changing the subject.

I sat back into my chair and looked at the ceiling. The Secretalife was to keep your clients separated from your personal life. The poisoning had got too close. In my line of work there were always a few cases that could come back to haunt you but this was specific. I couldn’t think of anything specific but there were Picture Clusters in my mind of potentials. The note had said, ‘The Contact’ which meant that I had been involved somehow without knowing.

A low siren suddenly started to sound: Bloggrrl! Bloggrrl!

“What’s that?” I asked.

She was already gathering her things and putting them in her bag. “We’ve got to leave. Now.”

I looked around for the beeping noise. It was attached to a small monitor that showed an outside view of the street.

They’d found me.

“How did they know where to look?” I yelled across the room.

She tripped on the carpet and slid across the floor, “Blog Duck” she yelled.

“Watch your mouth!” I tried to joke. Not funny. She was serious.

“If they found you this quickly we’ve got no solid place to hide. We need protection and we need it now.”

I knew what that meant. I was headed for the underworld once again to ask for another favor from my Godfather, or as everyone else calls him: The Don.

The Don Biz Blogger.

To be continued…

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A Dark and Stormy Night - The Setup

I was challenged twice in one week by dcrblogs.com. The first challenge has been started here with my viral link story. Since I knew it would take a very long time (and I don’t always have a very long time to write) I thought I would break it up into a few different posts.

I’m not sure exactly what this is going to become. I’m going to do my best to get in as many of the blogs that are on the list.

Here is Part 1 of my story. Enjoy…

It was a dark and stormy night. The type of night that puts a chill in your bones. It was so cold, that even The Laidback Buddhist, a fellow PI, was at home curled up with a copy of her Writer’s Notes and a roaring fire.

Not me.

There was something going on and I was going to get to the bottom of it.

I walked across the street and picked up the latest copies of the Real Estate Editorial and The Daily Trend. I skimmed through some of the headlines:

• Chris Bloczynski arrested again for possession of Chill Technology
• The local network of DCR Blogs (Drugs, Crime, Ransom) were loose again
• Master Halo 3rd was deathly ill with gunshot wounds
• Canopy on OFW Center under repairs - Sewing Mom speeding up the process
• Bovine Times by John Cow
• Ad feature: How I Will Be Rich selling lizards

“I Should Have Bred Iguanas” I thought to myself as I turned away from the booth. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a beautiful BlueJar and turned back to the shop.

“Didn’t you forget something?” asked Mr. Baconpants, the local shop-keeper.

“You know me” I replied. I checked my pocket, nothing but Balls and Walnuts. Nope. Other pocket. I grabbed a few small bills and bought a Tasty Blog Snack. It had been a long time since I’d had one and this was Missylicious (a term my friend Vegan Momma once used).

It slipped down my throat like a Norwegian Photo Blog on The Happy Rock at High Fivez.

All of a sudden there was A Little Piece of Me in the pit of my stomach that just didn’t feel right. I turned around. The shop keeper was smiling.

Poison.

How did he know? The only one that knew I’d be buying that candy was…

Suddenly, the clerk dove under his booth. I didn’t have time to think so I spun and rolled behind the closest car. Bullets ripped through the sky and sprayed glass around me. I pulled out my Poewar pistol and got ready to return fire.

I couldn’t get off a clean shot. My vision was blurred and the Scraps of Mind I had left began searching for a way out.

“Why do I Do Things the hard way every time” I thought.

With my back to the car door I looked through the trees to the Back Lot Projects - a local neighborhood. I Am Facing Millions of options but the only thing I could think to do was run. I bolted straight up and ran to the alley between the buildings.

There was graffiti lining the walls on either side. Why don’t they learn How to Draw?

My mind was starting to go. I was having useless thought and needed to focus.

The poison was acting quickly now but I felt a CyberSurge of adrenaline as footsteps rang out behind me. I need to Think Like Them. They hadn’t hit me but they were close. Maybe some Zr5 agents or even a part of the Digital Lost Boys. I ducked down behind a garbage bin.

Did I think that Hiding-N-Public would work on these guys? This isn’t Just Another Day for them. They’re here to kill me!

I turned and fired. Thump. Thump. Bodies hit the ground.

How many? I couldn’t tell. It was dark and I could barely see. I looked around but everything was going black. I was starting to have Chimeric Day Dreams.

Focus.

More gunshots rang out, but they weren’t coming from in front of me. I turned to look at my attacker. “Get down” she yelled.

Everything went black.

“Welcome to My World of Dreams” was the last thing I heard…

Continued in Part 2 A Dark and Stormy Night - Interlude.

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Useless Office Chatter

I had an interesting experience the other day.

I was in the mood for another coffee so I decided to go for a walk to the coffee room. As I entered, another employee was standing there making herself a tea. I said, “Hello” and she replied, “It’s tea time” then walked out.

As I thought about this comment I realized how often we pass by people, both in the office and on the street, and the dialogue you get is basically the other person pointing out exactly what they are doing. In this case, the tea in her hand was an obvious indication that perhaps she wanted a tea. Although I wasn’t aware that there was an actual Tea Time - I am familiar with Tee Times and Miller Time - so I figured much of the information out for myself.

Friends or Colleagues?
Maybe the short talk is made because people in offices spend so much time around people that they didn’t choose to be with - the company chooses them. When you think about a normal work day (in office) you realize that people end up spending about 40 hours per week (excluding business lunches) with their colleagues. Although some people may cross the colleague line and become friends, a majority of the people in an office will never speak once they’re gone. All that useless chatter down the drain!

Do You Care?
The other reason that you have a lot of useless chatter is because most of the time people really don’t care about what the other person is saying. It’s not to say that they aren’t interesting, it’s just that their topics are not interesting to you. Personally, I like to talk about travel, business ideas, wealth generation and internet marketing. Guess what? Most people like to talk about Britney Spears, Sports (I don’t mind the odd soccer talk) and movies. All that’s left to talk about are common items such as work, weather and tea.

I guess that telling people what you are doing, rather than having a real conversation, saves you from all the hassle of trying to act interested. That being said, what it doesn’t do is help you get to know people, create a solid network and move your way up through an organization.

Just something to think about…

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How To Create Your Own Empire in 30 Days - Pt 2

In How To Create Your Own Empire Pt 1, I revealed the first three ways you can create your own Empire - Must have an Emperor, Must have a territory and must have a core and a periphery. In today’s post, I discuss the last three items:

• Create Your Own Religion
• Dominate Your Domain
• You Must Spread Your Ideals and Ideas Throughout Your Domain

With these last three ideas in place, your Empire should last for centuries to come!

Create Your Own Religion
This isn’t as easy as you may think. Although clearly, as Emperor, you will be the chosen human sent to earth to proclaim the wisdom of your God - creating all the rules will take some time. For a quick summary on the dos and don’ts of creating a new religion, visit Wikihow.com.

One side note: I read once that on your census form you are able to write down the religion that you follow. As I understand it, it enough people choose a ‘religion’ that is not currently recognized, the government will put it on the list of acceptable religions. I heard about this through an email asking me to declare that I was a Jedi. Of course, I don’t advocate revealling false information on your census forms but being a Jedi Master does have it’s perks!

Duration: 1 to 2 weeks. You could outsource this to a creative writing course at a local university or even to the local elementary school.

You Must Dominate Your Domain
Domain Name?
My domain is LewisEmpire.com. While I don’t know yours right now (please leave a comment so I can visit) I think it’s easy to say that by purchasing the Domain, you’ve totally dominated it.

If your people can’t find you, read about your beliefs and decide to colonize your conquered islands then how can you spread your culture? As Emperor, you need to have proper internet marketing, SEO and solid content. The days of being an Emperor with just a legion of invaders is long gone. Just read about the Hague conventions!

Duration: 48 to 72 hours for your domain to be purchased and updated across the web.

The Topic
You must also begin to dominate your chosen area of writing. If you want to make it big as a blogger, then you’re going to need a large audience, great sponsors and an active community. You also need to be seen as an authority in your chosen area. Dominating your Domain in this sense means that you’ve followed the advice of successful bloggers, created some of your own rules and, if you’ve chosen to monetize, make an Emperor’s ransom writing! (lame joke I know…)

You Must Spread Your Ideals and Ideas Throughout Your Domain
Isn’t this what being an Emperor is all about? If you’ve Set Your Goals The SMART Way you may be ready to begin this crucial step.

One easy way to connect with your potential coloizing force is to create an informative blog. As with Lewis Empire.com, I make sure to have a steady supply of content to keep people interested and keep them coming back. As Emperor, if you don’t manage to keep your people motivated and up-to-date on any sudden rule changes you’ve made, they may lose interest and join some other Empire out there.

Duration: 1 hour. You can set up a basic monetized blog within one hour. Get your message out quickly!

Finalize the Empire Status
Once you’ve completed all of the above steps, you are well on your way to full fledged Empiredom. Just remember, the Roman, Mongol, Byzantine, Ottoman, Russian, British and many other Empires have all fallen. If you’ve had some success, stay focused on your achievements and goals. Make sure you stay in touch with your readers and keep them interested in what your Empire has to offer.

We’re all in this together, but there are 100,000 new blogs everyday who would love to grab a few of your loyal RSS readers! You’ve worked hard to create your new Empire. Keep it unique, keep it new and keep it great.

To read part 1, visit How To Create Your Own Empire

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How To Create Your Own Empire in 30 Days - Pt 1

Creating your own Empire is not a simple task. It took the Roman Republic 150 years to become the Roman Empire (Imperium Romanum.) In this post I am going to tell you how to do the same thing in as little as one month.

Before I get into the details, let’s just define the requirements for an Empire.

• Must have an Emperor
• Must have a territory
• Must have a core and a periphery
• Must have it’s own religion
• Must dominate it’s domain through coercion, aggression or consent
• Must spread it’s cultural ideas throughout it’s domain

Now that the definition is done, here’s how you can create an Empire in 30 days.

Become an Emperor
Option 1
Whether you choose Emperor, Chairman or General Secretary it’s very simple to obtain a title for yourself. The easiest way to do it is to simply have your name legally changed to include your new title. For example, let’s say your name is Michael Jonathan Smith and you want to become Emperor. All you need to do is go to (for Americans) the US Government Website, find your state and complete the proper forms. Your new first name is now Emperor and you now have two middle names (Michael and Jonathan) and your last name stays the same. It’s that easy. Emperor Michael Jonathan Smith is officially recognized around the world.

The best part is, for any of your friends that may think this is weird, you can always revert back and use your new middle name. It’s a win-win situation and you’ve taken your first step to setting up an Empire.

Duration: 10 to 30 Days

Option 2
One other way that is much more difficult and would probably take much more time would be to over throw the government and simply proclaim yourself Emperor. With this done, all you need to do is get one UN nation to approve your new status and you’re set. If this is your preferred method, please contact your local 3rd world country representative and make a nice donation to their cause.

Duration: Varies per country

Must Have a Territory
Now we get into the fun stuff. Although the Roman and Mongol Empires were land based, nothing can compare to the British Empire. At their height, they controlled or influenced over 25% of the entire planet. England is an island so let’s model our mentor and get off to the right foot.

I would suggest to take a quick look at PrivateIslandsOnline.com to get a full listing of the available islands around the world.

For a starter Empire, you may want to choose, Eagle Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. The island is over 11 acres and costs about $45,000 USD. It’s close to the United States and after declaring independence from Canada, you can use your new 200 nautical mile sea zone to invade other islands, colonize and populate with people devoted to their Emperor.

If you’re ready to take a big step (most Emperors are very confident) you may want to look at a nice big island in Europe called Diapori Island. It’s in Greece and for 12,000,000 Euro, you’ve got yourself 223 acres of prime Empire building space.

Duration: It will take the full 30 days. If necessary, offer your realtor and lawyer spots on the ‘Executive Council’ and name them ‘Top Citizen’ or something to speed up the process. As Emperor you can always revoke their titles later.

Create Your Core and Periphery
Core
Your core should be what you believe in, how you are going to reward those who blindly do your bidding, etc. Your core is also the main focus of your Empire. In my case, Lewis Empire is about making money, creating wealth, retiring young and apparently staying up until 1:00am every night trying to figure out a new post to write. If this sounds like an Empire you’d like to join, click Full Feed RSS to become part of my ‘Core’.

Periphery
The periphery is the sphere of influence that you have across the globe. For example, if you have read this blog a few times and have never clicked the Full Feed RSS button, I suggest you do it now. Being a part of the Core is a big responsibility. Simply enjoying my daily articles and making comments makes you an excellent citizen of my periphery. Thanks!

To give a clear example, Wikipedia defines a simple Empire structure:

And while there is a vertical relationship between the core and periphery, there is a lack of substantive relations between periphery and periphery. This relationship he describes as an incomplete wheel: there are hubs and spokes, but no rim.

Duration: some of the most successful blogs have been able to get a large readership within two weeks. With the right tools and motivation, you may be able to do the same.

In tomorrow’s lesson - Part 2 of your Empire building tutorial - I will reveal tactics for each of the following Empire requirements:

• Must have it’s own religion
• Must dominate it’s domain through coersion, aggression or consent
• Must spread it’s cultural ideas throughout it’s domain

Until then…

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Lessons From Monday Night Soccer - Semi-Final

I’ve put this off long enough. It’s time to get a few more lessons from Monday Night Soccer out into the world!

To give a recap from 2 weeks ago, our team won the game which put us into 4th place. That meant that in the playoffs we would be playing against the #1 team in the league (playoffs are two games 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3. Winners then play for 1st and losers play for 3rd)

Before I tell you the final results, let me remind you that I play in an intermediate rec league. The understanding within this league is that you have some skill with the ball, but do not play any level of competitive soccer. Apparently our competitors on Monday didn’t get the same memo!

As I mentioned in previous postings, you can learn a lot from success as well as failure. After Monday’s game, I now know that you can learn a lot from competing with people who are much, much better than you…

1. Play your game and don’t let your opponent dictate the terms
The Stars play their best when we are excited, winning and positive. During the game on Monday, the other team caused us to lose our focus so we stopped playing our own style of game. Perhaps it was because they had such great players but, as the game wore on, we started to take shots that were less effective, passed to the wrong areas of the field and just didn’t connect as a team. We tried to get fancy (as the other team played) but our game is really a grind, short pass and score style of play.

Lesson Learned: If you are going to model success, make sure it fits in with your team style, skills and dynamics. Even if you’ve had success with your current strategy keep improving but don’t throw out the basics that helped achieve success in the first place.

2. Bracket effectively - set the field to fit your style
Bracketing in negotiation is to create a scenario or set of conditions that almost force the opponent to play a certain tactic or make a specific decision. In real estate, it’s making the counter-offer prices at a value that positions you to achieve a result better than splitting the difference. (ie. The seller drops from $100K to $95K but you only raise your offer from $90K to $92.5K - this probably means that the final price will be closer to $93 than to $95 - saving you $2K.)

In the game against this team last time, the opposing team modified some of the field sizes (width and goal crease) to fit their style of play. We didn’t object at the time (being the team captain that was actually my job - didn’t I read my own blog post?) but as I look back, they shaped the playing field to their advantage. Great for them…stupid for us.

Lesson Learned: Know your strengths and change the perceived situation to help create your desired results. Also, know the variables that can be modified in any scenario and use that to your advantage.

3. When one player on your team loses motivation, it affects the whole team
Everyone makes mistakes. On Monday, one of our players made a few plays that didn’t work - energy down one level. Then there was a goal scored because of a bad play - energy down two levels. Finally, the player was out-maneuvered and simply stopped running - energy down three levels to zero.

Watching one of our own team mates lose their motivation and energy started to drain the team and slowed us down as well. Not only did we need to work harder to continue at the same level but we started to get down on the player for their lack of effort (not very helpful I might add.)

Lesson Learned: It’s the job of the whole team to bring up spirits, help motivation and stimulate success for individuals and the group. Watch for signs of lost energy and deal with it with positive, rather than negative, feedback.

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Related Posts:
The Failure Series
Lessons From Monday Night Soccer - Game 6
Lessons From Monday Night Soccer - Game 5
Lessons From Monday Night Soccer - Game 4
The Success Series
Lessons From Monday Night Soccer - Game 3
More Lessons From Monday Night Soccer - Game 2
Three Lessons From Monday Night Soccer - Game 1

Tags: goal setting, soccer, life lessons, blogging, blogging challenge, business success, team work

A Video About Forums, Blogging and Comments

This video will make you laugh because it’s all true. Although most of the blogs I visit don’t have the rated humor, all the worthless comments and updates are covered very nicely. For those who haven’t seen it before, you can read my Top Ten Comments That Work In Any Situation. In the video, I especially like the guy who yells FIRST (you’ll see what I mean in a minute).

Please note: the language is a little strong in some points but if you’ve spent more than 15 minutes on the web you will have seen it all before!