MY PET PEEVE REVEALED

MY PET PEEVE REVEALED

by Peter Wink 

 

One thing I want to say upfront is that all the information in my blog posts comes from my personal experience as well as that of others I know very well, or studied in-depth.  Please note that I'm in no way trying to sway your opinion, nor do I claim that any of my information will work for you --- or that I'm even right for that matter.  After all what's right for me, may not be for you --- and vice versa.  Information "just is."  I say with earnest, I have zero desire to be right and claim someone else is wrong.  That's a losing proposition.  It's all perspective and my ego is well rested.  Thankfully that's out of the way and you're still reading.  :-)                             
 

If there's one pet peeve I have it's this...

People Who Say They Will Do Things And Don't!

Sometime do an experiment. For one week, write down everything that people tell you they will do for you or themselves. Also, write down when it will supposedly be done. And don't leave anyone out...friends, spouse, family, co-workers, acquaintances, EVERYONE! Nobody is safe!

Then for the next 30 days, go back to your list and see what was really done. And then call people on it. Most will give you blank stares or a smug smirk. Some will act surprised and some will lie and say they have no idea what you're talking about. And then there's the very few who followed through. Thank God for those precious soles!

Bottom line: Never take anyone's word at face value until they've proven themselves consistently. There's an old saying - "You'll see it when you believe it." I'm changing it to "Only believe it when you see it!" Otherwise, you put on rose-colored glasses, become delusional, state goofy worthless positive affirmations to yourself, start believing in the minds-eye, the salesman takes you for everything you're worth, and then one day you end up locked in an institution wondering what just happened.

Think for yourself and make people earn your respect. And never believe anything anyone says who stands to profit from you - until they've proven worthy! Actions not words!

And please don't take this blog in a negative way until you try this experiment for yourself.

Think BIG, be fearless, and live today as if it's your last!

Peter Wink 

 

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WATER!

WATER
by Peter Wink

Hi Everyone,

As you may know, I'm a health and fitness fanatic.

And one of my favorite subjects is the effect of water on the body. There is alarming research the everyone needs to know about water and the untold health benefits.

Dr. F. Batmaghelidj wrote his first self-help book “Your Body’s Many Cries for Water” in 1992, in which he stated that a dry mouth is not a reliable indicator of dehydration. The body signals its water shortage by producing pain. Dehydration actually produces pain and many degenerative diseases, including asthma, arthritis, hypertension, angina, adult-onset diabetes, lupus and multiple sclerosis. Dr. B’s message to the world is, “You are not sick, you are thirsty. Don’t treat thirst with medication.”

Here are a couple questions and answers that are mind-boggling...

1. WHAT SHOULD WE DRINK? WHAT SHOULDN’T WE DRINK?

We are designed to drink pure, natural water.

- Avoid sodas/soft drinks to provide your fluid needs. The high sugar content and artificial flavors in soft drinks are harmful to your health.

- Tea, coffee, soft drinks contain water, but the diuretics contained in these caffineated beverages flush water out of your body. Don’t count on them to replenish fluid loss.

- It is OK to drink them occasionally, but if you drink them constantly and don’t drink enough pure natural water, then you are severely compromising your long-term health.

- Natural pure distilled water is the best choice. If you are committed to a healthy lifestyle and long-term health, make water a habit and a priority in your life.

2. CAN WE DRINK TOO MUCH WATER?

During intense exercise the kidneys cannot excrete excess water. The extra water moves into the cells, including brain cells. The result can be fatal. For that reason, athletes should estimate how much they should drink by weighing themselves before and after long training runs to see how much they lose, and thus how much water and salt they should replace.

The studies that found 13% of the runners tested drank too much water, resulting in abnormally low blood sodium levels. The low sodium levels made many of these people very sick, and close to the point of death. The importance lesson here is to balance your water intake with your sodium intake.

And here's one more bonus question...

3. WHAT ABOUT FILTER AND FILTERED WATER?

It is always wise to get a filter if you are not sure how safe your tap water is.

There are many water filter products on the market at many different prices. To shop for a good filter, you need to know what a filter factually reduces, or removes, and what it costs. Ideally, you want water that has been filtered via a reverse osmosis process that removes chemicals, pesticides, heavy metals, chlorine, fluoride, bacteria, and viruses.

If you want to read a terrific book, get "Water For Health, For Healing, For Life" by Dr. F. Batmaghelidj.

Even if you're not a health nut - this book will be an eye-opener for you! (Thanks to Barton Blankenburg, one of my best friends, for turning me on to Dr. Batmaghelidj's work!)

Time for a drink of water.

Until next time...
Peter Wink

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DON'T QUIT! THANKS TO JOEL OSTEEN!

DON'T QUIT!
by Peter Wink 

Hi Everyone,

I found this really profound poem online and wanted to share it with you during these testing times.

It's called...

Don't Quit

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out:
Don't give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far:
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

Excellent passage huh?

I remember a time not too long ago when I was concerned about something not turning out as planned. That morning for know apparent reason, I flipped on cable and there was the legendary Joel Osteen - who I'd never seen before. (I'm not religious, but thought --- why not? There was some reason I turned on the station at that time and I decided to follow through on my hunch.)

He made the comment that you never know what the next 72 hours will bring and you have to stick to your guns.

Somehow I knew that message was for me. The event I was concerned about worked out in just under 72 hours. Thanks Joel! :-)

Bottom line -----

Never quit!

Gotta run!

Until next time...
Peter Wink

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WHAT IT TAKES TO BE NUMBER ONE!

WHAT IT TAKES TO BE NUMBER ONE
by Peter Wink 

Hi Everyone,

I love the famous "What It Takes To Be Number One Speech" by Vince Lombardi.

"Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game, and that's first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second place bowl game, but it's for losers. It is, and always has been, an American zeal to be first in anything we do, and to win, and to win, and to win.

Every time a football player goes to ply his trade he's got to play from the ground up - from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their heads. That's OK. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body. If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.

Running a football team is no different than any other kind of organization - an army, a political party or a business. The principles are the same. The object is to win - to beat the other guy. Maybe that sounds hard or cruel. I don't think it is.

It is a reality of life that men are competitive and the most competitive games draw the most competitive men. That's why they are there - to compete. The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules, but to win.

And in truth, I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline. There is something in good men that really yearns for discipline and the harsh reality of head to head combat.

I don't say these things because I believe in the "brute" nature of man or that men must be brutalized to be combative. I believe in God, and I believe in human decency. But I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear - is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious."

Please let this speech inspire you to "keep on keeping on" no matter what you face in 2016!

Gotta run!

Until next time...
Peter

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WHAT IS A FRIEND?

WHAT IS A FRIEND?
by Peter wink 

Hi Everyone,

How do you define a friend?

According to Websters.com, a friend is...

1. a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
2. a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter: friends of the Boston Symphony.
3. a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile: Who goes there? Friend or foe?
4. a member of the same nation, party, etc.
5. (initial capital letter) a member of the Religious Society of Friends; a Quaker.
–verb (used with object)
6. Rare. to befriend.
—Idiom
7. make friends with, to enter into friendly relations with; become a friend to.

I personally don't buy into the scholarly stuff above.

I look at it like this...

• I've had feelings for many people who are NOT friends!
• I've had people assist me and people I've assisted that are NOT friends!
• I've had many people that I've been on good terms with that are NOT friends!
• I've been a member of many things - NOT one friend to be found!
• I've worked with thousands of people in my life and did NOT be-friend any!

So what gives here? Why is this?


Maybe it all lies in the fact, that we all have a different definition of a friend.

I think that the late legendary philosopher, Jim Rohn, said it best...

A friend is a person who you can call if you were locked in a third-world country - that would do everything it takes to rescue you. They would fly where they had to fly. Talk to who they had to talk to. Scheme and keep scheming. Pay what they have to pay. And stay there until they get the job done - no matter what (or how high) the cost. Now that is a friend!

A friend is NOT necessarily...
- A person in your family you sees on occasion - when it is convenient!
- One of your idiot co-workers who sucks up to you!
- Someone who calls you once or twice a year!
- Your boss or other superior who pretends to do things for you!

I like the concept of having a friend. Luckily I have two that fall into this definition - you may not be so lucky or maybe your luckier. I don't know.

I wrote this blog because I'm sick of hearing people talking about how many friends they have and fooling themselves. I'm also sick of all the naive people who are so disappointed when they're so-called friends abandon them when they really need something. Or their friends all disappear when the going gets tough.

Why does this seem to happen all the time?

Get a clue my friend - they're not likely a real friend!

Before you judge me - think real hard about what I'm saying.

Also, in closing...

If you expect someone to be a friend - you must also be one.

Until next time...
Peter

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WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A LEADER

WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A LEADER
by Peter Wink



One thing I want to say upfront is that all the information in my blog posts comes from my personal experience as well as that of others I know very well, or studied in-depth.  Please note that I'm in no way trying to sway your opinion, nor do I claim that any of my information will work for you --- or that I'm even right for that matter.  After all what's right for me, may not be for you --- and vice versa.  Information "just is."  I say with earnest, I have zero desire to be right and claim someone else is wrong.  That's a losing proposition.  It's all perspective and my ego is well rested.  Thankfully that's out of the way and you're still reading.  :-)                             

Now on to the my thoughts...

To be a leader of an organization, or any other team/group/individual, requires one to possess a few very important characteristics which I'm going to share in a moment.

First and foremost always consider that you can't give what you don't possess.  So to instill these characteristics in others, you must possess as many of them as possible or you may find yourself having a credibility issue.  Consider working at them daily and eventually they'll form a rock solid foundation for leadership built on strength, character, logic, ability, wisdom, and trust.  The marks of a GREAT leader!  (Remember --- you can't build a foundation for a skyscraper on matchsticks.)          

Here are what I believe to be of vital importance when it comes to being a leader.             


To become a leader you must...

• Always speak your mind
• Lead others with their best interests at heart
• Demonstrate far reaching vision
• Hire the best people and fire the worst
• Train people properly
• Lead by example
• Look for the good in everyone
• Treat others as they want to be treated
• Have compassion for those less fortunate
• Grow those with ambition
• Be kind to everyone around you
• Ignore naysayers
• Surround yourself with top talent and strong mentors
• Take the bull by the horns
• Build your talent
• Delegate task to others
• Turn weaknesses into strengths
• Make decisions from sound logic; and not from fear
• Educate yourself in our field of interest
• Be stingy with advice
• Stay positive even in the worst of scenarios   
• Treat your significant other like gold
• Feed your body healthy, life-filled foods
• Get regular rest and exercise as often as possible
• Plan and act
• Take consistent action
• Get over procrastination
• Spend time with those who have your back
• Trust only those who have earned it
• Attack only when the time is right
• Stay patient when everyone else is frantic
• Build future leaders 
• Lead by example

If this resonates with you, consider working at each characteristic each day.  Let each build on each other until you form a rock-solid foundation as a leader.


Think BIG, be fearless, and live today as if it's your last!

Peter Wink