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Success

Maya Angelou

These are the 14 ways success can be achieved:

 

(1) LESS TALK, MORE ACTION. “Well done is better than well said.”

 

(2) DON’T PROCRASTINATE. “Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.”

 

(3) BE PREPARED. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”

 

(4) DON’T FIGHT CHANGE. “When you’re finished changing, you’re finished.”

 

(5) GET MOVING. “All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.”

 

(6) AVOID BUSYWORK. “Never confuse motion with action.”

 

(7) GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION TO MAKE MISTAKES. “Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.”

 

(8) ACT QUICKLY ON OPPORTUNITIES. “To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.”

 

(9) CONTINUE TO GROW. “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better person.”

 

(10) KEEP GOING. “Diligence is the mother of good luck.”

 

(11) KNOW YOURSELF. “There are three things which are extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.”

 

(12) DON’T SELF SABOTAGE. “Who had deceived thee so often as thyself?”

 

(13) DON’T GIVE UP. “Energy and persistence conquer all things.”

 

(14) WISE UP. “Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.”

 

Let’s do this!

 

-Mushpa

The American Dream

The American Dream

Let’s start like this, I made a commitment to write one entry a day, everyday in the Mushpa y Mensa blog. It isn’t that hard. It doesn’t really have to be about anything specific, just vaguely related to Mushpa y Mensa’s philosophy, ideology or really just the general vibe, so why is it that days have gone by and I have not done one entry? This lead me to the question, what is it that holds people back from being successful? More specifically, what is holding me back from being successful? Am I really stopping myself from what I want to do to go to an arbitrary 9-5 job? What is the point? What am I trying to prove? Why is it for others I can go above and beyond? Why can I make other people successful, rich, enlightened, but not for myself? I have better ideas, I will do better things for humanity, I have the skills and ability to do anything, and I am charming, so what gives? Is it the fact that for the formative years of my life I went to school and was brainwashed into believing that success is based on not only my career choice, but on my monetary value? Is it really so simple in its complexity?

I was saying to Mensa last night, what if we couldn’t get a job working for anyone? What if we had to work for ourselves to make money to survive? If this was our only option to have food, shelter, and comfort, well then I know Mushpa y Mensa would already be on Forbes 50 Most Innovative (and profitable) Companies’ list! Question is, why does it seem that I can’t make it successful without the fear of starvation and homelessness?

When we are children we are told and believe that we can do anything we want, that we can become anything we want. Then as we mature we are made to believe that this is a dangerous way of thinking. The funny thing is it is not dangerous for us to believe, it is dangerous for those wanting to make and control the majority of wealth in the world. Greedy children who never learned how to share. I want the American Dream I was promised. I want what I deserve and the only way I am going to get it is to believe not only in myself, but that if I do the work, if I do the right thing and have faith in this universe, I will attain this…happiness…success…serenity. I want to live my life, not just survive it. I don’t want to get to the end of the road and think, “Is that all there is?”, so today guess what?

I did my blog entry. :]

Much love,

Muspha