Tip: Reminder

Reminder: You are Awesome!

Wow! I am AWESOME! -Thanks Past me.

It is not everyday that someone tells us we are awesome, unless you are Barney Stinson. He tells himself everyday. People are curious about how successful people become successful. For starters, they have the support of the people who really matter...themselves.

It is not selfish to imagine your own opinion as the only one that matters because  sometimes in life you will find that the people who are holding you back are the ones with opinions whom you care about. I am not saying you should go squander a family fortune on something ridiculous, but you need to have a better understanding that sometimes what people think may help you; may not actually be as helpful as they imagine.

If you have a plan and your intentions are pure or you truly believe in it, why not go for it? Sometimes you need to bet on yourself. There are moments when you wonder if the outcome is really going to pay off, but you won't know until you try.

The person who almost won the 100 dollar coin toss. An individual is walking through the city park and comes across someone much, much wealthier than they. The wealthier individual notices the man lying under the tree with his dog and approaches. "My friend, I don't know if you are a gambler, but I'll make you an offer, you decide which side of the coin you think will land upwards. If that side is the side you chose, I will pay you 10$. If you lose however, I get your dog."said the wealthier individual. The individual lying down was stunned and stared at the fella bewildered.

The individual lying down sat up and took a deep breath with which he replied "I'll have to pass." The wealthier man continued on his way with no reaction to the denial of his offer.

The next day, the wealthier comes by the individual who was lying down yesterday and sits on the bench across the walking path. Another individual wanders by with a novel and sits themselves on the park bench beside the wealthier individual. The wealthier individual says to the stranger "Hi, how would you like to make an easy 20$?"

The stranger displayed interest and figured why not but played with a coin of their choice. The gambling man won and the stranger wanted to play again. Yet again, the gambler won. Undefeated in the eyes of the individual across the path, this man had upset the person with their luck. The stranger left and the gambler smiled at the individual lying beneath the tree.

The next couple days seemed as though they were all but unfortunate for this park gambling man. The man lying down under the tree became intrigued and began pondering the sudden arise of such an individual in an area that they had been so familiar with.

By the end of the week the wealthier individual seemed to have made at least a couple 100$ over the week. The wealthier individual approached the individual lying beneath the tree at the end of the week with another offer, "Play my game. I'll wager 100$ if you wager your dog." The man lying under the tree dropped his jaw, that easy? Could a month of meals and better shelter be so easy to find.

The individual under the tree was contemplating the winnings of this gambler all that week. The individual lying beneath the tree in the park had invested much time imagining all the great things they would do and buy with so much extra cash.

The man took a deep breath and repeated as he did at the beginning of this story, "No."

The wealthier individual replied annoyed, "Fool."

Take what you will from this tale, I have written myself especially for this occasion. People no matter who they are in life have needs, regardless of good, or bad; rich or poor. People may not always need to be risk takers to be happy with life or get what they need. Sometimes people have what they need right there with them. Some people are sensible enough to recognize a good thing when they have or
see one. This man knew his dog was the most important thing to him...or he was simply just mentally ill (total joke!). But regardless of being called a fool or not, if your best friend is going to be gambled away, what kind of life could you expect to have after that? Not that living under a tree in the park is much of  a life but there is certainly a reason I am sure for the individual to be situated there in the manner that they are.

Just some food for thought; how do you know a good thing when you see or have one? Think about how you would feel without it.

Cheers!

Carmelo Bono

CB