The parasite that will kill it's host
There was a time when labor unions played a necessary role in protecting workers against monopolistic companies that had no competition and took advantage of their workers. Those days are over as companies compete for the best employees. The unions demanded more and more costly benefits, and shareholders and company…
Friends who won't quit
Do the people around you settle when they face adversity or a challenge? Or are you amongst a group who keep going for the win when things get tough? Do your friends have high standards or low ones? What effect do they have on your thinking? Can you find…
You – Cause and effect
When you look in the mirror, you don't see who you are, you see who you were. What you are today is the result of who you were yesterday - which caused your present condition. Who will you be tomorrow? It depends on what you are doing now. What are…
You get what you tolerate
If you put up with bad treatment from someone or a group, you will keep getting it. What are you putting up with that you shouldn't because you do not like it?
All the things I didn't say…
If you want to say something smart, you had better not say everything that comes to your mind. Be your own self screener; because we all think dumb, selfish, wrong, emotionally charged thoughts that are not useful to anyone, including ourselves. Don't let all your thoughts make the verbal cut.
Dreams are easy
Dreaming is easy, and it's free. You should do it. But making dreams come true is hard work. Are you willing to do the work?
Change the way you look at it.
When you change the way you look at a situation, the situation changes. What is bothering you lately? What new thought about the situation can you create to turn it into something you are happy about, or at least something that doesn't bother you?
Should we aspire to be dependent?
If children do not grow up with character, discipline, and examples of positive ambition around them, it will be very difficult for them to thrive as productive self-actualized independent adults. What can you show or tell children that will become a productive part of who they become?
The Purpose of Your Life
Without a purpose we can feel aimless. Chose a path that feels good and right, that makes sense to you, doing something you love. Then set your sights on a goal in that path that is bigger than you are now, and pursue it. Give it all you've got. When…
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Hearing a lot about this now.Funny,now I think back of all the people I know that are the ones you are talking about and they laugh about ” making more than when they worked”!! And now” consulting” part time ( which turns to full time) and make even more with no risk! Crazy?
Amen!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/wisconsin-unions/
We just went through this in Wisconsin. You would have thought the world was ending. I listened to a good amount of the hearing debates, and people are extremely closed minded and naive about this topic!
Everything you said is true, seems like most people can’t put two and two together that way. It is a sign of the times we live in, and it will be interesting what the future holds.
In RI., our new Governor, Gina Raimondo,in her role as General treasurer, renegotiated all union contracts for ALL state employees. She Canceled COLA’s, reduced benefits, increased retirement age, and AMAZINGLY got elected Governor. I think the people are finally waking up. There is not one fire chief who hasn’t retired once and gotten a new chief post in order to collect 2 pensions. Time to end the insanity.
My son told me he was considering a career in Organized Crime!
My response
Government or the Private Sector!
Another side to the coin.. I worked in the private sector for 13 years, paying SS. I became a teacher. I can no longer collect on the SS I paid, nor on the money my husband paid (if he were to die first). So by becoming a teacher I lost all SS benefits. So now I have to work 20 years to get a reduced pension (that is not being properly funded!)
Some of us get “a different opportunity” – not the golden handshake because others abused the situation!
…………and now please consider how it is in the new South Africa; a communistic/socialistic state where only 4% of the population pay tax, and 48% are unemployed. And we must give massive ‘pensions’ to freedom-fighters who never worked a day. These politicians are the same the world over – please can we swap?