Comments on: The Great Pumpkin’s Got Nothing On This Foolproof System… http://www.strategicprofits.com/blog/the-great-pumpkins-got-nothing-on-this-foolproof-system/ Work Less, Make More Money, Have More Time Off! Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:49:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mike Henry http://www.strategicprofits.com/blog/the-great-pumpkins-got-nothing-on-this-foolproof-system/comment-page-1/#comment-76649 Mike Henry Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:14:44 +0000 http://www.strategicprofits.com/?p=438#comment-76649 Exactly. You need to plan. Planning is everything - whether its what to wear, what to eat or where to go to how you're going to market that next product. Exactly. You need to plan. Planning is everything – whether its what to wear, what to eat or where to go to how you’re going to market that next product.

]]> By: Beverly Huffman http://www.strategicprofits.com/blog/the-great-pumpkins-got-nothing-on-this-foolproof-system/comment-page-1/#comment-76634 Beverly Huffman Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:27:52 +0000 http://www.strategicprofits.com/?p=438#comment-76634 Hi Rich I understand what your talking about . Planning, set your goals just like you did when you went trick and treating or when your planning your day. In my day we would start a week before and make sure we would go to every house that gave the most or biggest candy bars. We even made our costumes. Sometime it was cold and sometime it was warm but all in all we had fun. Planning and setting goals can be fun, but if you make it complicated it will be complicated. Look at this as if you were going Halloweening. Thanks for the memorys. Hi Rich
I understand what your talking about . Planning, set your goals just like you did when you went trick and treating or when your planning your day. In my day we would start a week before and make sure we would go to every house that gave the most or biggest candy bars. We even made our costumes.

Sometime it was cold and sometime it was warm but all in all we had fun. Planning and setting goals can be fun, but if you make it complicated it will be complicated. Look at this as if you were going Halloweening. Thanks for the memorys.

]]> By: Teresa Blaes http://www.strategicprofits.com/blog/the-great-pumpkins-got-nothing-on-this-foolproof-system/comment-page-1/#comment-76633 Teresa Blaes Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:33:49 +0000 http://www.strategicprofits.com/?p=438#comment-76633 Hey rich, your post has taken me down memorie centeral. As a Christian I to don't do the whole trick or treet thing, but thats not to say that I stayed at home and did nothing. You see, my church had a youth night, with Bible trivia, mistory bags and more. Please note: never and I do mean never trust a youth pastor with a blender on this kind of night. Why, because strange concocktions tend to be created if not dijested. For example, I remember when my pastor desided to take a slice of petza, and a can of soda and throw it in to a blender. Now your probablely thinking not so bad right, that was until he through in apple souce and mixed it all together. then he said that we had to put on cotton masks and eat it with no spoon. The chalange being to see who could eat it the faststest. for the recored, I lost, but oh the look on my mom's face when I came home. It took me forever to get it out of my hair! Rich, I hear what you are saying about planning things out, there is a phrase that says plan your work, then work your plan. Thanks for the much needed reminder. God bless, Teresa Blaes Hey rich, your post has taken me down memorie centeral. As a Christian I to don’t do the whole trick or treet thing, but thats not to say that I stayed at home and did nothing. You see, my church had a youth night, with Bible trivia, mistory bags and more. Please note: never and I do mean never trust a youth pastor with a blender on this kind of night. Why, because strange concocktions tend to be created if not dijested. For example, I remember when my pastor desided to take a slice of petza, and a can of soda and throw it in to a blender. Now your probablely thinking not so bad right, that was until he through in apple souce and mixed it all together. then he said that we had to put on cotton masks and eat it with no spoon. The chalange being to see who could eat it the faststest. for the recored, I lost, but oh the look on my mom’s face when I came home. It took me forever to get it out of my hair!
Rich, I hear what you are saying about planning things out, there is a phrase that says plan your work, then work your plan. Thanks for the much needed reminder.
God bless, Teresa Blaes

]]> By: Michael Blaes http://www.strategicprofits.com/blog/the-great-pumpkins-got-nothing-on-this-foolproof-system/comment-page-1/#comment-76632 Michael Blaes Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:02:49 +0000 http://www.strategicprofits.com/?p=438#comment-76632 Hi Rich and All, Your story reminded me of some memories. Being a believer in Christ, we never really celebrated Halloween at least not in the traditional sense. Instead our church would have a Jesus or harvest party. They were always a lot of fun. The kids would come as bible characters or animal or angels or the like. I remember one year I dressed up as Noah. I had a cotton ball beard and we took a cardboard box and painted it to look like wood and added a prow to make it look like a boat. I put it over my head and my arms through the armholes on the sides. The cool thing is we had cut holes various places and had stuffed animals sticking out. The funny one was the dinosaur which was tied on a rope and hung behind. I know it sounds pretty lame, but it was a lot of fun and we got our bag of candy too. I think the thing that really touched me about this post was the simplicity of youth. You made a map showing the good candy givers and those who didn’t. As we become adults life gets so complicated, and sometime we just need a reminder to slow down and think things through before you find yourself confused and frustrated with nothing to show for it. Finally a process map never hurts. Michael Blaes PS Yuchi please don’t give up. Your life starts from today on. Don’t let the mistakes and challenges of the past rule you. You can make it work! After all you have a great coach and a bunch of experience to boot. Hi Rich and All,

Your story reminded me of some memories. Being a believer in Christ, we never really celebrated Halloween at least not in the traditional sense. Instead our church would have a Jesus or harvest party. They were always a lot of fun. The kids would come as bible characters or animal or angels or the like. I remember one year I dressed up as Noah. I had a cotton ball beard and we took a cardboard box and painted it to look like wood and added a prow to make it look like a boat. I put it over my head and my arms through the armholes on the sides. The cool thing is we had cut holes various places and had stuffed animals sticking out. The funny one was the dinosaur which was tied on a rope and hung behind. I know it sounds pretty lame, but it was a lot of fun and we got our bag of candy too.

I think the thing that really touched me about this post was the simplicity of youth. You made a map showing the good candy givers and those who didn’t. As we become adults life gets so complicated, and sometime we just need a reminder to slow down and think things through before you find yourself confused and frustrated with nothing to show for it. Finally a process map never hurts.

Michael Blaes

PS Yuchi please don’t give up. Your life starts from today on. Don’t let the mistakes and challenges of the past rule you. You can make it work! After all you have a great coach and a bunch of experience to boot.

]]> By: Joanne McCallum http://www.strategicprofits.com/blog/the-great-pumpkins-got-nothing-on-this-foolproof-system/comment-page-1/#comment-76630 Joanne McCallum Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:38:03 +0000 http://www.strategicprofits.com/?p=438#comment-76630 I hope you mean age 15! Or that you are a teacher. If you meant 5.....you need to learn to play now! I hope you mean age 15! Or that you are a teacher. If you meant 5…..you need to learn to play now!

]]> By: Rsuty http://www.strategicprofits.com/blog/the-great-pumpkins-got-nothing-on-this-foolproof-system/comment-page-1/#comment-76626 Rsuty Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:59:25 +0000 http://www.strategicprofits.com/?p=438#comment-76626 The very best costume I recall seeing was from a friend of mine who was feeling pretty overweight, dumpy, and very pregnant. We both worked as telephone operators. The company encouraged all employees to dress up. So she came as a ...ready for this?... a pregnant nun. Hysterical. It changed everyone's mood that day!! The very best costume I recall seeing was from a friend of mine who was feeling pretty overweight, dumpy, and very pregnant. We both worked as telephone operators. The company encouraged all employees to dress up. So she came as a …ready for this?… a pregnant nun. Hysterical. It changed everyone’s mood that day!!

]]> By: Darrell http://www.strategicprofits.com/blog/the-great-pumpkins-got-nothing-on-this-foolproof-system/comment-page-1/#comment-76624 Darrell Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:44:44 +0000 http://www.strategicprofits.com/?p=438#comment-76624 What a good story and reminder about planning. It reminded me of how strategic we were as kids. We would plan a route that would take no more than a few hours to complete. Return home, change customs and do the route again. Then we would do it one more time but now we would only go to the really good houses(yes a third custom change). There usually was only an hour left before it was too late. This is critical because as you went house to house many of the people would say "just have the rest" (score!!!) and turn off their lights as we left. Planning, Identifying Good Prospects and Timing played an important role in bring home a motherload of candy. I can't tell you how happy my "too old to trick-or-treat" brother and sisters were. Thanks for the memories. Darrell Transilient.net What a good story and reminder about planning.

It reminded me of how strategic we were as kids.

We would plan a route that would take no more than a few hours to complete. Return home, change customs and do the route again. Then we would do it one more time but now we would only go to the really good houses(yes a third custom change).

There usually was only an hour left before it was too late. This is critical because as you went house to house many of the people would say “just have the rest” (score!!!) and turn off their lights as we left.

Planning, Identifying Good Prospects and Timing played an important role in bring home a motherload of candy. I can’t tell you how happy my “too old to trick-or-treat” brother and sisters were.

Thanks for the memories.

Darrell
Transilient.net

]]> By: dr tan http://www.strategicprofits.com/blog/the-great-pumpkins-got-nothing-on-this-foolproof-system/comment-page-1/#comment-76623 dr tan Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:13:00 +0000 http://www.strategicprofits.com/?p=438#comment-76623 Hi,Rich, Thank you for your sharing.Halloween falls on 31Oct every year as I know.In year 1978,when I studied in England .During that time,I just realised the term of Halloween.In Singapore,we do not celebrate the Halloween. However,we celebrate the 'Ghost Festival' in July of Lunar Month.The people believe that the hungry ghosts will come out from the 'hell' in the middle of July.At this period,many people including businessmen will burnt jossticks ,paper money ,candles and also provide roast pork with other food for the Ghosts.The businessmen said that if they prayed them then they can earn more money in the coming year.You will get' bad luck' if you do not pray them.After the celebration,all the ghosts will go back to 'their home' at the end of July.That is the reason why Chinese do not get marry in the month of July. Do you belive it ? It is up to you. Hi,Rich,
Thank you for your sharing.Halloween falls on 31Oct every year as I know.In year 1978,when I studied in England .During that time,I just realised the term of Halloween.In Singapore,we do not celebrate the Halloween.
However,we celebrate the ‘Ghost Festival’ in July of Lunar Month.The people believe that the hungry ghosts will come out from the ‘hell’ in the middle of July.At this period,many people including businessmen will burnt jossticks ,paper money ,candles and also provide roast pork with other food for the Ghosts.The businessmen said that if they prayed them then they can earn more money in the coming year.You will get’ bad luck’ if you do not pray them.After the celebration,all the ghosts will go back to ‘their home’ at the end of July.That is the reason why Chinese do not get marry in the month of July.
Do you belive it ? It is up to you.

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