this may not be the blog for you.

This blog is for achievers. Not just any achievers. Unrepentant, smack talking, achievers. Achievers with attitude.

A ‘tude in the hands of someone who knows how to use it is a beautiful thing. Everyone has ‘tude when they’re born. Unfortunately most people either forget how to use theirs along the way or never really learned in the first place.

Somewhere along the line they packed up their potential, put their ‘tude on the shelf, and joined the crowd. They fell in line, stopped questioning what they were told, and became incapable of independent thought. We have a name for them: CATTLE.

This isn’t the blog for them. This blog is for those other people. The ones doing the herding. The folks that drive the train when they’re in charge and wag the dog when they’re not.

Hopefully you’ll find some of this stuff useful or at least mildly entertaining. If not, Alt-F4 or Command -Q should square you right away. In any event, welcome to the blog.

Until Next Time

It’s all small ball

Got another one of those Chris Carter-isms for you. Read at your own peril.

chris carterIt seems to me that life is just a game of small ball. Home runs are nice but you can’t hit one without playing small ball first. I’ll try to keep this pithy. Here goes…

Achievement is a wonderful thing. High achievement is an even more wonderful thing. But in our little society, we’re sold a bill of goods that down plays the steps along the way to high achievement. I could take this mini rant in a bunch of different directions but today we’re going to settle on habits.Read more…

lessons from laying bricks

Chris Carter

In Chris Carter world I find that other people have useful things to say even if they say it in a voice slightly different that may own.

This is a post I found interesting from a marketing blog called Cliconomics. The bottom line lesson is pretty valuable and hits on two of the Chris Carter Rules. So even if online marketing isn’t your thing, I think you’ll like it. Enjoy…
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you ain’t dead yet

Chris Carter

Here at the Chris Carter Rules, we’re fans of the “woulda, coulda, shoulda.” It’s kind of like Monday morning quarterbacking your own life.

From a practical standpoint, worrying about the path you didn’t take doesn’t make a lot of sense. In Chris Carter world, it’s pretty much a waste of time.

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is it luck or is it preparation

Chris CarterThere are only 3 Chris Carter Rules. Pity. If I had room to squeeze one more in, it would be this one. Luck is when opportunity meets preparation. You’ve probably heard that one before. Not sure where I first heard it, but is seems to make sense.

But let’s put a Chris Carter twist on it. Which comes first, the opportunity or the preparation?

Is preparation something you aimlessly do while waiting for opportunity? Or is the opportunity already there and you simply prepare specifically for it? I believe it’s the latter. Opportunity is always there floating around looking to be released. Just like potential energy. See Susan Boyle.

Of course, it’s a little difficult to prepare for something you can’t see. Especially when it rarely announces its pending arrival. But luckily in Chris Carter world, success leaves clues. Just pay attention to the rainmakers.
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