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Monday Morning Motivation The Performance Improvement Institute Newsletter from BreedingTrust.com Isn't It Strange How ... Feb. 25th, 2008 In This Issue Marital Fidelity - Strange? Strange Work Problems & Solution Quotes that Inspire Quick Links... Our Website Our Products Our Services More About Breeding Trust The PEP Coach Breeding Success Blog Featured Article   Isn't It Strange? 1. Isn't it strange how a 20 dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to church, but such a small amount when you go shopping?   2. Isn't it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you're at church, and how short they seem when you're watching a good movie?   3.. Isn't it strange that you can't find a word to say when you're praying, but you have no trouble thinking what to talk about with a friend?   4. Isn't it strange how difficult and boring it is to read one chapter of the Bible, but how easy it is to read 100 pages of a popular novel?   5. Isn't it strange how everyone wants front-row-tickets to concerts or games, but they do whatever is possible to sit at the last row in Church?   6. Isn't it strange how we need to know about an event for Church 2-3 weeks before the day so we can include it in our agenda, but we can adjust it for other events at the last minute?   7. Isn't it strange how difficult it is to learn a fact about God to share it with others, but how easy it is to learn, understand, extend and repeat gossip?   8. Isn't it strange how we believe everything that magazines and newspapers say, but we question the words in the Bible?   9. Isn't it strange how everyone wants a place in heaven, but they don't want to believe, do, or say anything to get there?   10. Isn't it strange how we send jokes in e-mails and they are forwarded right away, but when we are going to send messages about God, we think about it twice before we share it with others?   More perceived strange paradoxes and questions --- Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?   Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they know there is not enough?   Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?   Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?   Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?   Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?   Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?   Whose idea was it to put an 'S' in the word 'lisp'?   If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?   Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?   Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?   How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures? How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?   And my FAVORITE...... The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.  :-)   Stupidity Only in America Why do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the  back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front? Only in America   Why do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and -- a diet coke?  Only in America   Why do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to   the counters? Only in America   Why do we leave cars worth thousands of  dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the  garage? Only in America   Why do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight?  Only in America Why do we use the word 'politics'  to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin  meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'?  Only in America   Why do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering?   EVER  WONDER ...Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin ?   Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed?   Why don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?   Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?   Why is it that doctors call what they do 'practice'?   Why is lemon juice made with artificial  flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?   Why is the man who invests all your money   called a broker?   Why is the time of day with the  slowest traffic called rush hour?   Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?   Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?   Why do they sterilize the needle for  lethal injections?   You know that indestructible  black box that is used on airplanes?   Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?!   Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?   Why are they  called apartments when they are all stuck together?   If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?   If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal? :-) ___________________________   Beauty of Math! 1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321   1 x 9 + 2 = 11 12 x 9 + 3 = 111 123 x 9 + 4 = 1111 1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111 12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111 123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111 1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111 12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111 123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111   9 x 9 + 7 = 88 98 x 9 + 6 = 888 987 x 9 + 5 = 8888 9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888 98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888 987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888 9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888 98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888 Brilliant, isn't it? And look at this symmetry: 1 x 1 = 1 11 x 11 = 121 111 x 111 = 12321 1111 x 1111 = 1234321 11111 x 11111 = 123454321 111111 x 111111 = 12345654321 1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321 11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321 111111111 x 111111111=12345678987654321   Now, take a look at this 101% From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:   What Equals 100%?   What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?   If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is equal to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26   Then : H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%   And: K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%   But: A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%   THEN, look how far the love of God will take you:   L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D 12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%   Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:   While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It's the Love of God that will put you over the top!     If you've read down this far, then you should be rewarded.  In March or April, I'm offering Membership subscription options that will provide valuable features and bonuses, like access to all six years of back issues -- and here's a free preview of the page by clicking on the Archives below:   Archives     Good Monday morning! Chelsea Clinton recently discussed current events with a US Soldier. She asked him; 'As an American fighting Soldier, is there anything that really frightens you'? As brave as he was, he said; 'There are only three things that truly frighten me'.   Osama   Obama   And   Yo Mama   :-) ______ If you love cats, dogs or animals, you'll LOVE this hilarious site:  http://icanhascheezburger.com/   Browse the thousands of humorous pictures. You can choose a cute picture of a kitten or puppy, and put any text into the photo and it's yours for the keeping!   How many times have you said or heard, "I just can't seem to find the time."   -- like it must be searched and found!  What about instead, thinking differently, to MAKE the time.  Yes, you can actually MAKE TIME. This newsletter comes out every other Monday, now to over 7,900 subscribers in over 25 countries.  Today, I received this note from one of you: Charlie, What an absolute treat it has been to receive your Monday morning newsletter.  Not only has it changed my life, but it makes for a more pleasant life experience.  Was there a newsletter yesterday?  I guess I am spoiled and need to have my Monday morning jolt on a Tuesday!!!! If not, I'll hold on with great strength awaiting next Monday's edition! Thanks, Myrna (in Virginia) Myrna's "great strength" is four things, and they apply to all of us:  our attitudes, our knowledge, our skills and our faith.  If you'd like to learn how to "make time" access MAKING TIME>   ____________________________ Is Marital Fidelity Strange Today? From the NY Times, Feb. 15th, 2008 Like the overheated characters on television soap operas, a lot of the research into American sexual behavior has not done much for the notion of marital fidelity. Some studies suggest that 30 percent to 70 percent of married men and women have had affairs. Now, just in time for Valentine's Day, a random nationwide public opinion sampling gathered by the Gallup Organization is offering what it calls new evidence to the contrary: that married Americans may be more monogamous than most people believed and that fidelity and love are thriving. The findings are in a report, ''Faithful Attraction,'' written by the Rev. Andrew M. Greeley, the Chicago priest, sociologist and novelist. He concludes from the Gallup data that fewer than one in 10 currently married people have been unfaithful to their spouse. Fidelity, Prayer, Baths ''Marital fidelity is epidemic in America,'' Father Greeley says in his article, which will appear in the March issue of the magazine Psychology Today. Among other things, his statistical snapshot of modern marriage concludes not only that four out of five married people say they would marry the same person again but also discloses that 61 percent of married people pray together; 39 percent take baths or showers together and 20 percent have bought erotic underclothes. But among some sex researchers and sociologists - and cynics - the poll, described as a survey on family and religion and commissioned by Psychology Today and two national television programs, King World's ''Inside Edition'' and ABC's HOME show - is likely to raise as many questions as it proposes to answer. The survey, based on a nationwide telephone sample of 657 currently married - and not separated - men and women over the age of 18 had a a margin of sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points. Its findings take sharp issue with the findings of icons like Dr. Alfred C. Kinsey, the sex researcher who, in the 1950's, suggested that as many as half the married men of the time and a quarter of the married women had had extramarital affairs. Priest Is Called Naive The survey also contradicts the more recent work of writers like Shere Hite, whose 1987 study, ''Women and Love: A Cultural Revolution in Progress,'' concluded that 70 percent of women married more than five years were having affairs. Her research was later attacked as crude and representing only the discontented. Colin J. Williams, the former senior researcher for the Kinsey Institute in Indiana, ridiculed Father Greeley's work as ''very naive'' and among other things criticized Gallup's use of a telephone survey to ask people about their sex life. ''If I were having an affair, I sure wouldn't answer their questions about extramarital sex if my wife is in the next room,'' said Mr. Williams, a sociologist at Indiana University's Indianapolis campus. ''What if someone picks up the extension? How do I know for sure who is even calling? Like a lot of Father Greeley's work, it makes great pulp fiction, but it's hardly science.'' But Tom W. Smith, director of the General Social Survey at the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center, said the work by Father Greeley and Gallup is important because random, scientific polling techniques had been used to address questions of sexual behavior. 'The Most Underresearched' ''Given the importance of sexual behavior and its broad social implications,'' Mr. Smith said, ''there is no question this is the most underresearched topic among all the social sciences.'' It was data from the National Opinion Research Center's annual General Social Survey that inspired Father Greeley to write his current report. In 1988 and 1989, inspired by growing concern over AIDS, researchers asked four specific questions about sexual behavior. The questions were on a questionnaire that the respondents filled out and sealed in an envelope, a method intended to increase faith in confidentialty. The respondents were asked how many sexual partners they had in the previous 12 months. When Father Greeley and Mr. Smith tabulated the data for married people, they found that fewer than one in 20 said they had more than one sexual partner over the previous 12 months. ''The numbers astonished me,'' Father Greeley said. Future Research Agenda Michael Hout, chairman of the sociology department at the University of California at Berkeley, said the Gallup survey should be regarded ''as a first step, an important step,'' adding, ''The questions Rev. Greeley is raising ought to help shape a future research agenda.'' Dr. Pepper Schwartz, a sociologist at the University of Washington, agreed with the call for an agenda, but said she thought the Gallup numbers on infidelity were too low. At the same time, Dr. Schwartz said she thought it was possible that her research for the 1983 book ''American Couples'' (which she wrote with Philip Blumstein) might have given a higher incidence of infidelity than there was then in the general population because her respondents were not scientifically chosen. Of the people with whom Dr. Schwartz and Mr. Blumstein talked, about 30 percent of the husbands who had been married more than 10 years said they had had extramarital affairs and about 20 percent of the wives did. ''It's true that the conventional wisdom says infidelity is relatively common,'' Dr. Schwartz said. ''But we often disregard the large portion of the population who are, for example, very religious or very inhibited.'' Father Greeley said the view that infidelity is widespread was underscored even in the Gallup survey. Even though less than one in 10 respondents indicated unfaithfulness to the spouse, he said, only a quarter strongly agreed with the proposition that ''most couples are faithful to one another.'' NY TIMES Full Story here ________________________________ Work Problems?  How Strange Earlier this week, I had a questioner pose this question to me at AllExperts.com and the answer may be useful to you or a colleague: Subject: Issues at work. Question: Hello. Recently I started a new job. It started out good but now its not so great. I am new to a lot of the applications / environments and I have been given a task, one of which I have self learnt for the most part. But when I asked a question about how to add a hyperlink for Visio one of the team members got rather annoyed that I couldn't grasp the concept immediately and I have worked for organizations where it has been ok to ask & re-ask but this chap decided to have an out right spat which in my opinion I deem to be extremely unprofessional. I brought this to the attention of my manager but she I felt has not really dealt with the issue but rather has asked me to perhaps think about the delivery of my questions? I am very polite, I always say excuse and ask if people are busy and if they are I tell them it is ok we can book a time later? Surely this can't be a crime that I've committed but I've penned guilty for this one somehow? Any thoughts on making improvements? CJ Answer: CJ, Yes, here's some suggestions for improvement to prevent this from happening again: - Dr. Albert Acrabian from UCLA says that over 50% of our communications reception is non-verbal, meaning body language, tone of voice (where your boss might have been coming from), facial expressions, etc. Tone of voice is something to pay special attention. Start your awareness of this phenomena ...at home. - When someone gets their hair up (or so you think or perceive that they are uncooperative, impatient or not kind to you), realize that sometimes you catch people at a bad time AND more importantly, don't react with their attitude with some of the same..but instead, kindness, impartiality, and courtesy (you might've even say to yourself, "I won't take this personally, or allow it to affect my day, my attitude.") To learn more about this, read "Emotional Intelligence" by Daniel Goleman... then watch the movie, Forrest Gump or if you've seen it, the movie Pay It Forward. - Yes, it should be OK and re-OK to ask for help. Choose whom you ask carefully. Some people are just not helpers, and you shouldn't continue to go to them. - Realize the competence breeds trust. The more competent you are, the more trust you'll gain for yourself from your co-workers. - Don't take these kinds of things to your manager. Why? As a manager myself for over 25 years myself, I like people to solve their own issues. Hey, if you bring me a problem, bring me 3-4 ideas on possible solutions, too. If you do that, you'll separate yourself from the pack. Because someone is unhelpful to you, what do you expect her to do with that information? get the chap a scolding? (she already knows this guy is tempermental and non-helpful, don't you think?) - Do this first: Read the book (#2 non-fiction bestseller of all times), How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie. Seriously, if you follow those 30 principles, you'll greatly reduce any friction with people, in all areas of your life, I promise you. I hope this helps you, and thanks for asking the question...which by itself says many important and good things about you! Keep asking.. Charlie www.thepepcoach.com/home.htm Quotes that Inspire  "Forgiving is not forgetting; it's actually remembering--remembering and not using your right to hit back.  It's a second chance for a new beginning.  And the remembering part is particularly important, especially if you don't want to repeat what happened." - Desmond Tutu, Cleric & Civil Rights Leader "The time to win a fight is before it begins." - Frederick W. Lewis "The real test of a man is not how well he plays the role he has invented for himself, but how well he plays the role that destiny assigned to him." - Jan Patocka, Philosopher & Activist "Optimism doesn't wait on facts.  It deals with prospects.  Pessimism is a waste of time."  - Norman Cousins, Editor & Writer "Form the habit of making decisions when your spirit is fresh.  To let dark moods lead you is like choosing cowards to command your armies." - Charles Horton Cooley, Socialogist & Educator "If you let others dictate how you feel, you're going to be pretty miserable."  - Danny Wuerffel, Heisman Trophy winner, football player "In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less." - Lee Iacocca, Retired Automobile Executive "I think remorse ought to stop biting the consciences that feed it."  - Ogden Nash, Poet "Disregard your complaints and discover your gratitude.  Release your trouble and restate your blessings." - Charlie Breeding "If you have achieved any level of success, then pour it into someone else.  Success is not success without a successor."  T. D. Jakes, Cleric For ideas as to how to build a successor by delegating and mentoring, access "The Big Three: Focus, Execution & me"         The Last Word   From Australia: Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia , as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.   Separately, (Prime Minister) Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques .   Quote: "IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.   "This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom. "We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn the language!'   "Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.   "We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.   "This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, "THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'. "If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted."   Maybe if we "Americans" circulate this amongst ourselves, American citizens will find the backbone to start speaking and voicing the same truths.   Here's the link to Snopes.com  confirming the statements - not all by Howard but from several high officials: Urban Legends Reference Pages: Muslims Out of Australia! (http://www.snopes.com/info/faq.asp) If you agree please SEND THIS ON.  If you slightly or adamantly disagree, read on ---   My personal opinion is that Muslims are NOT the enemy; godlessness, greed, mistrust and evil are the enemies.  I have Muslim customers, a few Muslim friends -- hey, we share the same monotheistic God, and the same first five books in the Bible, one in the same!     However, where you're talking about UK, Canada, France or Phillipines -- when cultures are forced to change their cultures, rules and regulations to accommodate one particular faith or culture, then something is amiss -- that's not right.    We (meaning popular society) has put too much emphasis on "acceptance" and "Tolerance" and diversity, which the original intent and meaning of these noble values are worth striving, but they've been bent about in some astounding ways to today.  What do you think?   You can blog me at www.breedingsuccessblog.com (note, site is being re-designed right now) or email me your thoughts at info@breedingtrust.com.   Make it a good day! Charlie Charlie Breeding President, Performance Improvement Institute ~ Belews Creek, NC USA www.breedingtrust.com www.breedingsuccessblog.com www.thepepcoach.com Email: info@breedingtrust.com Save 25% on "Making Time" E-Book   I've developed a new Time Mgt. home-study course that you can read HERE.   You can save 25% on "Making Time: Managing Priorities & Achieving More" by taking advantage of this offer. Effective Feb. 28th, the price goes to $60 but you can receive it for $45 --- or get the first module for $10 by acting today.  Go here to see the three offers.   Offer Expires: Feb. 28th, 2008

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