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No Shortcuts To Success
Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted.
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here are no shortcuts to
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Most people will never wit- ness the turbulence, feel the hurt of failures or know the struggles of long, sleepless nights and limited resources experienced by those that are
deemed to be successful. Al- though it may seem like a busi- ness or a person became an overnight wonder, there is more than likely, a sacrificial, behind the scenes story, that has led to their glory.
There is no true shortcut or overnight success. Any success secrets that anyone could ever give you only works if you work it. The operative word you need to focus on is work.
I believe in the premise that hard work won’t kill you, because no one ever drowned in their own sweat. You must work at being successful. You must work at being committed to your passions. You must work with a laser precision and focus. You must work to
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Hurricane Matthew: When All Life Matters
he tongue-twister “She sells sea shells by the
seashore” is suddenly not so funny when referring to what may possibly have been the worst hurricane in Western world history. Facing winds topping 150 miles per hour, no wonder a usually low-key, laid back Gover- nor Rick Scott went on television and said to Florida’s east coast, point blank, “Leave or die.”
Yet, we were informed certain die-hards were telling Good Governor Rick the same thing a Southern Senator told Barack Obama, years ago: “YOU LAAAAH!!” So, there you are.
But being unwilling to believe, too many people are like mules who during a storm, refuse to come out of the rain, and even though most weather forecasters were doubting Matthew would visit us here in Hillsborough County, a kitchen pantry stocked with cans of tuna or soup wouldn’t be a bad idea, as would packs of drinking water, toilet paper, batteries, and other necessary items to guarantee health and combat hunger whenever a hur- ricane comes knocking.
Meanwhile, this might also be an opportunity for Hills- borough County to reach out a hand of help to Florida’s east coast, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Jamaica, the Bahamas and maybe other nations in the Caribbean who have already been hammered by a “category 4” hur- ricane that makes Katrina look like a category 2 water- spout. What we’re saying to you readers is don’t treat any hurricane like just another political distraction.
“Yet, maybe, Hurricane Matthew is simply a reminder for us Americans regarding the issue of “life matters” that when it comes to the worst storm of the century, all life matters because all life is at risk. (Sometimes, we make the mistake of thinking that life begins and ends with us. Ask Hurricane Matthew if that’s a true statement).
Trump Being Trump
n case you were wonder-
ing where the loud blast you heard last Friday night came from, it was the sound of Donald J. Trump using a shotgun to blow off both of his feet. And all of the commotion that followed was merely the noise created by his die-hard supporters who were desper- ately attempting to ignore the self-inflicted damage while dragging his crippled body for- ward.
Just when you thought this presidential election cycle couldn't get any more scan- dalous the release of a video, that catches "The Donald" gas-bagging about how his celebrity status affords him the opportunity to grope fe- male body parts in public and recalling the moves he made in an attempt to bed a married woman, has lowered the dig- nity of this race for the White House to unprecedented levels of depravity. And the sad part is that, with the month of Oc- tober known for springing these types of surprises on the electorate, there may be even more outlandish revelations on the way.
In the midst of this debacle,
the question I can't help but ask is, "Should we really be surprised by Trump's latest display of crudeness?" I mean, seriously, this is the same guy who criticized Carly Fior- ina's face, insulted Senator Ted Cruz's wife, and who called the former Miss Uni- verse "a pig."
Is it that alarming that a man, who carries himself in such an undignified manner in front of the world, would speak and act so crassly when he thinks no one is watching or listening? I think it would be more shocking if we found out that Trump was actually a gentleman when the cam- era's were off.
To me this is, in essence, Trump being exposed as the type of person many of us be- lieved he was all along. The video clip was just physical confirmation.
What I find disingenuous about the entire episode are the people, who once whole- heartedly supported Trump, now quickly attempting to dis- associate themselves from him. It is as if they're only now discovering a creepy part of Trump's personality that
they didn't realize existed a year ago.
The thing that's most laugh- able though was Trump's re- sponse after the controversy exploded. Instead of just apol- ogizing and moving on, part of his defense was that his con- versation with Access Holly- wood's Billy Bush was simply "lockerroom talk," the same kind of language he claimed he heard from Bill Clinton on a golf course. I guess, in his mind, mentioning that someone else was equally as vulgar somehow makes his actions more palatable.
When it’s all said and done I don't believe there's any doubt that this election will go down as truly the most inter- esting and bizarre in America's history. And, as much as we probably hate to admit, the ridiculousness of Trump will be documented as the major reason.
I just hope after it's all over, and he returns to one of his ivory towers where he'll laugh about how he made fools of us all, that he decides to pursue his true calling by telling jokes on stage at a local Improv or inside of a big-top juggling bowling pins and making bal- loon animals because that is absolutely, without a doubt, where he definitely belongs.
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What You See Is Too Often What You Get!
e tried to tell you, but you wouldn’t listen. So,
maybe now, some sane voters will believe Donald Trump’s Donald Duck assertion “I could stand in the mid- dle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and not go to jail” (quaaack-quack-quack-quack)! Clearly, this “I don’t have to follow the rules” egomaniac knows that he could “moon” the American public on world-wide television and not lose a single vote.
In true American double standard fashion, had Presi- dent Barack Obama said or done one fifth of the things Trump has gotten away with, President Obama would have been impeached or put on a waiting list for a room at Chattahoochee.
Among Trump supporters are too many Americans who believe that despite filing bankruptcy four times, Trump is an astute businessman, and they defend Trump’s mistreatment of women while being bellicose apologists regarding his mocking of other people’s dis-
abilities, and swear they will support those tax laws that allow profitable companies to take advantage of Republican-inspired self-serving tax breaks and loopholes to avoid paying taxes.
Moreover, Trump’s habit of lying twice as many times as Hillary Clinton (according to PolitiFact); of viewing Communist leaders favorably; being prepared to rip health in- surance immediately from 11.3 million Americans; speaking disparagingly of ethnic and religious groups; refusing to release his tax returns; and attacking his opponents for be- haviors he himself has engaged in seems not to matter to his supporters.
Indeed, the adage, “What you see is what you get” comes to mind when considering both candidates. True, neither of them is perfect. But when assessing both candidates’ mental health, stability, intelligence, experience on foreign diplomatic relations, com- passion for children, economic programs, and history of attacks on Black American housing and criminal justice rights, we pick Hillary Clinton.
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