Tony At 10: SUCCESS - A PERSPECTIVE; BLOG# 140; JULY 18, 2014

THE MESSAGE:

SUCCESS - LET'S PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE

Growing older is a weird notion to wrap your mind around. As you go through life, your perspectives on almost everything will change. At age 20, people who are in their 40's seem old. When a person turns 40 it doesn't seem old at all. You don't feel old at 50. That happens at age 60 ....and so, on it goes.

HOW YOU DEFINE SUCCESS WILL CHANGE AS WELL.

The illustrations below demonstrate another weird reality. Life does indeed come 'full circle'.

At age 2 success is not peeing in your pants.

At age 12 success is having friends.

At age 16 success is having a drivers license.

At age 20 success is having sex.

At age 35 success is having money.

AND THE WORLD CONTINUES REVOLVING

At age 55 success is having money.

At age 75 success is having sex.

At age 80 success is having a drivers license.

At age 85 success is having friends.

At age 90 success is not peeing in your pants.

NEED A BREAK? OKAY LET'S GO BACK AND REVIEW!

NOW HERE'S MORE REALITY:

I look at success the way most men do.

SUCCESS IS NOT HEARING YOUR BELOVED WIFE SAY ONE OF THESE DREADED WORDS EACH DAY:

1) "FINE"

This is the word a wife uses to end an argument when she knows she is right and you need to shut up.

2) "WHATEVER"

A wife's way of telling you that you are full of the excrement from a bovine male. She is really wondering how one man could be so stupid. Then she remembers her father-in-law and shakes her head slightly. Her eyes roll skyward accompanied by a scornful grimace.

3) "OKAY"

Your wife is stalling for time while thinking of the various ways she will make you pay for the boneheaded idea over which you thought you were discussing while she chalked it up as an argument . AGAIN IT'S TIME TO SHUT UP AND GIVE UP!

4) "GO AHEAD"

Do not mistake this for permission. You are hooked. This is her way of feigning indifference while filing and storing the event in the back of her mind to recall and exaggerate it later when the opportunity arises . DO NOT PROCEED!

5) "NOTHING"

Put down that paper dummy! Don't be fooled. You need to be concerned. Figure it out quickly or you will pay! Who called? What did I buy recently? Where have I been? What did I say yesterday? Where's my dog?

THE QUESTION: