1 Intelligent children listen to their parents;
foolish children do their own thing.
2 The good acquire a taste for helpful conversation;
bullies push and shove their way through life.
3 Careful words make for a careful life;
careless talk may ruin everything.
4 Indolence wants it all and gets nothing;
the energetic have something to show for their lives.
5 A good person hates false talk;
a bad person wallows in gibberish.
6 A God-loyal life keeps you on track;
sin dumps the wicked in the ditch.
7 A pretentious, showy life is an empty life;
a plain and simple life is a full life.
8 The rich can be sued for everything they have,
but the poor are free of such threats.
9 The lives of good people are brightly lit streets;
the lives of the wicked are dark alleys.
10 Arrogant know-it-alls stir up discord,
but wise men and women listen to each other's counsel.
11 Easy come, easy go,
but steady diligence pays off.
12 Unrelenting disappointment leaves you heartsick,
but a sudden good break can turn life around.
13 Ignore the Word and suffer;
honor God's commands and grow rich.
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
so, no more drinking from death-tainted wells!
15 Sound thinking makes for gracious living,
but liars walk a rough road.
16 A commonsense person lives good sense;
fools litter the country with silliness.
17 Irresponsible talk makes a real mess of things,
but a reliable reporter is a healing presence.
18 Refuse discipline and end up homeless;
embrace correction and live an honored life.
19 Souls who follow their hearts thrive;
fools bent on evil despise matters of soul.
20 Become wise by walking with the wise;
hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.
21 Disaster entraps sinners,
but God-loyal people get a good life.
22 A good life gets passed on to the grandchildren;
ill-gotten wealth ends up with good people.
23 Banks foreclose on the farms of the poor,
or else the poor lose their shirts to crooked lawyers.
24 A refusal to correct is a refusal to love;
love your children by disciplining them.
25 An appetite for good brings much satisfaction,
but the belly of the wicked always wants more.
Monday, 5 April 2010
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Wisdom for Marketeers
God hates cheating in the marketplace; he loves it when business is aboveboard
2 The stuck-up fall flat on their faces,
but down-to-earth people stand firm.
3 The integrity of the honest keeps them on track;
the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin.
4 A thick bankroll is no help when life falls apart,
but a principled life can stand up to the worst.
5 Moral character makes for smooth traveling;
an evil life is a hard life.
6 Good character is the best insurance;
crooks get trapped in their sinful lust.
7 When the wicked die, that's it—
the story's over, end of hope.
8 A good person is saved from much trouble;
a bad person runs straight into it.
9 The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction;
the common sense of the godly preserves them.
10 When it goes well for good people, the whole town cheers;
when it goes badly for bad people, the town celebrates.
11 When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes;
evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time.
12 Mean-spirited slander is heartless;
quiet discretion accompanies good sense.
13 A gadabout gossip can't be trusted with a secret,
but someone of integrity won't violate a confidence.
14 Without good direction, people lose their way;
the more wise counsel you follow, the better your chances.
15 Whoever makes deals with strangers is sure to get burned;
if you keep a cool head, you'll avoid rash bargains.
16 A woman of gentle grace gets respect,
but men of rough violence grab for loot.
A God-Shaped Life
17 When you're kind to others, you help yourself;
when you're cruel to others, you hurt yourself.
18 Bad work gets paid with a bad check;
good work gets solid pay.
19 Take your stand with God's loyal community and live,
or chase after phantoms of evil and die.
20 God can't stand deceivers,
but oh how he relishes integrity.
21 Count on this: The wicked won't get off scot-free,
and God's loyal people will triumph.
22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout
is a beautiful face on an empty head.
23 The desires of good people lead straight to the best,
but wicked ambition ends in angry frustration.
24 The world of the generous gets larger and larger;
the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.
25 The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed;
those who help others are helped.
26 Curses on those who drive a hard bargain!
Blessings on all who play fair and square!
27 The one who seeks good finds delight;
the student of evil becomes evil.
28 A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump;
a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree.
29 Exploit or abuse your family, and end up with a fistful of air;
common sense tells you it's a stupid way to live.
30 A good life is a fruit-bearing tree;
a violent life destroys souls.
31 If good people barely make it,
what's in store for the bad!
2 The stuck-up fall flat on their faces,
but down-to-earth people stand firm.
3 The integrity of the honest keeps them on track;
the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin.
4 A thick bankroll is no help when life falls apart,
but a principled life can stand up to the worst.
5 Moral character makes for smooth traveling;
an evil life is a hard life.
6 Good character is the best insurance;
crooks get trapped in their sinful lust.
7 When the wicked die, that's it—
the story's over, end of hope.
8 A good person is saved from much trouble;
a bad person runs straight into it.
9 The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction;
the common sense of the godly preserves them.
10 When it goes well for good people, the whole town cheers;
when it goes badly for bad people, the town celebrates.
11 When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes;
evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time.
12 Mean-spirited slander is heartless;
quiet discretion accompanies good sense.
13 A gadabout gossip can't be trusted with a secret,
but someone of integrity won't violate a confidence.
14 Without good direction, people lose their way;
the more wise counsel you follow, the better your chances.
15 Whoever makes deals with strangers is sure to get burned;
if you keep a cool head, you'll avoid rash bargains.
16 A woman of gentle grace gets respect,
but men of rough violence grab for loot.
A God-Shaped Life
17 When you're kind to others, you help yourself;
when you're cruel to others, you hurt yourself.
18 Bad work gets paid with a bad check;
good work gets solid pay.
19 Take your stand with God's loyal community and live,
or chase after phantoms of evil and die.
20 God can't stand deceivers,
but oh how he relishes integrity.
21 Count on this: The wicked won't get off scot-free,
and God's loyal people will triumph.
22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout
is a beautiful face on an empty head.
23 The desires of good people lead straight to the best,
but wicked ambition ends in angry frustration.
24 The world of the generous gets larger and larger;
the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.
25 The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed;
those who help others are helped.
26 Curses on those who drive a hard bargain!
Blessings on all who play fair and square!
27 The one who seeks good finds delight;
the student of evil becomes evil.
28 A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump;
a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree.
29 Exploit or abuse your family, and end up with a fistful of air;
common sense tells you it's a stupid way to live.
30 A good life is a fruit-bearing tree;
a violent life destroys souls.
31 If good people barely make it,
what's in store for the bad!
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
CAN MARKETING HELP CHEATING MEN
This is the message to all people who look like Adam; hang on: I mean men, that life would be better if we view marriage as Marketing. What is marketing? It is anticipating, identifying and satisfying consumer needs profitably. Marriages sometimes become hard because men don’t know marketing.
Just look what marketing says: Marketing research; you have to search women not waiting for them to search for you. Trust me initiatives makes you a leader.
Market segment: You have to segment them and see who fits your personality; all women are not the same. If you don’t do this you will face crisis of crushing with many. Just ask Olly Murs, Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton or our skipper Terry.
Market targeting: you have to target only one; you can’t marry or have every pretty lady you see around, if you force you are heading for trouble; an ancient wisdom which still works today.
Product positioning; you have to create an image which you want to view her; a friend, a mother of your kids or a darling. And maintain that consistent image even when that pretty neighbour crosses in front of your house
Branding; you have to brand her; how people and yourself should view her; for example it can be a very valuable person, or cheap woman. Trust me it is in your mind.
Marketing Management: You have to learn how to manage her and her affairs.
Like I said about marketing research above (read again if you 4got) do you want to be a husband for a day or a week only? Of course not, you want to reign forever. So what’s marketing again?
Just look what marketing says: Marketing research; you have to search women not waiting for them to search for you. Trust me initiatives makes you a leader.
Market segment: You have to segment them and see who fits your personality; all women are not the same. If you don’t do this you will face crisis of crushing with many. Just ask Olly Murs, Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton or our skipper Terry.
Market targeting: you have to target only one; you can’t marry or have every pretty lady you see around, if you force you are heading for trouble; an ancient wisdom which still works today.
Product positioning; you have to create an image which you want to view her; a friend, a mother of your kids or a darling. And maintain that consistent image even when that pretty neighbour crosses in front of your house
Branding; you have to brand her; how people and yourself should view her; for example it can be a very valuable person, or cheap woman. Trust me it is in your mind.
Marketing Management: You have to learn how to manage her and her affairs.
Like I said about marketing research above (read again if you 4got) do you want to be a husband for a day or a week only? Of course not, you want to reign forever. So what’s marketing again?
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
USUAL CALLING WITH UNUSUAL DINNER
The melancholy responsibilities of Pastors have conferred a special dignity in their jobs at least as far as their calling is concerned. Once in a while, however the calling has been known to let them face things in life which are unusual and inexperienced.
In 2004 two pastors had a call to preach in village of Singida-Mbulu region in northern Tanzania called Datooga, where small pastoral remote tribe called Barbaig recides. Being Animism by religion, the Barbaig who speaks Nilotic language called Iraqw take snakes as a stew for their meals. Datooga resides in Singida-Mbulu region in Northern Tanzania. After preaching the whole day the pastors went to sleep to their host pastor, then the challenge came on how to feed them. The quick and easy meal to satisfy them was not enough and to kill a goat was more risk to a host pastor, but the solution came straight in his mind; to find a snake for his visitors. The eldest boy was sent around mid-night with a fifteen minutes time to be back with a snake, and he did within ten only. It was a rat snake the wife prepared and finally the dinner was served in a mat. Everybody was cheerful for the wonderful great tasting meal, but only one of the visiting Pastors knew what it was. To the other Pastor the secret of the “great tasting” meal unfolded the next morning. He told his fellow pastor how the meal was fantastic but “why did they give them only chicken necks , and there was no drumstick or wings at all” he asked; the answer he heard made is hair to straight in his head. “That was a snake, not chicken” the fellow pastor answered. The other pastor stood still with eyes wide opened, after he thanked the fellow pastor anyway for telling him the following day, if he said it the time of the meal or the very night “ I would end up vomiting the whole shit” replied the unaware pastor .
In 2004 two pastors had a call to preach in village of Singida-Mbulu region in northern Tanzania called Datooga, where small pastoral remote tribe called Barbaig recides. Being Animism by religion, the Barbaig who speaks Nilotic language called Iraqw take snakes as a stew for their meals. Datooga resides in Singida-Mbulu region in Northern Tanzania. After preaching the whole day the pastors went to sleep to their host pastor, then the challenge came on how to feed them. The quick and easy meal to satisfy them was not enough and to kill a goat was more risk to a host pastor, but the solution came straight in his mind; to find a snake for his visitors. The eldest boy was sent around mid-night with a fifteen minutes time to be back with a snake, and he did within ten only. It was a rat snake the wife prepared and finally the dinner was served in a mat. Everybody was cheerful for the wonderful great tasting meal, but only one of the visiting Pastors knew what it was. To the other Pastor the secret of the “great tasting” meal unfolded the next morning. He told his fellow pastor how the meal was fantastic but “why did they give them only chicken necks , and there was no drumstick or wings at all” he asked; the answer he heard made is hair to straight in his head. “That was a snake, not chicken” the fellow pastor answered. The other pastor stood still with eyes wide opened, after he thanked the fellow pastor anyway for telling him the following day, if he said it the time of the meal or the very night “ I would end up vomiting the whole shit” replied the unaware pastor .
Friday, 8 January 2010
MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATION
Public Relation is about managing company’s communication. In practice is about making people to talk to or think about you and your company in a positive way, hence enhancing your reputation. PR does this, not by advertising or promotion but by influencing the established news media. This can be achieved by spreading favourable news and emphasizing the positive aspects of an organization its products or services.
Nowadays, Marketing has got under our skin. By this I mean personal brands matters a lot when it comes to success. For example, employers google their prospects employees and find out their other side of life from Global social media such as Facebook etc. Therefore this alerts the importance of personal reputation in the 21st century. There is much to say but a few examples apart from work can be also on Relationship,…I think you know what I mean.
Nowadays, Marketing has got under our skin. By this I mean personal brands matters a lot when it comes to success. For example, employers google their prospects employees and find out their other side of life from Global social media such as Facebook etc. Therefore this alerts the importance of personal reputation in the 21st century. There is much to say but a few examples apart from work can be also on Relationship,…I think you know what I mean.
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