THE ART OF WAR

Oprah had a woman on her show last week who said someone told her she appeared to have a wishbone where her backbone should be. I wish, I wish, I wish………..

That is an interesting idea to ponder. I’ve noticed some people prefer you express a “wish” than to express a “plan”. If you wish you could win the lottery they support you, if you plan to build an empire and earn the same amount than you become offensive. I think those who have a wishbone can’t appreciate those with a backbone. Backbones are made of confidence and conviction, apparently wishbones can get it confused for negative cons- like conceit, contrary, condescending, and then a plain ol’ con. Backbones weren’t built to be broken as wishbones are.

Mr. A and one of his friends will ocassionally refer to someone as a noodle. A noodle is a person that behaves as a wet noodle and will bend and sway with whatever is popular or whatever others around are doing.

If I see everyone going one direction I will go another direction just to not be in the crowd. That can sometimes be a bad thing but I’m willing to brave going against the flow. I find a thrill in battle. I’m a litigator- I chose my profession it didn’t choose me.

I also think that if everyone is agreeing with me then I must be doing something wrong. “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
George Bernard Shaw

In the misquoted words of Kimora Lee Simmons, Life in the Fab Lane-
“it doesn’t matter what you think, it’s what I think that matters.”
” Some people may not like the color of your nails. They may think its too bold. What they don’t understand is you didn’t paint their nails, you painted your nails. ”

I agree with that. You won’t get anywhere worth being if you concern yourself (too much) with others approval, opinions, thoughts and strategies.