Duncan Nugget® #51: The Delusion of Success

What do successful, self-motivated, high-achievers and people who play the lottery have in common?

They’re delusional. 

People are motivated more by the perceived probability of success than the actual probability of success. 

I’m about to go outside in this thunderstorm and fly a kite.

Benjamin Franklin. Delusional. 

It’s 1836, I’m 16 years old, and I’m going to tell the world that slavery is wrong and women are just as good as men.

Susan B. Anthony. Delusional. 

I’ve been in jail for 27 years…guess I should run for president.

Nelson Mandela. Delusional.

The next time somebody calls you delusional because the odds are against you accomplishing your goal, thank him or her for the compliment.

Duncan Nugget® #33: Turn a Pile of Garbage Into A Of Pot Gold

Duncan Nugget® #142: Meet Me Halfway

The Black Eyed Peas have a song out called “Meet Me Halfway”. It reminds me of a time, back in the day, when I saw a guy trying to pick up an attractive woman. She was 50-100 feet away. I guess she liked him because she stopped walking to listen. He asked her to come talk to him.

Her response? 

“Meet me half-way.”

You see Success walking by. She’s hot. She likes you. You want Success to be a part of your life, so you ask her to come talk to you.

Her response?

“Meet me half-way.”

Million-Dollar Question:
Are you waiting on success or 
moving towards success?

Duncan Nugget® #39: Context is Everything

Imagine that it’s 95 degrees. Is that hot? It depends on the context, doesn’t it?

If it’s the middle of February in Philly, 95 degrees is hot. If 95 is the temperature of your oven while you’re trying to cook a turkey then 95 is cold. It’s the same temperature, but the context changes everything.

“That’s not what I meant. You’re taking it the wrong way.”

Does that phrase sound familiar?

Something said the wrong way or taken out of context can spark an argument or start a war. It’s the same set of words, but the context changes everything.

Your problems can propel you or paralyze you. It’s the same scenario, but your frame of reference—the context—changes everything.

Before you assume, believe, or do anything THINK about the context because context is everything.

Duncan Nugget® #66: Black Eyes and Bruises

In the movie Fight Club (starring Ed Norton and Brad Pitt) it turns out that the star characters are alter egos.  (They) he has been traveling around the country starting underground fight clubs and literally beating himself up—black eyes and bruises.

That’s bonkers, right? Of course, you would never do anything like that, would you?

Not so fast…

On average, you say (or think) 150-300 words per minute to yourself. If you are like the average person, most of it is negative. You’re beating yourself up—black eyes and bruises.

You would be ready to rumble if people told you some of the things you tell yourself. Cut it out. This ain’t Fight Club.

Million Dollar Question: 
Aren’t you tired of giving yourself 
black eyes and bruises?

Duncan Nugget® #107: Rule Breakers Rule the World?

Have you ever noticed that many of the greatest people to ever walk the planet were rule-breakers? Rosa Parks, Ghandi, Frederick Douglass, Galileo, Muhammad Ali, Benjamin Franklin, Socrates, Joan of Arc…just to name a few.

Take a risk.

Take a stand.

Find a few rules to break. After all, the word “rule” doesn’t necessarily mean “right.”

HINT: Make sure you’re breaking the rules for a noble cause.

Duncan Nugget® #79: Are You Smart Enough to…?

You have to know what you know, know what you don’t know, and know the difference!

Million-Dollar Question: 
Are you smart enough to know 
how ignorant you are?