Tweak

InsaneJournal

Tweak says, "the fear of a green desk lamp"

Username: 
Password:    
Remember Me
  • Create Account
  • IJ Login
  • OpenID Login
Search by : 
  • View
    • Create Account
    • IJ Login
    • OpenID Login
  • Journal
    • Post
    • Edit Entries
    • Customize Journal
    • Comment Settings
    • Recent Comments
    • Manage Tags
  • Account
    • Manage Account
    • Viewing Options
    • Manage Profile
    • Manage Notifications
    • Manage Pictures
    • Manage Schools
    • Account Status
  • Friends
    • Edit Friends
    • Edit Custom Groups
    • Friends Filter
    • Nudge Friends
    • Invite
    • Create RSS Feed
  • Asylums
    • Post
    • Asylum Invitations
    • Manage Asylums
    • Create Asylum
  • Site
    • Support
    • Upgrade Account
    • FAQs
    • Search By Location
    • Search By Interest
    • Search Randomly

miniless28 ([info]miniless28) wrote,
@ 2010-12-04 10:42:00

Previous Entry  Add to memories!  Tell a Friend!  Next Entry
@@@@@ Again, I pointed deliberately to her notes
@@@@@
Again, I pointed deliberately to her notes On her pad she had written "Robert Kiyosaki, best-selling author
"It says 'best-selling author,' not best 'writing' author
Her eyes widened immediately
"I am a terrible writerYou are a great writerI went to sales schoolYou have a master's degreePut them together and you get a 'best-selling author' and a 'best-writing author'"
Anger flared from her eyes"I'll never stoop so low as to learn how to sellPeople like you have no business writingI am a professionally trained writer and you are a salesman
The rest of her notes were put away, and she hurried out through the j, large glass doors into the humid Singapore morning
At least she gave me a fair and favorable write-up the next morning
The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted peopleWe meet them every dayThey are all around us
A few days ago, my car was not running well I pulled into a garage, and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutesHe knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine
The sad truth is, great talent is not enough
I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earnI heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100,000 a yearI have met brilliant, highly educated people who earn less than $20,000 a y


(Post a new comment)



Home | Site Map | Manage Account | TOS | Privacy | Support | FAQs