Archive for February, 2008
Show Your Weaknesses
Conventional thinking: I should not show my weaknesses. I need to always be strong in order to gain the respect of others. I should never show my vulnerabilities and admit to my mistakes.
Contrarian thinking: It is OK to show that you are human and that sometimes you make mistakes. Admitting to your mistakes shows maturity, […]
Popularity: 47% [?]
29Feb2008 | goldfish | 0 comments | Continued
Load Up on Credit Card Debt
Conventional thinking: All debt is bad, especially credit card debt. I should get rid of all my credit cards and start using debit cards instead to force myself to only use money that I have in the bank.
Contrarian thinking: You can use debt to your advantage. Credit cards in particular offer a number of incentives […]
Popularity: 47% [?]
23Feb2008 | goldfish | 8 comments | Continued
Less is More
Common sense: In order to succeed I need to do more than the competition. I need to do more work, provide more content, add more option, and so on and so forth.
Contrarian thinking: Less is more. I don’t need to do more busy work. I need to be smarter about the work I do. I […]
Popularity: 48% [?]
17Feb2008 | goldfish | 0 comments | Continued
Don’t Try to Please Everyone
Conventional thinking: In order to be successful I must please my customers, my employees, my investors, my colleagues, my boss, etc. I must make sure the requirements of all my stakeholders are fully met.
Contrarian thinking: If you try to please everyone you will be very ineffective and will end up not completely satisfying the needs […]
Popularity: 39% [?]
11Feb2008 | goldfish | 2 comments | Continued
Change Your Mind
Conventional thinking: I must stick to my convictions even if someone makes a convincing argument that I am wrong. If I give in I will show weakness and people will not respect me.
Contrarian thinking: You have the right to change your mind. Showing that you are willing to listen to others and admitting that you […]
Popularity: 36% [?]
5Feb2008 | goldfish | 1 comment | Continued
I agree with you Sceptic
this is a useful discussion
good blog! 
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There are 4 major inequities in the credit card business.
1.GREED (of the companies)
2.Exorbantly high interest rates (of the companies)
3.Smothering ...
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Thanks for the great and motivating post! I fully agree with you especially on letting your subconscious mind help you ...