tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22869262.post6542325422245067679..comments2023-08-18T01:41:26.539-07:00Comments on SITTINGtheAPPLE: Reflections On SuccessChawwleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363417342736511756noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22869262.post-74838349838928678212007-09-24T08:02:00.000-07:002007-09-24T08:02:00.000-07:00"Sitting the apple" means stepping up to play at t..."Sitting the apple" means stepping up to play at the highest stakes table. I'm hoping to get there some day in life, whether it be at the poker tables or at the game of life.Chawwleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363417342736511756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22869262.post-85071742921038879152007-09-23T14:32:00.000-07:002007-09-23T14:32:00.000-07:00What does "sitting the apple" mean? KGB says it in...What does "sitting the apple" mean? KGB says it in Rounders and we were wondering. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22869262.post-85121950746407055762007-09-18T15:50:00.000-07:002007-09-18T15:50:00.000-07:00It's really great to see you closely examining you...It's really great to see you closely examining your life, Crash. The old adage about the nominal value of a life without introspection, while shopworn, is nonetheless true.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I feel compelled to rush to point out that, while it may APPEAR that the individuals whose rise to enviable socio-economic comfort levels you cite is due in large part to happenstance--to, as you seem to intimate, their ability to recognize and seize an opportunity to circumvent what otherwise might have been a more traditional and definitely more protracted self-elevation--that it was actually their work ethic that led to the very presentation of those self-same opportunities in the first place.<BR/><BR/>I am acquainted with both of the individuals to whom you refer, as you know, and I can tell you without a doubt that their success is due more to their ability to work, work, work toward a goal than to their ability to lie in wait for an opportunity to come along, willy-nilly, and then to pounce upon it.<BR/><BR/>The big boss would not be in the position he is in unless ALL of the other things that were going on in his life had not been in place to enable him to take advantage of the opportunity to change careers the way he did. He would not have been able to take advantage of the opportunity to start his business unless he had demonstrated to himself and those around him that he was the kind of person who could take on the risks involved and to successfully execute the plan to drive his business to the success that it is today.<BR/><BR/>The littler boss would not in the position he is in unless, for example, he had demonstrated to the big boss (and before that, to the big boss's daughter and the big boss's wife) that he was worthy of their trust and love.<BR/><BR/>Does the ability to recognize an opportunity play a role in the realization of your long-term goals? Certainly!<BR/><BR/>But you are more likely to be able to recognize and seize opportunities when you discipline your mind to the idea that along with opportunity comes the tacit requirement to work to realize its full potential.<BR/><BR/>Luck has comparatively little to do with it. Further, those that "wait" for a mentor--a helping hand to hold (or to physically lift them out of their doldrums or over any obstacles) invariably wait for a very, very long time.<BR/><BR/>You ARE smart enough to get what you want. You are MORE than smart enough and more than charming enough and more than good enough. The key is in you. The key is to stop waiting, stop looking for the short-cut, stop hoping that some one or some thing is going to magically transport you from where you are to where you want to be.<BR/><BR/>You are the one.<BR/>You are the thing.<BR/>There is no magic.<BR/>Work is the answer.<BR/>Set a goal.<BR/>Develop a list--a detailed list--of the steps necessary to achieve the goal.<BR/>Execute the steps.<BR/>Do not take any shortcuts.<BR/><BR/>When you have achieved your goal, set another.<BR/><BR/>After a while, you will realize that happiness does not come in the realization of the goal, but in the work you do while getting there.<BR/><BR/>Cliche? Definitely. Untrue? Hardly.<BR/>You'll see.<BR/>P.T. Barnum was arguably the Warren Buffet of his time. I believe it was Mr. Barnum who said, "The harder I work, the luckier I get."<BR/><BR/>Love ya, C.<BR/>Pops<BR/><BR/>P.S.<BR/><BR/>Re-read the post from anonymous back in June that basically tells you the same thing in the vernacular of poker!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com