The “Cooler” Choice

This is for anyone who reads this and thinks it may be about them.

As we all should know, the world works on the 80/20 rule.  (Look it up if you are unfamiliar)  With that said, 80% of everyone in the world wants to be considered “cool” to some degree.  The rest of the people don’t care about that.  They are straight priority driven people seeking successful results.  For those of us who do like to be cool, where exactly is the line that separates what we are doing and what we should be doing to balance coolness and success? 

I know some wealthy people who are cool.  I know some losers who are cool.  The difference is, whether or not you consider the wealthy person to be cool, it doesn’t matter; they are wealthy.  They’ve done what they need to do to achieve their goals and are now able to support themselves and their families.  No, I’m not saying money is everything.  I’m saying that we all have a purpose in life and it takes resources to fulfill that purpose.  If you’re too cool for school, too cool to work, too cool to put your child’s needs in front of your own, then that’s not cool at all.  I know guys who live with their parents, have no vehicle, and wear their pants below their hips.  If you saw them, you’d probably think they were cool.  However, they wonder why it’s hard for them to land a decent job.  Listen – Good Jobs Want Good People, Not Cool Peeps.  Business is business and not personal.  If you really want something out of life, you have to really put something into it. 

Being cool has its place, but so does success.  Make the cooler choice; do what you have to do to get where and what you need.  THEN you can be as “cool” as you want to be.

-- Wood Butler, Jr. 

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