Monday Motivation: You have to make things happen!

“Hey, remember that girl at Coastal, the one you wanted to hook up with? The one who wouldn’t give you the time of day?”
Robbie smiled. “Boy, that narrows it down,” he teased.
Sebastian laughed and shook his head. “I think it was a statistics class,” he said. “Remember when I told you if you wanted things to happen with her, you had to make them happen? That you couldn’t just
wait around and hope for it? You had to take the initiative and go get it.”
“Yeah, I remember that,” Robbie agreed.
“And did you get the girl?” Sebastian asked curiously.
Robbie nodded. “Yeah.”
“It’s the same concept, Robbie,” Sebastian continued. “In business, things aren’t just always going to come to you. Sure, sometimes you step in dog shit, but that’s rare. You’ve got to take the bull by the horns and make something happen. Sometimes you have to find a way.”

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Thursday Thoughts: Sometimes you have to give a little to get a little

…sometimes we have to give a little to get a little. If you show a willingness to give a little ground, the other side may also be willing to do the same.

In his case, I laid out the situation real clear for him. I told him what it would cost him in accounting and legal fees, as well as lost time and opportunity, if he wanted to fight it. It would have been far worse than
what he owed.- Sebastian

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Monday Motivation: Be sure you know who you are speaking to.

“He (Sebastian) also had an innate ability to gauge the person he was speaking to and to adjust his commentary accordingly.  For instance, if he was talking to an individual who took their religion very, very seriously, he was always respectful of how far he could push that envelope. The same was true with political back-and-forths; Sebastian knew there was only so far he could go with a differing opinion before the other party would get offended enough to shut down.”

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