Since no one is teaching us how to BE our age, I guess we have to ACT our age. #LostTraditions #ActYourAge #BeYourAge #Maturity #ADULTHOOD

The only way to get someone to love you is for them to VOLUNTEER to love you. If they don't volunteer, they CAN'T love you. #HelpLove

10.10.10 will be good for 50% of the NFL teams playing today and bad for %50 of the NFL teams playing today. #EndSuperstition

Unifying the names of some of my main groups on Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, and Yahoo under the name Brandergy.com #Branding #Brandergy

Because we all have a M.E.M.O.R.Y., Making Everyone Miserable Only Ruins YOU!! #MEMORY #Miserable (Welcome a happy thought into your head.)

It's virtually impossible to not see success. Examples of success are SURROUNDING you! Copy the success that's WITHIN YOUR VIEW! #Success

Just as you take a physical shower to clean your body, take an emotional shower to clean your spirit. Emotional shower = self-talk

Isn't it obscene that 2 people who start out doing everything to love each other can turn into to 2 people determined to destroy each other?

It's NOT the day/date! On every birthday, someone died. On every *deathday*, someone was born. Don't let dates control you. #EndSuperstition

What are spiritual beings without human bodies? Not enough! So, #EXERCISE! #EatRight! #RestRight! #ThinkRight! #PrayRight! #BelieveRight!

Accidental prosperity is not a healthy objective... #IntentionalProsperity

Can you handle being laughed at by friends? Are you strong enough? (The hardness of your head suggests hard times may come. #KeepSTRONG)

A receding hair line is just Nature's way of getting the hair out of your eyes so you can THINK MORE CLEARLY! :-) #ThinkMoreClearly

How to invent a superstition: Stop Thinking! #EndSuperstition

GENEROSITY.

I HATE cancer!!!!! (Upon hearing the voice of one of my very best friends sounding so different as he tells me for the first time his cancer metastasized from skin to lungs.))

"What good is motivation you can't remember?" (And, too, how often do we FORGET WHAT motivates us?) VMW #WrightHand #Motivation #ItsTheHand

It's not just you! http://facebook.com looks down from here. (According to: http://ping.fm/c5gqb )

What is will-power but F.O.C.U.S.? (Fundamentals Of Concentrating Under Stress (If you're not under stress, you don't need FOCUS...)) #FOCUS

How to tell if your life is in trouble: when your will-power is too weak. (Strengthen your will to take NECESSARY action.) #WillPower #Volition

One of the greatest beautification projects you can ever participate in is the one in which you beautify your spirit. TRY IT! :-) #Spirit

Even a brand new baby has to stop whining long enough to receive sufficient nutrients to make it stronger. (So, #StopWhining & #SMILE !:-))

Give discipline a chance.

Do you APPLY the K.I.S.S. Principle? ('Keep it simple stupid'... (emphasis on *SIMPLE*) (SEE: http://ping.fm/5LzfW ))

If you think STUFF makes you happy, LOOK at your friends who already HAVE the stuff you want & see if they are happy because of their stuff...

Teasing a wonderful friend with this serious question: "Do you realize how many people LOVE YOU? Can you FEEL it?"

Someone has to care about that thing which is greater than us and which sustains us: COMMUNITY. Is it you? #MoreThanMe #GreaterThanI

Reluctantly conceding that the red in hot sauce is not sufficient to count as 1 of the 5 colors we need for a healthy daily diet. :-( (:-))

What do you get from bullying someone TO DEATH? When your victim is dead, what do you gain? Do you look better in your MIRROR? Do you dream better dreams when you sleep?

Did you SNEAK into life? Or were you born legitimately? If you were born on the planet legitimately, ACT LIKE IT! Stand UP! Speak UP! Don't HALF live!

LOL = Living Old Lies (If you can recognize them and stop them, then, stop them and truly live.) #NewDefinitions

Are your 5,000 Facebook connections ALL THE SAME? Or do you have to be FLEXIBLE AND STRONG enough to meet them at THEIR point of comfort? #SocialMedia

Don't forget to INTEGRATE your heart, your mind, your soul, your body, and your EMOTIONS! #IntegralYou #IntegralMe

WHO ARE YOU? "I am my CONNECTOME"! (Whatever you may think of neuroscience, YOU NEED to see THIS video...) http://bit.ly/connectome

We're reading messages from many other friends each day so, a little "invitation mercy" goes a long way...invite only when you NEED us...

Laughing my head off upon discovering that an online friend I've been talking with is 6'10"! (All this time I thought he was 6'1", at MOST)

The world charges you a higher percentage of your earnings to live poor than it does for you to live rich. (So, you might as well GET RICH! :-))

Commitment. PUNCTUALITY. Dedication. Follow Through... Society has worked out some pretty good success tools for you. Are you USING them?

It's easy to forget what miracles we each are...

One day your body is going to have a conversation with you which you won't want to hear. The better you understand your body, the better.

Your success depends upon whether or not you can understand your future...

You can't sleep because you don't have a process for turning off all the energy you consume. (You TURN OFF your car, computer, televisions.)

Why should I automatically trust an astrophysicist any more than I automatically trust a minister? BOTH have to PROVE their trustworthiness.

Most people aren't truly lazy but, rather, unclear as to an objective which fits them. Once we find OUR OBJECTIVE, we find the energy.

What good does it do you to know everything in the Bible if you don't apply it? #AppliedChristianity #BelievingInBeliefLongEnough

Set expectations FOR YOURSELF! (What do you expect FROM YOURSELF? (WHEN do you expect it? (When are you going to ACT to help it come true?)))

Addiction ISN'T a bad thing. Addiction to bad things is a bad thing. Addiction to saying good things to your kids is good. Addiction to saying bad things to them isn't.

Optimism is not some silly little power among those a human can possess. It is ESSENTIAL even to the most morbid among us who choose to live.

One of the BEST USAGES of "stress" is that it's a virtually perfect excuse for comfort food! (Such as the world's greatest grilled cheese sandwich! :-))

Ultimately, YOU have to judge whether or not to "...judge not..."

Don't you have to take INVENTORY of what your own before you can Get Organized??? #GetOrganized

Sometimes, 99% IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH! I ordered 100% BUG-FREE coffee! (May I have my money back, please? (I'll make my own coffee!)) YUCK!!!

Expanding into WHAT? If the Big Bang is eternally expanding, what's it expanding INTO? (Isn't it a good thing enough ROOM to hold a Universe was made BEFOREHAND?)

Have you ever waken up FEELING that everything you could possibly want in this world could be yours IF you could JUST GET ORGANIZED enough??

No matter how intelligent and knowledgeable they may be, egotists make it very difficult to enjoy a good conversation with them...

Um, as to my Facebook status update: I'm NOT married! I just changed the status to see if Facebook will stop putting DATING ADS on my page! :-)

Invitations aren't the only way to get people to join you. Interact to attract. #ThinkInteractions #ThinkAttraction +Vincent Wright

Rules can be helpful but, who wants a rules-based relationship? (NOT ME!!!)

No matter how much fun Facebook is, you still have to protect yourself & be safe. (E.g., don't show your car license plate in your photos.)

DREAM!! NETWORK! BUT, make sure you network the right way to help your dream become REAL!!!!!!!

If you're too nice, someone is GOING to hurt you. If you're too MEAN, someone is going to ENJOY hurting you! (So, be nice! :-))

EAT YOUR POTASSIUM! (Yelled with love! :-) )

4 things to think about for your D.I.E.T. = 1. Diet (food intake) 2. Intention (goal) 3. Exercise (food burning) 4.Time (when to do 1, 2, 3)

Hearing is not the same as listening. You can hear an entire speech without listening. You hear sounds but, you must listen for meaning.

ENTREPRENEURS! Get the money FIRST!! (Else your beautifully designed idea might just die on your computer before anyone ever gets to see it.)

CALLING A TRUCE!!: If the world will leave ME alone for 8 hours, I"ll leave the world alone for 8 hours! (Good night, everyone! :-) )

Unlike dessert after a seriously good meal, I believe we should have laughter BEFORE a seriously good conversation.

How CAN I add you as a Linkedin or Facebook friend if you make NO attempt to introduce yourself? #SocialMediaBestPractices

Don't postpone your happiness waiting for "success". Be happy FIRST! TODAY! That way, whether or not success comes, you'll know happiness.

Exuberance is an essential part of a social media strategy but it, alone, is NOT ENOUGH! Learn best practices, too!

SO, you think you can reach your best life by exercising every muscle in your body OTHER than the 22 needed to smile, eh? Well, GOOD LUCK! :-)

Alcohol and drugs are poor substitutes for the intoxication which comes from INTENSELY LOVING someone...

Please be careful with the negative words you use to describe yourself. You CAN'T be 100% disorganized, nor 100% impatient, nor 100% non-smart. But, TRY to be 100% supportive of yourself.

Breathing is the first thing you learn to do on this planet. Don't let it be the last thing you learn to master. LEARN TO BREATHE WELL!!!!

If I work to bring good gifts to your door & you exhaust our time telling me about your last visitor(s), when will you prepare for MY gifts? (Or do you WANT them?)

Sometimes, nonsense is just nonsense and after awhile, you're just going to have to strengthen yourself to say and mean a real, true "NO!"

Trying to rid the world of as much garlic as I can - one bowl of pasta at a time...:-)

There is no shortcut to real beauty. As the tallest skyscraper needs the deepest foundation, so does the deepest beauty. #beauty #principles

Good night, Ladies and Gentlemen! ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! :-)

I know that they can be reasonably priced these days but, why would you put "PhD" after your name if you haven't EARNED a "PhD"?

If you're looking to philosophize, feel free to talk about "men" or about "women" but, if you're looking to RELATE to ME, talk TO me...

Can you imagine someone saying this?: "You haven't put enough thought into your question so, let me tell you what you're really asking me..."

You won't give respect but you expect respect...??? SERIOUSLY???

So what if you're right? Being right doesn't give you the right to abandon the protocol of mutual respect. Mutuality #Respect #MutualRespect

What good does it do you to give your best to someone who does not welcome and who is not prepared to receive your best? #Discernment

True friendship answers: 1) Can you, will you defend my name in my absence? & 2) Can I, will I defend your name in your absence? #FRIENDSHIP

Relationship Tip: Don't fawn over people who don't like being fawned over... #Dignity

If effectively branding 1 thing takes 100% of your best skill, what happens when you try to brand 2 distinct versions of yourself? #branding

OK, so you want one BUT, do you know what you're going to DO with a mate once you get one? :-)

If someone with a nice accent says something that's nonsense, isn't it still nonsense? #THINK

For the sake of protecting my friends, I routinely delete tweets which include links without explanation. #SPAM

To be happy, make sure your E.Q. (Emotional Quotient) is in balance with your I.Q. (Intelligence Quotient). Smart & miserable is sad.

Have to UNLike ALL Facebook applications in an effort to find out why this shows up in my "Likes" box: http://ping.fm/t2YBN

All life boils down to management of days. Model your life on days because Management Of Days Equals Life = M.O.D.E.L.

If you go to dangerous sites and those dangerous sites grab your ADDRESS book and/or other private information, it's not just YOU who pays..

If you go to dangerous sites and those dangerous sites grab your ADDRESS book and/or other private information, it's not just YOU who pays..

Ever have one of those days where you say to yourself, "If I'm ever going to succeed, it's going to be because of THIS day!"? #LookToThisDay

Remembering T.H.O.S.E. (To Heal On September Eleventh) (September 11, 2001 - September 11, 2010) http://bit.ly/ToHealOnSeptemberEleventh

There are lots of top people in our lives but, how can ANYONE be more important than the woman who gave birth to you? #MOTHERSRULE #FIRST

shhhhhh...the NFL SEASON IS ABOUT TO START! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! YES!!

The best teacher, the best preacher, the best guru, swami, scientist, musician, politician, healer, leader use humor. So do I. So should you. #SMILE :-)

Tip: Rather than sending out Facebook invitations to your friends, post your groups, pages, & events at: http://bit.ly/MyFacebookPowerForum

"Uselessly smart" is of use to no one - other than to serve as a pacifier for the possessor...

hmmm...just noticing that I have more than 3,400 drafts in one of my email clients... I wonder if that's enough to get a book out of it? :-)

What good would 100 Billion Dollars do you unless you have something you want more than you want 100 Billion Dollars? #PricelessThings

Could you invent a yoga or a karate or a jazz or a dance or an art or a template or a system or a program or a logic or a math or a language?

Nice guys are one dimensional. Being nice should be an ASPECT of a whole person. It should be a "capacity". Seek more than being "just nice".

After 2+ years of my best patience, my policy going forward is to reject ALL Grouply invitations. #Grouply

Certain things aren't meant for the entire tribe. Rather, they are meant for your King or Queen. Preserve for the right person. #RoyalGifts

Closing dozens of small Yahoo groups, today... #Grouply

Deleting sources of duplicate tweets in Twitter takes a second set of vigilant eyes. Thanks @PaulDube for sharing his good eyes.

hmmmm...I probably DON'T need to boil the eggs for FIFTY FIVE MINUTES! #PayAttention :-)

Television is teaching me to LOVE SILENCE... #TurnItOff #TurnTVoff (At least for a little while! :-))

You know, you can't do too much in this world without your body so, you might as well take care of it...#EXERCISE

My enemies are welcomed to call me by whatever name they choose - my friends call me by the name I choose...#Vincent

Patterns own you...(so, work with them...)

If you ask me to change and I change, can you stop asking me to change? Are you strong enough to stop asking me to change?

Do you know when you've reached YOUR objective to get me to change?

...is constant change the only change you're seeking...??

Um, should we STOP thinking because Einstein thought so well? (Or should we respectfully think about & question the quotes we so often share?)

REMEMBER: Your beauty is only a LOAN. It is not permanent. And, it's NOT YOU. It is only an aspect of who you are. ENJOY IT but, go deeper..

Here's an odd little statement: "Who cares WHO encourages the most people if they are encouraging the most people?"

Teasing an international friend to be careful with practical English etymology: "There's a BIG difference between "pimp" & "pimple""! :-)

FYI: Don't answer phone calls from: 414-962-9898 - Just got a call - called back number disconnected. (Others have reported the same thing.)

If cheerleading can lead to better performance, can the negative words you use lead to poorer performance? ("Rah, rah!" versus "Nah, nah!")

Sometimes, you've got to break away from another person's orbit. If will-power doesn't work, use relaxation & LET GO. Apples fall from trees.

Things break because of a lack of strength - even friendships. (Are you strengthening your KEY friendships?)

Ever been so exhausted you turn on the faucet and wonder why the lights won't come on? :-)

Enlightenment doesn't care whether a thing is exotic, esoteric, or mundane...enlightenment only cares about one thing: ultimate CLARITY...

Don't disparage marriage...just make sure you recruit right...

P.O.I.S.E. = Power Of Intense Self Esteem

If you're not getting the support you need, stop looking where you've been looking. Instead, strengthen yourself and look further inside. #1

Parents give birth to themselves...#FamilyMattersMost

Failure costs more than success. So, it's extremely important that you DESIGN your success & FOLLOW your design. #DesignForSuccess

There's not just one type of religion, philosophy, political party, restaurant, country, TV station, nor social media site so, why talk about "MEN" as if there's only one type?

You need to PRACTICE what you LOVE. The more you want success, the more you must practice becoming 100% fluent via REAL, AUTHENTIC PRACTICE!

What is love but the recognition of extreme value? (And what is the value of anything without love?)

Don't take it personally but, personally, we CAN'T be friends without communication. So, should you ever decide to be friends, SAY SO.

Seriously looking at my approach to Facebook and reworking my usage of that mega-platform: http://bit.ly/VincentWrightOnFacebook

Optimism CAN be REGROWN...I assure you...

SUPPOSE all 500 Million Facebook members asked Mark Zuckerberg to do them a favor & repost ONE message. He couldn't do it! Nor can those of us who have 5,000 connections.

I like two things: 1.) serious things and 2. ) silly things

When you MUST master something which is hard to learn, use "C.R.U.I.S.E." which stands for "Continue Repeating Until It Seems Easy".

I didn't kill 'em but, it's so interesting to reflect on people whom I used to fight with who're no longer living. Former anger becomes odd.

Could you face the person who's caused the most long-lasting damage in your life? Do you know what you'd say to them? Have you visualized it?

We are what the things we eat eat.

Listening to some old music I USED to LOVE and deciding that *some* things are best left in the past! :-) #MUSIC #Update #Upgrade

Is Facebook helping you to make lots of friends but, costing you an invaluable relationship? #MutualRespect #MutualAwareness

COURAGE!

RELEASE! Let go! If something is too toxic for you, don't compound it by adding bitterness to the mix. Just let go. Just let it go. #RELEASE

Do you know HOW to apologize? Do you know WHEN to apologize? Do you know WHY to apologize? http://bit.ly/TheApologyRegistry #APOLOGIZE

Have you ever paid a SEVERE penalty for loving the WRONG PERSON? Love should be a friend to our lives - not our slave-master. #FriendlyLove

To cut, scissors can't be soft. Scissors must be hard. Scissors must be sharp. To make decisions, be like scissors. Be hard. Be sharp. #CUT

To cut, scissors can't be soft. Scissors must be hard. Scissor must be sharp. To make a decisions, be like scissors. Be hard. Be sharp. #CUT

Pursue happiness. (Indeed, if you're not going to pursue happiness, why pursue what you're pursuing?)

Testing ATTRACTIONESE

If you're in a relationship in which you can't feel the love, you've just got to go for something better. (ALWAYS go for something BETTER!)

You can PRACTICE doing the right thing, you know? (Start with doing a BUNCH of small right things. Then, build up to larger right things.)

Most of us have no idea how disoriented we would have been in this world without the good guiding hands of our parents. #ORIENTATION

To get your business to POP, use this BusWeek podcast on making our business stand out w/intriguing elevator intro http://bit.ly/TongueFuPOP

Sometimes, self-consistency needs to be challenged... +Vincent Wright

What good does it do to search for more & more things to see until you've learned to SEE BETTER? #VISION #MEANING #SearchForMeaning #Context

If there's something in the world better than the thing you lost, don't mourn your loss - get something better! REACH FOR BETTER THINGS!

"A real man doesn't love a million girls. He loves one girl in a million ways." http://t.co/nUzzUKb via @LikeWutNet

Being a Giver does NOT mean that you must give 100% of what you own nor that you must give 100% of your time. Give only what you can afford.

Did anyone ever teach you how to sit? Have YOU ever taught anyone how to sit? (#asana,#padmasana, #siddhasana, #sukhasana, #svastikasana, #vajrasana, #samasana)

Personally, as well as professionally, sometimes, "No" is the most loving thing you can say to a friend. #NO

If not even a GPS can find your happiness in the midst of the CHAOS in your life, your job is to Create Happiness *AHEAD* Of Success (CHAOS)

You can't make someone proud of you. MAKING someone proud of you is an impossibility. Their pride is something they must GIVE to you. #PRIDE

Smart, knowledgeable, hard-working, and BROKE!! Does this make ANY sense in a capitalist society? NOTHING goes better with "BROKE"!

In a few months, you will have forgotten everything that will happen on this day - UNLESS - you declare your PURPOSE, today!!

Why should I limit my conversations to technology OR recruiting OR branding OR writing OR coaching OR yoga OR music when I like them ALL????

It's not just friends OR enemies. The distance in between friends & enemies leaves a lot of room for some good, healthy human relationships.

"Don't get mad! Get money!" http://ping.fm/gsO0K

Ever noticed how often we're told how small the world is - until it's time to clean it up? #earthquake #hurricane #tornado #flood #tsunami

Noticing the word "concentration" misspelled as "Concentartion"in a post about concentration: http://bit.ly/ConcentrationTheUltimateTenacity

EKAGRATA = one pointedness (An excellent first word to start learning words from Sanskrit, one of the most important languages on Earth.)

Have you forgotten how many problems you've successfully solved before the one you're facing today?

Reminder: When you love someone, you're not automatically giving them a license to be rude to you. Rudeness should inform your love/loving.

FOCUS!!

FOCUS!!

FOCUS!!

hmm.. my first book?: "How to Master Differential & Integral Calculus in LESS Than 3-400 Years!" BUY IT TODAY!! (Money back guaranteed! :-))

Its' OK to be stupid about love! But, not relentlessly so! Take a moment to take a breath to reorient & balance yourself. THEN, love again..

I'm super-curious as to how much time it's costing Facebook users to convert from a personal friends' page to a fan/community page.

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