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Smellovision
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Issue 402 -- April 01, 2008
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3. 48
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1. Smellovision
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4. Humor
-- Some Thoughts on Exercise
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5. 48
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One quarter of this year
is now past. Have you completed 25% of what you wanted to
accomplish this year? If you wanted to learn a new language, are
you taking classes? If you determined to lose 40 pounds this year,
have you lost 10? If you wanted to get a promotion, have you talked
to your boss? If you want to start your own business, have you at
least written a business plan?
We know we can’t expect things to get better unless we do something
different. I frequently ask people who talk about wanting more
success, “What are you willing to change?”
If you have initiated change then you have begun the process toward
better results.
Change does not always bring progress, but progress always
requires change.
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on Wednesday morning.
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Yes, this is April 1st,
and you know what that means. No, I won’t be promoting any prank or
hoax here. I’ve learned too well that with any conceivable
distortion, someone will actually believe it. A few years ago I
announced that since I was getting all these letters from Nigeria
promising me money, I would simply divide it up and send it to our
readers. I was deluged with letters thanking me in advance, letting
me know that now they would be able to pay the rent, or that their
prayers had been answered. Yessiree – it cured me of ever using
satire or cynicism in something I print. I do, however, still find
some of the great hoaxes amusing – and trust that most of you do as
well.
Here are just a few of the most famous April Fool’s pranks:
- In 1992 National
Public Radio's Talk of the Nation program announced that
Richard Nixon, in a surprise move, was running for President
again. His new campaign slogan was, "I didn't do anything
wrong, and I won't do it again."
- In 1996 the Taco
Bell Corporation announced that it had bought the Liberty Bell
and was renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. Hundreds of
outraged citizens called the National Historic Park in
Philadelphia where the bell was housed to express their anger.
Their nerves were only calmed when Taco Bell revealed, a few
hours later, that it was all a practical joke. Incidentally,
Taco Bell also reported as fact that sales increased by
$500,000 on April 1st and $600,000 on April 2nd over the prior
week’s same day sales.
- In 1993 a German
radio station announced that officials in Cologne had just
passed an unusual new city regulation. Joggers going through
the park would be required to pace themselves to go no faster
than six mph. Any faster, it was felt, would unnecessarily
disturb the squirrels who were in the middle of their mating
season.
- In 1965 BBC TV
featured an interview with a professor who had just invented a
device called "smellovision." This miraculous
technology allowed viewers to experience directly in their own
home aromas produced in the television studio. The professor
offered a demonstration by cutting some onions and brewing
coffee. A number of viewers called in to confirm that they
distinctly experienced these scents as if they were there in the
studio with him. Since no aromas were being transmitted,
whatever these viewers thought they smelled coming out of
their TV sets must be chalked up to the power of suggestion.
And finally, one of my favorites:
- In 1998 Burger King
published a full page advertisement in USA Today announcing
the introduction of a new item to their menu: a
"Left-Handed Whopper" specially designed for the 32
million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement,
the new whopper included the same ingredients as the original
Whopper (lettuce, tomato, hamburger patty, etc.), but all the
condiments were rotated 180 degrees for the benefit of their
left-handed customers. The following day Burger King issued a
follow-up release revealing that although the Left-Handed Whopper
was a hoax, thousands of customers had gone into restaurants
to request the new sandwich. Simultaneously, according to the
press release, "many others requested their own 'right
handed' version."
Be careful what you
believe. Sometimes wishful thinking makes us susceptible to
believing what is not likely to be true. With the pressure to be
leaders in news, I suspect that much of what we hear as TV “news”
ends up being untrue as well.
Develop your thinking skills to “discern.” This is a wonderful word
normally viewed as spiritual insight. It's defined in the
Merriam-Webster dictionary as “the power to see what is not evident
to the average mind.”
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Being April 1st, getting
spring fever, seeing friends who have gone on to better things –
these all can give you the urge to just turn in your resignation
letter. Well, here’s help. This site makes it very easy to play out
that fantasy. You can identify all the unique characteristics of
your job, pinpoint your feelings about your boss, list your next
career (aroma therapist) and in general, vent your job frustration.
Then hit “Write it” and you will see your instant customized
Resignation Letter.
Just make sure your current boss isn’t looking over your shoulder:
I Quit
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Each week I create a new
online radio podcast — that you can hear on Dan’s Online Radio Show.
Joanne and I have been in California celebrating our anniversary
and relaxing with friends. I don’t have this week’s podcast up yet
but will catch up before the week is over.
At a quick glance I’m looking forward to answering some questions
like these:
1. Dan, I love your podcasts. Thank you for using your gifts to
inspire others. At 53, I have made the decision that I need to
leave my 2-hour a day commute and >$100k job in order to regain
my life, peace and joy. I’ve worked in this job for 10 years and
have great benefits, but I just can’t bear the thought of
continuing.
2. Dan - My wife owns a home catering business and wants to
bottle/sell her line of signature sauces & salsa. Any ideas on
how to get started with this? Thanks!!
Your questions continue to inspire and motivate me. There really
are at least good solutions for most any situation – even if it’s
not a perfect solution, you can move through where you are to a
better future – if you create a plan of action. Few people are
really trapped or stuck.
If you have a question, just click on this 48 Days Online Radio
link and you can ask about starting your own business, getting a
better job, or finding your purpose in life.
That’s the same place you can listen to this week’s broadcast
immediately – no downloading – no wait. 48 Days Online Radio
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(It’s a new month and a
new quarter. Maybe you need some new motivation for the exercise
goals you set for this year.)
- I joined a health
club last year, spent about 400 bucks. Haven't lost a pound.
Apparently you have to show up.
- I have to exercise
in the morning before my brain figures out what I'm doing.
- I don't exercise at
all. If God meant us to touch our toes, he would have put them
further up our body.
- My grandmother
started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 now
& we don't know where she is!
- I like long walks,
especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
- I have flabby
thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.
- If you are going to
try cross-country skiing, start with a small country.
- I don't jog. It
makes the ice jump right out of my glass.
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“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.”
Napoleon Hill
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