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Hypocrite – a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.

You know the person. This guy or gal will do ANYTHING to win. Anything to get recognition – even if they are going against everything they teach.

Why is that? Why would someone go against their beliefs and teachings just for recognition? The answer is a simple three letter word.

EGO

Ego causes people to do some pretty horrible things at times. Once some people get a taste of the recognition and accolades they just can’t stop – no matter who they have to hurt or how low they have to sink.

I had a mentor whose ego got so large the past year or so that he has violated almost everything he has taught. It is sad, but I’m actually glad I was finally able to see this guy for who he truly is.

Bottom line – you can only put on a front for so long. Eventually your true colors will shine through.

Make sure you “practice what you preach” in life. It’s just better that way. And don’t put yourself on a pedestal. Then there is no chance of falling off it. You can get seriously hurt when you fall off. If you are going to get up there, know that you will have to live up to what you teach. Teach one thing and live another and you will be found out quicker than anything.

I am appalled at some of the young people who are the future of our country. My daughter (17) and I went to Walmart the other day. Now, understand, I hate going in Walmart to begin with. It’s always crowded and don’t get me started on the newest “Great Value” white boxes all over the shelves.

Anyway…we got a few things and made our way to one of the only four checkouts that were open. After quite a long wait, it was finally our turn to check out. The young girl at the cash register rang up the groceries and the total was $36.23. Without really thinking about it, I handed her $41.25. Two twenties, a one and a quarter. She looked at the money in her hand for a few seconds and then looked at the cash register with a puzzled look on her face.

She then did the one thing that gave her away as someone who doesn’t have a clue…she tried to hand me back the dollar and the quarter and said “It only came to $36.23.” OMG!!! My jaw dropped and I said “Trust me. Punch 41.25 into the register. Everything will work out just fine.” She did and VOILA!! the register told her to give me $5.02 back. She then said…wait for it…are you ready…this was the next thing that told me she didn’t have a clue…

“I still don’t understand why you gave me $41.25″

What in the world do they teach in school these days???? THIS is why I homeschool my kids. No…I take that back…here’s one more “what the he** is wrong with the schools these days?” story:

In 2007 we moved from upstate NY to KY. We enrolled my daughter in school. We were given a day and time to show up at the school and get her schedule. The seniors were passing out the schedules. My daughter’s last name is Spears. She told the girl her name and the girl thumbed through the schedules. She then looked up at us and asked…wait for it…(this one didn’t have a clue either)…

“Does Spears come before or after Smith?”

My daughter and I both looked at each other and (with scared looks on our faces) said “after”. When we got outside we both burst out laughing. K then said to me “Well, Mom, we are in Kentucky now. Maybe Spears comes before Smith here.” and we laughed some more. Every once in a while, when we witness someone doing something…um…less than smart…we say (complete with our fake southern accents) “Does Spears come before or after Smith?”

It took just a few short months for us to realize that public school is not where my daughter needed to be. Both of my kids were reading on a college level at 15 & 16. My son took the GED pretest recently because he was considering getting his GED. The examiner told him that he scored higher on his pretest than he had seen in all of his years as an examiner.

What in the world is wrong with our schools? These kids are the future of our country. And no – it’s not just KY. Kids in NY are the same way. A friend of my son emailed me the other day and I replied “I can’t understand half of what you wrote. I don’t understand you kids’ shorthand so can you use real words?” He called and said he was using real words. I asked him to spell a few words like “address” and “what” and “where”. HE COULDN’T SPELL THEM!!!! He graduated from the public school system this year.

HELP!!! What are they teaching in school?

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I’ve been away from my blogs for a while.  THANK YOU for all of the emails and calls from my blog readers asking if I’m OK!!  I’m more than OK – I’m absolutely wonderful.

I turned 42 on May 25.  I got the best present ever – my boy (who is in a residential therapeutic facility) got to come home on a day pass.  It was great!!  He was able to get a pass last weekend and is home now until Sunday.

But…that’s not the reason I’ve been away from my blogs.

As you may know, I’m a life & career coach.   Everyone needs a coach – even life and career coaches.  I’ve been working with my career coach.  My life was too “busy” with a lot going on but not a lot accomplished.  I’m good at everything I do and I like everything I do.  However, I eventually need to work toward one career.   In a few years my Vitamark business will be able to sustain us income wise, however, I need something fulfilling to do in the meantime and beyond.  I’ve narrowed it down to Virtual Assistant and Life/Career Coach.  I love working with others and when I hear that the people I’m helping are living a better life because of the help I’ve given them, it makes me feel great!!

In honoring my decision to help others, I’ve greatly discounted the cost of my “You Can Redesign Your Life” 3 week course for my blog readers. Here’s what you need to do:

Visit YouCanRedesignYourLife.com to find out about it.

Come back here and click here to pay just $49 instead of the regular$169 for the course.  (I may take this offer away at any time so grab it now if you want it)

This offer has ended, however, you can still get in at the regular price

Many of last year’s participants have implemented what they learned and are now living more fulfilled lives than ever before.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life!!  What will you do with it?

If you have no clue who Susan Boyle of Britain’s Got Talent is, visit here and watch the video before you read any further.

I first saw youtube video (the one mentioned above) of Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent about a week ago.  I cried.  I was in awe.  I was amazed.  I was MOVED.

Everything that I teach hinges on building relationships with people.  How else (other than a TV show like this) can you truly find out what someone’s talent is?  Oh sure, Susan Boyle had her karaoke bar where she sang and she had sung in a few places before.  But…the world didn’t know who she was.

I think the thing that has astonished me more than Susan Boyle’s performance is Piers Morgan.  Piers is not my favorite person.  Before last season’s Celebrity Apprentice, I had no clue who Piers Morgan was.  And, of course, I was rooting for Trace Adkins to win.  My view of Piers was that he’s a callous, crass, obnoxious jerk.  He was rude.  He was mean.  He was nasty.   I couldn’t imagine how in the world someone like Piers could raise the money for charity that he did on that show.  How can someone who is as obnoxious as Piers have friends?

It’s very evident to me now that I had no clue who Piers Morgan is.   I am amazed at all of the kind words I’ve heard Piers say about Susan Boyle.  He seems genuine.  We all know that Piers isn’t one to “sugar coat” things.  He proved that when he won Celebrity Apprentice.  But, here he is gushing over and apologizing profusely to Susan Boyle.  Amazing!!

Just like I first judged Susan Boyle by her physical appearance, I judged Piers by his appearance on a show.  Susan and Piers, I doubt either of you will ever read this, but I sincerely apologize.

What do you think of the new attitude of Piers Morgan?  Is it for real?  Or does he just see dollar signs?

Let us know what you think.  Leave a comment!!

Roxanne

I always tell my husband that everything happens for a reason. We’ve gone through so much garbage in our lives, but everything has worked out in the end.

Yesterday was a classic example of everything happening for a reason. I’ve been trying for years to get help for my son. I sent him to anger management – they kicked him out. Schools didn’t want to deal with him so they just continued to shuffle him from one to another. He would get kicked out of one and they would send him to another.

Finally, after all these years of trying to get someone to help me and no one believing me about what goes on here, social services in KY saw it for themselves. The police took Mike last night to social services. He tried at first to play nice and innocent. He figured that they would believe him like everyone else has and send him home. What he didn’t know is that the wheels were already set in motion and they had no choice but to keep him. When they told him that, he went BALLISTIC. He screamed, hollered, threatened and they had to call the police back in again to restrain him and take him to the facility where he is going to get some help.

I talked with social services today and now they see what is going on and now they are going to get him some help. He’s 17 and will be 18 in July so they only have a few months to work with him, but hopefully it will be enough.

I miss him already. It feels like there is a hole in my heart, but I know I have to be strong and stay with the program. I have to be strong enough to walk into court on Friday and tell the judge that I want the state to take temporary custody so they can get him help.

This is for the best.

I know that with my head. My heart just hasn’t caught up.

It will.