PAINFULLY IMPERFECT

If elections don’t teach anything else, they teach that no one is perfect.

Nothing can expose imperfections like the hot glare of politics. Run for office and expect to be exposed.

In the pressure of the spotlight, candidates say all kinds of ridiculous things.
If they get elected they will have enough time to say a bunch of them. Most Presidents are honored with books like “The Stupid Sayings of George Bush.” These are actually incredibly funny. It’s always enjoyable to have a laugh at your President’s expense.

They not only misspeak, they forget things.
They have squabbles with their campaign staff. There’s always going to be a wild card or two among their friends and family. Do we need to be reminded of Billy Carter or Roger Clinton?

Yet these candidates never get embarrassed and quit

• They keep on. 
• They fight. 
• They find ways to continue. 

They keep working to raise the money and voting support until there is no chance of winning. 

• They expect a fight. 
• They know it’s part of the process. 

They know that their competition faces the same issues. 

• They know winning is never automatic. 
• They give people reasons to have faith in them
• They know weak leaders can’t win

That’s what we need to learn from them. 

• That’s the lesson for us all. 
• Stay tough mentally
• Don’t let imperfections make you quit

No one is perfect. Keep Fighting. Those that do are the ONLY ones who WIN!

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This is the part 2 of the series, The Free Multimillion Dollar, Multimedia Reality Series on Winning: WHAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM ELECTIONS. Part 1: They're Not Really Idiots

No Such Thing As A Secret

This says it all: "Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead." —Benjamin FranklinThere is no such thing as a secret. That’s the best attitude to have. Obviously a lot of people get away with hiding a lot of things but it's very risky.

It's hard to keep a secret.

Have you ever heard of the concept of “ if something can go wrong it will”? Also that when it goes wrong “it will go wrong at the worst possible time.”

You don’t need that hanging over your head. It's going to be impossible for you to continue to play at your best knowing there are things that could come to light at any time that could instantly turn your life into a nightmare.

One problem comes…
...when you get away with it for a while and then you think you are safe. You think you are above the law. Then you get sloppy. It's only a matter of time before the explosion comes. And once the toothpaste starts to pour out of the tube, it's not going back in.

Tiger Woods thought he was getting away with it. Enron executives thought they were getting away with it. NY Governor Elliot Spitzer though he was getting away with it. When the explosion came it was disastrous and totally destroyed all the positives of a lifetime that they had built up.

Another problem is…
...when the secret starts to come out it's so tempting to make desperate attempts to cover it up. These efforts almost never work and make the situation exponentially worse than they would have been if the mistakes had just been honestly acknowledged.

Isn’t it always said, as they lead people off to jail, that the actions that started the problem weren’t really the problem, it was the things done to “cover up” that ultimately got the offenders into real trouble.
So what is the best policy?

Always assume as you go through life that…THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A SECRET.