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49 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® AUGUST 2015 This month, I want to focus on the simple concept of common sense, and I will do it in nine areas, with a simple example in each. Advertising - Shy? Take the new drug “shynomora”. The side affects are possible stroke, weight gain, vision loss, toenail fungus, hair loss, and the inability to sleep. But you won’t be shy anymore. I don’t know about you, some of the drugs on the market today - why would anyone take them when the side effects are life-threatening? Common sense? Lifestyle - You save 20% of your income every month to pay for your life dream of taking a three-month trip around the world after you retire. You sacrifice fun, relationships, and maybe even health today to save, and then the day after you retire, you die. Not being negative here nor am I against saving, but for a trip 30 or 40 years from now? Life is the present. No one knows they will have tomorrow. Money - Got stuff you don’t need; can’t afford to please or impress those you may not even like? Duh!!! Money is a tool, not a slave. Use it wisely, or you will suffer sooner or later. Career - Waiting for a promotion -hoping, wishing, praying while just doing what you have to or your job requires? How’s that working for you? Relationships - None of them are easy or last forever. All relationships end due to choices or consequences we can’t control. I’m not saying you shouldn’t invest all you can in a relationship to make it successful or positive, just accept the fact common sense says one day it will end - so make the most of it while you can. Kids - There is no such thing as bad kids - just stupid parents. See a kid acting poorly? Do nothing because you are too busy? Well, don’t be surprised when the kid repeats this behavior again in the future. Come on...don’t you get it...you as the parent are responsible for this kid’s actions. Health - I’ll keep this one short because you may be running out of time. Food in + don’t work it off = weight gain. Food in + exercise = no weight gain. So if you are overweight, stop blaming the food and look in the mirror - common sense??? You betcha. Attitudes - It’s common knowledge people with positive attitudes live longer, are happier, have more fun, and just enjoy life better than people with negative attitudes. So stop your whining and complaining and get over it. And finally, technology - There is no way you can keep up with the pace of technology and constant change. It’s impossible, so stop letting it control your life. Life is about people, not information; relationships, not pages full of useless garbage; and enjoying now, not stressing and waiting for an e-mail or text response. Common sense - you either have it or you don’t. If you do, life is good. If you don’t, life ain’t so good. Billy Bob Contact him via e-mail at michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com “We have to stop calling it common sense. This assumes everyone has it. We need to start calling it uncommon senses so few people have it.” ~Mark Twain The “Idiots” Corner by “Billy Bob Smith” --- *+ )#)('-()$* !(& )(%#'" +)""+ ,'.*,+ -'"/ 0 . 1 1 1 1