On Candor
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"I'm an open book, but only up until about chapter 23."
Jimism #3
On Realistic Expectations
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"Don't give me an ultimatum and call it a deadline."
Jimism #151
On Miscommunication
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"Happiness is at the tips of your fingers…that's not what I meant."
Jimism #131
On Control
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"Trying to censor an opposing perspective tells more about your fear of losing control than someone else's desire to take it."
Jimism #347
On Risk
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"How badly could this turn out?"
Jimism #294
On Luck
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"Sometimes, good stuff just happens."
Jimism #127
On YouTube [2]
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"Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Jimism #303 (GoalBusters Videos are available at GoalBusters.net and YouTube.)
On Creating a NonProfit "Don't bring me a tax shelter and call it a "Nonprofit." If you're not bringing a sincere commitment to serve a need in your community, I won't help row your boat." Jimism #155
On Group Think "You can lead a lemming to water...and then watch them sink." Jimism #129
On Equality "Intolerance of intolerance is not intolerant. It is a demand for accountability." Jimism #144
On Satisfaction The Satisfaction Equation: (Execution => Expectations) =
Satisfaction (Execution must be equal to or greater than expectations to achieve satisfaction.) Jimism
#180
On Children "Both my kids were born via caesarean
section. They're okay, but whenever they leave the house they go out the
window." Jimism #116
On Outreach"If you're constantly interacting with the same people,
you've created a club, not a community." Jimism
#122
"Aspire to nothing and you will succeed." Jimism #386
On Food [2] "If I were a cannibal, I wouldn't eat vegetarians." Jimism #339
On Ego
- "I'm an important person with important things to do…What time does Gilligan's Island come on?"
Jimism #44
On Personality [1] - "I'm an enigma wrapped in an onion, as you peel my layers, you'll cry, but you won't know why."
Jimism #237
On Futile Worry [1]
- "Don't whine about What if...? Before you know What is."
Jimism #342
On Conviction "Mom always told me...You can say anything you feel strongly enough about to get slapped in the mouth over." Jimism #11
On Jerks "A person doesn't just turn 35 and become a jerk.They're usually kids that were jerks who just grew up." Jimism #90
On Bliss "I'm in a state of ME-phoria." Jimism #320
On Missing Jimisms "Some Jimisms are better left unsaid" Jimism #326 (Okay, Alice actually explained this to me when she said, "You can NOT put that on our website.")
On Expectations "That does NOT taste like chicken." Jimism #301
On Anticipating Opportunity "Some bears like it hot."
On Growth "It doesn't matter whether you're selling Lexus or lemonade, the only way to grow business is to keep what you've got and go get more." Jimism #54
On Spontaneous Snickering
- "Sometimes I just think funny things."
Jimism #39
On Corporate Culture
- "If I'm not gonna have any fun, I'll take my ball and go play with someone else."
Jimism #162
On Sparkling Water
- "There is an inverse relationship between the quality of sparkling water and the size of the bubbles."
Jimism #98
On GoalBusters [1] "We're like bacon...we make everything better." Jimism #242
On Science "Gravity can be your friend." Jimism #36
On Dessert "I'll skip dessert. I'm not a sweet guy." Jimism #143
On Proactivity [1] "Your phone won't ring unless you made their phone ring first. Make the call." Jimism #185
On Humor "Sometimes I only amuse me...but...then I'm amused and sometimes that's enough." Jimism #7
On The Tipping Point (Negative)
- "She's going to hit the "Barney Arc of Hatred" in record time."
Jimism #202
On Family
- "Family is about relationships, not about obligations."
Jimism #223
On "Thank You"
- "It was the least I could do. And, I always try to do the least I could do."
Jimism #65
On Names [2]
- "You can call me "Elmo" Because... it tickles me."
Jimism #77
On Software - "There is an inverse relationship between simplicity and flexibility."
Jimism #72
On Age [1] - "Cut my finger and count the rings."
Jimism #23
On Value
- "Price is irrelevant. Value is everything."
Jimism #79
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On Teamwork "All we need to succeed is cooperation and enthusiasm."
Jimism #16
On Optimism [1]"I'm abundantly confident and foolishly optimistic."
Jimism #67
On Curb Appeal "Present yourself in the manner you wish to be perceived."
Jimism #354
On Appreciation "I am a lucky, lucky boy!"
Jimism #101
On Names [1] On Perception On Spillage On Nonprofit Mission "There is a difference between serving your community and protecting your commodity."
Jimism #171
(See "Guiding Principles" for more on Service Before Self.)
On Loyalty - "I don't expect you to take a bullet for me. But, I do expect you to take a stand."
Jimism #364
On Morality
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"Some people ask, "What would Jesus Do?" I
ask, "What would Grandma think?"
Jimism
#111 On Action
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"Remove all barriers to participation."
(Every step we ask someone to take
means some of them won't.)
Jimism #231 Subliminal Speed Reading"You liked what!?!"
Jimism #193
On Relationships"I'm not looking for my "other half." If I found it, I wouldn't be able to fit into these pants."
Jimism #42
On Conciseness
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"Your elevator speech shouldn't take more
than 3 floors."
Jimism #372 On Age [2]
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A friend of mine just turned 39. I said "Great! Now you can date guys half your age and they'll be legal."
Jimism #106
On Progress
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"I don't see a light at the end of the tunnel. I see a horizon of possibilities."
Jimism #89 On Proactivity [2]
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"The early bird gets the piki...so to spiki." (my Hopi friends will get it)
Jimism #358 On Seniority
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"Just because you're older doesn't mean you're smarter."
Jimism #91 On Personality [2]
- "I'm a sea cucumber trapped in a sea urchin's body… either way, ...don't squeeze me."
Jimism #399
On Limits
- "You can not expect sustained excellence let alone growth based on the Herculean efforts of an understaffed team."
Jimism #148 On Professional Relationships
- "Cash follows Contact."
Jimism #109
On Abusive Practices
- "Rent To Own is the work of the devil."
Jimism #360
On Respect
- "You can't demand respect, you have to earn it."
Jimism #82
On LinkedIn - "Alice Ferris IS Kevin Bacon" (She's connected to everyone! - LinkedIn Profile)"
Jimism #334
On Coffee
- "Just coffee, black please… I don't drink coffee because I like coffee. I drink coffee because I need coffee."
Jimism #60
On Optimism [2] "My glass is half full...So, fill it up!" Jimism #253
On Career "I decided a long time ago that I will no longer shovel coal into someone else's machine. It has to matter. I have to care." Jimism #157 (See Publications and Press to read the Arizona Daily Sun's front page article featuring Jim's career changing decision.)
On Efficiency
- "Don't count the people you reach. Focus on reaching the people who count."
Jimism #47
On Siblings - "My mom's third husband was a man named John Bone. I had two stepbrothers for a while. I called them Ham and Milk."
Jimism #50
On Sincerity - "My mom taught me a very long time ago...Always be sincere...even if you have to fake it."
Jimism #28
On Food [1] - "All I really need is interesting cheese."
Jimism #198
On GoalBusters [2] (Year #1, 3rd Quarter)
- "We took GoalBusters full time 9 months ago. That's three trimesters. How long does it take to birth a company, anyway?”
Jimism #312
On Mean People
- "If you're going to act like a jerk, you don't get to play in my sandbox."
Jimism #114
On Bad Behavior
- "People have told me "You're incorrigible." I always reply… "So, stop incorriging me."
Jimism #41
On Personality [3] - "I have always been a "Goofy Shenanigator."
Jimism #391
On Christmas
- Things I don't want for Christmas include:
- 1. Cologne
- 2. Things I have to dust
- 3. Nuclear Conflict
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4. Marital Reconciliation
Jimism #84
On YouTube [1]
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