This site is truly a delight for a lawyer - a website all about yourself! What a concept! I could never have gotten anyone to publish the book of my life story, but through the magic of the Internet, I can create the living autobiography of Glenn K. Garnes. I really love the Web! And, the beauty of it is, that if you don't care to read all about me, it's okay, because I didn't pay a fortune to have all this stuff published, and distributed in somebody's books store.
So, feel free to sit back, and stay awhile. I'd love to tell you all about me. I live a very exciting life, and I love for others to experience the burden of hearing about it! I can talk about me forever, and if you stay long enough I will. But, seriously, I also like to share information, thoughts, dreams, ideas, almost everything except communicable diseases, so feel free to contact me if anything you see hear motivates you, pisses you off, or stimulates thought on your part. I'd love to hear from you!
Family Reunion 2004
Yesterday, I attended one of the most awesome family reunions I’ve ever been to. It was for my mother’s side of the family, and I think it was the most enjoyable day I’ve had in a long time. My three boys had an absolute ball swimming, fishing, and hanging out with their cousins. There was enough food to feed us for three more family reunions.
It was very well attended, and a good time was had by all. I hope next year we have again at Spruce Run State Park. That place was great.
A Testament to Persistence.
I saw this on someone’s site recently, and I thought I would share it:
Portrait of an Achiever
Failed in Business - Bankruptcy, 1831
Defeated for Legislature, 1832
Sweetheart/Fiancee Dies, 1835
Nervous Breakdown, 1836
Defeated in Election, 1836
Defeated in U.S. Congress, 1843
Defeated again for U.S. Congress, 1846
Defeated once again for U.S. Congress, 1848
Defeated for U.S. Senate, 1855
Defeated for U.S. Vice President, 1856
Defeated again for U.S. Senate, 1858
Elected President of the USA, 1860
... Abraham Lincoln
The Harder you Work, the Luckier you Get.
Some people think you have to be lucky to be successful. They think that success happens by accident, and that it’s only because someone was in the right place at the right time, that they achieved success. They tell themselves that “I could be successful too, if I had his luck”. These people don’t understand that luck is a reward for hard work you’ve put in to reach your goals.
The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work, and if you want to be successful, there is some work that must be done. Of course, things do happen by chance every once in awhile, but you will not build long term success by waiting for freak instances of “luck” to come your way.
The fact is that luck is created by increasing the frequency of those activities that are most likely to lead to success. For example, if you are in sales, it is almost axiomatic that the sales person who calls on 10 people will almost always be more likely to “get lucky” and find a customer, than one who calls one or two people. Doesn’t it make sense that if you called 10 new customers a day, that you would eventually get lucky and land a huge account that others would envy you for? Of course it does, and that happens everyday. But people that don’t understand the fact that you “make your breaks”, attribute this phenomenon to pure chance, as opposed to hard work. Of course, these are the same people who were sitting on the couch in their living room watching re-runs of of M.A.S.H., while you were out calling on potential clients, because they just didn’t see the connection between activity and success.
So, if you want to get lucky, get to work! Knowing that you engaging in the proper behaviors and activities that will eventually land you that successful opportunity will not only put you closer to achieving it, but it will make you feel better mentally, since you are taking control of your destiny instead of just allowing it to happen by chance.
And, the next time someone tells you that you were lucky to get an opportunity, thank them for reminding you to get back to work making your breaks!
