Earl Nightingale - 20 Minutes That Can Change Your Life

Earl Nightingale - 20 Minutes That Can Change Your Life

released on LP in 1966

I spent 20 minutes of my life listening to this and I must say that those 20 minutes could indeed change my life. Sure I listened to a numerous amount of success-motivation life-improvement records in my life. However, I haven't felt as transformed into a new man as much as I have from listening to Earl Nightingale's 20 minutes. Good thing too as I cannot ever have those 20 minutes back.

Like many other humans, I have wondered why some people were successful in life while many more were not. Earl Nightingale certainly wondered about the same thing. From those 20 minutes, it becomes clear to me that I seem like such a loser in life because I have not been concerned with focusing my efforts towards obtaining more income and to be worth a lot of money by age 65. I have been wasting my time trying to contribute knowledge to society and helping people find information through my work in real life and in some ways my in my virtual life. I have tried to make the world a better place through education and enrichment. Alas, it turns out that I have been living life in the wrong manner.

Thanks to the smooth voice of Earl, I have righted the course of my life. From now on, I will strive to increase my income and therefore increase my wealth. I will be worth millions by age 65. I will have to put off my goal of becoming a professional librarian since professional librarians are underpaid therefore I will end up being worth only thousands by age 65 if I'm lucky. I suppose that I'll have to go get an MBA (Master's of Business Administration). That will be difficult because I can't afford to pay for more classes. Most of my paycheck is going towards paying student loans that were used for getting the Master of Library Science degree.

Then I remembered Earl talking about attitude on side 2. I need to change my attitude and emulate the attitude and personality of a person I want to be like. The person that Earl has in mind is someone who already has a high income and is projected to be worth a lot of dough at age 65. Gosh, there's no one like that in my chosen profession. Perhaps I need to read Fortune or Forbes to find a 1%er to emulate and admire. I'm sure the 1%ers have the right attitude while the rest of the people, who are being used to make more money for the 1%ers, seem to lack the right attitude.

Earl recommends coming up with at least 5 ideas per day on how to increase one's income. Earl says that one doesn't have to come up with any ideas on the weekend. He says that 25 ideas per week presents opportunities for achieving the goal of increasing income. He says some ideas are worthless while a few could be excellent. The point is to have a positive attitude and keep coming up with ideas to increase wealth, forget the rest of society, most of them are losers anyway who have a poor attitude. Earl says that the more one contributes to his efforts, the more rewards there will be for his efforts. It is implied that one must work more hours to get more money. BTW, the record is targeted at males meaning that the women are there to provide support for their men to increase their income while keeping the house clean and fixing meals. Another implication is that women don't need to increase their income. The top rungs of society must agree as they're still paying women less than men in the same jobs. Geez, if only those women weren't so darn uppity, they could go back to keeping house and serving the men in their quest for more income instead of striving for equality.

So, here are 20 minutes that too can change your life (or not you loser). At least, you get to hear the smooth voice of Earl.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1.  20 Minutes That Can Change Your Life  {9:38}

Side 2

1.  20 Minutes That Can Change Your Life [continued]  {11:02}

Neil Brahe - The Magic Power of Enthusiasm in Dental Practice

Neil Brahe - The Magic Power of Enthusiasm in Dental Practice

* special thanks to yragentman for providing this LP

This LP should be mandatory listening for all dentists and anyone else in the dental/oral hygiene profession. The American Dental Association (ADA) should be promoting this. (If you live outside of the USA, you'll have to look up your country's dental association and tell them about this record.) The last few times I went to the dentist, there was not any enthusiasm projected by the dentist or any of the staff. My dental appointments were dreadful experiences. It does not help that I have a fear of dentists just as some people have a fear of spiders and clowns. If dentists and their assistants displayed more enthusiasm, the experience at the dentist would be more bearable.

Somewhat surprisingly, there is no information about this record or about Neil Brahe. The record does not include any liner notes. It is known that Neil Brahe is or was a dentist. There are so many questions that need answering. What is Neil Brahe's background? Why did he decide to become a dentist? How did he develop enthusiasm? What is Neil's favorite movie? Is he still alive? I searched his name in the world's most famous search engine and none of the sites retrieved offer any background information on Neil Brahe. However, there are some profiles of dentists retreieved who are members of the Neil Brahe Study Club. What is the story behind the Neil Brahe Study Club? What is the Neil Brahe Study Club? Just when you think there are answers found, more questions are found instead.

After listening to this LP, I suddenly felt more enthusiastic. No doubt you will too after listening. In fact, I should strive to have more enthusiasm every day. If I demand enthusiasm from people doing some sort of procedures in my mouth, it is only fair that I should be enthusiastic myself. Come to think of it, everybody in all walks of life should be more enthusiastic. Enthusiasm is a major ingredient that leads to excellence. Yes, I have found the two Es that are the key to success in life: enthusiasm and excellence. For instance, this blog is a result of the two Es. I'm sure there are more Es, and I'll write them down when I find them. You do not have to be in dental practice to listen to this LP as the magic power of enthusiasm is there to be given to you. Will you accept this gift or are you going to be a sad lonely pathetic soul the rest of your life?*

Tracklisting:  (link will be back soon)

Side 1

1. The Magic Power of Enthusiasm in Dental Practice {21:52}

Side 2

1. The Magic Power of Enthusiasm in Dental Practice continued {23:41}

*If you're in the dental profession and your answer to the former question is no and your answer to the latter question is yes, please let me know by leaving your name and/or the name of the dentist(s) you work for so I can avoid you. Thanks in advance.