My Thoughts on the GM Bailout

Image via WikipediaI simply don't like the idea of our government bailing out GM. I personally know a lot of people who would be affected if the big auto maker went under, but I also know a lot of those people are capable of doing other things. Yes, it would be messy, horrible, and have a really negative impact but from my vantage point it seems wrong.

However, if a bailout does happen I think every executive in GM must go. They created the mess and have not proved that they can fix it. As 'they' say, "A new broom sweeps clean". Also, unions have to go. Workers have to work to keep their jobs and not be entitled to one because they have been there for so long. Perhaps we'll then see GM cars start performing better against other auto makers. Take pride in the company - not the union.

I'm just putting down my thoughts....what are yours?

How to make quick money

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Images via DaylifeI know this isn't news but...

It just occurred to me today, that if you are a successful coach and you need a quick million or two, the process is simple. Just have a really bad season so you'll get bought out of your contract.

It worked for University of Tennessee's coach Phil Fulmer. Although, I'm not implying that he needed the extra cash or purposefully lost games.

Get Over Yourself

Image via WikipediaLet's say you have been given a task. You are expected to complete the task and have a winning performance. However, you knew before the task was given to you the performance was doomed to fail from the start, regardless of who was in charge of the task. Some might say you were set up to fail.

Well, since you don't like to lose at tasks, you now have a new task - make the task that was doomed to fail from the start, a success. Now, isn't this a pickle?

You are working on a task you know will fail, but now you are going to make it work. But if it is going to work then it wasn't really going to fail in the first place, right? Now that you've made it work, the one who assigned the task looks like a genius and you look like the pessimistic, dooms-day, poop in a cubicle with a rain cloud over your head. Even though you knew it wouldn't work, you made it work anyway.

Have you ever been in that situation? If so, then you've learned to get over yourself and your opinions and just do the best you can.