Add sharp, solid and smart people to the repertoire of those who immediately affect your life.  Sure, it will initially be uncomfortable, but wouldn’t you rather have the temporary discomfort of hanging out with the accomplished verses the convenient coddling that comes from running with the slackers? 

Hey, Fee-Fee, there are a lot of cool Bulldogs out there who can really challenge and enlighten you.  Go find them, and you won’t stay a Poodle for long.

4. Set Killer Goals.  Outrageous, hard-to-reach targets will motivate you far more than reasonable ones.  Never pick a small fight.  In the Bible, David challenged and killed Goliath, not his ugly and skinny bearded sister.  What challenge is it for a Bulldog to whip a Rat Terrier?  If you can do what you’re currently doing with your eyes closed or snackered on tequila, well then, you might need a fresh challenge if you want ‘06 to eclipse ‘05.   You’ve got to demand of yourself that which stretches you like a water-ski rope with a fat woman on the other end of it. 

Don’t live your life by that which is reachable and feasible to the natural mind, nor by what other people are doing.  You’ve got to go for the “Mission Impossible.”   Go for that which incites the timorous poodle’s ridicule and use their derision to spur you on into greatness.  Your Bulldog success will be the sweetest revenge. 

5. Live Tooth, Fang and Claw.  In the process of re-tooling your life for ’06, don’t quit.  It took time to get into the mess you’re in, and it’ll take time to get out.  Yet, at the same time, don’t be passive about being a widdle Poodle.  Like my blood brother Ted Nugent says, “Live tooth, fang and claw.”  Aggressively attack your hindering deficiencies and work on your strengths until they’ve become even stronger.

Lastly, if you have really blown it in ‘05, suck it up and move forward.  Don’t get freaked out.  Don’t despair.  Don’t get snot slingin’ drunk, run out in your front yard naked and start screaming at God that He hates you and will never allow you to be successful.  God doesn’t hate you, so dial down.  I don’t know if He likes you very much right now, but I know he doesn’t hate you.  That’s too extreme. 

So then, don’t let your past kill your newfound Bulldog Attitude. Take a good look over your right shoulder . . . then your left . . . and make that the last time you look back.  From ‘06 ‘til Jesus returns, you’re a Bulldog.  Now go and live tooth, fang and claw and be determined to succeed.

“Failure is only postponed success as long as courage ‘coaches’ ambition.  The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.”
- Herbert Kaufman.

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