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Know when to shut up

The fourth man walks into a job interview and sits in front of a man with no ears - the employer, conducting the interviews.

The employer starts his questioning with the same question he’s asked the previous three candidates. “Do you notice anything unusual about me?”

The fourth man answers the same way all the rest have answered. “Of course I do, you don’t have any ears.”

“Get out!” bellows the employer. “I don’t want you working for me.”

The fifth man walks in and is asked the same question. “Do you notice anything unusual about me?” This fifth man answers with, “Of course I do; you’re not wearing any glasses...”

Relieved, the employer says, “That’s great. You’re hired. All the others have said something else.”

The man being interviewed continues his sentence, almost as if he had never finished, “…that’s because it would be impossible for you to wear glasses since you don’t have any friggin’ ears.”

Red-faced, the employer yells, “You’re fired!”

How many times do we have something in our hand, and lose it because we talk too much? We don’t know when to shut up. Rarely, once a point has been made, does continuing to talk do us any good.

In the example above, the man would have been hired had he just shut up.

All day, every day, all across the world, people are losing what they had, or failing to get what they want, because they talk too much.

The more you talk to the police, the more likely they will be able to find something to use against you and the worse off you will be. The more you say as a speaker, once you made your point, the more you will confuse your audience. The more you babble when negotiating the price of a house you wish to purchase, the higher the price you’ll pay.

Put this method to practice, and watch your success soar.

There’s a reason the creator gave us one mouth, but two ears.

Remember what got you there

At the beginning of every football season, legendary Green Bay Packer coach Vince Lombardi would stand in front of his team, some of them who had been playing football all their life, and raise a ball high above his head.

He didn't give a rousing speech, nor introduce himself to the team. He didn't chastise anyone, nor was he showing them how to make a huddle.

He simply stated, "Gentlemen, this is a football."

The point he was making was simple - every year the team started with, and continued to focus on the basic fundamentals of football. It doesn't have to be complicated, and you can't do the fancy stuff if you don't have a firm grasp on the basics.

In football it comes down to blocking on offense, and tackling on defense. When you block, you stick with your block until the whistle blows. When you tackle, you drive into them with your shoulder, and wrap your arms around the oponent, and continue to drive until they stop and fall.

Almost every broken play is a function of someone not doing these simple jobs. They try to get too fancy, or just run into someone and think they're going to fall.

Everything you will ever be successful in comes down to the basics.

Gaining muscle mass comes from heavy weights and low reps. Endurance and cardio health come from light weights and high reps. Losing weight comes from eating right, excercising, and burning more calories than you take in. Keeping a business client comes from doing what you say you will do, and treating the customer with respect.

It's all simple, yet we want to overcomplicate things hoping our 'new' method will get us there faster. It won't.

Look at the paperclip. That ain't rocket science.

Don't over-complicate things, and remember the basics. When nothing else is working, this will do the trick every time.