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MightyAtom
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Korea (South)1897 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-01 05:05:34
January 24 2011 16:36 GMT
#1


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Xism
Profile Joined December 2010
Norway126 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-24 17:02:52
January 24 2011 17:01 GMT
#2
Great read, I havent thought of the "time will tell"-saying like this before, great post!

EDIT: Some times though, you would be better off not letting time tell you, if for example the girl you love loves you, and you "let time tell" and she falls in love with somebody else, you're screwed :p
happyft
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States470 Posts
January 24 2011 17:14 GMT
#3
Good stuff, I'm in equity research and I cover tech companies myself, and everything you said happens all the time.

The only problem I have with "time will tell" is that sometimes it takes too long for time to prove you right =P For example, if you short a stock at $100, and it goes up to $200 for a year before going to $0, did you make the right call? As a business owner, you may say yes because your outlook is years long, even decades long -- but in Wall Street, being wrong for 6 months is too long, maybe even 3 months is too long. (This is why investors, especially short sellers, are always looking out for what the "catalyst" event that will reveal the true value (or lack thereof) of the company is)

But yeah, overall I agree with the "time will tell" idea =P Just gotta consider the time horizon...
7mk
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Germany10157 Posts
January 24 2011 18:02 GMT
#4
very nice blog
must feel great to have such a vast amount of work finally start to pay off
beep boop
r3dox
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Germany261 Posts
January 24 2011 18:22 GMT
#5
i wonder why he was pissed off when he's so sure about it and when being able to see things other people dont makes him so great at his job? amused? yes, surprised? ok, pissed off? hmm.

anyways gl with your product ^^
Z3kk
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
4099 Posts
January 24 2011 19:42 GMT
#6
From what I can gather, today was a day of small victories comparatively--yet was in fact one of very important victories for you (at the moment). If analysts have confirmed your expectations of your product, not only does it pave the way for your future success, it also confirms that your instincts as well as experience has proved correct.

I'm definitely happy to see how well this has been progressing, and wish you continued success, as always.

Also, what an edifying story. As for all stories, what we take away from it shouldn't be applied universally (as some have noted), but the moral still stands...not too profound, but still very enlightening!
Failure is not falling down over and over again. Failure is refusing to get back up.
evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
January 24 2011 19:48 GMT
#7
FEEL GOOD! yeah!!
Life is run, it is dance, it is fast, passionate and BAM!, you dance and sing and booze while you can for now is the time and time is mine. Smile and laugh when still can for now is the time and soon you die!
elmizzt
Profile Joined February 2010
United States3309 Posts
January 24 2011 19:55 GMT
#8
Thanks for this blog, it really hit home for me right now. I can feel my heart rate slowing back to normal as I type this.
d=(^_^)z
Impervious
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada4199 Posts
January 24 2011 20:28 GMT
#9
One of the years I played football in highschool, we went 0-6. We were slaughtered in each of those games.

The next year, the coach stressed "one play at a time". The mentality caught on after a couple of weeks. Not only did we win our division, but we went further than any other school in my city has ever gone, culminating in a trip to the Roger's Centre for the Ontario finals.

Each of us had an objective for each and every play. Usually my job was to block a specific person, and if I blocked him well, it was an individual victory for me. Sometimes the job I was required to do was easier than other times, but I still had to do it a shot either way. Regardless of how successful I was in an individual play, there's 11 other people on my team that need to also do their job successfully, or we don't have a successful play. Without enough individual victories, an individual play would fail.

A run on first down which set us up for a 2nd and short was a victory. A short pass for the first down to move the chains was a victory. Finally punching it into the endzone was a victory. Running the ball well to take more time off the clock while ahead was a victory. Preventing our opponents from doing the same was a victory. Every single play gave us an opportunity to win a small victory.

We didn't get a victory on every play. That's just not how the game works. However, we were able to get enough small victories on many drives to get points on the board. Points on the board were the way to measure the success and failure of each posession. Likewise, preventing the opponent from scoring points was also a measure of victory of an individual posession.

Not every drive gets points, that's just the nature of the game. However, the winner of the game iss the one who scored the most points. Those points don't come from thin air, however, they come from successful use of posession of the ball. Those posessions themselves are the culmination of individual plays. Each individual play is the result of the individual efforts by the people on the field at that specific moment.

Seeing us become really successful really gave me an understanding and made me respect how much of an effect those "small" victories had. And the words "One play at a time" are engraved on the inside of my championship ring.

Without the small victories, the larger ones could not exist.

May you see larger victories in your future.
~ \(ˌ)im-ˈpər-vē-əs\ : not capable of being damaged or harmed.
Z3kk
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
4099 Posts
January 24 2011 20:51 GMT
#10
On January 25 2011 05:28 Impervious wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +
One of the years I played football in highschool, we went 0-6. We were slaughtered in each of those games.

The next year, the coach stressed "one play at a time". The mentality caught on after a couple of weeks. Not only did we win our division, but we went further than any other school in my city has ever gone, culminating in a trip to the Roger's Centre for the Ontario finals.

Each of us had an objective for each and every play. Usually my job was to block a specific person, and if I blocked him well, it was an individual victory for me. Sometimes the job I was required to do was easier than other times, but I still had to do it a shot either way. Regardless of how successful I was in an individual play, there's 11 other people on my team that need to also do their job successfully, or we don't have a successful play. Without enough individual victories, an individual play would fail.

A run on first down which set us up for a 2nd and short was a victory. A short pass for the first down to move the chains was a victory. Finally punching it into the endzone was a victory. Running the ball well to take more time off the clock while ahead was a victory. Preventing our opponents from doing the same was a victory. Every single play gave us an opportunity to win a small victory.

We didn't get a victory on every play. That's just not how the game works. However, we were able to get enough small victories on many drives to get points on the board. Points on the board were the way to measure the success and failure of each posession. Likewise, preventing the opponent from scoring points was also a measure of victory of an individual posession.

Not every drive gets points, that's just the nature of the game. However, the winner of the game iss the one who scored the most points. Those points don't come from thin air, however, they come from successful use of posession of the ball. Those posessions themselves are the culmination of individual plays. Each individual play is the result of the individual efforts by the people on the field at that specific moment.

Seeing us become really successful really gave me an understanding and made me respect how much of an effect those "small" victories had. And the words "One play at a time" are engraved on the inside of my championship ring.

Without the small victories, the larger ones could not exist.

May you see larger victories in your future.


What a story... That's a potential life lesson, right there. Working together as a team, just perform your individual task to the best of your ability, try to get a small victory right there, and when the entire team works together so well, it culminates in an overarching victory for everyone...! Take life one play at a time--there's some food for thought!
Failure is not falling down over and over again. Failure is refusing to get back up.
happyft
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States470 Posts
January 24 2011 21:12 GMT
#11
Yeah seriously, that was an awesome post Impervious, worthy of a blog of itself
Impervious
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada4199 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-25 02:28:55
January 24 2011 22:11 GMT
#12
Nawe, I never put that much effort into my own blogs. lol. Just wishing him good luck!

EDIT - thinking about it a bit more, it's not that I wish him good luck.

More like I'd like to put an emphasis on the importance of each and every "small" victory, and encourage him to continue working hard for the "bigger" victories to come.

Because success seems to be much more about determination and preparation than it is about luck.
~ \(ˌ)im-ˈpər-vē-əs\ : not capable of being damaged or harmed.
fanta[Rn]
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Japan2465 Posts
January 25 2011 01:52 GMT
#13
such a good read as usual!
Congrats on the victories, I'm happy for you that all your hard work pays off right now. Keep going, keep strong~ <3
mel_ee
Profile Blog Joined August 2003
2448 Posts
January 25 2011 06:56 GMT
#14
very insightful words that can be applied in many aspects of life. I especially like the example with love as it strikes as something easy to understand but has a complexity of any trust/faith matters people deal with. time will tell if a certain person is good or not and it really builds up a foundation for a friendship/relationship.
Behold the bold soldier, control the globe slowly proceeds to blow swingin swords like Shinobi
MightyAtom
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Korea (South)1897 Posts
January 25 2011 22:25 GMT
#15
@ Impervious ^^ very good read thx as well
@ elmizzt ^^ as well

Guys I'll reply in more details later, but right now, I'm uber exhausted, I'm not the spring chicken I use to be, so I actually totally passed out after yesterday's day off and didn't get any work done, so I'll reblog likely in a couple days from now.

But thanks for all the support as always. ^^

MightyAtom
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