SY WITH WINNING , SILLY PRIZES ROI accountability, the more they are about “social” — family, co-worker, peer, neighbor — drama. Or “woke” concerns — like proper pronouns, walk-on-eggshells language, taking offense at a stiff breeze. All the people who lit themselves on fire on social media about the Kansas City Chiefs’ kicker’s commencement speech at a Catholic university, daring to suggest that many women find their fulfillment from wife and mother roles, all share one thing in common: they aren’t doing anything of any importance themselves, or they wouldn’t have time for such trivial pursuit. I’m offended a lot but pursue very little because I’m busy with major matters. “Let me be (uncharacteristically) blunt. Losers in business and in life like confusing and conflating activity with accomplishment. It’s a psycho- emotional game they play with themselves, but unfortunately, need to drag others into, to play with them. It doesn’t matter to them what they are busy with so long as they are busy, so they are most often busy playing trivial pursuit because it is much easier than setting goals, creating plans, enforcing boundaries, focus, determination, discipline, resilience, persuasion. Being busy with palace intrigue or interpersonal conflict (over trivia) or taking umbrage or spreading toxicity is just as satisfying to them as is actual achievement of worthwhile purposes. To them, it’s all the same. And if you let your guard down, they’ll pull you into it. Being busy looking busy with “busy work” that can’t be scored on a scoreboard is preferable to them vs. challenge and measurement. You have to be very watchful. Very resistant. Winners are busy — with winning.” nst Unjust Benefit Termination
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Louisiana is unique among the 50 states because it was an established territory of France before it was sold to us at a discount. It brings with it a century-long legacy of French cultural and linguistic influence that still resonates today. Let’s dive into the past to explore some interesting historical facts about the great state of Louisiana. Bargain Per Acre Years before Louisiana successfully lobbied to become a state in 1810, it was a small part of a large swathe of French territory in the middle of North America. The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 saw the U.S. buy 828,000 square miles of land for just three cents per acre! Oddly enough, we bought the land from Napoleon Bonaparte, an American ally, and he used that money to fund his military campaigns in Europe. The Louisiana Purchase effectively doubled the size of our country, greatly increasing our nation’s power, influence, and access to strategic resources. Where Bourbon Street Got Its Name Many Americans associate the word “bourbon” with a type of Kentucky- brewed whiskey, but the famous Bourbon Street in New Orleans got its name from a more regal and slightly less alcoholic source. Originally called Rue Bourbon , the 15-block-long street in downtown New Orleans is named after the former royal family of France: Bourbon. The Beginning of Mardi Gras? While New Orleans is now known for its colorful Mardi Gras celebrations, the festival was actually started back in France. The term Mardi Gras translates to “fat Tuesday” (admittedly, it doesn’t have quite the same ring to it in English), and has been celebrated by the French since at least the 1200s. However, Mardi Gras has been celebrated in New Orleans ever since the city was founded by French settlers in 1718. In the 1740s, the governor of New Orleans, Marquis de Vaudreuil, began celebrating the holiday with extravagant society balls, which became the model going forward. 3 FACTS SHOWCASING OUR STATE’S RICH PAST
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