Archive: 2009 February

Piano: Adventure

By Richard X. Thripp at 2009-02-27T22:01:25Z in Classical Piano, with these tags: piano, 4 Comments. 19 words.

This is a song I composed for the piano titled “Adventure.” Very exciting!

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Beliefs into Action

By Richard X. Thripp at 2009-02-24T13:54:19Z in Personal Development, with these tags: action, beliefs, courage, heart, life, 10 Comments. 581 words.

If your beliefs conflict with your actions, it’s hard to progress toward your goals.

It’s hard to be a successful murderer if you believe human life is inherently sacred. However, if you believe the world is over-populated, it becomes all the more easier.

Your beliefs must be aligned with your goals for optimal operation.

If you believe you need to be rich to be happy, you won’t be happy till you’re rich. Your belief becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Therefore, it is important to train your mind for success.

I had to do this a lot when I used to pursue price-match and rebate combos. …

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Piano: Inferno

By Richard X. Thripp at 2009-02-22T02:05:22Z in Classical Piano, with these tags: piano, 3 Comments. 59 words.

This is a song I composed for the piano titled “Inferno.”

I chose the title because the rhythm is a series of sixteenth notes without rest, reminiscent of a blazing fire. The right and left hands are mostly inverses of each other, though there are distinct melodies in serveral places. Enjoy.

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Time and Money

By Richard X. Thripp at 2009-02-01T19:34:09Z in Personal Development, with these tags: discipline, efficiency, life, productivity, time, truth, 15 Comments. 1,210 words.

“Time is money,” the saying goes. You’re paid for your time with money, and you pay for the time of others with the money you’ve earned. Projects that don’t earn money aren’t worth your time, and projects that take too much time must make extra money.

While money can be replaced, time cannot. However money can be just as valuable as time, assuming it takes time to earn money. The alternate view is that money should not be earned proportional to time, but rather to value, such as through royalties, salaries rather than hourly pay, or fixed-input services like entertainment or …

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