You can't rush reality
Bill O’Reilly In Another Gradeschooler-Type Battle…Plus, New KI! Vid: What Makes Up Your Mind?
Jan 11th
This hilarious exchange took place a couple days ago on the O’Reilly factor. Bill O’Reilly debates the existence of God with David Silverman, the President of American Atheists, who also appears to be David Blaine’s brother. It’s a completely non-sensical and highly entertaining exchange, with Bill going on about the inexplicability of the tides and Silverman repeating how it’s a “true fact that religion is a scam.” Two funny men completely dug in on opposite sides, verbally battling in a manner not more sophisticated (in all seriousness!) than a couple 6 year olds exchanging “i know you are but what am I’s” on the playground. It’s moments like these when I truly question if people ever really develop into wiser, more patient and accepting beings. When will more of us wake up and realize that in order to evolve mentally, you have to de-prioritize your opinions! Opinions are always feeble artillery! Hold your opinions, sure, we all do, but don’t bring them out in an argument. More often than not you’ll look like a fool. Killin’ It!
Oh, and if you ever start to think that your opinions are facts, then you’re really in trouble and need to get some help at the killin’ it clinic!
Bill O'Reilly engages in another GradeSchool type battle...
Do Only Winners Win The Lottery?…Plus, New KI! Vid: Paul On The Joys of Fashion
Jan 5th
Last night the $355 million dollar Mega Millions jackpot was given away to 2 winners. As Andy Warhol once commented, “A Coke is a Coke and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking.” It’s the same with playing the lottery: a genius has the same odds as a moron. It’s a leveled playing field where the outcome is truly unexplainable. Like magic! The lottery (even apart from winning the lottery!) is Killin’ It!
And you know what Kills it even harder? Looking at every bit of money that you earn as being like winning the lottery. Got a raise? Awesome, but before you credit your hard work or devotion, consider the possibility that it’s because you’re just plain lucky!
While some may think that being called “just lucky” is a sort of backhanded compliment, when you’re killin’ it it’s actually the highest form of praise. One might be “confident,” “organized,” or “dedicated,” but claiming these qualities is somehow never as captivating as just saying you’re “one lucky son-of-a-gun.” Case in point. Check out this video of a charming and disarming Washington D.C. panhandler who was lucky enough to be born with a startling combo of a “golden voice” and a striking face. Watch him talk – it’s almost like a special effect you’d see in a movie. Just as radio is like the “theatre of the mind,” luck is like the “special effects” of everyday life. Killin’ It!
Homeless man with a priceless voice
Strangely enough, perhaps luck can be the most consistent virtue for some of us.
How to Kill It During the Insane Holidays…Plus, New KI! Vid: Paul on Chronic Self-Love.
Dec 29th
Maybe some others of you have noticed that the holidays are essentially insane. I don’t just mean in a hectic kind of way, but also in a literal way. The holidays are imagined to be a fun and relaxing time, but so frequently we find it is not. They’re fraught with snowed in airports, too much alcohol, too much bread and cheese-filled fatty food, and worst of all, an excess of meaningless small talk. You find yourself at annual parties with the same people every year, covering the same bases after not seeing one another all year long. What are you doing? Where are you living? How are your kids? What are they doing? Where are you working? and so on and so on, right? You find yourself breathless, sounding like a broken record, handing out cookie cutter answers. On top of all this is the shopping madness that surrounds it all. Gift giving is nice, sure, but you have to ask yourself after all is said and done: how much of this stuff is useful vs. how much excess and clutter did I just acquire?
When I start facing the reality of these things, the holidays can get a little depressing for me (sometimes more than a little). So how do you conquer the holiday insanity? The answer is surprisingly simple and I don’t think you’ll find it surprising, coming from me. You kill it. You kill the holidays. When people ask you what you’re doing these days, you say “I’m Killin’ It.” When they ask you what you’re up to, you say “I’m Killin’ It.” Instead of getting mired in all the item buying, take everyone out for some drinks and good food. No pizza though, please, and no more burgers. Get sushi. Kill it like that!
When the holiday season gets a little insane, you have to find a way to kill it.
Eat Bitterness: How Michael Vick has Officially Gone from Illin’ It to Killin’ It…Plus, New KI! Dance Video for 2011: TRAIN YOURSELF
Dec 20th
Yesterday Michael Vick of the Philadelphia Eagles scored three game tying touchdowns in the final minutes of a thrilling match against the New York Giants. Since his 2009 release from a 19-month stay in a federal prison for running illegal dog fights, it seems like the once beleaguered player’s life is on a big-time upswing. This leads me to the (always interesting) question of what is the ingredient needed to make someone great. Training for sure, but-more basically-maybe what’s really needed is a personality willing to train to the extreme, to the point of no return. Extreme circumstances lead to extreme revelation. Like swallowing down something bitter after eating something sweet, the rags to riches trajectory of Michael Vick – from the projects of Newport News Virginia, to millionaire sports hero, to bankrupt (literally and morally) inmate, to the high he’s riding today must be alternatingly traumatic and miraculous. In early 2010 he was quoted saying “I feel like I’m probably better than I ever was in my career, as far as the mental aspect of the game.” And sure enough, with every game he’s proving that this is indeed the case. If Vick does in fact lead the Eagles to the superbowl and win it, it would be the sports story of the decade.To me, the lesson is that sometimes the training we need to do to succeed requires that we swallow bitterness. Against all instinct, sometimes you need to convince yourself that just because it’s bitter doesn’t mean it’s poison. Killin’ It!
A Couple Killin’ It Vids for Friday!
Dec 17th
I received a couple of hilarious and extra killin’ it video posts on my facebook page this week….so good I had to post them up on pc.com as well. The first one is a la Mr. Kyle Karthauser from somewhere over in Germany: a brilliantly snappy explanation of the mullet lifestyle by Minnesota Viking’s own mullet sporting big man Jared Allen. Jared states something that I have always said emphatically “You don’t just move around something. You move through it!” He also affirms that in order to kill it, you need to be taken seriously but still be able to parrty with two R’s!
The video below is from Mr. John Wolfe from Big Sur, California. The video features a happy drunk making probably the best (temporary) escape from the police that I’ve ever seen. He even shakes their hand (literally) before he shakes them! Enjoy! And come back on Monday to view the first ever original Killin’ It with Paul Crik dance music video. Train Yourself! KI!
And last but not least, an oldie but goodie from yours truly!
In The Eyes of The Mona Lisa: Da Vinci Predicted “Wikileaks, 2012″…Plus, New KI! Vid: HYGIENE OVERKILL
Dec 14th
Italian art experts have made a surprising discovery inside the painted eyeballs of Leonardo da Vinci’s 500 year old masterpiece, “The Mona Lisa.” Some tiny letters and numbers. They think this encryption may be the name and birthdate of the mysterious half-smiling woman who was “Mona.” The question of her identity has stood as one of art’s most enduring mysteries, and has elevated the status of the unnamed woman in the painting to something of a Goddess. So then, if we confirm who she is, will we still be as fascinated with the painting? Hard to say, but I doubt anyone will argue with me that a secret has a powerful effect. Whether on the international stage or in your own life, exactly how, when, and how much to tell people can be the difference between killin’ it and not killin’ it. Like anything, managing strategic secret telling takes practice and discipline. Here’s an exercise to build your muscles – when your emotions want you to let information out, keep your mouth closed. When fear is inducing you to keep quiet, then take to the airwaves! Killin’ it!
researchers recently discovered startling encryptions inside the irises of Mona Lisa's eyes
Similar to Nostradamus' uncanny futuristic predictions, Da Vinci appears to have written the word "wikileaks" inside of Mona's left Iris
Is This Cowboy Killin’ It or Not?-Tashard Choice Asks For Michael Vick’s Autograph After Tonight’s Game
Dec 13th
I caught this moment on TV after tonight’s Eagles-Cowboys game. Tashard Choice gets Michael Vick to autograph his glove. After it happened the twitterverse started blowing up with people coming down on Tashard Choice. People are saying he sells autographed gloves for a charity he founded. Some are saying it’s a christmas present for a family member. Many seem to think the gesture is just plain weak. But isn’t there a way in which this might also be very killin’ it? What do you think?
Tashard Choice Asks for Michael Vick's Autograph After Tonight's Game
Mike Tyson, A Beer Drinking Bison, and a new KI! vid: When To Let The Storm In
Dec 9th
Mike Tyson never ceases to astound. Whatever your take on him may be, he gets a lifetime Killin’ It badge from me. He could take anyone down in the ring with his fierce punches, but he can also disarm opponents, and even aggressive interviewers like Larry King, simply be being brutally straightforward and honest. Mike is like the opposite of today’s typical politician. He won’t hide behind calculated, shadowy responses. Here, in this killin’ it exchange that occurred between himself and King a few night’s ago on Larry’s show, Mike explains to Larry why he got the tattoo on his face. I was rolling on the floor when Larry asks him if it hurt when he got it, describing the tattooing procedure as “they’re taking a needle….and rubbing it into your head!” Have a look and a laugh for yourself.
Also, the story about a Canadian man and his beer drinking bison that he loads up in his car and takes to the bar is too killin’ it not to include. I swear that one day I’m gonna get my own baby bison and do the same!
Mike Tyson's honesty is as fierce as his punches
Master Your Own Home-Made Instrument and Kill It Massively!
Dec 6th
Happy Killin’ It Monday to everyone!
It’s always Killin’ It whenever someone build their own musical instrument and then plays it. I’ve seen people make one string guitars with cheap packing twine. I’ve seen drums made out of empty yogurt containers, whistles made from sticks. But every now and then you run into someone who is truly raising the bar on the whole endeavor, like this guy. He’s built what is obviously a fairly sophisticated drum-like organ-ish instrument using a dense entangling of PVC pipes. He’s even painted the object beautifully to match his school colors (LMU). it’s quite a thing to look at. But beyond that, the instrument produces a truly interesting, harmonic original sound. And man can he play it well! He plays it in such a masterful way that, well, the only way to describe it completely is to say that he kills it massively! Watch and prepare to have your mind blown.
Amazing homemade instrument made from PVC pipes!
Is Wikileaks.org Killin’ It or Not? What Are Your Thoughts? Plus…Awesome New KI! Vid: FULL FORCE ATTITUDE.
Dec 3rd
The Wikileaks saga is blowing my mind these past few days! One man – Julian Assange - has put the U.S. Government in an uncomfortably tight spot. Thanks (or no thanks) to the Internet, it would seem that there’s no real way to prevent a lot of potentially damaging top secret information from getting out and staying out? Is this good or bad for the world? I really don’t know, though I can’t help but appreciate the Full Force impact of what Julian Assange has done. Also, the news of Assange being in hiding, and being sought after for rape and molestation charges completely unrelated to the Wilileaks scandal, well, it all just smacks of a conspiratorial thriller, right? Except this is real life! I never cease to be amazed by how truth REALLY is stranger and more exciting than fiction. What do you think about wikileaks? Please kill it and let us know!
The mysterious shape-shifting mastermind of wikileaks.org: Julian Assange.
A Full Force Attitude is what you need to get you where you want to go.
