Heaven Hi!

Why do we strike? Is it because we are mad as hell and want take it any more. Or we need a Cesar Chavez to tells us to boycott grapes or Henry Fonda in the “Grapes of Wrath” we gotta hold out Ma . Is it because we are sick and tired of taking the short end of the stick.

There was a study done where two people could split up one hundred dollars only if they could agree on who would get the short end of the stick. if they could not agree then no one got any thing. Guess what, when the short end became less than a 70/30 split one would call off the deal, they would rather take nothing than the short end.

Now we have unions to make sure, we don’t get the short end and it’s called a strike, but hold on who is getting the short end of the stick in the writers strike is it the writers or the big bad producers, what’s at stake here, the writers say it the future the producers say its the unknown and I say it’s about Pain.

Studios argue that it is too early to know how much money they can make from offering entertainment on the Internet, cell phones, iPods and other devices.
To me it sounds like the studios are reading from the same 1984 script that the writers have long regretted a decision they made to accept the short end of the stick of home video sales because studios said the technology was untested and that costs were high.

The guilds have tried and failed for two decades to increase video payments, even as DVDs have become more profitable for studios than box office receipts.

Almost everyone agrees that if it’s not on the page it’s not on the stage, set or the net. When the supply of new scripted episodes gets shot network prime time schedules would quickly devolve to repeats.

OK, so maybe mandatory withdrawal from a few shows would not be an entirely negative experience. But still. We are all going to feel the pain!

So what do you say “Deal or no Deal” Please some one take the short end of the stick. What’s your feel about the strike? Is it impacting you? What’s your opinion? Leave me a comment and let me know how you feel.

Be Bop!

Thom

Heaven Hi!!!

Our Ocean star is warding off the waves out of Katrina. Expanding on a promise he made nearly two months ago, actor Brad Pitt said Monday he expects to have families in 150 newly created homes in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward by the end of next summer — but he asked for help to make the dream a reality.

“To build those 150 homes, we need the help of the American people,” he said in a news conference Monday. “We need to all join together to do this. There is no reason why we can’t do a thousand homes.”

Pitt announced in September that he was partnering with film producer Steve Bing to build “affordable and sustainable homes” in the Lower 9th Ward, an area of the city that Hurricane Katrina devastated in 2005. Pitt and Bing have also each pledged $5 million to the rebuilding project.
“You’re going to see life coming in,” the 43-year-old actor told NBC’s “Today” show. “We’ll have people in homes by the end of next summer.”

Now versatility and causing a positive shift in your behavior can be key to tap into your humanities, and Brad Pitt has done that. As effected as residents of Louisiana were about Katrina, it is encouraging to see helping hands extend from Hollywood to give aid to those in need. As we look at the six components that make up human behavior, we can see how Brad Pitt has shifted his much noticed sexuality to focus 50% on his humanities by helping the well being of others.

Make no mistake there is a little bit of advertising going on I mean, C’mon, he’s Brad Pitt, but he has learned to make positive shifts in his personality to aid humanity. In my book, Acting For Real, I talk about the Six Components that Make Up Human Behavior, and how simple shifts in your personality, along with balance can lead you to be the star in your life. To discover your humanities, and live everyday as if it’s your best. So, pick up my book, Acting For Real, I wrote it, all you need to do is read it. It’s all in there.

Be BOP!!!
Thom

Heaven Hi!!!

Lately, I’ve noticed that in this day in age, we have to be informed when somebody is telling us the truth. For example, how many times have you ever heard somebody say before they are about to tell you something:

-To be frank
- can I be honest
-to tell you the truth
-honestly speaking
-To tell the truth honestly

If you’re like ME……too many times. Most of the time I keep my thoughts to myself, and the past few weeks occupied me with a heavy load of private thinking. You might think this is WEIRD for me to say to you, but I believe it, so I MUST say it:  Nietzsche tried to tell us “that truth may sometimes be harmful.” The biggest myth is people think that the truth will do more harm than good. That couldn’t be more far from the TRUTH.

In all reality it is harder to lie, because it takes twice as much effort to cover it up. However, it takes a person of true integrity to stand up and tell the truth, and just as much to handle the truth with respect and maturity. For instance, Jack Nicholson told Tom Cruise in the movie “A Few Good Men” and said that “you can’t handle the Truth.” We can all handle the truth if it is presented in a truthful, and respectful manor, but if you lead with a statement like, “can I be honest,” “to tell you the truth,” “honestly speaking,” it suggests that you do not always speak the truth. So, stop it! Be honest, so you don’t have to hint to people that you are not honest.

We are all on an economic journey and there is a payoff to being honest, ethical, and providing value, and it is huge! Everything in life is a transaction, religion–you believe–live a certain way and you get eternal rewards. Marriage and closest relationships are transaction-based and nowadays, if you need someone to trust you with their attention, you’re going to have to give them something of honest value in return for there attention and I mean something that produces real honest benefits in there lives.

By doing this you will live a truthfully honest life. In Although, note that all things need to be met with moderation. Truthfulness can be used in a negative way too. For example, “I was just saying what was on my mind,” “Well, that’s how I really feel about you,” “So, what if it hurt them, I was just being honest.” Utilize that filter that resides between your brain and your mouth, but don’t substitute it with dishonesty. Balance is moderation.

Once you understand this, honesty will not be something you have to work on; it will be a part of you….And that is one of the strongest attributes to living a life of success for REAL. From there all things will flow…….And that’s the TRUTH!!!

Be Bop!
Thom