Contrary to what the title would lead you to believe, I just donated $1,000 to the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library. Sort of.Like I talked about a little while ago, I decided to get serious about a few simple goals. I have nothing but a lazy summer in front of me--work is brain-dead and soon to be finished. Moreover, I went through a busy season of races and forgot to sign up for more.
In the last two weeks, I have had an In-N-Out double-double animal style, fries, and a chocolate shake 8 times.
So I just set three goals:
1. Up by 6 AM for the month of May ($250)
2. Read & pray daily for the month of May ($250)
3. Down to 160 lbs & a 1:30 half-marathon by September 1. ($500)
Stickk.com is holding the cash for me and will return it (I hope) if I meet my goals. Now it is just me and George--mano a mano (throw in a Jon Stewart "heh, heh")--dueling it out for $1,000. Who will win--the Idiot in Chief or the President? (See what I did there--self-deprecation, I hear people think it's endearing.)
The idea is losing money sucks about twice the inverse of making money (behavioral economists research these things). Losing it to this guy is supposed to motivate me even more--the classic victory through hatred and success through insecurity. I am not sure if that bit of double-speak articulates my own MO or US foreign policy.
I'm waiting for the day when in a conference talk they suggest such tactics as betting a donation to a republican presidential library to get yourself to read and pray daily.
ReplyDeleteAwesome. I'm sure he has trouble reading every day as well. (ba-dum-ching!) You need to put a picture of him right next to your mirror where you'll see it every day for motivation. I would even suggest getting some sort of dart board involved to help you focus your will in difficult times, but you don't really want "have you ever thrown darts at the POTUS while saying you want to destroy him" popping up in one of your "job interviews"...
ReplyDeleteI did not know that democrats used quasi Bush donations to help them achieve their goals. Why not use something more formidable like a donation that goes to Al-qaeda if you fail to meet your goals?
ReplyDeletewow - that might work for me
ReplyDeleteAdditionally, looking at that face all the time would be an excellent appetite suppressant.
ReplyDeleteDid you pick George? or is this a site where you he is the only person you lose money to. If so I admire his campaign managers for embracing the negative public opinion and making money off of it. Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteYou are donating to the G.H.W. Library. That's just W.
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