So, Paul Heller has been all over the Team Extreme website/blog after being contacted by our old friend from BG (seen, looking oh so tough in the fourth picture), and he frequently sends me updates. Here's the latest message Paul sent:
"That's right, I only write when its Sula-bashing time. But sometimes I see something that is just so douchebaggy I need to vent, to share the gayness. Check out these photos from the cult. They're from two albums: one's heading is 'Recession? Who's in a recession?' The other has a caption something like 'Mike and Vanessa's bonus check from their business this November...$20,000 on top of what they make monthly and that's outside of their two full time incomes....a lot of people are going to be blessed with that money!' Among all the Republican, 'don't trust the black guy' crap that these guys post, this is a real gem."
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I've been following Joe's man crush on Sula for quite some time now. I wonder what Paul thought of Mike's follow up essay post on the meaning of money...
Can someone please post a link?!
Sorry yo, facebook members only.
Actually, I'm not sure that's true:
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=47010199987
In case you can't get it Mike, here's the essay, courtesy Pauly D:
I humbly write this note because it is heavy on my heart & mind. Can't take credit for any of the thoughts, I'm just grateful that I have been surrounded by phenomenal individuals much smarter than I.
Does money bring you happiness? I think that if you answered yes, you have more searching to do in your life. Money is nothing more than dirty green paper. Without the government assessing value to it, it would amount to nothing. But what does that dirty green paper hold in your life? I believe for a lot of us, it controls everything. I heard a wise man once say that money is kind of like air, you didn't think about breathing in the last 30 minutes because there is an abundance of air. But if I cupped your mouth and pinched your nose, what is the first thought through your head? I need to breath, I need air. Money is a lot like that. If you have an abundance of it, you don't think about it. You don't think about rising gas prices, how much does this or that cost, how am I going to make bills this month. It doesn't affect your decisions. But when you have a lack of money, your life evolves around how you are going to make enough to have food, shelter, and some what of a lifestyle to go with it. If you really step back and think about it, how many decisions throughout the day evolve around money or the creation of it? It affects what time you wake up, the place you live in, the clothes you wear, the food you eat, the traffic you sit in, where you spend 8 hours of your day (away from friends or loved ones), the safety of the car you drive, what you do for fun, when and where you go on vacation, etc.
What brings you happiness? I was taught that true happiness only occurs when you are in the pursuit of a worthwhile dream or goal. I believe this is why most individuals out there are stuck in the "daily grind" where they essentially are trading their most precious hours of their life for a dollar bill. And then we try to fit 7 days of fun into 2 (the weekend). Most people unfortunately have lost the "fight" in them. I don't believe that we were created for that, I believe that God has endowed each and every individual on this earth with seeds of greatness buried deep within them but it is OUR responsibility to reach down and do the work to make these seeds grow. "Where are most of the seeds of greatness out there in this world? They are buried in cemetaries' -Joel Osteen. Most individuals never take that first step to a better life. They grip on to the existence they find refuge in and hang on tight while their life goes on they sit in the passenger seat. I believe every individual wants to have 100% control in all that they do but the don't know how. The best way to take control is to go out and get it, plain and simple. No one person, organization, or government is going to bail you out, you will have to fight tooth and nail for your dream but nothing will be more fulfilling.
Is money the root of all evil? For it is the LOVE of money that is the root of all evil. If you love money more than you love your own friend, that is not a good thing. If money becomes your god, this is not good either. I believe that money truly brings to surface and enhances the person that you really are. If you are a bad person by nature, I believe that you will do worse things with more money. If you are a good person by nature, I believe that you will do even greater things in your life because of that extra money. Imagine how much money will be given to great causes by those good people if they had it. I'm all about helping great people create wealth to fund great causes. We need more individuals like that wealthy in our country.
I believe that true success is: How many people are better off because you lived? NOT, accumulation of money or materialistic things. A few questions that I have been asked and I now pass to you:
What are you doing today and who is it impacting going into the future?
Where do you want to be 5, 10, 20 years from now and what are you doing today to get there?
What do you stand for?
What do you believe in?
Where are you going and why are you going there?
What do you want to be remembered by?
I believe these questions and the answers to these questions are more important than any little distraction that may happen in your life.
It sounds corny but tomorrow is the first step to the rest of your life. The control is in your hands, grab hold and chase your dreams.
Also, Paul has been having a facebook comment war with Kalis and some other Team Extreme minions.
Full text here:
Ok- now you have to explain? Did you get some kind of bonus with your company or was this to intice people to join in? ;)
Kalis: Haha. I guess it is both? I would definitely be enticed by $20K if i weren't working with these guys.
can i have some?
Kalis: No. But if you want to know how that money is made, you know who to call.
Donald Trump?
Nope, don't think Donald Trump is interested in helping you become wealthy. Rather, Kalis Marketing Group, helping people make money since 2005. We are in the business of having fun and making money. Business at night, guitar hero tournys/flag football/5-on-5 basketball/whatever afterwards with the best group of people you've ever met. ::shrugs:: It's my life, and it's good.
It's totally play money.
Sula: Yea Joe, it's totally play money, stop messing with everyone.
Kalis: If it's play money, you should return your nice watch before they come after you for stealing it.
Dude, what happened to punk rock kalis with the skater hats and hot water music buttons?
He's trying to transform the shape of the flame into a dollar sign. He'll put the buttons back on when the ink dries.
Kalis: Yeh, I've retired my college stupidity and depression in place of success and excitement. I still listen to punk rock, just don't need to relate to the lyrics anymore to give me hope in my life. :-) Hanging out with wealthy people and following in their tracks does me pretty well emotionally and monetarily.
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