When I was traveling throughout Europe, I realized that at every place I sat down to eat — whether it was take away or sit down — every single person who served me food had pride in their job.  They really did.  

They had real pride in their job.  They got the crumbs off the table. The food preparation was really good.  They were very friendly and made sure we had a good time even though we didn’t speak the same language.

Pride is about success. In order to become a successful person, you need to have pride in everything you do.  

If right now you’re just starting out in your career and you don’t really like your job, you still need to be the best entry level person you possibly can be.  If you’re a law clerk or an intern, you’ve got to be the best law clerk or intern you can possibly be.  

If you are at a point in your career where you’re not really happy, then you need to go find something that will make you happy. No matter what you choose to do, though, you must strive to be the best at it and have pride in your work every single day.

Doing this will give you so much more success down the line. Too many people just don’t care, and they have a “don’t care” attitude to go it.

How many times have you walked into a restaurant and were waited on by a waiter who was having a bad day and not doing much to hide it? He (or she) made you feel like garbage just because you sat down in his section and ate the food there.

I’m tired of that stuff. It’s about having pride.  

You should treat everyone you meet the way that you want to be treated. You should make everybody feel wonderful.  

When you’re out and about, if you’re in a bad mood then don’t share it with the world. Even better, just stay home.

I tell people that all the time, because the law of attraction works in very interesting and unique ways.  When you’re attractive, people become attracted to you.

So have pride in your work. Have pride in yourself.

So for tomorrow, I like the Ravens and the Giants not only to win — but to crush their opponents. Tomorrow will also be the day that the Lions finally win a game. The Redskins have shown nothing so far, and the Lions are due.

On to today’s blog, and it’s a good one . . .

This blog today comes right from my heart. The wisest person in life is not the one who knows everything. Sure, that person is pretty damn wise, but only if that person has actually experienced everything he or she knows.

There are a lot of “Mr. Humble” people out there. You know who that person is, don’t you? He’s that guy who who is NEVER humble?

He is the one who always has something to say about everything. He thinks he knows about everything even though he’s never experienced half of the things about which he talks.

The wisest people are those who can shut the hell up when something new and unknown comes into their life. “Mr. Humble,” on the other hand, is always feeling like he needs to contribute something to the conversation even if he knows nothing about it.

I know when something comes up in a conversation with which I’m not familiar, that I sit back and listen. I don’t let my ego get in the way. If the conversation is going in a direction that I’m unfamiliar with and I can’t control, I just kick back and listen. As I listen, I’m learning.

Life is a series of repeated experiences. Two weeks after that conversation where I kicked back and listened, I might find myself in another conversation about that same topic about which I previously knew nothing.

Because I sat back and listened the first time, I’m now able to contribute. By contributing to this new conversation, I earn respect and I learn even more about the topic.

People often over-talk because they think that people will respect them more if they have a lot to say. People, however, actually respect you less if you over-talk. If you don’t know what you’re talking about, it’s okay to sit back and listen.

The quiet, silent types are the ones who are always listening and learning. We all know people who will always contribute to the conversation, regardless of if they know about the topic or not.

It’s their ego talking. Their ego wants them to be the wisest person in the conversation. In reality, though, the wisest people I know talk half of the time, and listen the rest.