SKY IS THE LIMIT...

Fat City is where the winners live. Most people who live there came from Rock Bottom. No one has ever moved there from Complacency; that's where the Norms live, and to get there you go half way up the hill and turn off.

The Nobodies all live in Quitter. it's easy to reach; You just stop.

There is a very small group of people who just won't give up trying to reach Fat City. The Norms and the Nobodies call them the Fools, perhaps not realizing that one day they'll be the ones to discover the hardest of all places to find: a place called Dignity where the fools  are all kings.

Your Fat City

Fast City is whereever you want to be, it's whatever you regard true success as being. Unfortunately very few people ever get to see their Fat City, si if you know where yours is and want to have any real chance of reaching it one day then you must start by asking yourself a few simple questions.

Have you got an egg in your fridge?

A lot of people would like to achieve a lot of things. They may have all the right experience, knowledge and more relevant degrees than a thermometer but they'll never reach their Fat City simply because they only want to and don't really need to.

You can want an omelette as much as you like and have all the ingredients in the world in your fridge but unless you've got an egg it's probably best that you start thinking more along the lines of cheese on toast. If you have an idea about waht you want in life, the first question you must ask yourself is:

'Do I really have a burning need deep down inside to go and get it?'

So many people spend their their lives convincing themselves and pretending to others that they really are aching to make it. Believing it to be their destiny, they go around boring the paint off walls and sending friends into deep comas with stories of how one day they're going to go out and hit the big time.

'Comfy cocoon for sale?'

If you do have a true need to make it to Fat City, the second question you must ask yourself is 'Am I prepared to move, change and keep on moving?'

You can't expect everything to come to you magically while you stand still. If you want to improve, grow and live in Fat City you'll have to kick off your slippers and get a 'For Sale' sign up outside your comfy cocoon. May be you want to change but can't be bothered with all the hassle that's involved, or may be you're worried about stepping beyong the confines of the cosy existence that you have come to know so well.

The choice is simple and very much down to you; you can either stay where you are or you can move. You may be very happy where you are or, like a lot of talented people, you may at times feel like a truffle in a sewer, drifting along unnoticed and bogged down by mediocrity.

'Wake up! You don't matter, so lighten up, the pressure's off. What have you got to lose?'

There are of course execptions. Every now and then someone comes along who does make a difference; they make a real and lasting impact, they afffect the world around them and leave behind their own unique imprint. What sets these rare people apart is their overwheilming and infectious love of life and their refreshingly simple approach to success. As firm believers in life before death they know how to play the game and reach Fat City. They are the Polar Bear Pirates.

The game

The key to the success of these fun-loving but highly focused individuals is that as Polar Bear Pirates they regard their journey to Fat City as just a game, a fun race with winners and losers, a game based on attitude that anyone can play.

Your 44.4

If you are ready to play, let's make a start by getting one thing into perspective. That is just how precious your time is. Planet Earth is widely believed to be approximately 4,600 million years old. This is an unimaginable timescale, so for the sake of vanity, let's pretend that Earth is only 46 years of age. This being the case, manking arrived here just four hours ago, JFK was shot about 17 seconds ago, Elvies died within the last 12 seconds and if you live to be a hundred you will only get 44.4 seconds... What do you do with your go is of course entirely up to you but please remember life is not a depatment store, there are no refunds and the only two guarantees you get are that at some stage your clock will stop and that you will be taxed along the way.

Often appearing in many guises, shapes and sizes -and found in some of the most unlikely places - are any number of allies who, if you play your cards right, will make your passage to Fat City considerably easier.

Not only will they help you root out your enemies, they will fight your corner and free you up to navigate your way forward.

Betty Backroom Don't mess with Betty Backroom, the loyal, caring, dedicated team treasure and keeper of sanity. These limelight-shunning, unsung heroines are the archetypal linchpins who hold teams together in good times and bad. If you're ever in need of help or sound advice, Betty B should be your first port of call.

Your brain is a serious piece of hardware that is capable of running nemerous multifunction applications and sending and receiving millions of mail all at the same time.

For more complex, however, is the software that runs on it. Your mind is completely unique to you and is probably one of the most sophisticated software packages available in this universe.

It has been fully customized and extended through the exposure to varying environments and your own experiences. As you move on through life it continues to upgrade and change; Its capabilities are unlimited and, provided you are aware of the enemies discussed earlier and the viruses mentioned later, its potential appears to be infinite.