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Life Management 3000 is a practical, humorous guide to Success and Survival in our topsy-turvy world of Information Overload, Social Stress, and Attention Deficit. The pages of this book are packed with Tasty Information Tidbits, Practical Wisdom, and Insightful Advice, which everyone can apply to their personal and professional lives.Dr. Elliott Maynard has created a tapestry of road-tested Truths, timeless Quotations, and unique Methodologies for Real-World Learning, Survival, and Success. Many of the Ideas and Techniques found in Life Management 3000 are Common-Sense Fundamentals (the kind we never learned in school), presented through colorful new perspectives, into a style which is delightfully appropriate for Modern Digital Society. The basic elements of the book are skillfully crafted to overlap, interrelate, and re-surface in entirely different ways. The Principles work together to create a “Living Fabric,” which reveals an array of Effective Strategies for successful Third Millennium Living and Thinking.Be Baby Boomer, Gen-Xer, Digital Yupster, or Elderfartzen, this little book sheds new light on Universal Truths, providing a delightful combination of Enlightenment, Humor, and Nourishment for the Soul. By applying the principles in this book, anyone can transform their Home or Workplace into a dynamic “Life Management Laboratory.” You are invited to select a palette of Principles and Techniques that apply to your Life and Career. Apply these Concepts in your own unique way, then use the feedback from careful observations of your results to create a “Life Adventure”…a new “Pathway into the Future” instilled with Happiness, and the joy of Accomplishment.

By cutting through the hype of our techno-driven lives, Elliott Maynard has set out a new school of thought on how to manage life in our Future Society. His “Pearls of Wisdom” explore aspects of personal and corporate life, and how we…in our haze of technology…need to re-assess our surroundings, by creating paths for ourselves that really work. By using the Past, and the Great Minds of the Past as examples, Elliott re-defines the traditional Life Instruction Book for a new generation, by taking into account our digital obsessions, and turning the computer into a valuable tool to for getting ahead in life.After reading a few pages of Life Management 3000 it will become so crystal clear, how easily the ideas and simple truths Elliott depicts, will work for any busy person…even if they only have a spare five minutes. How much better the uncluttered mind works! How far a person could go, if they only had the keys to unlock all their ideas…and actually put them into action! These ideas are so fundamental to life, they actually make “all systems” work for you, as they have simply been overshadowed by the ever-burgeoning techno-culture we have become. If only we could surpass our technology…not with more technology…but with the skills to use this technology to its fullest potential!The way Elliott has juxtaposed quotes on one page, and the real world uses for these little bits of wisdom on the adjacent page is incredibly clever! He gleans the true meaning of what these Great Thinkers really meant when they first put their ideas on paper. Elliott writes, “Don’t complicate your life unnecessarily. Simplicity is beautiful…and very efficient,” and why shouldn’t it be? Who really wants to go through life solving complex calculus equations, when arithmetic would suffice? His teachings are reminiscent of the Zen and Buddhist ways of life. Find your way, make the path that is right for you, and all things will fall into place. With a little patience and being disciplined in our endeavors, we can watch our goals materialize.

What Elliott offers is not an overnight “quick fix.” This is a book of useful observations about people, overcoming the bumps in the road of life…and how to use them to our best advantage. Why take the hard route to the top, when a little politeness and genuine interest in a conversation can move you that much closer to your goal?

With years of business experience and relationships with influential people, Elliot shares with us what he has learned in his travels. He teaches a new etiquette, for a new generation! So many of us are so isolated by our computers, that when face-to-face encounters occur, we tend to lack the social graces which are so important in our culture, and still remain important in international business today. He reminds us to cherish our differences, and learn from each other the knowledge that will continue to help others who also want to learn how to get ahead.

Pick up Life Management 3000, and give it a quick read! From beginning to end you will devour this book. The way Elliott communicates to his readers is almost like he was really having a conversation with each and every one. In the process of reading, you will begin to understand where his knowledge comes from. All of the points he makes have emerged from his own life experience, and as such, they will serve to motivate the reader to strive for their own goals and objectives. If you are sincere about uncomplicating your life and setting your dreams into realistic action…pick up this book!

… Lynn Frauenholz - Graphics & Fashion Design, 2 Girls & Plastic
Redmond, Washington.

“This latest writing by Dr. Elliott Maynard is a motivating factor for all of us who recognize the need for a Road Map for the Third Millennium. Elliott has done a superb job in this provocative book, which opens the door for Survival and Success.”

…Vito Tanzi, CPCM, Founder and Chairman, National Bureau of Certified Consultants, Management Consulting Center,
San Diego, California.

The Value of Practical Knowledge
Regard Money as “Frozen Energy;” It is Neither Good nor Bad
Success is Most Often Achieved in a Series of Small Steps
Show Me; Don’t Tell Me!
To Fly with the Eagles, Don’t Hang Out with the Turkeys
KISS…Keep It Simple, Stupid
Nobody Likes a Smartass, but Everyone Loves a Scapegoat
At Work. Support your Boss and Work Within Company Guidelines
The Importance of Social Interaction in the Workplace
Avoid the Negativity of Others (Gossip, Griping and Backbiting)
Arrange Your Daily Tasks in Descending Order of Difficulty
A Winner Keeps Most of His Marbles in the Bag
Create Your Own Self-Image after Your Chosen Professional Role Models
Learn to Listen to Others
Keep Your Real Feelings to Yourself
Never Leave Your Present Job without Having Another Position
Avoid the “Mexican Hat Dance Syndrome:” I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi
Misery Loves Company!
…About Computers
More About Computers
Upgrade Your Computer
Beware the “Twit Syndrome”
Arrive Early at Work to Organize Your Day
Learn to Listen to Yourself
Network! Network! Network!
Avoid the Poverty Consciousness Trap
Keep a Daily Journal of Your Activities
Proper Job Security Means Good Job Security
Develop Your Intuitive Senses as Your “Inner Teacher”
When You Go to the Horse for Information, Be Sure Which End You Address
Computerize Your Mind
Change the Energy, and You Change the Mass
Regard Change as Opportunity
Don’t Dip Your Pen in the Company Inkwell
Separating Sex from Reproduction
…Concerning “Genetic Properties”
Understand and Respect the “Corporate Entity”
Early to Bed, Early to Rise…
Blessed Be the Geeks, Nerds, and Dweebs
…And If You’re Already a Geek
Holiday Madness!
…On Lending Money to Friends
…On Debts and Debtors
The Way to Get to an Executive is Through His Administrative Assistant
“Techno-Moronic” Automated Answering Systems
A Painless Tidy-Up
You Can Choose Your Friends, but You Can’t Choose Your Relatives
Some of my Best Friends are Lawyers
Your Vehicle
For Quantum Success, Eliminate Wasted Time
A Weighty Problem
Don’t Bite the Hand that Feeds You
There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
Consciousness Expansion
Mentors and Mentoring
“Getting a Life:” The Benefits of Community Service
Thoughtfulness, Consideration, and Common Decency
Our Global Information Network
Professional & Community Service Organizations
Take a Little Time to “Smell the Roses”
The Awesome Power of Creative Visualization
When the Going Gets Tough…
Learning How to Learn
What Goes Around Comes Around
Education Re-Defined
Peripheral Awareness
Intrinsic Value
The Importance of Grounding
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
On Death and Dying
You and Global Ecology
Learn to See Things from Other Peoples’ Viewpoints
Cerebral Exercise
Exercise, Fresh Air, and Sunlight
Except for the Lead Mule, the View is Much the Same
Double Golden Rule
Learn to Be Cause… Not Effect!
The Past, the Present, and the Future
As Long as You Are in Survival Mode, Your Goals Will Not Be Realized
People Can Smell Survival Vibes a Mile Away
The Value of Bootstrapping
Maximum Utilization of Available Resources
The Elusive Quality of Maturity
Retirement? Hell, No!!
Read! Read! Read!
The Power of Knowledge