My Birthday
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#505b My Birthday Surprise (Grownup Version) was created especially for Ronald E. Olsen Happy “60th”
Birthday!, We Love You, Lisa, Roy &
Kelsey October 22, 2004 Yes,
it was birthday time again, October 22. Ronnie Olsen of San Angelo, Texas,
had reached yet another major plateau in his
life – age 60. Ronnie
was a high flier, a born leader, and a man of many accomplishments. There was no doubt about it – Ronnie was a legend in his
own mind. Lisa,
Roy, Alysa, and Jamie had planned a big birthday bash for Ronnie this year.
Hand-written invitations had been sent to all his
friends. Fortunately
for Lisa, Roy, Alysa, and Jamie, the
job had been very easy. Only a few
invitations had to be written. Lisa,
Roy, Alysa, and Jamie had spent a lot of time developing a theme for
this special birthday party. It was in your life Obviously,
the theme was a very popular one. The
party room was packed. Lisa,
Roy, Alysa, and Jamie started his
success story by explaining that the path Ronnie
had followed through life had been met with a series of closed doors. Over the years, judging from the shape of his beak, many of these doors had been slammed in his face. Despite
these setbacks, Ronnie had still managed to
become a success in San Angelo, Texas. It was evident that these ten keys had
worked a miracle for Ronnie. Ronnie
and the rest of the party group were quiet when Lisa,
Roy, Alysa, and Jamie announced the first key to his success. “Always be
full of hot air.” Ronnie had devoted much of his life to achieving this goal. Those who knew him
agreed that he was definitely full of it. The
second key of success was “Stay young.” Ronnie maintained his youthful appearance by following a strict exercise
program. His
favorite activity seemed to be jogging to the refrigerator. Unfortunately,
staying young was difficult after 60 birthday
celebrations. In fact, lighting the
candles on his birthday cake was considered a
fire hazard for Ronnie and everyone else present
at the party. was another component of the success formula for Ronnie. Anyone
who had ever seen Ronnie demolish a mountain of
ice cream topped with whipped cream and a cherry realized the truth of this
statement. He
could whittle it down in seconds. The
fourth key was a critical factor in making Ronnie
the success he is. “Surround
yourself with intelligent, responsible people.” Ronnie always kept
snapshots of his trusted friends in his wallet.
Come to think of it, that was about all you could ever find in his wallet! The
excitement of the party had almost been too much for everyone. They decided to briefly interrupt this
spell-binding “Success Story” and have Ronnie
open his many gifts. Nobody
had trouble buying Ronnie a present. After all, what can’t you buy for a man who
needs everything? After
watching Ronnie open his
gifts, the anxious crowd was eager to hear the fifth key to his success.
It was “Don’t be a
horse’s … behind.” Unfortunately, Ronnie
couldn’t help himself. It was just his nature. The
saga of Ronnie continued. The next key to his
success was “Enjoy the
sweet things in life.” There are many sweet things in life: the presence of a wonderful companion,
adventure-filled vacations and lots of money. Whenever
Ronnie wanted to enjoy sweet things, he went to his
pantry. This was the only source of
sweet things for Ronnie. The
seventh key was vitally important for social climbers like Ronnie: you came.” On his long climb up the
ladder of success, Ronnie never once forgot his roots. He was so very proud of all his
ancestors. To
really be successful, you must “Only play
games you can win.” Talented individuals like Ronnie
pride themselves on their athletic and business prowess. Very few adults had ever beaten Ronnie at any of his
favorite games. Everybody knew he would have a temper tantrum if they did. was certainly another vital part of his success formula. Everyone agreed that if Ronnie
didn’t blow his own horn, nobody would do it for
him. In
fact, he kept stacks of horns and whistles handy
for all the important moments in his life. Ronnie would
do almost anything to call attention to himself! Page 32 Ronnie always maintained
that, to be successful, you must “Picture yourself as you want to be.” Ronnie thought that once he was successful, his
portrait would be hung in the homes of all of his
friends. Page 35 Now you know the ten keys to the success in your
life. We had originally planned to have
you say a few words, but we remembered that brevity is not one of your ten
keys. Congratulations on yet another “successful” year. Happy Birthday! Lisa, Roy &
Kelsey October 22, 2004
“My Birthday Surprise”
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Ronnie Olsen
The ten keys to success
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Believing that
“No mountain is too hard to climb”
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“Don’t forget from whence
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“Blow your own horn”