{"id":568,"date":"2010-04-01T12:51:53","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/untietheknots.com\/blog\/?p=568"},"modified":"2010-04-01T12:51:53","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T17:51:53","slug":"poem-the-intelligent-fool-who-never-lived-by-ty-howard-renowned-motivational-speaker-best-selling-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.untietheknots.com\/blog\/poem-the-intelligent-fool-who-never-lived-by-ty-howard-renowned-motivational-speaker-best-selling-author\/","title":{"rendered":"Poem: The Intelligent Fool Who Never Lived by Ty Howard, Renowned Motivational Speaker &#038; Best-Selling Author"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Poem:<\/b> &nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#330099\"><b>The Intelligent Fool Who Never Lived<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<p><center>by Ty Howard, Motivational Speaker &#038; Author<br \/>\nCopyright \u00a9 1997-2010.  All Rights Reserved.<\/center><\/p>\n<p>There once was an intelligent fool,<br \/>\nWho believed in always playing it safe.<\/p>\n<p>Why take risks in life,<br \/>\nFor this person it was a waste.<\/p>\n<p>A waste of time and money,<br \/>\nAnd efforts too.<\/p>\n<p>There was absolutely no need,<br \/>\nTo impress you, me, or you.<\/p>\n<p>The one thing this person never realized,<br \/>\nWas the self-imposed shelter they were in.<\/p>\n<p>Because day after day,<br \/>\nTrue living would never begin.<\/p>\n<p>There was never any stretching one\u2019s self,<br \/>\nTo see what achievement could be obtained.<\/p>\n<p>There was never family or children,<br \/>\nTo continue family traditions or name.<\/p>\n<p>There was never any thirst for education,<br \/>\nTo learn, progress, and grow.<\/p>\n<p>There was never any dreams to capture,<br \/>\nCause life was only to be so-so.<\/p>\n<p>There were never any bumps or bruises,<br \/>\nRelationship conflicts or pain.<\/p>\n<p>How can life-like things happen,<br \/>\nWhen each day is safe and the same.<\/p>\n<p>At the height of it all,<br \/>\nI\u2019m sure you can now see my friend.<\/p>\n<p>This intelligent fool\u2019s life never blossomed,<br \/>\nBecause it was tied up in knots from beginning to end.<\/p>\n<p><center>####<\/center><\/p>\n<p><u>Reminder<\/u>: <b>Don&#8217;t Become the Fool Who Never Truly Lived!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n&#8211; Extracted from Ty Howard\u2019s best-selling book<br \/>\n<font color=\"#33cc00\"><b><i>A Collection of Daily Inspirational Booster<br \/>\n( Book 1 of a 12-Series Set )<\/i><\/b><\/font>. Pub date: January 2001<br \/>by Knots Free Publishing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<p> &nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>\nCopyright \u00a9 2010 by Ty Howard.  &nbsp;&nbsp;All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/untietheknots.com\/blog\/wp-login.php?action=register\" target=\"main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.untietheknots.com\/tyimages\/UTK_Blog_Subscribers_Banner.jpg\" width=\"318\" height=\"66\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ty Howard's Official Untie the Knots(R) Blog\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tyhoward.com\/TyHoward_Quotations.html\" target=\"main\"><font color=\"#0000ff\"><u>Click Here for MORE Ty Howard Quotations &#038; Sayings<\/u><\/font><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/untietheknots.com\/blog\/?feed=atom\" target=\"main\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/untietheknots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/typlus\/images\/rssfeed.png\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>\n<b>About The Author<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Ty Howard<\/b> of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tyhoward.com\">http:\/\/www.tyhoward.com<\/a> is one of America&#8217;s TOP and in-demand business and motivational speakers on the circuit. <\/p>\n<p>Ty Howard, Mr. Untie the Knots(R), is an internationally respected authority on self-development and business-development. He is a habits consultant, relationship expert, teacher, success coach, and professional development consultant who has dedicated his life to teaching knots-free living and relationship-building to organizations, individuals, and families around the world. Ty is the author of the best-selling book <u>Untie the Knots(TM) That Tie Up Your Life: A Practical Guide to Freeing Yourself from Toxic Habits, Choices, People, and Relationships<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p><b>When doing a story on any aspect of Achieving Success, Motivation, Overcoming Life&#8217;s Challenges, Employee Morale, Balancing Work &#038; Life, Relationships, Fatherhood, Habit Development or Breaking within People, or Professional or Personal Development&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Contact Ty&#8217;s Business Office:<\/b> Maryland, nationwide by arrangement and via telephone; available for keynote speaking engagements, and radio \/ television interviews\u2026(also available for last minute radio \/ television interviews).<\/p>\n<p> &nbsp; <\/p>\n<hr>\n<hr>\n<p>\n<center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.profcs.com\/SecureCart\/SecureCart.aspx?mid=58FFEB7F-5A1D-4A6A-8F6D-17E32A09F4CB&#038;pid=1b7be456299acb5eacd8a5eba709786d\" target=\"main\">&nbsp;&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untietheknots.com\/blog\/tyimages\/Blog_Banner_Graphic4.jpg\" width=\"129\" height=\"152\" border=\"0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tyhoward.com\/donate_to_Tys_blog.html\" target=\"main\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untietheknots.com\/blog\/tyimages\/Blog_Banner_Graphic3.jpg\" width=\"129\" height=\"152\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<hr>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-8301330218775554\";\n\/* 336x280, UTK Blog created 2\/23\/11 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"7486900210\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poem: &nbsp;&nbsp;The Intelligent Fool Who Never Lived by Ty Howard, Motivational Speaker &#038; Author Copyright \u00a9 1997-2010. All Rights Reserved. There once was an intelligent fool, Who believed in always playing it safe. Why take risks in life, For this person it was a waste. A waste of time and money, And efforts too. 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