In the case of 37-year-old Melody, Marjo, you are not. World-famous American TV personality Maury Povich made his debut in 1991 with the Maury Povich show, a series that would later be renamed to the even simpler title of Maury. And Maury consistently brought its audience the type of full-throttle family drama they never knew they needed. Also, Michael and I have dropped our own house tour of our new home that we moved into this year, so go ahead and subscribe to our personal channel if you want to see where we're living and more of what we're up to. In these videos, we don't reveal any addresses and even though I've done a house tour of my own place, please do not show up at any private residences because it's not safe for anyone. But, long before he'd become infamous for letting deadbeat dads all over the United States know whether they were or were not the father of children that they never wanted in the first place, Maury met the woman who would become his own wife in the very city they'd one day call home together. Washington, DC I'm talking of course about the trailblazing journalist Connie Chung. When these two first met in the late 60s while working at the Washington television station WTTGTV, their initial interactions with one another were anything but romantic. Connie described how awkward it was to people magazine stating, I would rip the wire copy off the machine and give it to Mr. Povich. He was very gruff and very matter of fact. He never looked up. I kept thinking, maybe someday he'll acknowledge that I'm a human being. Little did she know how the tables would turn. After working with Maury for about two years, Connie left WTTGTV to pursue better opportunities for herself and the two wouldn't meet again until five years later in Los Angeles. Having bounced around a few different jobs himself in the intervening years, when they wound up meeting again at a CBS affiliate, Connie was now the big anchor and Maury was her co-star. Then something funny happened. Maury was let go from the network when it began to downsize and Connie, well she took pity on him for losing his job. Maury explained this serendipitous chain of events to people telling them how losing his job would ultimately become the best thing to ever happen to him. He said, I always said the way to get to Connie's heart is first she pities you and then she can love you. The couple would date non-exclusively for the next seven years before deciding to commit to one another and get married in 1984. Afterwards the couple moved to New York City where they lived in a Manhattan apartment building known as the Dakota. Considering this was over four decades ago, we don't know much about the apartment that they lived in at the time, though the building itself is notorious for not only housing other celebrities like Judy Garland, Joan Namoth and Lauren Bacall, but for being the very spot where John Lennon was murdered four years earlier in 1980. The only problem was Maury didn't really enjoy living in the big city all that much and after 25 years they finally decided to change things up. In late October of 2008, Connie Chung flew to Washington DC to take part in her high school reunion at Montgomery Blair. While visiting town, she decided to make a quick detour to take a peek at a house with a real estate agent friend of hers. That's when she first laid eyes on the Tudor style house that would become her new home, an estate situated in the Colorado neighborhood of DC on a third of an acre of land with its very own in-ground pool and koi pond. At the time this already 80 year old home wasn't even on the market, but it was scheduled to be listed for just under $9 million. Knowing how much her husband wanted to move back to Washington, Connie really didn't exactly have to hit Maury with the hard sell. She just had him come take a look at the house for himself. After touring the 12,500 square foot structure, Maury instinctively knew that this was their future home. Hosting 7 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a music room, extensively manicured gardens and a rooftop terrace that gives some amazing views of the city, Connie would sum up how the entire family was feeling with the find by telling the Wall Street Journal, the house just felt extraordinarily right. From that point forward, Maury would take a 6 hour train ride from Washington to Connecticut 2 days a week to film his daily talk show right up until recently when news broke that he'd finally be ending his long running series after 31 years. While Maury and Connie will now no doubt spend more time in Washington than ever before, there is one more location that they'll also be spending a lot of their newly earned free time, the great state of Montana. In addition to their Washington estate, Maury and Connie also own a ranch in Big Fork, Montana that they frequent a few months out of every year. It's not entirely clear when they came into ownership of this property, but around 2006, Maury decided to invest in a newspaper known as the Flathead Beacon, which serves the nearby town of Kalispell and the rest of Flathead County in Montana. This weekly paper is distributed to around 90,000 people and with Maury's own father having been a well-respected sports contributor to the Washington Post for a number of years, Maury purchased the paper as a way to honor his dad's legacy. The only problem? According to an interview he gave to CNN, it took nearly nine years for the paper to break even. On the more positive side of things, Maury's paper has been profiled by the likes of the Columbia Journalism Review, which was quoted as referring to Maury's baby as the best newsroom in Montana. Better yet, the paper has brought a bunch of joy to Maury's life, even if he's had to learn a few important lessons along the way. He explained to CNN, What we found out is that you just can't make it on print alone. You've got to be a bit more expansive, so I bought Flathead Living. Flathead Living is a quarterly magazine that's also native to Maury's region of Montana. But that's not all. He also bought a local marketing firm and then integrated it with the paper, transforming it into something like a production company, which can give prospective clients more than just a write-up in the paper, including website development and social media advice. Now that Maury has decided to hang up his microphone and stop opening all those Manila envelope paternity tests, he's planning on spending a lot more time in Flathead, alongside his son, who also lives in the area himself. While speaking about his future plans with the New York Post, Maury told them about his son. He was a commercial tuna fisherman, but it became difficult for him. He's now building a house in Montana near mine, and he's the co-owner of a machine shop that makes fishing rods. Down to me, like Maury has his golden years all mapped out, and after having spent a lifetime witnessing firsthand how an unplanned life can go so horribly horribly wrong, who could blame him? Maury, you just don't understand. I probably don't. Well, Maury and Connie wind up retiring full-time in Montana, or will they always keep their ties to their hometown of Washington, DC? I guess we'll just have to wait and see how things turn out. But for now, that'll bring this latest house tour to a close. Thanks for watching today's video, and before you head out, please take a second to answer the following question. Would you be willing to buy a new house in a separate city from where you worked if it meant that you would have to commute six hours twice a week for the next 13 years? Anyways, let me know your thoughts in the comments down below. Otherwise, you know the drill. Like, subscribe, and turn on your notifications to make sure you never miss a house tour. My name is Carole the Vampire Slayer. Follow me on Instagram to chat, and I will see you all in another one. Bye.


In this city, which could be any city, on this morning, which could be any morning, somebody's about ready to get going. It could be me, it could be you. There are a lot of us. But let's take a name. This one, Madame Hatterway. And this address. And let's take this house. One look and you can see what it is. You can see what it isn't too. Isn't it in very good shape for one thing, needs paint, fixing up? Take a look at Adam's car. You can see what it is, what it isn't. It certainly isn't like this, is it? Do you think Adam sees it like this or like this? Or does he think about it at all? Things can look different for different people, you know. Oh, by the way, there's Adam. You can see what he looks like, but you can't see what he looks like to himself. And a lot of what makes up a person, how he sees himself, what he wants, his needs, desires and such things. Away down deep inside, they must be intuitively rather than physically sensed. And even then, by only Adam himself. By golly, it can seem pretty lonely sometimes being somebody. Oh, you may be wondering why you of all people are being subjected to a consideration of what Adam Hatterway wants. Especially since so many of those things are discernible to only Adam himself. Well, if you're going to take such an uncharitable view of the situation, I suggest you put yourself in Adam's place and then see how you feel. Oh, it may have occurred to you that Adam and I look pretty much alike. Well, I'd call that an understatement. I'd say we look exactly alike and for a very definite reason. All right, let's get going. Adam? Yeah? OK, boy, get about it. Get about what? Hey, what's going on? Why ask me? It's right there in front of you, the whole situation. Political, financial, standing at the clubs, the price of potatoes. Everything that's happening all over everywhere. Hey, I don't get this. What do you want? Or important, what do you want? Who said I wanted anything? Are you completely satisfied with life in general? That's my business. Ah, that's just a point. There isn't any point. You come busting in here and start telling me to... Oh, you've got me all mixed up. Well, do something about it. Look, let's be reasonable. Sure, I want a lot of things, but... Well, get going. What you're saying isn't making any sense. It makes perfect sense. You're on your own. Get going. Look, I don't like to feel like I'm being pushed around. Who does? You'll notice that about Adam. Sometimes he doesn't seem to know his own mind.  Oh, well, let's see what happens. Wait, you forgot again. Get back there and drink your orange juice. We're here, we're late! Just wait. Can't you control them any better than that? Oh, they're just like all children. Here, you drink the orange juice. It's good for you. You got to start controlling them sometime. I can't do everything around here. It's bad enough being pushed around at the plant. Something wrong at work? Oh, it's nothing new, really. Just some more of that get-on-the-ball. Got to cut costs and turn out more. You know that old bro might have had about producing more goods for more people and boosting civilization. You heard that gag before. Oh, I certainly haven't until I'm sick and tired of it. They're always putting the pressure on you to squeeze a little more out of you. They work you too hard. Now, don't get excited. I get paid for what I do. It's just that I'm tired of it. Hey! I'd like to know what happens to it. Do you know how long it's been since I've had a new winter coat? What about the fun we started for the children's college education and how old is our car? I get it. So you're sorry you didn't marry a millionaire? Look, I'm doing the best I can. I didn't say you weren't. It's just that they don't pay you enough.  Tell them what? Look, honey, I'm trapped. Let's face it. Oh, that's just the trouble. You don't fight for what's coming to you. I'm tired. Maybe I have been working too hard. They don't appreciate you. Believe me, I could tell them a thing. You know, Butch Maloney told me the truck we're biting last weekend. Maybe it would be a good change for me to go up there next Saturday morning. Missing? Look, for six months, you've been promising me that you'd paint this kitchen. So I've been working too hard, huh? So I spent the weekend painting the kitchen. Oh, weekend. Why, you could do it in a couple of hours. You'll make it sound so easy. What for? What's so hard about it? You just get one of those rollers and they... Before I even start painting, I got to take all the stuff out of the cupboards. I got to disconnect the stove and hide that away from the wall. I got to move the refrigerator and the cabinets and scrape up all the woodwork. Oh, stop stealing so sorry for yourself. What do you say I'm working too hard? You're working too hard. You should follow me around for a day. That broken-down washing machine and that... That old-fashioned vacuum cleaner and... And no dishwasher and... And picking up everything you and the children and cooking and cleaning and painting! Maybe it occurs to you that if Adam had a bigger job and more money, he could buy that new coat for his wife and hire somebody to paint the kitchen. Well, nobody'd argue with that and Adam could go fishing. But if that's what you think, I think you're absolutely right. Under different circumstances, the circumstances would be different. Did you see what happened? I sure did. Just discussing that. Anything wrong? Anything wrong? We both saw red. Yes, I know. What produced a situation like that? Well, you heard what she said. I sure did. Then what happened? She got exactly what she had coming. Well, then everything turned out all right, didn't it? Wait a minute, I didn't say that. I know. I said that. Say, I think you're nuts. What's going on around here anyway? Well, I guess we better clear that up. Now, you like to fish. Sure, I do. You know that. And you expect to catch your own fish? Of course. Who do you think's gonna catch him for me? All right. When you get a good string, is it just a matter of luck? Oh, no. Gotta have the right tackle and the right lures and... know how to handle your gear. Of course, you gotta be willing to work at it and maybe get wet once in a while. But mostly it's up here. Gotta use your head. But you say when the chips are down, you still have to catch your own fish. Yeah. Yeah, that's right. Well, I have a theory about that. What? Did I have to catch my own fish? Catch or make or produce? Let's use the word produce. To have more of what you want, you must first produce more. At whatever your circumstances, they're yours. And you alone can make and produce what you want. Without any help at all? Or hindrance either. Or by yourself. You mean that in a given situation, I and I alone can make it come out right by doing the right things? Is that it? Right. Then I'll have to have a free hand.  You keep out of this. I'll pick my own situations. Did you hear what I heard? As nearly as I can make out what Adam just said to me was, I don't understand what you're saying. Let me tell you what you mean. Oh-oh. Here comes another situation. Well, that was you? Let's go. I got a new wagon. How you like? How come a station wagon?  Full camping outfit, fishing gear, no strain. Yeah, you're good at that. Yes, sir, you're going to find me hanging around weekends. And come next vacation time. I'm taking the little woman and the kids on a trip they'll remember the rest of their lives. That's swell. And boy, this is really a little dreamboat. All the accessories they make. I really shot the works this time. Uh-huh. When are you going to get rid of this old heap of yours? Oh, I don't know. Me and Arthur feels just something to get around in. That right? Well, I got to pick up my boy's tickets. He's off for a week at camp. I'll see you around. It looks like you're lost in a fog of your own creation. Maybe you'd be better off to get lost in your work. If you get going, everything may clear up. Get going, get going. Is that all you know how to say? Things have been a little hectic, and you may have lost track of that original proposition. So here it is again. For any man to get more of the things he wants, he must first produce more. Produce more? Look, I'm producing more now than the regulations call for. I know my rights. Nobody's criticizing you, but costs are rising. Competition is trying to beat the prices down and boost quality. Maybe between us we could noodle away to get more out without any sweat.  You've had a lot of experience. I figured you'd be glad to give me some help. Did you hear that guff? What was he telling you? You heard him. Get out and bleed for the Darrell Corporation. How about my getting what's coming to me once in a while? I thought he was telling you that you're a capable guy with a lot of experience. And that he'd appreciate your help. Oh, fine. Why don't they put that on my pay envelope where I can use it? Produce, produce. That's easy to say when all you have to do is push people around. Would you rather be a foreman? Would I? Well, of course I would. Then you'd see some real production. Oh, may I see you for a moment? Yes. I just wondered if you've been able to know it. I haven't, I haven't, not yet. But it's awfully important. As soon as I'm able to, I'll look into it. I've got some rush work to take care of first. Besides that, I can't upgrade you simply because you want more or need more.  Well, I know it has. But I realize that if you want more, you've got to produce more. Just cut and dry it as that. Well... What a deal. You didn't even give Jones a chance to explain himself. Well, he doesn't even know why. I hadn't got a chance around this joint anymore. Oh, Adam. Oh, hello, Mr. Walker. Adam, I might as well come straight to the point. I'm worried about the performance of your department. Well, I can explain that, Mr. Walker. You see, I... Not only has production failed to pick up, but the stuff you've been sending over to Mike Edward's department has had so many rejections that we've... Oh, well, I can explain that, Mr. Walker, too. You see, I... I'm sure you can. But if you can explain it, you can also do something about it. It's your department and it's got to start producing more and better. By whatever means you can find, you've got to improve its productivity. Now, if there's any help at all that I can give you in straight... You know, I was reading somewhere that the average guy partway up to Totem Pole always feels like he's right in the middle all the time. Well, I can understand why he feels that way. That's right where he is. Maybe the point is that nobody wants to be in the middle. I better check that. Adam, how would you like to? How would you like... Oh, it's you. Did you hear that guy? Didn't even give me a chance to explain the situation. Left me right in the middle. Would you like to be in a better situation? I've heard that before. If you think like president of the company up on top instead of in the squeeze... President? You know how you're talking. President? Then I'd really get things going. And a review of the situation clearly indicates that the productivity of this company must be increased. If it is to survive the squeeze between rising costs and intensified competition, somehow we must impress our operating management that that is their number one responsibility. That realization, in fact, must be made to permeate the minds of all our people. Right down to the apprentice class. Well, heaven knows we've done our part. We've supplied them with the finest tools and the best plant in the industry. Exactly. Our wages and fringe benefits can't be beat by anyone. They represent far more than we pay out in management salaries and stock dividends. We are going to tell them that to get more, they must first produce more. If we explain the situation to them simply and concisely, they should see that what is good for the company is also good for them and they should act accordingly. Now, we are beginning a campaign to spell out that basic point so that no one will fail to get it. And I think at our next board meeting I'll have news for you. I'm sure Edward will interest it. Thank you, Adam. And now that's the end of our business, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. Second the motion. To get more, you must first produce more. Good statement. That also applies when you're trying to keep what you already have, like the presidency. Straight from the shoulder, that's the way to do it. It sure was. Now let's see what it produces. Did you see that? It sure did. Straight from the shoulder, wasn't it? Why in the world did they do that? Straight from the shoulder. Straight from the shoulder. My, look at all the producing that's going on. Look at that. There I am, right in the middle again. Straight from the shoulder. Yes? The board will meet in 10 minutes, Mr. Hathaway. So you see, ladies and gentlemen, the point is quite clear. It is obviously impossible to get what you want without actually producing it yourself. So? Wait a minute, hold it. Let's look at this from my point of view for a minute. I'm in this thing. I write for a living. Now you say that to get the things I want, I must produce it myself. That's what I produce. But what I want is things for my family. We need a bigger house. We need college funds. We like to take vacations. So I don't get what I want by producing it. I get what I want by producing what other people want, if I can. So you see, there's something wrong with your proposition somewhere. He's right. I'm a printer. I produce impressions on a piece of paper. But they aren't what I want. They're what someone else wants. It's an entirely different problem and sometimes difficult fight to get what I want in return. What do you mean, get more of what I want by producing it? I could knock myself out trying to turn out work and I'd still get the same paycheck as if I'd goofed off every time I got a chance. Profituring? Sure, we have profituring. What control do I have over that? Doesn't make sense to me. What do I produce? All I do is take in money that I don't get to keep and make change with money that isn't mine. What have I done at the end of the day? How can I get more of what I want out of that? Shortchange, everybody? Naturally, we want our farm to be as productive as we can make it. But do you think for one minute that farm produce is what we want?  We don't produce for ourselves, we produce for profit. I'm afraid I have to go along with the general thinking here. I know many men. I'm one of them who made their fortunes earlier in life and no longer need to produce anything to satisfy their material wants. I believe you'll find that the answer lies in finding out how to procure more easily and distribute more equitably the things that are materially important to all. Not only those things which the community shares in common, such as highways, more and bigger and better schools, but also those individual possessions which contribute so materially to the benefit of all by serving each in a good way. Such things as good hopes, new cars, appliances, labor-saving devices of all kinds. The things that give us a higher standard of living, tangible products, also give us a sense of freedom and security. Those intangible treasures, freedom and security are the real things people want. Yes, I'm sure that's right. We all seem to agree that what we want does not come from us, but from those around us. Like the love I want from my children. Apparently it has never even occurred to her that she produces the love that comes back to her from her children. How are things going? Are you getting everything you want? You put me in one impossible situation after another. And now you have the nerve to ask me a question like that. Of course I'm not getting what I want. But you have been producing all the time, haven't you? I've been trying to. And you have been. But you haven't been producing what other people want. You've been trying to control what's coming to you. That's patently impossible. Whatever you produce goes from you. That's what I meant by getting things going, going from you. I don't understand a word you're saying. I'm ready to give up. I'm beat. I think we can handle this whole thing if only you and I could just get together. Get together? Oh yeah. Well, it looks like we're early. He said he had some news for us at this meeting. I wonder what it is. I don't know. But the boy sure has news for him. That's true. Gentlemen, let's get right to the heart of the matter. Because of an error in judgment, for which I must accept responsibility, our company has suffered serious damage both to productivity and human relations. Both must be repaired as quickly and completely as possible. For our goal, to increase productivity was entirely worthy and sincerely conceived. It is also quite true that to get more of what he wants, whether material or intangible, a man must first become more productive. But that cannot be achieved by merely issuing an order. That only served to drive an issue between ourselves and our employees, destroying our unity and facing an issue of vital concern to all the company. Increasing productivity begins or should begin right here in this room. It is a challenge to every one of us to find ways to create an atmosphere in which productivity will grow and flourish. An atmosphere which enables everyone in this company to feel independent and self-managed, yet eager at the same time in his way to function as an integral and indispensable part of this company. We must take a good hard look at our plants and properties as our facilities and methods. Are they competitive with others in our field today? Will they be tomorrow? That's where our long-range planning must be reexamined and critically. Stepping of productivity does not mean longer hours or speed up. It grows out of ingenuity, far-sightedness, progressive thinking here in this boardroom and beyond throughout our entire organization. Our people are good people, able and willing to do their part in achieving our common goal. But first, they must be made aware that we are all in this together, unified. That same unity must be extended to include our customer and owner groups, our industries, our communities. Yes, even our nation. In short, both inside and outside its own boundaries, this company must behave like a mature adult, a good citizen. Now let's become more specific. Yeah, fine talk. It's easier to show off to the board of directors. But I know Adam Wynne when he was a foreman. What a heel. I had a problem just driving me nuts. Good morning. Say about that. You don't have to tell me. I can see it coming. Okay, Jones, I won't. Say, look, you're a good man, but something's wrong, isn't it? Yeah, I'm in trouble. Money trouble, you know that. Well, could we talk it over during your break? Hmm. Well, this is a switch. Come over to my desk when you can. We'll need everything you can turn out between now and then and Jones. Don't worry. Whatever it is, you don't have to fight it alone. You'd be surprised how many ways there are a liquor problem when you're all together. You've been shipping over to his department lately. He says... He's right, Mr. Walker. I've been slow in spotting the trouble, but I think I found the man who was responsible. Who is he? With things the way they are. What is your record to concern, Mr. Walker? It's me. My men run machines. I'm the one who's supposed to produce the productivity around here. Well, I'll be... Okay, Adam, get things going and straighten it out. I'll get it my best, Mr. Walker, and thanks. You seem to have forgotten me. I was Adam's foreman when he was working on a machine. Now, I'll grant that there is something to this sweetness and light stuff. It's good when you use it on a guy who'll give you the same thing back. But what about when you don't get it back and you've got nothing to fight with? Why don't you give it a real try? Put Adam back at his machine and then give him the nastiest foreman you can imagine. Well, for once your machine's set upright, how'd it happen? Somebody do it for you? Oh, I said it. Sure you did. The worst hamhands in the whole department. You expect me to believe that? No, but it's true. Listen, don't be giving me any lip. I'll tell you something for your own good. If sales don't pick up, there's going to be some faces missing around here. What with operating costs, what they are? Oh, that reminds me. I had kind of an idea I thought might cut costs in this operation. I checked it every way I know how, and it still seems to make sense. Of course, I don't know the whole picture the way you do, but I thought maybe you'd tell me if it has anything. Look, if I went over all the harebrained ideas, you guys dream up. I wouldn't have time to... Have you shown this to anyone else? No, I wanted to get your feeling first about whether it's worthwhile submitting. The guy's nuts. He's practically asking Stoneface to steal his idea and take credit for it.  Why, you fathead, you haven't even got your name on this. I'm not saying it's good that the committee will accept it. But get your name on this and put it in the suggestion box before somebody else latches on to the idea. Won't you dumb-clucks ever learn? Uh-oh, there's the whistle. Nush, where did the time go? I gotta pick up some paint on the way home. And remember what I said. Night, Hathaway. Night. Well, everything's ready for the big expedition, dear. I don't know how you could stand a filthy jacket if you'd have told me how to wash it before you long and go. Thanks, Martha. I fixed the sleeve too. When are you coming to bed? It's getting late. I'll be all right. I just have to do the woodwork.  You've been grogging in the morning. Good for me. Thanks for fixing my fishing gear. I'll take nothing of it. Pay off with fresh fish tomorrow afternoon. You would not clean the horrid things, too. Good night. Good night. What does it all represent? I've got a better question. What do you represent?  I don't mean just things like painted houses, new cars, refrigerators, money, and so forth.  Do you want any of those things? Well, remember what Adam said. When the chips are down, you have to catch your own fish. All right. What are you hanging around for? Get going. How is it kind of interesting to see how a basic piece of music can be developed in various styles? But you're wondering what is that to do with productivity? Well, that's a good question. Is a pianist a producer? Of course he is. Productivity does not necessarily result in a tangible something that you can wrap up and take home. Further is, I think I just demonstrated, it need not handcuff imagination. On the contrary, imagination is one of the greatest stimulants to productivity. Now, you've just seen a picture that says in effect, to get more of what you want out of life, you must first become more productive. Where do we go from there? I can well believe that many of you are a little confused. I mean, try as you will. You can't find any direct application to yourselves. And that's good. At least the fact that you try is good. Others of you may figure, well, it was easy enough to see how Adam Hathaway could straighten himself out, but my situation is different. And that's very true. Every one of us has his own individual situation, because every one of us is an individual. A lot of you probably tripped over that word productivity. What does that mean, really? Well, let's forget the picture entirely for a moment and do a little thinking. Productivity. Look at it hard. What does it mean to you? Well, here's what Webster says about it. Productivity. Having the quality or power to produce. Creative. Effective in bringing forth or originating. Euding results, profits, benefits, wealth. Now, to my mind, that last line is most significant. And yet that isn't entirely satisfying. At least not to me. And I'll venture to say most of you feel the same way. Each of you will have to re-freeze that definition to fit your personal situation. Now, as a starting point, I'd like to break that down as I see it. And remember, this is just me, just one guy. Now, Webster says results. I presume he means satisfactory results. So let's make our first category satisfaction that applies to any product, tangible or otherwise. Instead of profits, let's use the term compensation, which is broader and yet more direct in application. And then I put down the category of beneficial, applying either to the individual or to those around it. Then there's another facet of productivity which Webster ignores. That's prestige, which covers a multitude of qualities such as pride in product, progressiveness, outstanding utility, and a lot more. Now Webster lists wealth. But to me, that's a comparative quality. I'd rather use the term security because it has much more personal application. So there we've broken down productivity into its various elements or attributes. All right, now let's see what we can do about setting down a brief list of jobs to measure on this scale of productivity. Let's start with my own category, artist, and of course that includes painters, sculptors, singers, actors, all the arts. Now some occupational classifications more closely related to you, our audience. The professions, that includes doctors, lawyers, airline pilots, nurses and others of that group. Mechanics, including carpenters, plumbers, electricians, motor cars, servicemen and so on. Salesmen, particularly those whose rewards are based upon individual sales volume. Life insurance, specialty sales people, literary agents and the like. Production workers, whose output is definitely linked to the productive capacity of machines of a predetermined cycle. Private secretary, who might be the confidant of the head of a big corporation or the right arm of a small business executive, including in her job running a search board and keeping books. Homemaker, either in a home staffed with servants, a modern suburban split level or a 12 floor apartment. Presumably she has children. Educator, in any field, grade school to college. Yes, even missionaries. Scientist, exploring the atom, celestial penetration or finding a cure for the common cold. Statement, ranging from those who formulate foreign policy to your own city council. Business executives, whether heading a corporation or a department of file clerks. Military, running the gamut from career officers to draft fees. All of these have one attribute in common. All are producers. Some may want more than others. Who wants what and how they may attain what they want. That's for you to determine. The first step, obviously, is to measure their potential against our basic concept of productivity. And grade them plus or minus. If in doubt, mark a question. Now, take my own category, artist. Am I satisfied with my productivity? Well, yes and no. Our wager that no artist is entirely satisfied with what he turns out. He always wants to do better. On the other hand, there's nothing I'd rather do, so suppose I grade myself with a plus. But I'll let you start an argument. Many artists have died poor while their works lived to become priceless. On the other hand, some guy with long sideburns and a guitar. I suppose we just question that for a future discussion. Is the artist's work beneficial? Well, now I say that if it brightens the lives of his audience for just a fleeting hour, it is definitely beneficial. And I think you'll agree that it carries prestige. Now, what about security? Happily for me, enough people enjoy what I do to earn a very good living. But suppose I got arthritis. Also, consider how quickly public taste can change the fickleness of popularity. Better set down a great big question mark. Now, the biggest question of all. Assuming that I want a richer, fuller life, which I do, and admitting that to realize that wish I must become more productive, what should I do about it? And all these different people in all the jobs that make up our world. What can they do to achieve their ambitions to become more productive? That's for you to decide. How can you achieve more of what you want out of life? You decide. From previous experience, I know very well that the discussion of the questions posed in this diagram will go far beyond this meeting room. And that's good. In fact, that's the purpose of this meeting. And the reason why Champion produced the picture you've just seen. We don't have any ready-made answers for you. Nobody has. Except those which you yourselves develop. Now, it won't be easy, but out of the discussions of groups just such as this, can come some highly stimulating thinking. And that's where all improvement starts with thinking. This has been a presentation of the Library of Congress. 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He said, the cashier looked at me like I was crazy, but I was smiling and grinning on the inside. Wow, check that out. That is massive. And I'm like, no way, no way. Hey, oh my goodness. I saw this on Dumpsterdiva's YouTube channel. I was watching one of her Goodwill Bins videos and she pulled this little guy out. Hey, fellow buddies, thanks for watching. Amazing, right? All right, let's get started. Hey, fellow buddies, thanks for watching. My name is Courtney, also known as Bolo Buddies, and I talk to you about Bolo items, items to be on the lookout for, items you can hopefully buy low and sell high. In this video, I am going to talk to you about Bolo items beyond the lookout, items that sold in October 2022. These were shared in my Facebook group. This is what it looks like. Go join if you haven't already. It's linked down below by the members of the Facebook group. So I posted this. It says, share your best October Bolo. And then everybody goes in and shares a screenshot. And then they provide the information that I asked for. So I'm going to tell you where they got the item, what they paid for it, and what it sold for. And we are just going to dig right in and get started. My husband, so I'm reading what they wrote, collected these as a kid. And we recently found them in a stocking, in a stocking at his stepdad's house. I obviously paid zero for them. And they sold on an auction for $205. They are a lot of Jada Homie Roller's motorcycle figurines. So this is what they look like. They're little homies. Cat feeling thrifty. That is her eBay store. And this is what it looks like. Bought a huge lot of Christmas decorations at a local estate auction for $13. One of those nights, no one was bidding. Lucky for me. These two items were inside one of the boxes. They sold in less than a week of me listing and in with, and within a couple of days of each other. The Heart of Christmas hugs and kittens Enscow figurine 3575. And the Heart of Christmas Santa with Child Ornament 2013, Karen Hawn Enscow 3950.  And they will be linked down below. These are resellers and YouTubers. They have great stores. So definitely go down to the description and look for those links. All right. Bought this along with a whole box of Ralph Lauren betting all for $20. So have about $2 in this sold quickly for full asking price of $39.99. Have yet to list the Comforter curtains and some pillow covers. So it's a ruffled queen. I think it's like the ruffle and $39.99 is what that sold for. And I believe that is Noni's treasure house that sold that. Okay. Oh my goodness. I sold this on DumpsterDiva's YouTube channel. I was watching one of her Goodwill Benz videos and she pulled this little guy out and I was like, and then I went to her Instagram and I'm like, no way, no way. She already sold it. No way. It's a tie. It's a beanie baby. It's a beanie booze specifically. So the beanie booze have the big glitter eyes and they do typically sell for more. This one sold for $189. $189. So I grabbed her post from Instagram. She is dumpster underscore diva underscore bend. This is what it looks like over on Instagram. She's dumpster diva on YouTube and I love her video. She is just like, so like, she just makes you smile and she just goes through the bends and she talks to you while she's at the bends. And at the end she has like a little shows you what she got. But a lot of the items that she sells, she sells on Mercari. That's her main platform. Her, I don't know if it's her boyfriend or her husband. John, I know his name is John, sold this on eBay for her because it was a big money bolo, but she mostly sells on Mercari and I always see like these bundles and she sells stuff for really good prices. And I think a lot of her viewers will be like, hey, can you, hey, Robin, can you bundle these for me? And she just like bundles them on Mercari. So if you're looking to shop with her at the bends, that's another thing you can do. So she's fantastic. So definitely check her channel out. I'll link her down below. I bought this Jim Shore Halloween Wicked Ride figurine at a thrift store for $2. I was excited to see comps because some had sold for over a hundred when I found it in September. It didn't have any damage, but the string from the witch's hand to the cat had come loose. It also did not have the original box. I listed it for $89.99 because no box and a loose thread. And I also wanted to sell this year. It sold in four days for asking price plus shipping. The loose string was disclosed and I decided to leave it and it to the buyer to fix with Super Glue if they wanted. And this is what it looks like and it's a Jim Shore. So Jim Shore is really a great pickup. I don't know where she got it and I don't know what she paid for it, but it is a vintage Grateful Dead shirt and it sold for $560. That is amazing. Wow. Yeah, Grateful Dead, Vintage Grateful Dead. Definitely be on the lookout. Received this item free for a neighbor. Sold it on Mercari for 101 buyer covered shipping. This was my listed price, which was reduced periodically from $130 or $135. I don't remember which. It is a vampire. I don't know if it's perfume or I don't know. That's what it looks like, but wow. All right. This one comes from Dare to Dream Big 1313. She is a Bolo Buddies member also and I love this one. She said not big money, but look at all these Russ Love pets. Look out for these. They are tiny and sell for good money. I got this at an estate sale in a box lot, maybe 10 cents into it. Sold for full price on eBay of $42. The buyer was ecstatic to find the puppy her daughter lost over the summer. So it looks like it's about five inches big. It says Russ Love pets, Puddles Beanie Plush Puppy Dog. I love it. You guys know I love selling toys. So that one makes me happy. This was my best October paid $1, no, sorry, not a dollar. Paid $175 at a local auction and sold fast for double my money at $350 plus shipping in a few days. I had to hold my breath and pray it got to them in one piece, but in the end it did and I got a positive review. It's a Disney auction's Aristocrats Cookie Jar Salt and Pepper Shakers. Oh yeah, that would not be fun to ship. Not the most exciting Bolo, but I got this motorcycle owner's manual for 25 cents at a yard sale sold in a month for $40, small easy to photograph list and ship. Yes, that is awesome. I love that. Picked up this cool vintage mirror for $15 at an estate sale sold for $485.99 will be delivered via U ship. Wow, check that out. That is massive. I would say I would not want to ship a mirror, but incredible Bolo. All right, Champagne Taste 73, who is a Bolo buddies member. I purchased this oyster plate on eBay for $152. I paid up. I knew I probably could make some money on this as it was unusual. I sold it this morning for $299 plus shipping. Wow, she really paid up for it and she bought it on eBay, but you know, you can do that. And that's definitely a, that's risky. Woo. So I'm proud of her for doing that. That's awesome. I think she sold it on eBay too. Yeah, it paid $0.15 and my local bins sold for $65.99 plus shipping and I'm going to pop up her store. I think it's Dodeals, D-O-D-E-A-L-S. I cannot remember. I have so many members now that I'm just trying to keep them all straight. If you guys are a member and you're sharing on this post, please hashtag it Bolo buddies member and also put your eBay store or your YouTube channel beside it. No links, but just so when I'm reading right now, I see it and I remember to say it. Okay. I don't want to miss anyone. Bought for $7.24 at the Goodwill, listed at the same day after purchase and sold within 20 minutes of listing for full asking price. Sold for $129.95. This is incredible. It's a vintage, sandy, Starkman sun embroidered colorful patchwork jacket, size medium. Paid a dollar at the Goodwill and sold it for $55. This is a ring display, a vintage ring display. It looks kind of grungy and it's still sold over $55. So keep your eyes out for those. So funny, right? She said she listed it, let's see, sold in two weeks on eBay. Wooden bottom velvet top listed for $69.99, took a best offer of $55. Just started thrifting and reselling in September. That's awesome. This religious doll sold well for me, paid $3.99 minus 25% off. Tales of Glory, marry the mother of Jesus talking doll, $49.99 on that one. Bought this at a thrift store for $5. Sold in two days for full asking price, listed a little bit higher than similar, one due to mine having extra outside pockets. It's a vintage rare Hartman luggage lined leather duffel travel carry on bag, complete. $275.96 on that. So that is wowza. Here is a cool 1980s black light flocked poster. So it's kind of fuzzy flocked. I bought it in a state sale for $10. I put it up for auction starting at $59.99, my lowest acceptable price. It got one bid in the first hour, which got me pretty stoked. But it turned to be the only bid. I'm okay with that. The condition was a bit rough. Fire paid and it went off. So it's a black light poster. It's Death Rider 933 Grim Reaper. And that's what it looks like. Pick these up at an estate sale auction for about $46 total. Took this offer for $420 after less than a week listed. All right, this one's really small. So I'm zooming in, which means I'm getting closer to my computer. It looks like they are Jim Shore. One is, they say Williamsburg, a drummers call and fluters tune maybe. This is what they look like. I'll try to get a close up for you guys. But in total $420. That's great. Okay, this one is a jock strap. And I have talked about jock straps before. This is new in the packaging. He said, yes, grabbed it at a small local thrift store, paid a dollar. He said, the cashier looked at me like I was crazy, but I was smiling and grinning on the inside. That's so funny. All right, sold a pair of Art Deco Sunbeam light fixtures for $75, bought years ago at an auction, but don't remember how much. They were probably in a box of stuff for $5. No one wanted this style in my area then. Okay, so they are another small picture here. Vintage Art Deco Sunbeam white porcelain bathroom bed, bedroom sconce, I think. This is what it looks like. So I apologize. The picture is small. You guys, if you post, please try to get me a big photo so everybody can see. Sold in a few hours. It is a Dune novel by Frank Herbert, 1965. Sold for $70. I do believe that I asked her to bring this over and share it. And she didn't add the details, but they are somewhere on Facebook, in the Facebook group, so I apologize. But I thought that one was a cool one. Found this at a hometown thrift store for $1.29 and sold for $100. I had the item listed at $130, but took a best offer of $100. The buyer paid shipping. Oh, I love it. It's a plush. Vintage 1994, Kenner secret, keeping sweetheart pup's puppy plush purple no key. So it's missing the key and still sold for $130. All right, you guys, which one was your favorite Bolo? If you're not in my Facebook group, go join. What are you waiting for? Go share a Bolo so you can be in this video. Thank you guys so much for being here. Thank you for watching. If you're new to the channel, I would love for you to subscribe. If you've been here for a while and you keep coming back, thank you. If you made it to the end of the video, comment below. I made it to the end of the video. Thanks for watching.


We're going to start out looking at the protons. Protons nicely are positively charged particles. They're positively charged particles found in the nucleus of the atom. All atoms have a nucleus. And protons are one of the things you're going to find in the nucleus. Is it the only thing in the nucleus? No, it's the blue thing in the nucleus. So we actually have three protons in this atom that we're looking at right here. What are the red things? Well, they're not protons. So we'll look at those in a second. And what are these little black things? Oh, those aren't protons either. They're positively charged structures in the nucleus of my atom. The nucleus is the center. All right. Protons are interesting because they actually define the characteristics of the atom itself. So let's make a note of that. That's why they're significant. That's why we care. Protons, the number of protons in the nucleus defines characteristics of the atom. So all atoms that have the same number of protons in their nucleus are the same element. What? Elements share the same number of protons. Okay, did you follow that? Every single atom, if you look at it and you see that it has, oh, three protons, it's a certain element. And I'm going to show you what elements, like how, what? Really? How do you figure that out? Not there, here, not there, there. That's what I wanted to show. What is that? Does that look familiar? Heck, yes, it does. This is the periodic table of elements. Elements, and each one of these boxes represents like a flavor of atom. So go ahead and take a wild guess. Take a look at this hydrogen atom here. How many protons do you think are in a hydrogen atom? There's a giant hint right there by my arrow. It's number one. How'd you know? There's a one on it. Dogs, how else would you know? Talk to me about my friend Helium over here. How many protons are in the nucleus of a Helium atom? Dude, two. Number two, okay, go for a pedimonium or whatever that is. 46 dog pounds, easy peasy. You look for the number, the atomic number, tells you how many protons they have. Tell me this, how many protons are in a carbon atom? Six. Tell me this, if we took a carbon atom and we took a proton out, is it still a carbon atom? No, because now it only has five protons.  You keep everything the same. You can totally mix it all up, but the number of protons tells you the atom. You will not have to memorize the periodic table of elements. And anybody who ever makes you memorize that, I would love to hear the justification for such a thing. In the day, people used to have to memorize it, tragic. Thank you, we don't have to memorize it. However, you will need to be able to interpret it. So if I said to you, tell me the element that has 42 protons, you're going to go look and look and look and for the number 42, don't know. That's like malibidibium or something like that. And you can just say, no, that's cool with me. Sometimes it'll tell you its name in there somewhere and you can give me the full name if you want. But I will never ask you questions like that without you having access to a periodic table. But I do want you to know that the periodic, that the number of protons in the atom determines the nature of the element itself. All right, I think that that's totally cool. I think we're good for protons. So let's take a look at our neutrons, which are down in the nucleus, but they are different than protons.