#pt barnum

[thatonelesbianfander]

Being PT Barnum’s number one hate while having a special interest in the circus and circus history is not for the weak when that motherfucker makes himself the face of circus history and makes any and all other historical circuses and moments obsolete and impossible to find any information on

[youcanfindeverythinghere]

The Art of Money Getting by P. T. Barnum | Ch 10 & 11

The Art of Money Getting by P. T. Barnum | Chapters 10 & 11: Cultivate Order and System & Do Not Meddle With Business You Know Nothing About | Complete Audiobook Welcome to AudioVerse 🎧 Continue your journey through The Art of Money Getting by the legendary entrepreneur P. T. Barnum. In this audiobook, we explore Chapters 10 and 11, where Barnum explains why organization, discipline, and focusing on your area of expertise are essential for building lasting success and wealth. 📖 Chapter 10 – Cultivate Order and System Success isn't built on talent alone—it requires structure, planning, and consistent habits. Barnum demonstrates how organization and efficient systems improve productivity, reduce mistakes, and help businesses thrive. 📖 Chapter 11 – Do Not Meddle With Business You Know Nothing About One of Barnum's most practical lessons is to avoid investing time or money in ventures you don't fully understand. He encourages readers to stay within their expertise and make informed decisions instead of chasing risky opportunities. In this audiobook, you'll discover: ✔️ Why organization leads to long-term success ✔️ The importance of discipline and daily routines ✔️ How effective systems improve productivity ✔️ Why expertise matters in business and investing ✔️ How avoiding unfamiliar ventures reduces financial risk ✔️ Timeless business principles that still apply today Whether you're an entrepreneur, investor, business owner, or someone seeking financial independence, these chapters offer practical advice that remains valuable more than a century later. 🎧 Sit back, relax, and enjoy another chapter of timeless business wisdom. 🔔 Subscribe to AudioVerse for more classic audiobooks on business, entrepreneurship, personal finance, leadership, and self-improvement. 💛 Support the Channel If you enjoy my content and want to help me keep creating, you can send a small contribution via PayPal — it truly means the world! 👉 paypal.me/foryoursupport Every bit of support helps. Thank you! 🙏 #TheArtOfMoneyGetting #PTBarnum #Audiobook #Business #Entrepreneurship #PersonalFinance #Leadership #Success #FinancialFreedom #SelfImprovement #BusinessStrategy #MoneyManagement #AudioVerse

[eyyomayo]

"how about you show them a smile? that'd be unusual."

(this is just a wip on the animatic im making lol, but that aside--)

thinking about how phillip and barnum are such perfect character foils for each other. (ramble below the cut, feel free to skip LMAO-)

i mean, if you think about it:

phillip was born into high class privilege and wealth, but found it suffocating and longed for true freedom (which is a large reason why he ends up joining the circus!). despite this, he clearly still feels pressured by the upper class' opinions, primarily because of his parents' expectations and judgement of him.

meanwhile, barnum was someone born without that wealth, but desperately chased that high class status and approval from the socialites all his life. he has the freedom phillip wants, but likewise he desires the status phillip has (which is a large reason why he goes after phillip to hire him!)

theyre literally two sides of the same coin and you can literally see it in the way they react to the same (or similar) situations too:

phillip's "either all of us go, or none of us will" vs barnum's "that's a bit visible" (biggest fumble on barnums end for the entire movie like wtf man)

in the visit to buckingham palace, you can still see their respective wants quite literally in where they're looking. phillip is looking at anne, while barnum is looking at jenny lind.

phillip initially lets go of anne during lind's first concert as he fears his parents' (the socialites) judgement, but eventually openly defends her and rejects his parents' worldview outright in the theatre. barnum opens the circus and initially lifts them up in come alive, but hides them away and rejects them at lind's first concert.

phillip again, defending anne in front of his parents (at the risk of being disowned and losing all his status and wealth) VS barnum flaunting his success in front of charity's parents by introducing them to lind, and subsequently they both get upset for different reasons (phillip because they won't accept his newfound love because they deem it improper, barnum because they still refuse to accept him into higher class status despite all his success)

hell, they quite nearly swap identities for a good portion of the movie. phillip becomes the main ringmaster for the circus, and barnum (basically) becomes a distant socialite while the jenny lind tour is happening.

they do the exact opposite things because they show the possibilities of each others' lives.

phillip is barnum's conscience, almost. he's what barnum would be if he wasn't blinded by his ego despite his newfound status. someone who maybe wouldn't reach the highest peaks of financial or social success, but would be surrounded by those who love him for who he is and not his status. barnum is phillip's cowardice, likewise. he's what phillip would've been if he bowed to his parents' social expectations of him. if he never took the leap of faith to join the circus and lived the rest of his life surrounded by that shallow success. he'd be socially and financially successful, sure, but those around him would never truly love him.

they literally complement each other perfectly and i ADORE them hsdfjdslk

[tildeathiwillread]

The Greatest Showman is such an enigma to me because the music is good and the choreography is good and the acting is good and the writing is good but why oh why did they have to paint P. T. Barnum of all people in a good light? Like what if he was a decent man WHEN HE WAS VERY MUCH NOT

[moonrisecodex]

"is astrology real?" the honest answer, including the study everyone skips

i run an astrology blog and i'll still say this plainly: the best controlled test of astrology, shawn carlson's 1985 double-blind study published in nature, found that astrologers could not match birth charts to personality profiles any better than chance. that's the real state of the evidence, and pretending otherwise isn't respect for the craft.

so why keep at it? because astrology works well as a language for self-reflection, a structured way to think about patterns, timing, and the parts of yourself you don't usually put words to. that's a different claim from "the planets cause your mood," and holding the two apart is what keeps it honest.

the full take (the forer effect, what the studies actually say, and why people still find it useful) is here: https://moonrisecodex.com/posts/is-astrology-real

[r4v3nzcr0ws]

what if i said the greatest showman is revisionist propaganda designed to make white children believe that p. t. barnum wasnt an evil animal abusing, slave owning, racist monster

[natnormalatall]

so apparently they gave pt barnum a fursona and then hit bailey with the transfem beam and put her soul into a robot dog. Okay.

[asterholmes]

I aspire to be as petty as pt Barnum from the greatest showman because I too the second I guy rich get a house on the same street as my parents in law just to prove them wrong