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Keep looking. And don’t settle.

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Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement speech is worth watching if you’ve never heard it before.

You can’t connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will connect somewhere in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.

Because believing that the dots will connect down the road, will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well worn path path.

And that will make all the difference.

 

 

You’ve got to find what you love.

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. And don’t settle.

As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking. Don’t settle.

Categories: Meaning & Purpose

2010 – Time to Stop Being Encouraged?

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Holding Starfish
credit: jaeWALK

Ok so today while I was living the hard life (sitting in Starbucks, looking out over the ocean & listening to Jazz – WHAMMY!) I came to a great decision about 2010.

Last year I think I read more encouraging posts, quotes, books & stories than anyone around. Actually that’s probably not true, I’ve read some biographies where the Author claims to have read thousands of books / stories etc. Who knows though – maybe they’re exaggerating? ;)

Anyway, the point is…. I was over-encouraged!

“What are you talking about, you loony!?” I hear you ask.

Here it is: last year’s balance was off. I spent too much time reading mushy goo goo posts about feeling good or how ‘I can do it!’ and not enough time just getting in and giving things a go.

Don’t get me wrong, those posts can be very timely & give us that extra spark we need to push through tough times (mine was definitely Dec-Jan 09/10), but I’m definitely ready to push all that aside for the moment & dive on in!

How bout you – are you ready to take some action this year, or do you need to waste some more time gearing yourself up by reading more of the same stuff you read last year??

Now get out there and GET EM!

Happy to take any (constructive) criticism! Actually it doesn’t even need to be constructive, you can be brutally honest if you like!

(btw I’m not sure what the significance of the starfish pic is, but it definitely rocks, huh? credit to jaeWalk for that one!)

-All the best guys

Categories: Motivation

Blatantly Honest Responses to ‘Giving Up on Life’

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Real Books vs E-Books
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A few months back I wrote a post titled Giving Up on Life as a response to a search string that someone had used to visit here: “when it’s time to give up on life”.

I’d like to share with you a reader’s response to that particular post.

From Tom:

Giving up seems to be by words for me and I have always rebounded, but the end is near and closing fast.

I got diagonosed with a cancerous tumor 12 years ago, did the chemo and radiation, and then the life changing therapy. So I survived my fit of depression then but still wear the bag to remind me. Then came a dying liver that I have been dealing with, done all the right things to stay on the transplant list. (Ha) sitting here with the letter of removing me from the list sitting next to the keyboard.

Why, not because I gave up, but rather now I have been diagnosed with cancer of the liver. So I spent my time again expanding my understanding of all the paticulars of the disease. What I got for all this is the biopsy which I am waiting to be scheduled for, three simple words. I give up. Tom

Wow, talk about a tough situation. Read more »

Categories: Meaning & Purpose

New Direction for Will It Change You

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Hi All,

Well I’ve decided to take a bit of a new direction with this blog.

In addition to some fresh posts & ideas, one of the biggest changes is the home page design. Essentially, I’d like the home page to be a representation of the latest posts from some of the best personal growth / self improvement sites around the web.

While feed-readers etc are great, sometimes it’s good to have a site where you can see a whole heap of current posts at a glance, and pick & choose what you want to read – this is the basis for the design changes at Will it Change You.

And so…. I’d love to have your feedback!

Good, bad and ugly – what do you like & what do you loathe?

The home page layout is based on a few different ideas / color schemes & I’d love to hear what you think. For example, does the loading time annoy you or is it ok??

Perhaps you find the layout too similar to other sites around the web…
Perhaps I’ve missed some Awesome sites that I need to add immediately!

Add your site to the Home Page

If you would like to have your website’s RSS feed included on my home page, all you have to do is:

  1. Have a blog that’s based on Personal Growth / Self Improvement
  2. Update it fairly regularly
  3. Contact Me with your blog details for consideration.

Anyway, thanks so much for any feedback – you can leave comments below or use the contact form to leave me any much-appreciated constructive criticism!

Click here to view the redesigned Home Page.

Categories: Site Related

Congratulations!

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Firstly, thanks so much to those of you who commented on the August $50 giveaway post. It was really great to hear about some good things that are happening to people around the world. It’s easy to get caught up in the down side of life, particularly in hard times, so let me use this opportunity to say never forget to count your blessings.

The Winners:

The winners were chosen using randomly (as promised!) using random.org.

The winner of $50 cash via paypal was Greg from LiveFitBlog.com.
The winner of one month’s free advertising was Tom from Real Liberal Christian Church.

Congratulations guys, thanks for taking the time to comment. If you’ve tuned in to this post specifically to check if you were a winner, unless I named you above… sorry! You can click away now if you feel like it…

Categories: Misc

Will your Quest for Success be your Downfall?

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Thought: When you find what you are looking for in life, what’s next?

It’s funny how so many people are on a never ending quest to be better, richer, more successful. We want to be the best we can in life, and sometimes that quest seems to be never ending.

Isn’t that the point though? The journey is a continuum, and it’s the journey of life that makes it so much fun. Life experiences, emotional highs and lows, trials and successes, failure and joy.

It’s the highs and lows of life that make life so interesting!

I think if I ever reached a point where I was satisfied in every way, I would find myself… rather unsatisfied at the lack of challenge. What’s the point exactly? Read more »

Categories: Meaning & Purpose

Pay It Forward

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A few years ago I watched Pay It Forward, a movie from the year 2000 based on the novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde.

While the movie probably could have been improved upon in it’s delivery of the theme, the concept of paying it forward is really intriguing.

The basic premise of the movie is as follows:

An 11-year-old schoolboy in Las Vegas, Nevada named Trevor McKinney (Haley Joel Osment) is given a class project to complete by his social studies teacher, a man with terrible burn scars on his face and neck. His task is to come up with a plan that will change the world through direct action.
 
On his way home from school later that day, Trevor notices a homeless man, and decides to make a difference in his life. Trevor then comes up with the plan to “pay it forward” by doing a good deed for three people who must in turn each do good deeds for three other people, creating a charitable pyramid scheme. (Wikipedia)

I don’t wish want to be unrealistic about this concept, or find recruits for the “together we can change the world!” foundation, but here’s what I love about paying it forward: it’s all about Read more »

Categories: Personal Growth

Take the Smile-Therapy Challenge

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A while back I wrote a post titled The Heart of Life, where I mentioned that world news seems to be quite grim these days. The question behind that post was what is at our core? In other words, would people rather hear positive, encouraging information or has there been a shift in society?

Recently I decided to take up a challenge from Smile-Therapy.com, a site that interestingly enough also recognises the value of good news. The basic premise of the site is that a membership gives you access to a “Wisdom & Idea Library” containing a growing mass of info, quotes, links and tips, and you also receive a daily positive email.

The Smile-Therapy Challenge

The first thing you notice if you visit the Smile Therapy homepage is that you are encouraged to take up the $15 Smile Therapy challenge, which (from the home page) looks a little something like this: Read more »

Categories: Emotions

E-books vs Real Books: What’s the verdict?

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Real Books vs E-Books
credit: ginnerobot

Like many other bloggers I’m a big fan of reading books. I’m also fairly involved in the online world, so I do a lot of online reading.

While I subscribe to the theory that there’s nothing quite like the feel / smell / taste of a “real” book, I’ve also had times where I’ve invested in a course etc, and the material has come in e-book format.

Sometimes these E-books have been really great, quality reads. Othertimes… well, let’s just say the concept of ‘book’ is being tainted. Some of these should honestly be renamed E-just-wasted-my-money-and-time. Or perhaps something like E-hee-hee-another-sucker! is more appropriate. Read more »

Categories: Books

August $50 giveaway

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credit: Hamed Masoumi

As the economic climate tightens, it’s natural to tighten our grasp on our own money and spending.

It’s very liberating to find a place where you can let go of money-related anxiety and trust that things will work out.

The concept of giving and receiving is not new, and one that has definite merit. It’s a concept that I believe in, and I’d really like to put my money where my mouth is.

I’m giving away cash!

For this reason, this month I’d like to invite you to be part of my $50 giveaway!
Here’s what I’m going to do: Read more »

Categories: money

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