Comments on: What are you talking yourself out of? http://curiousliving.com/2010/01/18/what-are-you-talking-yourself-out-of/ And Days Went By, Like Paper in the Wind... Mon, 14 May 2012 14:34:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Lynzie http://curiousliving.com/2010/01/18/what-are-you-talking-yourself-out-of/comment-page-1/#comment-959 Lynzie Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:48:12 +0000 http://curiousliving.com/?p=263#comment-959 I just found your blog and this post is exactly what I needed to hear. But what if you don't know what your dreams and goals are? I'm passionate and want to live my life, but I still don't know what I want to do with it!!! I just feel stuck. I have several different ideas for what I want to do with my life. I just can't choose one. It's rather frustrating... I just found your blog and this post is exactly what I needed to hear. But what if you don’t know what your dreams and goals are? I’m passionate and want to live my life, but I still don’t know what I want to do with it!!! I just feel stuck. I have several different ideas for what I want to do with my life. I just can’t choose one. It’s rather frustrating…

]]> By: Robert http://curiousliving.com/2010/01/18/what-are-you-talking-yourself-out-of/comment-page-1/#comment-711 Robert Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:49:15 +0000 http://curiousliving.com/?p=263#comment-711 Keep asking these questions, and pushing these buttons. Your will power is the reason you can live the life you want and make real the dreams you have! I'm recording my every step of redesigning life...it takes work but it's completely possible. Don't live the cookie cutter life! Keep asking these questions, and pushing these buttons. Your will power is the reason you can live the life you want and make real the dreams you have! I’m recording my every step of redesigning life…it takes work but it’s completely possible. Don’t live the cookie cutter life!

]]> By: jessica http://curiousliving.com/2010/01/18/what-are-you-talking-yourself-out-of/comment-page-1/#comment-686 jessica Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:02:19 +0000 http://curiousliving.com/?p=263#comment-686 Hi Emily Thanks for commenting! I must admit I've spent the better part of an hour reading through your archives, thankyou for such a great blog. I will definitely seek out the book you mentioned, it sounds great. What a great boss to take you on a retreat like that - wouldn't most bosses be afraid that once you figured out what you really want to do, that you'd leave the company? :) 2010 is going to be an awesome year - I can just feel it! Hi Emily
Thanks for commenting!
I must admit I’ve spent the better part of an hour reading through your archives, thankyou for such a great blog.
I will definitely seek out the book you mentioned, it sounds great. What a great boss to take you on a retreat like that – wouldn’t most bosses be afraid that once you figured out what you really want to do, that you’d leave the company? :)
2010 is going to be an awesome year – I can just feel it!

]]> By: Emily Jane http://curiousliving.com/2010/01/18/what-are-you-talking-yourself-out-of/comment-page-1/#comment-673 Emily Jane Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:10:09 +0000 http://curiousliving.com/?p=263#comment-673 Oh my gosh - I just found your blog, and what a perfect post to be introduced with. Achieving your dreams was pretty much the theme of 2009 for me - both in my personal life and at work, too. I spent a few years beforehand in a downward spiral of bad relationships and declining self confidence to the point where my life was consumed by anxiety and fear. I wanted so desperately to be happy and confident again, to be able to go into a room and speak in front of people and be unafraid of judgement... but I kept telling myself (because I had and people had for so long) that I couldn't do it. One day my boss took us on a work retreat, with the theme of achieving your dreams. He told us beforehand to write a page of what our dream was. When we got there, we spent two days studying a John Maxwell Book - I think it's called Achieve Your Dreams - Ten Steps to See it and Achieve it, or something like that - and it was part lecture, part study, part reflection - and basically this changed my life. I decided I wanted to be free of what had been holding me back, and started focusing on what I could do to defy everything I'd ever been told, and just get out there and do it. In 2010, I'm in the best place I've ever been in my life - and it's thanks to making the decision to stop telling myself and stop believing I CAN'T do things, and take a leap of faith and rejoice in the small victories that have helped me believe I can. :) I'd highly recommend the book - and thank you for such a wonderful post! Oh my gosh – I just found your blog, and what a perfect post to be introduced with. Achieving your dreams was pretty much the theme of 2009 for me – both in my personal life and at work, too. I spent a few years beforehand in a downward spiral of bad relationships and declining self confidence to the point where my life was consumed by anxiety and fear. I wanted so desperately to be happy and confident again, to be able to go into a room and speak in front of people and be unafraid of judgement… but I kept telling myself (because I had and people had for so long) that I couldn’t do it. One day my boss took us on a work retreat, with the theme of achieving your dreams. He told us beforehand to write a page of what our dream was. When we got there, we spent two days studying a John Maxwell Book – I think it’s called Achieve Your Dreams – Ten Steps to See it and Achieve it, or something like that – and it was part lecture, part study, part reflection – and basically this changed my life. I decided I wanted to be free of what had been holding me back, and started focusing on what I could do to defy everything I’d ever been told, and just get out there and do it. In 2010, I’m in the best place I’ve ever been in my life – and it’s thanks to making the decision to stop telling myself and stop believing I CAN’T do things, and take a leap of faith and rejoice in the small victories that have helped me believe I can. :)

I’d highly recommend the book – and thank you for such a wonderful post!

]]> By: jessica http://curiousliving.com/2010/01/18/what-are-you-talking-yourself-out-of/comment-page-1/#comment-667 jessica Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:39:06 +0000 http://curiousliving.com/?p=263#comment-667 Thanks for your comment, Greg :) Your blog sounds like you are in a similar headspace as me right now - trying to break free of old conventions and complacency in order to pursue what really matters. I love this: "It’s like waking up on a beautiful Spring morning with the a clear blue sky and the sun shining in your face". That pretty much sums up the delicious feeling of being happy and content. I think you should definitely post the letter you wrote on your blog. It might seem scary, but imagine how useful it could be for you and your readers? I hope you do put it up. Thanks for your comment, Greg :)
Your blog sounds like you are in a similar headspace as me right now – trying to break free of old conventions and complacency in order to pursue what really matters.
I love this: “It’s like waking up on a beautiful Spring morning with the a clear blue sky and the sun shining in your face”. That pretty much sums up the delicious feeling of being happy and content.
I think you should definitely post the letter you wrote on your blog. It might seem scary, but imagine how useful it could be for you and your readers? I hope you do put it up.

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