Comments on: Popular Posts for November 21 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:32:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/comment-page-1/#comment-2101 Scott Young Fri, 24 Nov 2006 18:14:49 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/#comment-2101 Thanks Jerry, It is easy to read a book, it is hard to actually take action and change your life. That is why there are a lot more readers than doers. As for acceptance vs growth I think it really depends on where that growth is coming from. If your growth comes from a place of negativity, weakness and insecure comparison then it is unlikely to make you happy. Yet if that growth comes from a sense of purpose and passion towards what you are doing then you will be more likely to accept the moment but enjoy improvement. This is all a lot easier said than done, I frequently find it difficult to pursue. Thanks Jerry,

It is easy to read a book, it is hard to actually take action and change your life. That is why there are a lot more readers than doers.

As for acceptance vs growth I think it really depends on where that growth is coming from. If your growth comes from a place of negativity, weakness and insecure comparison then it is unlikely to make you happy. Yet if that growth comes from a sense of purpose and passion towards what you are doing then you will be more likely to accept the moment but enjoy improvement. This is all a lot easier said than done, I frequently find it difficult to pursue.

]]> By: Jerry http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/comment-page-1/#comment-2098 Jerry Fri, 24 Nov 2006 14:33:54 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/#comment-2098 Scott - These are all incredible posts. I particularly enjoyed the one about applying what you learn rather than thinking that reading a book is equivalent to learning. It's so easy to get addicted to self-help literature and then actually become overwhelmed with too many ideas. Your post offers some great, practical ideas about how to get down to the business of actually improving. On a related note I keep playing with the idea of accepting each moment as it is, without trying to improve upon it. This is not anti-improvement, rather it is about being where you are. Tricky! Scott – These are all incredible posts. I particularly enjoyed the one about applying what you learn rather than thinking that reading a book is equivalent to learning. It’s so easy to get addicted to self-help literature and then actually become overwhelmed with too many ideas. Your post offers some great, practical ideas about how to get down to the business of actually improving. On a related note I keep playing with the idea of accepting each moment as it is, without trying to improve upon it. This is not anti-improvement, rather it is about being where you are. Tricky!

]]> By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/comment-page-1/#comment-2088 Scott Young Thu, 23 Nov 2006 19:07:07 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/#comment-2088 Thanks for the thoughts Bradley. Thanks for the thoughts Bradley.

]]> By: Bradley Tupe http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/comment-page-1/#comment-2082 Bradley Tupe Thu, 23 Nov 2006 15:34:58 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/#comment-2082 I kinda of a health blog that I wanted to start but due from the lack of motivation, I've only wrote one article and that was months ago. I mean I want this site to be about crossing to vegan health, removing toxins from the body, stop buying supermarket foods that make you sick, that kinda thing. I have more articles in mind which, if it wasn't for this site, I wouldn't have even thought of. I can't sit down to flesh em out and thats the problem. I'm improving thanks to you though. P.S. Improving the attention span would prolly be a great post. I kinda of a health blog that I wanted to start but due from the lack of motivation, I’ve only wrote one article and that was months ago. I mean I want this site to be about crossing to vegan health, removing toxins from the body, stop buying supermarket foods that make you sick, that kinda thing. I have more articles in mind which, if it wasn’t for this site, I wouldn’t have even thought of. I can’t sit down to flesh em out and thats the problem. I’m improving thanks to you though.

P.S. Improving the attention span would prolly be a great post.

]]> By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/comment-page-1/#comment-2081 Scott Young Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:47:55 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/#comment-2081 I did write the article, Overcoming Discouragement: http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/11/overcoming-discouragement/ Maybe I could elaborate on that stream more. I did write the article, Overcoming Discouragement:

http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/11/overcoming-discouragement/

Maybe I could elaborate on that stream more.

]]> By: priscilla http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/comment-page-1/#comment-2071 priscilla Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:10:39 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/#comment-2071 Thank you for the references. That gives me another idea for you though. How about an article on bouncing back from disappointment? Or about developing self esteem, and not taking things personally? I know you wrote the confidence myth but this is a little different. I'm talking about getting over the pain of expecting one outcome and getting another. This type of article seems to be the type that you are so good at, and I bet will get a lot of attention. Either way thank you again for the references above. I will check them out. Thank you for the references. That gives me another idea for you though. How about an article on bouncing back from disappointment? Or about developing self esteem, and not taking things personally? I know you wrote the confidence myth but this is a little different. I’m talking about getting over the pain of expecting one outcome and getting another. This type of article seems to be the type that you are so good at, and I bet will get a lot of attention. Either way thank you again for the references above. I will check them out.

]]> By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/comment-page-1/#comment-2067 Scott Young Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:01:29 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/#comment-2067 Hi Priscilla, Thanks for the vote of confidence. I don't write articles on blogging right now because I'm far from qualified in that field. Although I have enough minimal experience to set up this blog (I use wordpress), use Google AdSense and do a bit of informal marketing, this hardly qualifies me to give advice. Of my blogging friends with blogs of similar popularity and size (personal development ideas blog, life coaches blog, ben casnocha) I would say most of them have a great deal more blogging advice to share. Frankly, there seems to be a ton of advice for bloggers, and there really isn't anything unique I would add to that. I tend to shy away from the heavy linking strategy offered by the blogosphere but other notable bloggers (particularly Steve Pavlina) have already made this point more eloquently than I could. If you're looking for blogging information, www.problogger.net is a good place to start. Thanks for the suggestion. Hi Priscilla,

Thanks for the vote of confidence. I don’t write articles on blogging right now because I’m far from qualified in that field. Although I have enough minimal experience to set up this blog (I use wordpress), use Google AdSense and do a bit of informal marketing, this hardly qualifies me to give advice.

Of my blogging friends with blogs of similar popularity and size (personal development ideas blog, life coaches blog, ben casnocha) I would say most of them have a great deal more blogging advice to share.

Frankly, there seems to be a ton of advice for bloggers, and there really isn’t anything unique I would add to that. I tend to shy away from the heavy linking strategy offered by the blogosphere but other notable bloggers (particularly Steve Pavlina) have already made this point more eloquently than I could.

If you’re looking for blogging information, http://www.problogger.net is a good place to start. Thanks for the suggestion.

]]> By: Priscilla http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/comment-page-1/#comment-2063 Priscilla Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:10:52 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/#comment-2063 Hi Scott. I'd first like to say that your blog is my favorite on the web. Being a personal development enthusiast myself what you write about really hits home with me. Thank you for such great material. I've just recently set up my own self improvement blog. I plan to have my first actual article on the site tonight. At this point however, I have limited experience with running a blog and a web site. My request for you then is could you write an article on blogging? How do you get tips when you have techinical difficulties? How do you keep the self disipline and motivation to write posts regularly even when your busy? Do you have any tips for those of us who are new to this? What plug ins do you suggest? Hi Scott. I’d first like to say that your blog is my favorite on the web. Being a personal development enthusiast myself what you write about really hits home with me. Thank you for such great material.

I’ve just recently set up my own self improvement blog. I plan to have my first actual article on the site tonight. At this point however, I have limited experience with running a blog and a web site. My request for you then is could you write an article on blogging? How do you get tips when you have techinical difficulties? How do you keep the self disipline and motivation to write posts regularly even when your busy? Do you have any tips for those of us who are new to this? What plug ins do you suggest?

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