Comments on: Gumption http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:32:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: One little word: Week 2 « Tangled Thoughts http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/comment-page-1/#comment-613419 One little word: Week 2 « Tangled Thoughts Sat, 08 Jan 2011 14:17:43 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/#comment-613419 [...] “I’d say that it’s a combination of boldness and enthusiasm.  It means taking the initiative, not because you’re immune to fear or dripping with confidence, but simply because you don’t buy into all the socially programmed reasons to hold yourself back.”  – Scott on Gumption [...] [...] “I’d say that it’s a combination of boldness and enthusiasm.  It means taking the initiative, not because you’re immune to fear or dripping with confidence, but simply because you don’t buy into all the socially programmed reasons to hold yourself back.”  – Scott on Gumption [...]

]]> By: googoo http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/comment-page-1/#comment-324499 googoo Sun, 31 May 2009 21:42:05 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/#comment-324499 Good Lord! Does no one on this blog read anymore? What happened to the best "gumption" reference of them all: "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle maintenance".....? That book was the one phenomenon that allowed ideas like the ones you write about everyday to be talked about and accepted into the mainstream :-) Good Lord!

Does no one on this blog read anymore?

What happened to the best “gumption” reference of them all: “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle maintenance”…..?

That book was the one phenomenon that allowed ideas like the ones you write about everyday to be talked about and accepted into the mainstream :-)

]]> By: irwin Madarang http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/comment-page-1/#comment-272259 irwin Madarang Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:58:38 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/#comment-272259 i remember watching the movie "The holiday" (Nancy Meyers) I heard the word gumption the first time, used in a conversation. Iris ( Kate Winslet) if I remember it right has often used the word to describe herself, in finally getting over with her ex. But I also remeber, I have seen the word more in action, as acted out in the person of Amanda ( Cameron Diaz). Wow! I love your post man! i remember watching the movie “The holiday” (Nancy Meyers) I heard the word gumption the first time, used in a conversation. Iris ( Kate Winslet) if I remember it right has often used the word to describe herself, in finally getting over with her ex. But I also remeber, I have seen the word more in action, as acted out in the person of Amanda ( Cameron Diaz).
Wow! I love your post man!

]]> By: David http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/comment-page-1/#comment-219460 David Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:35:35 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/#comment-219460 I love it, what a great post. Allow me to share with you & everyone else the day Michael Harris came to sing in Church; Michael walked in standing 6' "6 he took a seat in a pew up front by himself I noticed no one had the "Gumption" to sit next to him or even walk up & shake his hand. I began to think; do I have the gumption? I answered myself by getting up & walking up to him introducing myself & taking a seat next to him & began a pleasent conversation with him where we both witnessed to each other & became friends. Ahh the power of gumption! I love it, what a great post. Allow me to share with you & everyone else the day Michael Harris came to sing in Church; Michael walked in standing 6′ “6 he took a seat in a pew up front by himself I noticed no one had the “Gumption” to sit next to him or even walk up & shake his hand. I began to think; do I have the gumption? I answered myself by getting up & walking up to him introducing myself & taking a seat next to him & began a pleasent conversation with him where we both witnessed to each other & became friends.

Ahh the power of gumption!

]]> By: Chris Edgar http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/comment-page-1/#comment-219201 Chris Edgar Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:14:54 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/#comment-219201 Thanks for this piece. It does seem important to give serious thought to the consequences of doing what we fear. Another approach I've found important is to notice the sensations that come up in your body when you're thinking of doing something you see as risky like talking to strangers. Just doing this has you realize that you're separate from those sensations and that experiencing them can't change who and what you are. Thanks for this piece. It does seem important to give serious thought to the consequences of doing what we fear. Another approach I’ve found important is to notice the sensations that come up in your body when you’re thinking of doing something you see as risky like talking to strangers. Just doing this has you realize that you’re separate from those sensations and that experiencing them can’t change who and what you are.

]]> By: Laurie | Express Yourself to Success http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/comment-page-1/#comment-217294 Laurie | Express Yourself to Success Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:28:25 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/#comment-217294 Gumption, for me, is a single word for the already short phrase "Just do it." Great post. Gumption, for me, is a single word for the already short phrase “Just do it.”

Great post.

]]> By: Avi Marcus http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/comment-page-1/#comment-216466 Avi Marcus Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:01:07 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/#comment-216466 Heh, I recall reading: "When I asked someone why he was always so enthusiastic, he responded: why not?" Heh, I recall reading: “When I asked someone why he was always so enthusiastic, he responded: why not?”

]]> By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/comment-page-1/#comment-216464 Scott Young Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:59:54 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/#comment-216464 Whoops, Wordpress likes to add stuff before a link if I don't include the http://, unfortunately... Whoops, WordPress likes to add stuff before a link if I don’t include the http://, unfortunately…

]]> By: Vincent http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/comment-page-1/#comment-216070 Vincent Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:09:39 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/#comment-216070 Scott, the "company at 14" link is broken. Could you fix it? Scott, the “company at 14″ link is broken. Could you fix it?

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