Comments on: Don’t Swim in the Shallow Waters http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Top Tips For Success: Don’t Count On Your Fairy Godmother | My Super-Charged Life http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/comment-page-1/#comment-301366 Top Tips For Success: Don’t Count On Your Fairy Godmother | My Super-Charged Life Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:45:53 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/#comment-301366 [...] Young tells us Don’t Swim in the Shallow Waters!  He believes that the challenge of total immersion, even if you get in a little over your [...] [...] Young tells us Don’t Swim in the Shallow Waters!  He believes that the challenge of total immersion, even if you get in a little over your [...]

]]> By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/comment-page-1/#comment-301037 Scott Young Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:27:13 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/#comment-301037 Hugh, Interesting extension of the metaphor, I hadn't considered that. -Scott Hugh,

Interesting extension of the metaphor, I hadn’t considered that.

-Scott

]]> By: Hugh http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/comment-page-1/#comment-300971 Hugh Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:54:07 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/#comment-300971 Hi Scott I agree entirely. I especially like your sharing about treating a new project as an obsession. I'm just starting a new project and so will dive straight in and totally immerse myself. When we hesitate we are more likely to give in to fear and doubt. You are more likely to stub your toe in the shallow end than the deep end. And you are going to dive in head first, it had certainly better be the deep end. Hugh Hi Scott

I agree entirely. I especially like your sharing about treating a new project as an obsession.

I’m just starting a new project and so will dive straight in and totally immerse myself.

When we hesitate we are more likely to give in to fear and doubt.

You are more likely to stub your toe in the shallow end than the deep end. And you are going to dive in head first, it had certainly better be the deep end.

Hugh

]]> By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/comment-page-1/#comment-300612 Scott Young Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:28:28 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/#comment-300612 David, Born and raised. :) -Scott David,

Born and raised. :)

-Scott

]]> By: David Cain http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/comment-page-1/#comment-299761 David Cain Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:35:39 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/#comment-299761 I didn't realize you were a fellow Manitoban! I didn’t realize you were a fellow Manitoban!

]]> By: David Cain http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/comment-page-1/#comment-299760 David Cain Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:35:03 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/#comment-299760 That's a great way of putting it, jumping into the deep end. My once-pervasive shyness has pretty much fallen off the map over the last year or so, and I'd credit it all to just 'jumping in' as you describe. I now walk into every room like I own it, whether it's full of college partiers or established businesspeople. I just walk in there like nothing can hurt me, and amazingly, nothing does! There was never anything to be afraid of, the whole time. In the past I was always antsy about standing in the middle of the room or standing near the door where people could see me. How silly. It just took a leap. That’s a great way of putting it, jumping into the deep end.

My once-pervasive shyness has pretty much fallen off the map over the last year or so, and I’d credit it all to just ‘jumping in’ as you describe.

I now walk into every room like I own it, whether it’s full of college partiers or established businesspeople. I just walk in there like nothing can hurt me, and amazingly, nothing does! There was never anything to be afraid of, the whole time.

In the past I was always antsy about standing in the middle of the room or standing near the door where people could see me. How silly. It just took a leap.

]]> By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/comment-page-1/#comment-299582 Scott Young Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:21:18 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/#comment-299582 Steve, Sometimes you can jump in and take lessons at the same time. Just don't use formal classes as an excuse to avoid really getting started. -Scott Steve,

Sometimes you can jump in and take lessons at the same time. Just don’t use formal classes as an excuse to avoid really getting started.

-Scott

]]> By: Steve http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/comment-page-1/#comment-299574 Steve Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:56:00 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/#comment-299574 I like what you said. I would only add one caveat: don't jump in at the deep end if you don't know how to swim. It is definitely helpful to pay for some swimming lessons along the way. That being said, I never would have learned as much as I have about real estate investing, if my business partner and I had not bought our first investment property a little over a year and a half ago. And, like you, I would not know the first thing about blogging, if I had not started to do so a little around a year and a half ago There is joy and excitement, and incredible learning, in the journey. Time to jump in! I like what you said. I would only add one caveat: don’t jump in at the deep end if you don’t know how to swim. It is definitely helpful to pay for some swimming lessons along the way. That being said, I never would have learned as much as I have about real estate investing, if my business partner and I had not bought our first investment property a little over a year and a half ago. And, like you, I would not know the first thing about blogging, if I had not started to do so a little around a year and a half ago

There is joy and excitement, and incredible learning, in the journey. Time to jump in!

]]> By: Daniel http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/comment-page-1/#comment-299538 Daniel Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:55:24 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/#comment-299538 Hey Scott! Great picture to illustrate how learning new things work. Thank you for that. I do it the same way you wrote, if I get into something new. I dive in the deep end, sometimes nearly drown but at least I learn much in short time. I never did it another way. I love your sentence, as it is so right: "A short-lived obsession will teach you far more than a long-term interest. " Thank you! Daniel Hey Scott!

Great picture to illustrate how learning new things work. Thank you for that.

I do it the same way you wrote, if I get into something new. I dive in the deep end, sometimes nearly drown but at least I learn much in short time. I never did it another way.

I love your sentence, as it is so right:

“A short-lived obsession will teach you far more than a long-term interest. ”

Thank you!
Daniel

]]> By: Ali http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/comment-page-1/#comment-299324 Ali Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:31:35 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/#comment-299324 Great advice on something which should really be common sense but not to everyone i guess. I have a question, how do you write your articles? Do you read other articles and then write your own or read books and write what you just read? Great advice on something which should really be common sense but not to everyone i guess.

I have a question, how do you write your articles? Do you read other articles and then write your own or read books and write what you just read?

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