Comments on: How to Kick Yourself Out of a Slump http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Slumps – Smart Path to Happiness http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/comment-page-1/#comment-331382 Slumps – Smart Path to Happiness Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:10:14 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/#comment-331382 [...] pace, my effort on the home business is rare and painful.  Even relaxing isn’t fun.  Scott H. Young hit home with me last week with his post when he simply wrote, “Slumps suck. You don’t feel [...] [...] pace, my effort on the home business is rare and painful.  Even relaxing isn’t fun.  Scott H. Young hit home with me last week with his post when he simply wrote, “Slumps suck. You don’t feel [...]

]]> By: Ross http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/comment-page-1/#comment-326908 Ross Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:13:08 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/#comment-326908 I can vouch for 'researching people who have set interesting goals' - I used this method recently when I hit a bit of a mind slump.... Cheers for the post I can vouch for ‘researching people who have set interesting goals’ – I used this method recently when I hit a bit of a mind slump….

Cheers for the post

]]> By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/comment-page-1/#comment-326513 Scott Young Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:36:35 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/#comment-326513 Valentino, Although it rarely works out this way, I always try to show my failings along side my accomplishments. I don't want to appear to be the fake person who's happy all the time or never slips up. However, since I try to keep 95% of my writing about the ideas and not about myself, this is often tricky to do in practice. But I fail just as much as everyone else, and I'm learning just as much as I give advice. The one thing I enjoy about blogging is that it's a more human medium than most books and public speakers. -Scott Valentino,

Although it rarely works out this way, I always try to show my failings along side my accomplishments. I don’t want to appear to be the fake person who’s happy all the time or never slips up. However, since I try to keep 95% of my writing about the ideas and not about myself, this is often tricky to do in practice.

But I fail just as much as everyone else, and I’m learning just as much as I give advice. The one thing I enjoy about blogging is that it’s a more human medium than most books and public speakers.

-Scott

]]> By: Steve Pavlina http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/comment-page-1/#comment-325993 Steve Pavlina Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:30:55 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/#comment-325993 SMH SMH

]]> By: Michael Mogill http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/comment-page-1/#comment-325972 Michael Mogill Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:26:33 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/#comment-325972 Great article Scott! Seth Godin echoes many of these points in his novel, "The Dip". Great article Scott! Seth Godin echoes many of these points in his novel, “The Dip”.

]]> By: Jun Loayza http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/comment-page-1/#comment-325856 Jun Loayza Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:01:13 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/#comment-325856 I was in a slump last week. We had lost a client, the new home page was slow on the redesign, and my family was in financial trouble. I felt helpless. Then all of a sudden, my girlfriend tells me, "Jun, sitting around moping about it isn't gonna change anything. If you don't do anything about it, no one else is going to do it for you." That was just the kick in the rear I needed. Great post. Look forward to staying in touch - Jun I was in a slump last week. We had lost a client, the new home page was slow on the redesign, and my family was in financial trouble. I felt helpless.

Then all of a sudden, my girlfriend tells me, “Jun, sitting around moping about it isn’t gonna change anything. If you don’t do anything about it, no one else is going to do it for you.” That was just the kick in the rear I needed.

Great post. Look forward to staying in touch

- Jun

]]> By: Valentino http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/comment-page-1/#comment-325445 Valentino Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:09:35 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/#comment-325445 hey.. I think it should be really hard to do your job.. because it's like you can never feel down or sad without feeling guilty, or inadequate, because, hey, you are teaching other to be better... I know it's not that way, but sure it's easy to think so.. if you feel in a slump (and I'm quite an expert of slumps) my advice is: talk with someone who care about you, and respect your feeling.. sometimes sharing it's enought to feel better.. and, accept the fact that you deserve the right to feel bad.. just sometimes, of course ; ) hey.. I think it should be really hard to do your job.. because it’s like you can never feel down or sad without feeling guilty, or inadequate, because, hey, you are teaching other to be better… I know it’s not that way, but sure it’s easy to think so..

if you feel in a slump (and I’m quite an expert of slumps) my advice is: talk with someone who care about you, and respect your feeling.. sometimes sharing it’s enought to feel better.. and, accept the fact that you deserve the right to feel bad.. just sometimes, of course ; )

]]> By: Alex @ Happiness in this World http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/comment-page-1/#comment-325444 Alex @ Happiness in this World Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:07:40 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/#comment-325444 Hi, Scott, First time commenter. Really like your writing. Great article. One thing you didn't mention that I find often really helpful is to connect to something that re-ignites my passion for what I'm doing. Often it's something similar to what I'm doing (like a book similar to the one I'm writing) that gives me that kick you describe. Hi, Scott,
First time commenter. Really like your writing. Great article. One thing you didn’t mention that I find often really helpful is to connect to something that re-ignites my passion for what I’m doing. Often it’s something similar to what I’m doing (like a book similar to the one I’m writing) that gives me that kick you describe.

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