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By: How to Get the Best Career Advice | Delightful Work

How to Get the Best Career Advice | Delightful Work — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:46:29 +0000

[...] You are your own best authority. [...]

By: Tom Volkar

Tom Volkar — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:16:37 +0000

Miss MatchMaker – welcome and thanks for passing this along. Wishing you many happy trails as you author your own life.

By: Miss MatchMaker

Miss MatchMaker — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:02:17 +0000

I always say the best is still unwritten! I will be sharing this post with my staff, thank you for the reminder! xoxo~ Miss MatchMakers last blog post..Living vs Existing

By: Tom Volkar

Tom Volkar — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:47:29 +0000

David – welcome. Sure, I’d say it’s more than likely that there are several downturns in our lives. To lessor and greater degrees we have created those as well although perhaps not with full conscious intention. You’re right on – it’s all in how we respond to what happens.

Lance – best wishes to that automatic constant state of awareness where you know you’re writing the l;life you most want to live.

By: Lance

Lance — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:25:04 +0000

We're writing the script of our life whether we're aware of it or not -- this is so true Tom! If we just realize this, then we can begin to write it intentionally. Powerful thought... Lances last blog post..Life’s A Balancing Act

By: David B Katague

David B Katague — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:51:58 +0000

I agree 100% that we are all authors of our own life. However, along the way, there may be a downturn, beyond our control. The trick is to recover from the slip and get control of your life again. I believe happiness is not the same for everybody. My idea of happiness can be summarized in this statement ” The time that you have really live is the time when you have really touch the lives of others”. Good Day to ALL!!

By: Tom Volkar

Tom Volkar — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:00:29 +0000

Carla – welcome. I think we all still compare regardless of how self-actualized we become. So perhaps the key is to flaunt your own bad ass self so shamelessly that you make yourself laugh. I find that the wilder become, meaning untamed and natural, not necessarily obnoxious, the more comfortable I am in my own skin. That makes me not give a damn about the opinion of others because I can almost guess what it will be. At that point comparisons become less of an issue. Give it a shot – flaunt yourself!

Robin – that passage was really made popular by Mandela and it became kind of viral a while back. So many motivational speakers were ending with it that it become almost banal. But it is powerful and so very true.

Richard – welcome man. Yes it’s never to late to step up and be the man or woman you really are deep within. WE all have a gift to give and often that gift cannot emerge when we are wearing a mask. Good point on responsibility. It’s ever present and if we do not seize it then we have chosen to become helpless victims.

By: Richard X. Thripp

Richard X. Thripp — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:38:51 +0000

I like this article. It’s comfortable not to take personal responsibility, and you can go for years blaming other people or institutions for your problems… but in the end it all comes down to you. Scary, but far more empowering.

Even if you’ve been letting others author your life for years, it’s not too late to take control. In fact, you have all the more reason to.

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:04:27 +0000

Hi Tom – great stuff indeed – and thanks for the info on the Williamson quote – I’m just learning about her, and I’ve seen that quote before.

Robins last blog post..Why We Want To Live

By: Carla

Carla — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:14:42 +0000

“The bottom line is, no one cares about you as much as you do. Authoring ones own life is about engaging the courage to follow ones own gut.” Great line and something I have to remember. Comparing myself to others is also a trap I fall into no matter what the subject is.

Carlas last blog post..Green and Chic Lists – 10/8/08