Comments on: How Reading a Newspaper Changed My Life

By: Craig Stark

Craig Stark — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:17:48 +0000

Hi Sue; Great post on pivotal moments and actions. If we dare to step back to those things we wished we could do or be some day and take stock now- we can live in denial or regret- or we can dust off the gusto for life and take action! Love it!

Working on some musical goals myself- back to guitar lessons after 30 some years- always wanted to jam or play in a band since I was 16! No time like the present.

By: Ian Gordon

Ian Gordon — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:32:10 +0000

Most of the huge things in my life can be traced back to a single, seemingly random event. I'm back home in Miami and I take a job tending bar in a hole in the wall, to fill in an employment gap. My cheap-ass friend is taking out some old friends he met on a trip back in highschool, and swings by this dive so I can give them all free drinks on their way out to some real bars. One of the girls catches my eye. She happened to be from Toronto. Flash forward, we both now live in Toronto, with our 2 kids, and just celebrated our 12th anniversary.

You aint' kidding when you say “pay close, close attention to the little, seemingly insignificant events in your life, because often, they are the ones that have the biggest impact.”

By: Michael Di Lauro

Michael Di Lauro — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:13:28 +0000

Susan,
It seems illogical that something as simple as expressing an intention–then acting on it–could be such a game changer.
You know, we live in a world–especially in a business world–where everyone, it seems, is focused on “doing” (How did you land that contract? Have you tried doing this? Here's what I do to get new clients).
And yet too many of us forget about the “mind stuff”. The thinking, the perception, the belief and, yes, the intention.
The funny thing is, that's where the magic lies. In the thinking.
The thinking is analogous to strategy.
The doing? Well those are just tactics.

Thanks for your post. You touched on something we all need to be reminded of.

By: bethwarren

bethwarren — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:07:26 +0000

I am all about “everything happens for a reason”… you just never know how one tiny thing connects to another… I've had it happen many times in my life…. but perhaps I should read the newspaper more! ;-)