Comments on: Desires, Beliefs and Values http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/desires-beliefs-and-values/ Strategies for Positive Change Wed, 23 May 2012 08:08:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yinks http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/desires-beliefs-and-values/#comment-38650 Yinks Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:44:06 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=100#comment-38650 Stumbling into your life changing articles has really got me thinking. I feel that I do not have a choice but to amend some of the areas I am deficient in. Thank you for your good work. Stumbling into your life changing articles has really got me thinking. I feel that I do not have a choice but to amend some of the areas I am deficient in. Thank you for your good work.

]]> By: Are You Pursuing Your Passion or Just Being Practical? http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/desires-beliefs-and-values/#comment-28346 Are You Pursuing Your Passion or Just Being Practical? Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:42:54 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=100#comment-28346 [...] to be a wet blanket here but statistics show that this practical approach rarely leads back to your passionate pursuit. Notice I didn’t say that this approach won’t work, just that most people can’t pull it off. [...] [...] to be a wet blanket here but statistics show that this practical approach rarely leads back to your passionate pursuit. Notice I didn’t say that this approach won’t work, just that most people can’t pull it off. [...]

]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/desires-beliefs-and-values/#comment-24997 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:54:41 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=100#comment-24997 Hi Marc, if it is any consolation, sticking to those positive habits over the long haul is a challenge for everyone. Things change, our schedule get rearranged, were face new challenges, it's always something. As long as you keep readjusting yourself accordingly, you'll keep those habits going. Hi Marc, if it is any consolation, sticking to those positive habits over the long haul is a challenge for everyone. Things change, our schedule get rearranged, were face new challenges, it’s always something. As long as you keep readjusting yourself accordingly, you’ll keep those habits going.

]]> By: marc van der Linden http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/desires-beliefs-and-values/#comment-24835 marc van der Linden Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:35:21 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=100#comment-24835 Great post, Jonathan! I believe in the power of choice every day more and more. We can choose to be happy, to have a better life, etc, and life according that. To make a choice something for the long-term, making a habit of it, is the most powerful. For me, creating these habits is still my biggest challenge: building a habit in 1 week is easy, for 1 month is achievable and for 3 months requires more focus. To keep good habits for 6/12/24 months, is still a major challenge. Thanks for sharing! Great post, Jonathan!

I believe in the power of choice every day more and more. We can choose to be happy, to have a better life, etc, and life according that. To make a choice something for the long-term, making a habit of it, is the most powerful. For me, creating these habits is still my biggest challenge: building a habit in 1 week is easy, for 1 month is achievable and for 3 months requires more focus. To keep good habits for 6/12/24 months, is still a major challenge.

Thanks for sharing!
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]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/desires-beliefs-and-values/#comment-24572 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:38:01 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=100#comment-24572 Nicely said Marquita, I think we all run through that scenario from time to time, so don't feel like you are all alone. The important thing is that you have learned to recognize where it comes from, and to actually get out in front of it most of the time. That is highly commendable! I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Advanced Life Skills and thank you for adding to the discussion. Nicely said Marquita, I think we all run through that scenario from time to time, so don’t feel like you are all alone. The important thing is that you have learned to recognize where it comes from, and to actually get out in front of it most of the time. That is highly commendable! I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Advanced Life Skills and thank you for adding to the discussion.

]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/desires-beliefs-and-values/#comment-24570 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:19:17 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=100#comment-24570 Hi Sandra, sometimes the noise from all those distractions seem so loud that it's hard to hear the call of our priorities. Finding a way to quiet the static is almost a matter of survival these days. Few people ever suspect that internal conflict can be a major source of friction and static because it happens on such a subtle level. But it is still very disruptive. Hi Sandra, sometimes the noise from all those distractions seem so loud that it’s hard to hear the call of our priorities. Finding a way to quiet the static is almost a matter of survival these days. Few people ever suspect that internal conflict can be a major source of friction and static because it happens on such a subtle level. But it is still very disruptive.

]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/desires-beliefs-and-values/#comment-24569 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:11:52 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=100#comment-24569 Hi Ken, I especially liked this sentence: "<em>Somewhere inside, even if the misaligned passion provides some pleasure, we know we are better than that and something inside us is weakened</em>." That is a keeper for sure! Hi Ken, I especially liked this sentence: “Somewhere inside, even if the misaligned passion provides some pleasure, we know we are better than that and something inside us is weakened.” That is a keeper for sure!

]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/desires-beliefs-and-values/#comment-24568 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:09:04 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=100#comment-24568 Hey David, oh those excuses! It is amazing how creative we can be when it comes to inventing reasons not to do something. Imagine what could be accomplished if all that <em>excuse energy</em> was redirected in the pursuit of goals that actually support our values. Hey David, oh those excuses! It is amazing how creative we can be when it comes to inventing reasons not to do something. Imagine what could be accomplished if all that excuse energy was redirected in the pursuit of goals that actually support our values.

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