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By: 30 Reasons Confidence is Critical in Business | The Confidence Guy

30 Reasons Confidence is Critical in Business | The Confidence Guy — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:26:34 +0000

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By: I Want To Be My Own Boss

I Want To Be My Own Boss — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:05:09 +0000

Hey !!! "Anonymous - for the sake of my future" I did read your comment. Guess what I liked it the most. Maybe cause part of it resembles at what my lifestyle had been so far. Now the situation is so bad that I hate to work for anyone. Anything I do for myself pleases me the most. I plan my stuff. Every day has a part of it surrounded by challenges. I know I am not the only one who leads such a life, there are many others. I am just another guy who wants to speak his mind and put it to practice in reality. I Want To Be My Own Boss´s last blog post...6 Reasons Why Making Money Online Makes Sense!

By: James

James — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:43:29 +0000

@ Anonymous – Gravatars are such wonderful things, eh?

So 28 comments does get you read, every time. And I think the answer to your question is in your own words – “Those activities I rock at and enjoy…” You already know what your talent and style are. You just have to find a way to turn those dreams into reality instead of waiting for them to come to you.

By: Anonymous - for the sake of my future

Anonymous - for the sake of my future — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:11:37 +0000

Ouch. There are 28 comments here (and all brilliant, at that) so the odds are that no one will ever read this one. Ever. Yet I’ll write it:

It seems funny that knowing you limitations will let you know what you are good at (“When you understand the limitations, when you know yourself and what youâ€™re capable of doing”) doesnt knowing your limitiations let you know what you are _not_ good at?

My limitations are highly real. My boss threatened to let me go. Another senior hinted that my strengths might be in other areas, and mentioned one activity – which of course is an activity that I hate.

And those activities that I both rock at and enjoy – aren’t paid. Like sipping coffee at a cafe, reading a book with an intellectual frown (the frowns on me, not the book).

So until I get to know myself better, or get fired, I’ll stay where I’m not so much wanted, as difficult to let go.

And if there was a question in this rant (besides the rhetorical one), it was: Knowing your limitations seems easy – but how do you discover your “talent and style”?

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By: Stephen Boyle "Fuzzytek"

Stephen Boyle "Fuzzytek" — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:44:16 +0000

Nice post and it is so hard to focus on one thing when the people around you keep saying they like this, and this, and this, and this. What I believe I have to focus on is mentoring and creating people with like vision and skills. Stephen Boyle "Fuzzytek"´s last blog post...313FAD fashion networking on March 16

By: Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:12:35 +0000

I’m so working on this one. I tend to be a person of extremes, a perfectionist, and impatient. So I take it all on, expect myself to do it perfectly the first time around and if I don’t succeed right away, I want to move on to something new.

I’m finally learning patience, tenacity and perseverance and guess what? It’s working!

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome´s last blog post…Do you double-standard yourself to death?

By: Omar

Omar — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:50:36 +0000

When I was applying for college I thought I should major in Computer Science because it was a lucrative and popular field. But I couldn’t do it. My heart led me to another direction, Screenwriting. I’m glad I listened to my spirit because my parents would have been pissed about wasting their money.

By: Amy Harrison

Amy Harrison — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:37:39 +0000

Great post, At school I did well in just about every subject, becasue rather than pat attention to what I loved, I wanted to please the teachers, this might sound like a good attitude, but I found it transferred into the workplace - I wanted to please the boss, and often would ignore my passions in order to do what I felt would make them happy. Though I mostly enjoyed working, I've now woken up to realise I was neglecting my true passions and decided that the only way I could "please the boss" and nourish my soul...was to make myself the boss. Self employed and enjoying it so far! Amy Harrison´s last blog post...Marketing Your Blog or Business - 5 Ways to Keep Focused