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15 years ago @ Michael Hyatt Blog - What to Do When You Fi... · 0 replies · +1 points

A timely post !!

15 years ago @ Michael Hyatt Blog - In Defense of Self-Hel... · 1 reply · +2 points

Great post - Seth Godin raises similar points in his brilliant book, Linchpin:

"... we turn our noses up at the entire genre of self-help. We cynically ridicule the brownnosers who set out to better themselves. ... It's a brilliant plan by the resistance, and it usually works. ... It's not an accident that successful people read more books."

I'm comfortable with self-help books, but their reputation is sometimes tarnished by what seems to be a greater proportion of weaker (or perhaps just more noticeably less relevant) books. That aside - there are some that can cause epiphany moments.

16 years ago @ Big planet. Small world. - Seven reasons why you ... · 1 reply · +3 points

For me it's a way to research, or develop thoughts around a topic - putting them on paper (so to speak), receiving feedback, engaging in debate, reflecting later on what I thought earlier, and perhaps developing those thoughts further.

I'm less fussed about traffic (although I appreciate the feedback and debate that traffic brings). I know that my musings are sometimes random, and don't follow a clear commercial theme (and maybe therefore don't retain the interest of people looking for specific topics), but that's ok for me - it's my blog, and it works for me.

It's also a way for me to engage in the blogosphere, learn what it's all about (I'd hate to be someone forming views on a topic without having actually participated and understood it).

What's more, I like it.

16 years ago @ Michael Hyatt Blog - What Matters Now: A Fr... · 2 replies · +2 points

The questions "What will be important next year?" and "What will be 'big' next year?" are for me different questions ... what will be important will, for me, be the same as ever before - my family.
My recent post Glimmers of hope? Thoughts on the shape and feel of economic recovery

16 years ago @ Michael Hyatt Blog - An Invitation to My Me... · 0 replies · +2 points

It does, thank you. I suppose I expected something like that, but I just thought that 'broken men' sounded so harsh/derogatory, and potentially risked pushing away interesting, or interested candidates.

16 years ago @ Michael Hyatt Blog - An Invitation to My Me... · 2 replies · +2 points

Michael, How do you define "broken men"?

16 years ago @ Michael Hyatt Blog - On Avoiding Writing · 0 replies · +1 points

Seems that a lot of people see this as an example of how difficult it is to write (also the headline), but you can look at it differently:

Sometimes people just need inspiration; after writing the first sentence, the author then spent some time doing things that generated content for him to complete his post (was PJO'R really writing a blog when he wrote that???).

In the end he managed to write a post that continues to be read and passed on by many. Glass half full.

16 years ago @ Michael Hyatt Blog - Do You Have a List of ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Michael - the 'Master task list' link on this page is broken. Can you repair? Thx, Matt

16 years ago @ Michael Hyatt Blog - 13 Idea-Starters for S... · 0 replies · +1 points

Mike - this is turning into a really great post, with lots of diverse, and creative comments. Thanks.

16 years ago @ Michael Hyatt Blog - 13 Idea-Starters for S... · 0 replies · +1 points

I agree with this also, but for me it's a pad of paper by the bed (I usually can't sleep until the last good idea is out of my head and on paper...)

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