Comments on: You’re Racing- I’m Improving

By: sesli chat

sesli chat — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:48:50 +0000

I just want to thank you for your insightful words. It is so easy to lose sight of the big picture and reading your blog often helps me to focus on the things that matter. Yes, we all compare ourselves to others, but self improvement will make for a more lasting happiness. I am inspired by your words…
Thank you.

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By: frank

frank — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:29:01 +0000

Such an interesting thing … almost a catch 22 of sorts.

Life is all about learning, growing, being challenged … we should be learning every day in one way or another.

A lot of times it seems like we are learning due to something that has caught our attention. As we get older we get more career oriented so our learning happens with respect to our careers. Sometimes out learning is directly tied to our career. (not that this always happens, but i see it as something fairly common).

You tie your learning to your career … and competition starts coming into play. As you said Chris … it’s like part of our DNA to compete and compare our selves to others – we can’t help it :)

I guess the point to remember is “never stop learning”

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By: frank

frank — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:29:00 +0000

Such an interesting thing … almost a catch 22 of sorts.

Life is all about learning, growing, being challenged … we should be learning every day in one way or another.

I guess the point to remember is “never stop learning”

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http://twitter.com/franswaa

By: Gerard McLean

Gerard McLean — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:10:31 +0000

When people ask me who my competitors are I say “Ignorance” and “Apathy.” In the end, they are my only competitors.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:10:00 +0000

When people ask me who my competitors are I say “Ignorance” and “Apathy.” In the end, they are my only competitors.

By: Kara

Kara — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:50:10 +0000

really loved this post and couldn’t agree more. Although I tend to be slightly competitive by nature (I swear it is in my gene pool), I find that in this business working together is far stronger than working against each other.

By: Kara

Kara — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:50:00 +0000

By: James Jones

James Jones — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:37:58 +0000

I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.
- William Blake

By: James Jones

James Jones — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:37:00 +0000

I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.
- William Blake