Comments on: Lousy work situations: What can YOU do?

By: How hard is it to succeed in business? -- Hoover’s Business Insight Zone

How hard is it to succeed in business? -- Hoover’s Business Insight Zone — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:58:30 +0000

[...] This blog is about doing business better (for yourself, for your organization) in today’s world of work. My tendency is to talk about all of this at a high level, e.g. by discussing the implications of permanently higher petroleum prices, or at an immediate level, e.g. by discussing what you personally can do during hard times. [...]

By: Homemaker Barbi (Danelle Ice)

Homemaker Barbi (Danelle Ice) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:47:16 +0000

I love what you said about people focusing on what they lack as an excuse for why they can’t make a change. Very true, and in many cases the people making the excuses don’t even know that they’re doing it! I really like that quote: “Adversity is the soil of great accomplishment.”

Homemaker Barbi (Danelle Ice)

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By: Tim Walker

Tim Walker — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:33:14 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Shannon, and for the kind words about this blog.

I think that many of us – this certainly includes myself, at times – find it too easy to complain about what’s missing or to look to past mistakes / missed opportunities than to do what you describe: look at where we ARE and where we’re trying to go.

Which is what really matters.

By: ShannonRenee

ShannonRenee — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:44:47 +0000

1st – note to self, subscribe to this blog

2nd – Tim, you’re absolutely right, focusing on what’s missing doesn’t move the ball down the field. Continuing w/ this analogy, when it’s 2nd & 6, the QB doesn’t look back at the 6 yards he missed on the 1st down. He looks down the field to the yards he has to gain to lead the team to a touchdown.

3rd – note to self, remember that analogy for my own blog