Comments on: On Positioning and a Life’s Pursuit http://www.ryanholiday.net/on-positioning-and-a-lifes-pursuit/ Meditations on strategy and life Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:06:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Diana http://www.ryanholiday.net/on-positioning-and-a-lifes-pursuit/#comment-9453 Diana Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:18:07 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/on-positioning-and-a-lifes-pursuit/#comment-9453 After reading a handful of your blogs I can already declare that your blog is my new obsession of the week. I'd love to know how you got to where you are and where you see yourself in five years. Also, how do you define success? Below is my newest attempt at a blog. A little lighter than yours but semi similar too: <a href="http://me-vs-tv.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://me-vs-tv.blogspot.com/</a> Have a positive day. -Diana After reading a handful of your blogs I can already declare that your blog is my new obsession of the week. I’d love to know how you got to where you are and where you see yourself in five years. Also, how do you define success?

Below is my newest attempt at a blog. A little lighter than yours but semi similar too:

http://me-vs-tv.blogspot.com/

Have a positive day.

-Diana

]]> By: ashton http://www.ryanholiday.net/on-positioning-and-a-lifes-pursuit/#comment-9452 ashton Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:59:21 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/on-positioning-and-a-lifes-pursuit/#comment-9452 Ryan. Sometimes, while reading your posts, I do think you are going to spin off the planet. Just kidding. I just thought you carrying your road rage about slow drivers into an actual post was pretty entertaining. You write a lot of good stuff. It's as if you allow us to watch your thought processes and evolution, which is very interesting. I appreciate your honesty and uncensored thought streams. It takes boldness to write these kinds of posts and I admire you for it. I am also revisiting Meditations because of you. I've been starting an international business over the last year and a half. Im 28. It's one of the biggest challenges I've ever had to tackle. I can identify with much of what you wrote in this last post--almost the whole thing. It's a scary f'n thing. It's a rollercoaster. People, who remain on the sidelines, will say "I knew you had it in you" if you make it. Or, they will say "I knew that was a bad idea", if you fail. But your point about not having a choice in being yourself and doing what you believe is right on. In the end, my biggest fear isn't failure. It's looking back as an old man and asking "what if...?". Of course, in the day to day roller coaster ride, that's hard to remember sometimes. Thanks for posting and look forward to more. Ryan. Sometimes, while reading your posts, I do think you are going to spin off the planet. Just kidding. I just thought you carrying your road rage about slow drivers into an actual post was pretty entertaining. You write a lot of good stuff. It’s as if you allow us to watch your thought processes and evolution, which is very interesting. I appreciate your honesty and uncensored thought streams. It takes boldness to write these kinds of posts and I admire you for it. I am also revisiting Meditations because of you.

I’ve been starting an international business over the last year and a half. Im 28. It’s one of the biggest challenges I’ve ever had to tackle. I can identify with much of what you wrote in this last post–almost the whole thing. It’s a scary f’n thing. It’s a rollercoaster. People, who remain on the sidelines, will say “I knew you had it in you” if you make it. Or, they will say “I knew that was a bad idea”, if you fail. But your point about not having a choice in being yourself and doing what you believe is right on. In the end, my biggest fear isn’t failure. It’s looking back as an old man and asking “what if…?”. Of course, in the day to day roller coaster ride, that’s hard to remember sometimes.

Thanks for posting and look forward to more.

]]> By: Ryan Holiday http://www.ryanholiday.net/on-positioning-and-a-lifes-pursuit/#comment-9451 Ryan Holiday Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:24:52 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/on-positioning-and-a-lifes-pursuit/#comment-9451 That's an interesting question, I'm going to have to think about it. Confidence doesn't come from achieving your big goals, at least not for me. It comes from doing the little things well. Which is very easy to do every day. That’s an interesting question, I’m going to have to think about it. Confidence doesn’t come from achieving your big goals, at least not for me. It comes from doing the little things well. Which is very easy to do every day.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.ryanholiday.net/on-positioning-and-a-lifes-pursuit/#comment-9450 Anonymous Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:29:26 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/on-positioning-and-a-lifes-pursuit/#comment-9450 Tucker had saved a site on del.icio.us about 2 days ago by this guy called Jay Morrissey. It was called "The Art of Verbal Intimidation". I scrolled around on the guys site for a bit and he had this blog up about confidence. He states that most people have little confidence in themselves because their expectations of themselves are too high. Ultimately by putting to much pressure on ourselves to succeed we set ourselves up to fail. For someone who is goal oriented how do you set realistic expectations of yourself ,without putting to much pressure yourself, and at the same time have such high goals? If you've answered this before I apologize for asking. <a href="http://www.jaymorrissey.com/2008/01/18/confidence-an-inside-out-approach/" rel="nofollow">http://www.jaymorrissey.com/2008/01/18/confidence-an-inside-out-approach/</a> -habs Tucker had saved a site on del.icio.us about 2 days ago by this guy called Jay Morrissey. It was called “The Art of Verbal Intimidation”.

I scrolled around on the guys site for a bit and he had this blog up about confidence. He states that most people have little confidence in themselves because their expectations of themselves are too high. Ultimately by putting to much pressure on ourselves to succeed we set ourselves up to fail.

For someone who is goal oriented how do you set realistic expectations of yourself ,without putting to much pressure yourself, and at the same time have such high goals?

If you’ve answered this before I apologize for asking.

http://www.jaymorrissey.com/2008/01/18/confidence-an-inside-out-approach/

-habs

]]> By: Joseph http://www.ryanholiday.net/on-positioning-and-a-lifes-pursuit/#comment-9449 Joseph Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:19:52 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/on-positioning-and-a-lifes-pursuit/#comment-9449 You are doing a wonderful job, bro! You are inspiring the next generation of change-makers and risk-takers, but ones who thrive on vision and passion and are stoically self defined. Juggling it all is hard, and knocked the wind out of me over winter break so hard I couldn't even finish a book. But, to be able to come on here and read someone going through the same things (http://www.ryanholiday.net/archives/or_maybe_it_isnt_that_easy.phtml) helps A LOT. You are doing a wonderful job, bro! You are inspiring the next generation of change-makers and risk-takers, but ones who thrive on vision and passion and are stoically self defined.

Juggling it all is hard, and knocked the wind out of me over winter break so hard I couldn’t even finish a book. But, to be able to come on here and read someone going through the same things (http://www.ryanholiday.net/archives/or_maybe_it_isnt_that_easy.phtml) helps A LOT.

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