Comments on: Personal Development as a result of Ignoring the Rules http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/personal-development-as-a-result-of-ignoring-the-rules/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:25:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: aaron http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/personal-development-as-a-result-of-ignoring-the-rules/#comment-70101 aaron Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:58:29 +0000 http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/personal-development-as-a-result-of-ignoring-the-rules/#comment-70101 Ellie, You are a woman after my own heart! :) I am the same way. The more someone thinks I'm crazy for doing something, the more I know that I am on the right track! I have a similar attitude to what you said about not following other's leads as well, especially in the financial sector. The majority of U.S. citizens work for other companies until they are 65, and then they retire with little or no money available in the bank or in a pension fund. Then, their health starts to fall apart, and they are too broke and/or miserable to enjoy their last years on earth. <strong>Why the hell are we listening to people who advocate that model???</strong> Ellie,

You are a woman after my own heart! :)

I am the same way. The more someone thinks I’m crazy for doing something, the more I know that I am on the right track!

I have a similar attitude to what you said about not following other’s leads as well, especially in the financial sector. The majority of U.S. citizens work for other companies until they are 65, and then they retire with little or no money available in the bank or in a pension fund. Then, their health starts to fall apart, and they are too broke and/or miserable to enjoy their last years on earth.

Why the hell are we listening to people who advocate that model???

]]> By: Ellie Walsh - Living the Law of Attraction http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/personal-development-as-a-result-of-ignoring-the-rules/#comment-69982 Ellie Walsh - Living the Law of Attraction Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:15:49 +0000 http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/personal-development-as-a-result-of-ignoring-the-rules/#comment-69982 I absolutely remember, as a young teenager, listening to my parents and other authority figures as they were telling me what I "should" do..... and I remember thinking - (I was smart enough not to say it aloud) - "you are not living as I want to live my life - so why would I follow your lead?" Still - I had my moments where I have gotten caught up the the societal "shoulds" & "shouldnts" -- Until I finally learned it is only me I need to please - it is only my gut instincts I need to follow.... So when I plan on doing something and someone says to me "are you out of your mind?!" - I am so excited as I know I have captured me - not my conditioned mind! Great Article! Thanks I absolutely remember, as a young teenager, listening to my parents and other authority figures as they were telling me what I “should” do….. and I remember thinking - (I was smart enough not to say it aloud) - “you are not living as I want to live my life - so why would I follow your lead?”

Still - I had my moments where I have gotten caught up the the societal “shoulds” & “shouldnts” — Until I finally learned it is only me I need to please - it is only my gut instincts I need to follow….

So when I plan on doing something and someone says to me “are you out of your mind?!” - I am so excited as I know I have captured me - not my conditioned mind!

Great Article! Thanks

]]> By: aaron http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/personal-development-as-a-result-of-ignoring-the-rules/#comment-70100 aaron Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:52:49 +0000 http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/personal-development-as-a-result-of-ignoring-the-rules/#comment-70100 Jorge, What a great way to put it - the straightjacket of conventional thinking. So many people are bound in exactly that manner! Thanks for sharing that! Jorge,

What a great way to put it - the straightjacket of conventional thinking. So many people are bound in exactly that manner!

Thanks for sharing that!

]]> By: Jorge http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/personal-development-as-a-result-of-ignoring-the-rules/#comment-69820 Jorge Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:29:07 +0000 http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/personal-development-as-a-result-of-ignoring-the-rules/#comment-69820 AMEN TO THIS POST! "To escape the straightjacket of conventional thinking, you have to be able to distinguish between beliefs that describe the world as it is, and beliefs that describe the world as it is and must forever remain." AMEN TO THIS POST!

“To escape the straightjacket of conventional thinking, you have to be able to distinguish between beliefs that describe the world as it is, and beliefs that describe the world as it is and must forever remain.”

]]> By: aaron http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/personal-development-as-a-result-of-ignoring-the-rules/#comment-69727 aaron Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:18:11 +0000 http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/personal-development-as-a-result-of-ignoring-the-rules/#comment-69727 That's an awesome quote, Cooltoonist. Thanks for sharing it! That’s an awesome quote, Cooltoonist. Thanks for sharing it!

]]> By: Cooltoonist http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/personal-development-as-a-result-of-ignoring-the-rules/#comment-69696 Cooltoonist Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:27:28 +0000 http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/personal-development-as-a-result-of-ignoring-the-rules/#comment-69696 As Kennedy said: "Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth." As Kennedy said:

“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”

]]> By: Ego and Breaking All the Rules | steve-olson.com http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/personal-development-as-a-result-of-ignoring-the-rules/#comment-69370 Ego and Breaking All the Rules | steve-olson.com Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:51:58 +0000 http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/personal-development-as-a-result-of-ignoring-the-rules/#comment-69370 [...] Personal Development as a result of Ignoring the Rules - Aaron Potts nails the truth with this post. I try to tell this to people every day of my life. I want to grab them and shake them and say, quit following like a lemming, dammit! I’ve done some really stupid things in life… One of those things was ignoring the rules. I won’t even tell you the jams I’ve been in breaking the rules. But I don’t regret one minute of it, because it made who I am today. And that is why I have tolerance for kids who make mistakes and I believe society has gone way overboard with zero-tolerance laws. I’ve also done some really smart things in my life… one of those things was ignoring all the rules. It teaches you about calculated risk. It teaches you that there are new ways… even better ways of doing things. [...] [...] Personal Development as a result of Ignoring the Rules - Aaron Potts nails the truth with this post. I try to tell this to people every day of my life. I want to grab them and shake them and say, quit following like a lemming, dammit! I’ve done some really stupid things in life… One of those things was ignoring the rules. I won’t even tell you the jams I’ve been in breaking the rules. But I don’t regret one minute of it, because it made who I am today. And that is why I have tolerance for kids who make mistakes and I believe society has gone way overboard with zero-tolerance laws. I’ve also done some really smart things in my life… one of those things was ignoring all the rules. It teaches you about calculated risk. It teaches you that there are new ways… even better ways of doing things. [...]

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