Comments on: Change Your Game by Starting a New One [Day 29 - 30 Days to Changing Your Game] http://escaping-mediocrity.com/30-days-to-changing-your-game/day-29-chris-garrett/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:26:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dorothydalton http://escaping-mediocrity.com/30-days-to-changing-your-game/day-29-chris-garrett/comment-page-3/#comment-5448 dorothydalton Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:02:32 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=1594#comment-5448 I really enjoyed this post. Playing your own game, following your heart or hunches and flying in the face of the expectations ( let alone other pressures ) of others isn't easy. Good motivating story. I really enjoyed this post. Playing your own game, following your heart or hunches and flying in the face of the expectations ( let alone other pressures ) of others isn't easy. Good motivating story.

]]> By: lorilatimer http://escaping-mediocrity.com/30-days-to-changing-your-game/day-29-chris-garrett/comment-page-3/#comment-5419 lorilatimer Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:17:26 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=1594#comment-5419 Thanks, Chris. You're absolutely right- things happen at the right place in the right order. Our job is just to keep taking action and moving forward.<br><br>And hey, don't ever stop loving Legos! I sat on the floor w/my 2 year old grandson a few weeks ago and taught him how to play with them. I don't plan to ever stop doing things like that :) Thanks, Chris. You're absolutely right- things happen at the right place in the right order. Our job is just to keep taking action and moving forward.

And hey, don't ever stop loving Legos! I sat on the floor w/my 2 year old grandson a few weeks ago and taught him how to play with them. I don't plan to ever stop doing things like that :)

]]> By: chrisgarrett http://escaping-mediocrity.com/30-days-to-changing-your-game/day-29-chris-garrett/comment-page-3/#comment-5418 chrisgarrett Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:14:49 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=1594#comment-5418 Interesting thought, I guess it goes back to the "burning your ships" idea (<a href="http://www.aweber.com/b/eS81" rel="nofollow">http://www.aweber.com/b/eS81</a>) Interesting thought, I guess it goes back to the “burning your ships” idea (http://www.aweber.com/b/eS81)

]]> By: chrisgarrett http://escaping-mediocrity.com/30-days-to-changing-your-game/day-29-chris-garrett/comment-page-3/#comment-5417 chrisgarrett Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:08:51 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=1594#comment-5417 The only big corporations I have worked for were in a client/consultant capacity, but from what I saw as an outsider didn't make me think being allowed to draw outside the lines was a common thing :) <br><br>I love writing too, you control the universe you create which is awesome, but also I don't have to brush my hair and wear smart clothes to turn up to work at my word processor ;) The only big corporations I have worked for were in a client/consultant capacity, but from what I saw as an outsider didn't make me think being allowed to draw outside the lines was a common thing :)

I love writing too, you control the universe you create which is awesome, but also I don't have to brush my hair and wear smart clothes to turn up to work at my word processor ;)

]]> By: chrisgarrett http://escaping-mediocrity.com/30-days-to-changing-your-game/day-29-chris-garrett/comment-page-3/#comment-5416 chrisgarrett Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:06:36 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=1594#comment-5416 Part of making your own game is you decide the timeframe. Things tend to happen at the right pace in the right order, and pushing can just cause unnecessary pressure with no difference in end result :) I think finding what used to make you fulfilled no longer does is a sign we have grown, which is a good thing. That said, I had a whole Twitter conversation about my love of Legos ... maybe I still have some growing to do ;) Part of making your own game is you decide the timeframe. Things tend to happen at the right pace in the right order, and pushing can just cause unnecessary pressure with no difference in end result :) I think finding what used to make you fulfilled no longer does is a sign we have grown, which is a good thing. That said, I had a whole Twitter conversation about my love of Legos … maybe I still have some growing to do ;)

]]> By: chrisgarrett http://escaping-mediocrity.com/30-days-to-changing-your-game/day-29-chris-garrett/comment-page-3/#comment-5415 chrisgarrett Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:04:10 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=1594#comment-5415 There is "good stress" and "bad stress". We tend to know the difference when we give ourselves a bit of space for a quiet moment. I can't count the number of potentially lucrative business opportunities I have turned down because they were not a good fit. I can also understand people taking whatever is on offer because the alternative is far more scary. Perhaps you could find a way to make it work (change the rules?) or talk through how you feel. Good luck with it! There is “good stress” and “bad stress”. We tend to know the difference when we give ourselves a bit of space for a quiet moment. I can't count the number of potentially lucrative business opportunities I have turned down because they were not a good fit. I can also understand people taking whatever is on offer because the alternative is far more scary. Perhaps you could find a way to make it work (change the rules?) or talk through how you feel. Good luck with it!

]]> By: chrisgarrett http://escaping-mediocrity.com/30-days-to-changing-your-game/day-29-chris-garrett/comment-page-3/#comment-5414 chrisgarrett Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:00:46 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=1594#comment-5414 passion, purpose and making a difference - yup that is playing bigger than most people dare :)<br><br>The plan is to move family to Calgary, Alberta. I was born there but raised in England. Still lots of things to sort out, and there are lots of folks in positions of authority who have to give their nod, but if I have my way we will be there before the end of the year. passion, purpose and making a difference – yup that is playing bigger than most people dare :)

The plan is to move family to Calgary, Alberta. I was born there but raised in England. Still lots of things to sort out, and there are lots of folks in positions of authority who have to give their nod, but if I have my way we will be there before the end of the year.

]]> By: chrisgarrett http://escaping-mediocrity.com/30-days-to-changing-your-game/day-29-chris-garrett/comment-page-3/#comment-5413 chrisgarrett Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:56:19 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=1594#comment-5413 Careful, when you get carried away it is like a domino effect, you never know where you will end up ;) (and that is a good thing!) Careful, when you get carried away it is like a domino effect, you never know where you will end up ;) (and that is a good thing!)

]]> By: chrisgarrett http://escaping-mediocrity.com/30-days-to-changing-your-game/day-29-chris-garrett/comment-page-3/#comment-5412 chrisgarrett Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:55:28 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=1594#comment-5412 Yeah, it's often worse to regret something you didn't try than something you did. Looking silly is momentary, regrets about things you wanted to do but didn't last a lifetime :) Yeah, it's often worse to regret something you didn't try than something you did. Looking silly is momentary, regrets about things you wanted to do but didn't last a lifetime :)

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