Comments on: Why Top Achievers are Great at Keeping Secrets http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/why-top-achievers-are-great-at-keeping-secrets/ Goal Setting and Productivity for People Who Like Technology Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:54:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: B. Riley http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/why-top-achievers-are-great-at-keeping-secrets/comment-page-1/#comment-617 B. Riley Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:42:34 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=410#comment-617 Reminds me of a Bob Dylan quote. . . When asked what destiny meant to him, he replied: "It's a feeling you have that you know something about yourself - nobody else does - the picture you have in your mind of what you're about will come true. It's kind of a thing you kind of have to keep to your own self, because it's a fragile feeling. And if you put it out there, somebody will kill it. So, it's best to keep that all inside." Reminds me of a Bob Dylan quote. . . When asked what destiny meant to him, he replied:

“It’s a feeling you have that you know something about yourself – nobody else does – the picture you have in your mind of what you’re about will come true. It’s kind of a thing you kind of have to keep to your own self, because it’s a fragile feeling. And if you put it out there, somebody will kill it. So, it’s best to keep that all inside.”

]]> By: Moonbat_One http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/why-top-achievers-are-great-at-keeping-secrets/comment-page-1/#comment-616 Moonbat_One Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:14:36 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=410#comment-616 Really good advice. My father often denigrated and undermined me when I told him about my dreams and ambitions. He had a very low opinion of me and a pessimistic worldview in general. It's too bad I had no choice but to depend on his help for my dream of going to college. Really good advice. My father often denigrated and undermined me when I told him about my dreams and ambitions. He had a very low opinion of me and a pessimistic worldview in general. It’s too bad I had no choice but to depend on his help for my dream of going to college.

]]> By: gmlk http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/why-top-achievers-are-great-at-keeping-secrets/comment-page-1/#comment-615 gmlk Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:23:49 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=410#comment-615 Talking prematurely about goals often results in the talk becoming a surrogate for doing, making the goals nothing more then vapor. Lead by example. Don't tell: Show. Give a demonstration and wait. Only explain when asked the right questions. This will filter your audience: Only the people who are really interested and ready to accept your new reality will ask you great questions. This way you will not waste you time on people who don't care or aren't ready to accept your new reality. Talking prematurely about goals often results in the talk becoming a surrogate for doing, making the goals nothing more then vapor.

Lead by example. Don’t tell: Show. Give a demonstration and wait. Only explain when asked the right questions.

This will filter your audience: Only the people who are really interested and ready to accept your new reality will ask you great questions. This way you will not waste you time on people who don’t care or aren’t ready to accept your new reality.

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