Comments on: The Burden of the Self http://LearnThis.ca/2009/03/the-burden-of-the-self/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-burden-of-the-self A personal development site for self learning career, leadership and life improvement tips. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:44:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karen Chaffee http://LearnThis.ca/2009/03/the-burden-of-the-self/#comment-7474 Karen Chaffee Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:15:56 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=1709#comment-7474 The older I get, the more I learn that unrealistic expectations of ourselves and others are the basis for much stress and depression and many failed relationships. Good write! The older I get, the more I learn that unrealistic expectations of ourselves and others are the basis for much stress and depression and many failed relationships.

Good write!

]]> By: Mike King http://LearnThis.ca/2009/03/the-burden-of-the-self/#comment-7354 Mike King Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:17:27 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=1709#comment-7354 Thanks Jonathan. Sometimes it's a tough balance to portray our beliefs into our writing without seeming to push our own perspective. It seems that most are more willing to accept a creator responsible for our gifts and talents than they are to accept One as passage to eternity beyond this life. I'm happy to see some readers do agree and also accept some level of gratitude and appreciation to the hands of the Creator. Thanks for the comments, it's encouraging. Thanks Jonathan. Sometimes it’s a tough balance to portray our beliefs into our writing without seeming to push our own perspective. It seems that most are more willing to accept a creator responsible for our gifts and talents than they are to accept One as passage to eternity beyond this life. I’m happy to see some readers do agree and also accept some level of gratitude and appreciation to the hands of the Creator. Thanks for the comments, it’s encouraging.

]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://LearnThis.ca/2009/03/the-burden-of-the-self/#comment-7353 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:41:59 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=1709#comment-7353 Extremely well done Mike, I especially like how you concluded by putting things in perspective and giving credit to our Grand Creator for any special talents or abilities that we may have. Realizing that these are gifts helps keep us to be both humble and appreciative. Extremely well done Mike,

I especially like how you concluded by putting things in perspective and giving credit to our Grand Creator for any special talents or abilities that we may have. Realizing that these are gifts helps keep us to be both humble and appreciative.

]]> By: Mike King http://LearnThis.ca/2009/03/the-burden-of-the-self/#comment-7350 Mike King Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:09:50 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=1709#comment-7350 @Omar - Thanks and your point of having an appropriate time to embrace each area for guidance is something to learn as well. One source of help is not the ONLY source for it. We need others, no doubt! @Laurie - Good point about fun, but I'm afraid some people (introverts especially) might think the opposite. I do think there is value in sharing the experience and work in it whether your a introvert or not though. @Omar – Thanks and your point of having an appropriate time to embrace each area for guidance is something to learn as well. One source of help is not the ONLY source for it. We need others, no doubt!

@Laurie – Good point about fun, but I’m afraid some people (introverts especially) might think the opposite. I do think there is value in sharing the experience and work in it whether your a introvert or not though.

]]> By: Laurie | Express Yourself to Success http://LearnThis.ca/2009/03/the-burden-of-the-self/#comment-7347 Laurie | Express Yourself to Success Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:11:00 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=1709#comment-7347 Nice post, Mike. I'm a believer that success comes faster and easier through our interactions with one another. Besides, it's way more fun to work towards success together than alone. Nice post, Mike. I’m a believer that success comes faster and easier through our interactions with one another. Besides, it’s way more fun to work towards success together than alone.

]]> By: Omar http://LearnThis.ca/2009/03/the-burden-of-the-self/#comment-7346 Omar Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:54:32 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=1709#comment-7346 I like the fact that you attribute God to our abilities. Without him nothing is possible. It's good to depend on family and friends, then again sometimes we have to concentrate on ourselves, then embrace others to give us guidance and support. But God comes first, he always has the best advice. Excellent post. I like the fact that you attribute God to our abilities. Without him nothing is possible. It’s good to depend on family and friends, then again sometimes we have to concentrate on ourselves, then embrace others to give us guidance and support. But God comes first, he always has the best advice. Excellent post.

]]> By: Mike King http://LearnThis.ca/2009/03/the-burden-of-the-self/#comment-7345 Mike King Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:54:07 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=1709#comment-7345 Well said Armen, well said... Well said Armen, well said…

]]> By: Armen Shirvanian http://LearnThis.ca/2009/03/the-burden-of-the-self/#comment-7344 Armen Shirvanian Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:05:33 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=1709#comment-7344 Hi Mike. There does appear to be a weakening in place, due to the desire of many to stand alone while reaching for their zenith. The pressure involved when looking to remain independent in success is much larger than pressure that results with communication and interaction with others in place, because independent success is based more around an ideal than realistic results, and those realistic results can only come from interplay with others, along with their feedback. Others keep your sights set more reasonably, and when you cut them out thinking "I will save time spent with others and rise faster", your goal ends up looking substantially more difficult to achieve. Hi Mike.

There does appear to be a weakening in place, due to the desire of many to stand alone while reaching for their zenith. The pressure involved when looking to remain independent in success is much larger than pressure that results with communication and interaction with others in place, because independent success is based more around an ideal than realistic results, and those realistic results can only come from interplay with others, along with their feedback. Others keep your sights set more reasonably, and when you cut them out thinking “I will save time spent with others and rise faster”, your goal ends up looking substantially more difficult to achieve.

]]> By: Mike King http://LearnThis.ca/2009/03/the-burden-of-the-self/#comment-7341 Mike King Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:43:09 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=1709#comment-7341 Hey thanks a lot Karl! Happiness is something that must be aligned with other things in your life for it to stay continuous, that is for sure. So many people spark with moments of happiness without ever finding a satisfying long lasting content, abundant and happy life. I have more to write on that subject in the future. I'll have some thoughts soon on your articles at <a href="http://positivesharing.com" rel="nofollow">Chief Happiness Officer</a> to publish, more on the idea of happiness through friendships at work, which is a great topic btw. Hey thanks a lot Karl! Happiness is something that must be aligned with other things in your life for it to stay continuous, that is for sure. So many people spark with moments of happiness without ever finding a satisfying long lasting content, abundant and happy life. I have more to write on that subject in the future. I’ll have some thoughts soon on your articles at Chief Happiness Officer to publish, more on the idea of happiness through friendships at work, which is a great topic btw.

]]> By: Karl Staib - Work Happy Now http://LearnThis.ca/2009/03/the-burden-of-the-self/#comment-7339 Karl Staib - Work Happy Now Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:31:31 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=1709#comment-7339 Very well said. Gave it a Stumble. Loved the Elizabeth Gilbert talk. She helped me see that we don't need to be an island. We can rely on greater energy than ourselves. I like how you said, "Know that who you are and what you are capable of is not your own doing, but by the hand of God." I'm a big believer in knowing yourself. When you know what makes you happy and productive, you make it easier to attain your goals. Very well said. Gave it a Stumble.

Loved the Elizabeth Gilbert talk. She helped me see that we don’t need to be an island. We can rely on greater energy than ourselves.

I like how you said, “Know that who you are and what you are capable of is not your own doing, but by the hand of God.”

I’m a big believer in knowing yourself. When you know what makes you happy and productive, you make it easier to attain your goals.

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