Comments on: Unexpected Achievement http://LearnThis.ca/2010/04/unexpected-achievement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unexpected-achievement 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 millen 2011 http://LearnThis.ca/2010/04/unexpected-achievement/#comment-43947 karen millen 2011 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:27:11 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=2903#comment-43947 Being a regular mum of 3-month old baby. I used to be looking for an apportunity where I could earn from house while helping others in this area. Thanks for the information on this site. I have recently started my own online online community. I appreciate your own experience and suggestions about how to help other folks. This is truly a hobby of mine. Being a regular mum of 3-month old baby. I used to be looking for an apportunity where I could earn from house while helping others in this area. Thanks for the information on this site. I have recently started my own online online community. I appreciate your own experience and suggestions about how to help other folks. This is truly a hobby of mine.

]]> By: Net Age | Web Design http://LearnThis.ca/2010/04/unexpected-achievement/#comment-11006 Net Age | Web Design Tue, 25 May 2010 09:52:33 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=2903#comment-11006 Attaining on goals are fantastic, but also usually a bitof an anti-climax to me. Quite often there is more a sense of relief than accomplishment! I suppose it all has to do with how rocky the road was on way to the goal. I've had some colorful journeys ;-) Attaining on goals are fantastic, but also usually a bitof an anti-climax to me. Quite often there is more a sense of relief than accomplishment! I suppose it all has to do with how rocky the road was on way to the goal. I’ve had some colorful journeys ;-)

]]> By: John Sherry http://LearnThis.ca/2010/04/unexpected-achievement/#comment-10668 John Sherry Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:41:42 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=2903#comment-10668 I like your thinking Mike. It's true modern positive development followers feel they are owed a result in the same way when they invest in the stock market or property. 'Hey, I've put x amount in, where's my reward?' It doesn't work like that and success is a long journey not a short trip. Then, as you say, it can come a nice surprise or high. You do it because you want and that's enough. I like your thinking Mike. It’s true modern positive development followers feel they are owed a result in the same way when they invest in the stock market or property. ‘Hey, I’ve put x amount in, where’s my reward?’ It doesn’t work like that and success is a long journey not a short trip. Then, as you say, it can come a nice surprise or high. You do it because you want and that’s enough.

]]> By: used tires http://LearnThis.ca/2010/04/unexpected-achievement/#comment-10582 used tires Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:30:32 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=2903#comment-10582 True. In the long run, the pleasure of such unexpected success probably wears off and is on par with the satisfaction retained from any normal success but for the immediate period, the former is definitely much more gratifying. Till then, Jean True. In the long run, the pleasure of such unexpected success probably wears off and is on par with the satisfaction retained from any normal success but for the immediate period, the former is definitely much more gratifying.

Till then,

Jean

]]> By: Mike King http://LearnThis.ca/2010/04/unexpected-achievement/#comment-10568 Mike King Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:00:21 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=2903#comment-10568 @Vincent - I could not agree more and I share the same enthusiasm and joy in sharing, commenting and interacting through blogging. Thanks for highlighting this point! @Komodo - I'm not sure if you consider this to be unexpected achievement or not but it sounds like over a few days you have achieved something you didn't think you could at first, so that is unexpected to me. Great example of that with school achievements and new areas to learn! @Richard - Yes it seems like a gift, I like that description, thanks for commenting! @Jean - there is definitely a mixed baged of feelings with achievement and I like your exmaple with sports, an upset or unexpected win is more exciting and thrilling and not the same feeling as a dominate 'certain' win you cna expect yet still build up to. @Vincent – I could not agree more and I share the same enthusiasm and joy in sharing, commenting and interacting through blogging. Thanks for highlighting this point!

@Komodo – I’m not sure if you consider this to be unexpected achievement or not but it sounds like over a few days you have achieved something you didn’t think you could at first, so that is unexpected to me. Great example of that with school achievements and new areas to learn!

@Richard – Yes it seems like a gift, I like that description, thanks for commenting!

@Jean – there is definitely a mixed baged of feelings with achievement and I like your exmaple with sports, an upset or unexpected win is more exciting and thrilling and not the same feeling as a dominate ‘certain’ win you cna expect yet still build up to.

]]> By: used tires http://LearnThis.ca/2010/04/unexpected-achievement/#comment-10557 used tires Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:28:48 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=2903#comment-10557 Sometimes, the unexpected successes are very sweet indeed. However, for me personally, nothing's sweeter than the fruits of a long, drawn out course of efforts. But like you said, it is indeed something you come to expect, since you do it over such a long time, so that does temper the excitement factor a little bit. It's the same as in sports, when you have an upset instead of the same dominant team winning yet again. Till then, Jean Sometimes, the unexpected successes are very sweet indeed. However, for me personally, nothing’s sweeter than the fruits of a long, drawn out course of efforts. But like you said, it is indeed something you come to expect, since you do it over such a long time, so that does temper the excitement factor a little bit. It’s the same as in sports, when you have an upset instead of the same dominant team winning yet again.
Till then,

Jean

]]> By: Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com http://LearnThis.ca/2010/04/unexpected-achievement/#comment-10551 Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:20:41 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=2903#comment-10551 I think this makes sense, definitely. If we don't expect the success and experience no expectations everything is a great little surprise and a beautiful gift. I think this makes sense, definitely. If we don’t expect the success and experience no expectations everything is a great little surprise and a beautiful gift.

]]> By: Komodo Dragon http://LearnThis.ca/2010/04/unexpected-achievement/#comment-10546 Komodo Dragon Sun, 25 Apr 2010 02:25:43 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=2903#comment-10546 In High School, I took a few programing classes, I loved the challenge of it. You'd spend days working on a project, and building up to that finish, and once you finished that project you felt such a great mental high. It's such a great feeling after you've spent days building up something and at the end of it all it feels so good when you climb the mountain. In High School, I took a few programing classes, I loved the challenge of it. You’d spend days working on a project, and building up to that finish, and once you finished that project you felt such a great mental high. It’s such a great feeling after you’ve spent days building up something and at the end of it all it feels so good when you climb the mountain.

]]> By: Vincent Nguyen http://LearnThis.ca/2010/04/unexpected-achievement/#comment-10487 Vincent Nguyen Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:09:58 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=2903#comment-10487 Most definitely Mike I had a smile all day and had great joy knowing that my material is able to affect one person at a time, just like your site. Reading and interacting with insightful blogs gives off reciprocal energy and gets us wanting to contribute more towards personal development and happiness. Keep on rockin! Most definitely Mike

I had a smile all day and had great joy knowing that my material is able to affect one person at a time, just like your site.
Reading and interacting with insightful blogs gives off reciprocal energy and gets us wanting to contribute more towards personal development and happiness.

Keep on rockin!

]]> By: Mike King http://LearnThis.ca/2010/04/unexpected-achievement/#comment-10471 Mike King Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:00:25 +0000 http://LearnThis.ca/?p=2903#comment-10471 Awesome example Vincent and I have had similar stories from my site as well where someone I have known of (but not really known) connects due to some article or content on my blog that I never would have even expected them to know about in the first place. I think these stories and unexpected achievements spark a great sense of immediate joy than the ones we work specifically to achieve. Awesome example Vincent and I have had similar stories from my site as well where someone I have known of (but not really known) connects due to some article or content on my blog that I never would have even expected them to know about in the first place. I think these stories and unexpected achievements spark a great sense of immediate joy than the ones we work specifically to achieve.

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