Comments on: How to Create The Circumstances You Want

By: LUCKY

LUCKY — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:15:11 +0000

I have read this post four times from start to finish. It improves my understanding and in turn the quality of my life every time.
Thanks Dave, you do Rock My Day.
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By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:02:56 +0000

eliminating negative beliefs is a great way to change your outlook on circumstances. Like has been explained another way, circumstances have no inherent meaning.

By: zephaniah

zephaniah — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:47:34 +0000

there is someone who can help regardless of your circumstances……

if you let HIM….

By: Valeria

Valeria — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:59:29 +0000

Thanks, Dave! A lot! You’ve inspired me to, I think, a great shift in my lifу! Actually, I’ve decided to get to Happiness anyway.!

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By: Sharon Ass-got-Kicked

Sharon Ass-got-Kicked — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:48:08 +0000

Dave, I have been mulling over the current topic all week: Creating your Circumstances.
Again, I am impressed by your ability to communicate such profound ideas in such an easy read style. This is one of those articles that I have printed out and am writing notes. Especially profound is “imagine you had NO Choice but to accomplish your goal”. I could comment so much on your entire article. You are right-on with your insight.
I truly thank you.
I really look forward to your Monday morning Ass Kicking!!! Sharon Ass-got-Kicked

By: wbailey

wbailey — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:25:24 +0000

Michelle Russell, I totally agree, being one of those types myself. Sometimes because of consciously choosing lots of commitments, you literally don’t have time for one more thing unless you set something else aside. Though I suppose in that case you would say, “I’m totally committed already” rather than, “I don’t have time.”

But Jennifer, you’re the only other person that touched on what I’m going to say:

There are some circumstances that truly can’t be changed. I am in love with someone who is both 1) absolutely uninterested in me as anything other than a friend because of her innate sexual orientation and 2) lives in Africa while I’m in the U.S. Due to circumstances entirely out of my control, a physically close daily romantic relationship with her is probably impossible.

Now, if I gave up on the relationship altogether then that would be an excuse. I fully acknowledge that it’s possible–and am doing my darndest–to maintain a wonderful friendship otherwise and be very happy for at least that. But sometimes circumstances just can’t be changed.

No amount of determination will bring someone back from the dead either, come to think of it.

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By: Michelle Russell

Michelle Russell — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:39:51 +0000

@TechQuestioner:

Thanks for your comment. But I’ve actually been working on all those things you suggest very deliberately and consciously for the past few years. It was tough at first, but I’ve cut all the fat out of my commitments and I’ve learned how to say no to new ones I don’t want.

My question was more along the lines of how to reconcile Dave’s no-nonsense, ass-kicking, “just do it” approach with the fact that, for some of us, this just causes us MORE internal stress.

In other words, not so much about the externals of time and task management, but the internal tendency to judge ourselves harshly.