Comments on: The Meaning of Life: From Purpose to Action http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/06/the-meaning-of-life-from-purpose-to-action/ Personal Development for Smart People Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:37:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Steve Pavlina http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/06/the-meaning-of-life-from-purpose-to-action/#comment-3303 Steve Pavlina Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:26:38 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/06/the-mean-of-life-from-purpose-to-action/#comment-3303 @Sri: Read these articles: <a href="http://www.stevepavlina.com/articles/living-your-values-1.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Living Your Values, Part I</a> <a href="http://www.stevepavlina.com/articles/living-your-values-2.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Living Your Values, Part II</a> @Sri: Read these articles:
Living Your Values, Part I
Living Your Values, Part II

]]> By: sri http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/06/the-meaning-of-life-from-purpose-to-action/#comment-3302 sri Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:19:49 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/06/the-mean-of-life-from-purpose-to-action/#comment-3302 What's the relationship between List of Values and Mission Statement? Is the Mission Statement your Purpose and the List of Values gives you things to focus on?? (Because the things in the List of Values can shift around...) Regarding Long Term goals -- I can put all the "impossible" (according to my current thinking) goals there right and wait for my thinking to change to make them possible... This is the first time I have done something like this -- after writing down how to structure my goals/plans document -- I get the feeling: "Hey, you mean I get to focus on only those things that I write down and not care about all the other things?!?" -- and a great relief comes over me. I guess I have been worrying over all the small details up close without any planning -- like everyday I would say to myself, "If I do this, then where I want to be in 2 years will be taken care of" -- but it would be a different thing every single day and wouldn't have any lasting power. What’s the relationship between List of Values and Mission Statement? Is the Mission Statement your Purpose and the List of Values gives you things to focus on?? (Because the things in the List of Values can shift around…)

Regarding Long Term goals — I can put all the “impossible” (according to my current thinking) goals there right and wait for my thinking to change to make them possible…

This is the first time I have done something like this — after writing down how to structure my goals/plans document — I get the feeling: “Hey, you mean I get to focus on only those things that I write down and not care about all the other things?!?” — and a great relief comes over me. I guess I have been worrying over all the small details up close without any planning — like everyday I would say to myself, “If I do this, then where I want to be in 2 years will be taken care of” — but it would be a different thing every single day and wouldn’t have any lasting power.

]]> By: Max Leibman http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/06/the-meaning-of-life-from-purpose-to-action/#comment-3297 Max Leibman Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:11:08 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/06/the-mean-of-life-from-purpose-to-action/#comment-3297 I'll back up the mention of Covey's FIRST THINGS FIRST. I've been a fan of the ideas behind his approach since I first read 7 HABITS a year ago, but haven't really started putting any of it into practice until picking up FIRST THINGS a week ago. HUGELY helpful; I'm only a week in and not even through the book but I can already see it's a great way to organize and prioritize. Moreover, it forces you to stop and think about your personal mission, purpose and roles as a part of the to-do list. Love your blog, by the way. You're going on my blogroll today! I’ll back up the mention of Covey’s FIRST THINGS FIRST. I’ve been a fan of the ideas behind his approach since I first read 7 HABITS a year ago, but haven’t really started putting any of it into practice until picking up FIRST THINGS a week ago. HUGELY helpful; I’m only a week in and not even through the book but I can already see it’s a great way to organize and prioritize. Moreover, it forces you to stop and think about your personal mission, purpose and roles as a part of the to-do list.

Love your blog, by the way. You’re going on my blogroll today!

]]> By: Nick Pasko http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/06/the-meaning-of-life-from-purpose-to-action/#comment-3294 Nick Pasko Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:30:07 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/06/the-mean-of-life-from-purpose-to-action/#comment-3294 Hi Steve! First of all, I wanted to thank you for the efforts you put in your articles, they are really inspiring and thoughtful. If you could find some time, please read my entry on video games influenting our lives, here: http://nickpasko.blogspot.com/2005/06/dark-side-of- entertainment.html Of course, that's just a mere shadow of your own wisdom ;), yet I hope it could help someone to understand the problem better. Hi Steve!

First of all, I wanted to thank you for the efforts you put in your articles, they are really inspiring and thoughtful.

If you could find some time, please read my entry on video games influenting our lives, here: http://nickpasko.blogspot.com/2005/06/dark-side-of-
entertainment.html

Of course, that’s just a mere shadow of your own wisdom ;), yet I hope it could help someone to understand the problem better.

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