Comments on: Six Months of Goal-Mongering http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/07/six-months-of-goal-mongering/ Personal Development for Smart People Sat, 09 May 2009 21:45:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Phil Gerbyshak http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/07/six-months-of-goal-mongering/comment-page-1/#comment-4143 Phil Gerbyshak Sun, 10 Jul 2005 03:22:52 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=196#comment-4143 Steve - you are truly amazing. Sounds like you have a long way to go to top the first 6 months of the year. If what I read from you in any indication, the next 6 months will be truly unbelievable. Thanks for sharing your world with us! Steve – you are truly amazing. Sounds like you have a long way to go to top the first 6 months of the year. If what I read from you in any indication, the next 6 months will be truly unbelievable. Thanks for sharing your world with us!

]]> By: lifebalance http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/07/six-months-of-goal-mongering/comment-page-1/#comment-3465 lifebalance Mon, 04 Jul 2005 17:10:25 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=196#comment-3465 Steve: Windows XP-Home is a piece of junk. Never use it. I use XP-Professional on my laptop and I have not had any problems with Apple iShuffle/iTunes. Steve:
Windows XP-Home is a piece of junk. Never use it. I use XP-Professional on my laptop and I have not had any problems with Apple iShuffle/iTunes.

]]> By: Marathon Mon http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/07/six-months-of-goal-mongering/comment-page-1/#comment-3464 Marathon Mon Mon, 04 Jul 2005 16:34:57 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=196#comment-3464 Pavlina, you rock! Congratulations on your private victories, with your talent and motivation, I'm sure your public victories will be a major contribution. I see that you have comfortably arranged for social outings within your calendar, I know the afternoon lemonade position is already taken, how about a morning run? Pavlina, you rock!

Congratulations on your private victories, with your talent and motivation, I’m sure your public victories will be a major contribution.

I see that you have comfortably arranged for social outings within your calendar, I know the afternoon lemonade position is already taken, how about a morning run?

]]> By: Steve Pavlina http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/07/six-months-of-goal-mongering/comment-page-1/#comment-3463 Steve Pavlina Mon, 04 Jul 2005 12:19:31 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=196#comment-3463 Each Toastmasters meeting has a segment that focuses on impromptu speaking. Usually a question is read and then a member is selected at random to make up a 1-2 minute speech to answer it. You can't prepare -- no writing down notes -- and must simply begin speaking on the spot. This really helps you learn to think on your feet and also to reduce your fear of such situations. Some famous Toastmasters include: Tom Peters Harvey Mackay (author of Swim With the Sharks) Marilyn vos Savant (holds Guinness record for highest I.Q.) Debbi Field Rose (Mrs. Fields Cookies) Peter Coors (CEO of Coors Brewing Co.) Linda Lingle (Gov. of Hawaii) Of course if you become really good, you might hire a speech coach. I know Harvey Mackay did this. Each Toastmasters meeting has a segment that focuses on impromptu speaking. Usually a question is read and then a member is selected at random to make up a 1-2 minute speech to answer it. You can’t prepare — no writing down notes — and must simply begin speaking on the spot. This really helps you learn to think on your feet and also to reduce your fear of such situations.

Some famous Toastmasters include:
Tom Peters
Harvey Mackay (author of Swim With the Sharks)
Marilyn vos Savant (holds Guinness record for highest I.Q.)
Debbi Field Rose (Mrs. Fields Cookies)
Peter Coors (CEO of Coors Brewing Co.)
Linda Lingle (Gov. of Hawaii)

Of course if you become really good, you might hire a speech coach. I know Harvey Mackay did this.

]]> By: Rich http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/07/six-months-of-goal-mongering/comment-page-1/#comment-3462 Rich Mon, 04 Jul 2005 11:12:20 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=196#comment-3462 I've done lots of speeches when I was younger (even got some Toastmasters feedback!), but I was not, and still am not at all proficient in extemporaneous speaking. I see you mention it a bit; does Toastmasters help develop that as well? Also, at the risk of sounding impolite, I have noticed that I have simply not seen many famous speakers as Toastmasters. Is the club somehow a hinderance to success or only a minor stepping stone? Or is something else at play like "better speakers have private coaches"? I’ve done lots of speeches when I was younger (even got some Toastmasters feedback!), but I was not, and still am not at all proficient in extemporaneous speaking. I see you mention it a bit; does Toastmasters help develop that as well?

Also, at the risk of sounding impolite, I have noticed that I have simply not seen many famous speakers as Toastmasters. Is the club somehow a hinderance to success or only a minor stepping stone? Or is something else at play like “better speakers have private coaches”?

]]> By: Steve Pavlina http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/07/six-months-of-goal-mongering/comment-page-1/#comment-3453 Steve Pavlina Sat, 02 Jul 2005 17:39:31 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=196#comment-3453 The AAC converter in iTunes crashes both my PC (running WinXP Pro) and my laptop (running WinXP Home). I've never been able to get it to work without crashing the whole computer. I also noticed many others have the same problem with iTunes. I haven't yet found a fix for this problem, although it's been a few months since I last checked. The AAC converter in iTunes crashes both my PC (running WinXP Pro) and my laptop (running WinXP Home). I’ve never been able to get it to work without crashing the whole computer. I also noticed many others have the same problem with iTunes. I haven’t yet found a fix for this problem, although it’s been a few months since I last checked.

]]> By: TesTeq http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/07/six-months-of-goal-mongering/comment-page-1/#comment-3452 TesTeq Sat, 02 Jul 2005 17:23:34 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=196#comment-3452 Steve, Why did you convert music to MP3 when you are using iPod shuffle? Apple's AAC format gives the same quality for files that are 50% smaller. Steve,
Why did you convert music to MP3 when you are using iPod shuffle? Apple’s AAC format gives the same quality for files that are 50% smaller.

]]> By: tyamada http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/07/six-months-of-goal-mongering/comment-page-1/#comment-3450 tyamada Sat, 02 Jul 2005 15:35:03 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=196#comment-3450 You may also want to study ancient roman philosophy. This is a quote, by Cicero, in De Officiis (On Duties), I just read this morning: "[T]he soul that is altogether courageous and great is marked above all by two characteristics: one of these is indifference to outward circumstances; for such a person cherishes the conviction that nothing but moral goodness and propriety deserves to be either admired or wished for or striven after, and that he ought not to be subject to any man or any passion or any accident of fortune. The second characteristic is that, when the soul is disciplined in the way above mentioned, one should do deeds not only great and in the highest degree useful, but extremely arduous and laborious and fraught with danger both to life and to many things that make life worth living." page 66. You may also want to study ancient roman philosophy. This is a quote, by Cicero, in De Officiis (On Duties), I just read this morning:

“[T]he soul that is altogether courageous and great is marked above all by two characteristics: one of these is indifference to outward circumstances; for such a person cherishes the conviction that nothing but moral goodness and propriety deserves to be either admired or wished for or striven after, and that he ought not to be subject to any man or any passion or any accident of fortune. The second characteristic is that, when the soul is disciplined in the way above mentioned, one should do deeds not only great and in the highest degree useful, but extremely arduous and laborious and fraught with danger both to life and to many things that make life worth living.” page 66.

]]> By: Steve Pavlina http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/07/six-months-of-goal-mongering/comment-page-1/#comment-3445 Steve Pavlina Sat, 02 Jul 2005 12:34:05 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=196#comment-3445 @Martin: Spackle is used for patching holes and cracks, among other things. The Las Vegas housing market is insane right now, largely because tens of thousands of people are moving here from California each year. The house we bought had already doubled in value in the previous 3 years before we bought it. Wish we'd bought it 3 years ago. :) @Innocent: It's a strange love to be sure. ;) @Martin: Spackle is used for patching holes and cracks, among other things. The Las Vegas housing market is insane right now, largely because tens of thousands of people are moving here from California each year. The house we bought had already doubled in value in the previous 3 years before we bought it. Wish we’d bought it 3 years ago. :)

@Innocent: It’s a strange love to be sure. ;)

]]> By: Innocent Bystander http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/07/six-months-of-goal-mongering/comment-page-1/#comment-3444 Innocent Bystander Sat, 02 Jul 2005 10:30:53 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=196#comment-3444 "learned to stop worrying and love the bomb" now that requires some further explanation... how can you love a weapon of mass destruction? “learned to stop worrying and love the bomb” now that requires some further explanation… how can you love a weapon of mass destruction?

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