Comments on: When Will You Choose to Be Successful? An Irreverent Rant on Personal Motivation http://artpetty.com/2010/02/05/when-will-you-choose-to-be-successful-an-irreverent-rant-on-personal-motivation/ Leadership, Management and Professional Development Tue, 22 May 2012 00:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Yung Hua http://artpetty.com/2010/02/05/when-will-you-choose-to-be-successful-an-irreverent-rant-on-personal-motivation/#comment-15195 Yung Hua Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:09:40 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3308#comment-15195 Great article Art, it's raw and straight to the point! Something all of us can use sooner or later. Sitting around and just waiting for something to fall into your lap or complaining is not going to get you anywhere. I think learning from your past and using this to reinvent yourself is important. It can be difficult at first, it's like pushing a giant ball, as soon as the momentum kicks in the results seem to come much easier. Great article Art, it’s raw and straight to the point! Something all of us can use sooner or later. Sitting around and just waiting for something to fall into your lap or complaining is not going to get you anywhere. I think learning from your past and using this to reinvent yourself is important. It can be difficult at first, it’s like pushing a giant ball, as soon as the momentum kicks in the results seem to come much easier.

]]> By: Andrew Goodwater http://artpetty.com/2010/02/05/when-will-you-choose-to-be-successful-an-irreverent-rant-on-personal-motivation/#comment-15173 Andrew Goodwater Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:58:06 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3308#comment-15173 We have created a nation of excuses. This is part of the reason why I left education. Everyone wants to make excuses and schools are a perfect example. Students perpetuate the actions of there parents. At some point in time society needs to stop pointing the finger and look at themselves. Everywere you look people are complaining about how they don't have this or that. How other people are holding them back. At the end of the day look at yourself. My father always says talking is the easy part. Now you have to get off your a.. and do something about it. The media, television, and politicians have helped continue this negative cycle along with many others. There is nobody to blame, but yourself. We have created a nation of excuses. This is part of the reason why I left education. Everyone wants to make excuses and schools are a perfect example. Students perpetuate the actions of there parents. At some point in time society needs to stop pointing the finger and look at themselves. Everywere you look people are complaining about how they don’t have this or that. How other people are holding them back. At the end of the day look at yourself.

My father always says talking is the easy part. Now you have to get off your a.. and do something about it. The media, television, and politicians have helped continue this negative cycle along with many others. There is nobody to blame, but yourself.

]]> By: Art Petty http://artpetty.com/2010/02/05/when-will-you-choose-to-be-successful-an-irreverent-rant-on-personal-motivation/#comment-15169 Art Petty Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:59:34 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3308#comment-15169 Bob, thanks as always for your thoughtful comments and observations. I think that many involved in the process of reinvention will relate to your words. Thanks as well fort he book suggestion. I will definitely check it out. Best, Art Bob, thanks as always for your thoughtful comments and observations. I think that many involved in the process of reinvention will relate to your words. Thanks as well fort he book suggestion. I will definitely check it out. Best, Art

]]> By: Robert Comer http://artpetty.com/2010/02/05/when-will-you-choose-to-be-successful-an-irreverent-rant-on-personal-motivation/#comment-15168 Robert Comer Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:48:16 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3308#comment-15168 Art, You hit this one right on the head. I agree with the comment above that it is somewhat unnerving. Perhaps one of the biggest challenges a person can face is looking at our own faults. We always want to blame someone else for our lack of success. A lot of people my age (over 50), are now challenged with having to reinvent themselves. I think we tend to try to return to what we know in order to create new avenues; even if what we know doesn't work anymore. In this case it is time to explore and find out what you do know that does work. Any way that is where I am at. Thanks for great piece. I recently read a book called Zen and the Art of Making a Living, by Laurence Boldt. Huge Book but worth reading for anyone thinking of making a career change. Art, You hit this one right on the head. I agree with the comment above that it is somewhat unnerving. Perhaps one of the biggest challenges a person can face is looking at our own faults. We always want to blame someone else for our lack of success. A lot of people my age (over 50), are now challenged with having to reinvent themselves. I think we tend to try to return to what we know in order to create new avenues; even if what we know doesn’t work anymore. In this case it is time to explore and find out what you do know that does work. Any way that is where I am at. Thanks for great piece. I recently read a book called Zen and the Art of Making a Living, by Laurence Boldt. Huge Book but worth reading for anyone thinking of making a career change.

]]> By: Art Petty http://artpetty.com/2010/02/05/when-will-you-choose-to-be-successful-an-irreverent-rant-on-personal-motivation/#comment-15167 Art Petty Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:21:41 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3308#comment-15167 Thanks, Bret! I think it was Lincoln that said something to the effect of, "People are about as happy as they make their minds up to be." How true. -Art Thanks, Bret! I think it was Lincoln that said something to the effect of, “People are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” How true. -Art

]]> By: Bret Simmons http://artpetty.com/2010/02/05/when-will-you-choose-to-be-successful-an-irreverent-rant-on-personal-motivation/#comment-15166 Bret Simmons Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:13:13 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3308#comment-15166 So correct, Art. Success, and more importantly happiness, is a choice. Choices are learned, and the learning rarely comes with out failure, doubt, and fear. Great stuff! Bret So correct, Art. Success, and more importantly happiness, is a choice. Choices are learned, and the learning rarely comes with out failure, doubt, and fear. Great stuff! Bret

]]> By: Art Petty http://artpetty.com/2010/02/05/when-will-you-choose-to-be-successful-an-irreverent-rant-on-personal-motivation/#comment-15163 Art Petty Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:20:09 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3308#comment-15163 Javier, thank you for reading and commenting! Commitment is a powerful force. -Art Javier, thank you for reading and commenting! Commitment is a powerful force. -Art

]]> By: Javier Melendez http://artpetty.com/2010/02/05/when-will-you-choose-to-be-successful-an-irreverent-rant-on-personal-motivation/#comment-15162 Javier Melendez Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:13:38 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3308#comment-15162 Great post as usual Art! I love the title along with point # 2. I believe that people who have not been successful yet is because they have not been committed to reinvent themselves. Therefore, we certainly need to get started if we want to be successful in our career, grasp that sense of prefessionalism, and commit to it, that is going to send a signal to our bosses what we are made of. Thank you very much Mr. Petty for sharing your thoughts with us, and I will look forward to reading many more of your great articles! Great post as usual Art! I love the title along with point # 2. I believe that people who have not been successful yet is because they have not been committed to reinvent themselves. Therefore, we certainly need to get started if we want to be successful in our career, grasp that sense of prefessionalism, and commit to it, that is going to send a signal to our bosses what we are made of. Thank you very much Mr. Petty for sharing your thoughts with us, and I will look forward to reading many more of your great articles!

]]> By: Art Petty http://artpetty.com/2010/02/05/when-will-you-choose-to-be-successful-an-irreverent-rant-on-personal-motivation/#comment-15161 Art Petty Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:35:01 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3308#comment-15161 Thanks, Dan! Sorry about the unnerving part. Sometimes a little shock value is good for the motivation though... . Thanks for reading and commenting! Thanks, Dan! Sorry about the unnerving part. Sometimes a little shock value is good for the motivation though… . Thanks for reading and commenting!

]]> By: Dan McDowell http://artpetty.com/2010/02/05/when-will-you-choose-to-be-successful-an-irreverent-rant-on-personal-motivation/#comment-15160 Dan McDowell Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:10:24 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3308#comment-15160 This should be posted every 01-02January! Outstanding....a bit unnerving....but outstanding! Thanks for another great piece. This should be posted every 01-02January!
Outstanding….a bit unnerving….but outstanding!
Thanks for another great piece.

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