Comments on: Free Advice

By: Tim Moss

Tim Moss — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:28:54 +0000

Feels a little impotent to be the 87th person to tell you how much I enjoyed your article but I did, so I am.

I particularly enjoyed:

“…if what you’re doing is truly innovative, not everyone will understand in the beginning, and maybe you should just go for it.”

Thank you.

PS GlobeTrooper Todd (above) – How about this is as a family friendly version: “Patience is a virtue… for other people”

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Trackback from Terri — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:55:25 +0000

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By: Joe Boyle

Joe Boyle — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:54:11 +0000

I guess you proved a very true statement- Every argument has a counter argument. Great post!

By: DONNIE NAIR

DONNIE NAIR — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:36:50 +0000

few things are worth doing as well as they can be done. Master the art of “Good Enough.”

By: Berthold

Berthold — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:54:25 +0000

I’ve recently written about this topic as well. Free advice is only as good as the person giving it to you. This is true for tweets – if the person has no real value, their proposing it everywhere won’t change a thing. If on the other hand, offline greatness trickles onto the net, that is worthwhile and remarkable.

Oh and @Patty people who live only by the “now and fast” mentality tend to abandon bigger things because they take a long time and spend too much time flitting between small or half-finished stuff. Like the Hummingbird, they run out of energy quickly. Turtles may not look overly exiting, but they stick with things and reach the biggest goals at their pace. Especially in the fast-paced internet world, those who go at a steady pace last longer.

By: sheila joss

sheila joss — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:50:50 +0000

the one and only piece of free advice that works for me is “Do something every day towards your goal” I got that off Chet Atkins

By: Patty Golsteijn

Patty Golsteijn — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:01:04 +0000

Great post! I have never believed in ‘slow and steady’. I’m just not a very patient person. Why wait if I can do things now and fast?

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:33:47 +0000

My boss’ favorite thing to say is “you have to patience.” Strangely, patience seems to be one of our company’s biggest problems. We are slow to move on almost anything. All the while, our competitors move quickly. It is frustrating to say the least.

By: Filip Rabuzin

Filip Rabuzin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 01:18:30 +0000

Agree with the email. I check it and any social media first thing, usually with breakfast, get it out of the way, reply to anything whilst i’m most motivated to do so, then move on with the rest of my day.

No need to check it again till next morning, free time to focus on other stuff.

By: Christiana Briddell

Christiana Briddell — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:00:23 +0000

I really like the Henry Ford quote too @emma, @neil, and @karen. I was talking to a friend the other day about how people get stuck in “in the box” thinking so easily. Part of our job as consultants (and just generally forward-thinking people) is to get out of the box. It’s definitely a skill that requires some talent. Sometimes a lot.