Comments on: Lifestyle Design and Your Ideal World

By: Trackback from Swiss German Site

Trackback from Swiss German Site — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:19:31 +0000

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By: Internet Strategist

Internet Strategist — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:48:11 +0000

Many people say “I wish I could” this or that but they don’t really mean it. If you offer to give them what they “wish” they will decline. What you spend your time, money and efforts on IS your life; it IS your priorities. If you don’t make what you claim is most important the highest priority in your life, you aren’t being true to yourself.

By: David Masters

David Masters — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:53:22 +0000

P.S. I know you’re planning a redesign for your site, but I really like the current design. Did you put it together yourself, or do you hire a web designer?

By: David Masters

David Masters — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:52:24 +0000

Thanks for including serendipity as a key component of working out what a good life would look like. It really helped me to realised that it’s okay to improvise and have fun – I often forget, even though I write a blog on being playful.

David

By: Trackback from WHAKATE

Trackback from WHAKATE — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:06:24 +0000

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By: Rohan

Rohan — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:50:56 +0000

Chris,
I am a 19 year old college student from India. I came across your site while i was searching for Travel Blogs on google. I am so glad I stumbled across this page because the whole idea of non-conformity out forth in this blog appeals to me and is what I’ve believed in. I am happy to know that there are people out there who are actively trying to spread this as a philosophy.

Anyways, its my dream to go backpacking across countries and meet new people, experience different cultures. What SCARES me the most, is the money generation aspect – I dread doing a job i hate just to earn money to travel.

Looking for exploring your blog further.
Have fun!

By: Trackback from Gedankenstrich (German)

Trackback from Gedankenstrich (German) — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:06:47 +0000

By: Michael Deutch

Michael Deutch — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:39:46 +0000

Great post Chris. Gaelen at Mindjet just turned me on to your blog. I look forward to more posts. I added a nice map on the bottom of the following page to help people capture and prioritize their life goals, 3-5 year goals, etc...It was inspired by David Allen's Horizons of Focus. You can can find it here.

By: Nathan Hangen

Nathan Hangen — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:08:18 +0000

Hey Chris, very informative post. I’ve found that I really enjoy “the perfect day” exercise and I excel at goal setting, the problems occur when it is time for the hard work. Many times I’ve simply felt like I was wasting time and effort, but I’ve realized that if I just keep it up I will eventually find my rhythm and start to figure it out. This is the first time that all 3 of those are coming together for me.

Money is important, but I enjoy the process of making it as much as I enjoy having it. My purpose and motivation is to have time to spend time traveling the world with my family. I can feel it coming…

By: Gretchen Wegner

Gretchen Wegner — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:06:39 +0000

Chris, I knew I had a response to your post flitting around inside of me, but it took washing the dishes to figure out what it is.

I’ve always had trouble actually following through with year-end goal setting, but this year feels different to me. I notice a welling excitement about establishing a long range plan, and I think it’s because of a decision I made a week ago: to give away a portion of the proceeds of my new business, Muse Monkey. I’m a former teacher turned entrepreneur, and so the thought of giving away my money to public education thrills me! Now, my business is not about me anymore (even though it started being about me, as I found myself craving freedom from outdated schooling structures). Now it’s about hitting my goals so that I can be happy, AND so that I can make a BIGGER difference than I could as a single classroom teacher.

I’m totally thrilled with this realization, and even more excited to work through your process with you (since you’re giving it away this year…thanks so much!). I’ll probably add some artful process, too, like collaging and vision boarding.

Count me in!