Comments on: Are You Chasing Someone Else’s Idea of What Lifestyle Design Is? http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/are-you-chasing-someone-elses-idea-of-what-lifestyle-design-is/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:55:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nate http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/are-you-chasing-someone-elses-idea-of-what-lifestyle-design-is/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Nate Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:53:34 +0000 http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/?p=266#comment-313 Earl - good to hear from you! Yeah, I actually love the book, the Four Hour Workweek and it's got some great ideas in it. The thing is, it's not for everyone. It's not guaranteed salvation. You definitely hit it on the head on what I was trying to accomplish with this post. We need to be more introspective and tune out all the 'noise' out there. Start looking within to what figure out what will make you happy. This doesn't mean don't read books or blogs or educate yourself. But, it does mean to always question your assumptions and beliefs and make sure what you're doing is really what YOU want to do. Earl – good to hear from you! Yeah, I actually love the book, the Four Hour Workweek and it’s got some great ideas in it. The thing is, it’s not for everyone. It’s not guaranteed salvation. You definitely hit it on the head on what I was trying to accomplish with this post. We need to be more introspective and tune out all the ‘noise’ out there. Start looking within to what figure out what will make you happy. This doesn’t mean don’t read books or blogs or educate yourself. But, it does mean to always question your assumptions and beliefs and make sure what you’re doing is really what YOU want to do.

]]> By: Earl http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/are-you-chasing-someone-elses-idea-of-what-lifestyle-design-is/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Earl Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:42:01 +0000 http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/?p=266#comment-310 Hey Nate - This is a great expansion of Andrew's post. Stories such as Tim Ferriss', which should be viewed as an example, are often treated as a guaranteed path to happiness. As a result, people blindly follow and fail to take into account whether or not it would make them happy. Many think, "Well, if it made Tim happy, I'm sure it will make me happy." We should be determining what makes us happy before trying to alter the course of our life, not trying to squeeze happiness out of somebody else's path. Hey Nate – This is a great expansion of Andrew’s post. Stories such as Tim Ferriss’, which should be viewed as an example, are often treated as a guaranteed path to happiness. As a result, people blindly follow and fail to take into account whether or not it would make them happy. Many think, “Well, if it made Tim happy, I’m sure it will make me happy.” We should be determining what makes us happy before trying to alter the course of our life, not trying to squeeze happiness out of somebody else’s path.

]]> By: Nate http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/are-you-chasing-someone-elses-idea-of-what-lifestyle-design-is/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Nate Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:35:54 +0000 http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/?p=266#comment-309 Nate - totally.....and I still love the concept. I think what's important is that no matter what, we try to live our lives with nobody telling us what to do. This doesn't mean you can't have a traditional job. As long as you're the one choosing that route and you're happy with what you do, then that's fine. Nate – totally…..and I still love the concept. I think what’s important is that no matter what, we try to live our lives with nobody telling us what to do. This doesn’t mean you can’t have a traditional job. As long as you’re the one choosing that route and you’re happy with what you do, then that’s fine.

]]> By: Nate http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/are-you-chasing-someone-elses-idea-of-what-lifestyle-design-is/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Nate Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:27:51 +0000 http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/?p=266#comment-308 The reason I feel in love with the idea of lifestyle design was because it was a concept of ultimate freedom. Nobody could tell you what to do. It does seem like things have kind of gotten away from that a little and and that you have to travel constantly and be a nomad to live the "lifestyle design" lifestyle. That's not right and the importance should be put on whether or not you are happy at that exact moment, even if that means you work at a real job or you like sitting at home all day and couldn't care less about traveling. Great post. .-= Nate´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.thewaythatyouwander.com/low-budget-content-creation-experiment/" rel="nofollow">low-budget content creation experiment</a> =-. The reason I feel in love with the idea of lifestyle design was because it was a concept of ultimate freedom. Nobody could tell you what to do. It does seem like things have kind of gotten away from that a little and and that you have to travel constantly and be a nomad to live the “lifestyle design” lifestyle. That’s not right and the importance should be put on whether or not you are happy at that exact moment, even if that means you work at a real job or you like sitting at home all day and couldn’t care less about traveling. Great post.
.-= Nate´s last blog ..low-budget content creation experiment =-.

]]> By: Nate http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/are-you-chasing-someone-elses-idea-of-what-lifestyle-design-is/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Nate Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:20:30 +0000 http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/?p=266#comment-252 Andrew - thanks for the comment man, I appreciate it. You know, it's tricky and it's easy to get caught up in the whole following a path route. I'm not going to say I haven't done it myself. But, I find more and more that I question myself and my way of thinking. If I see or read something that sounds great, I really look within to ask the 'why' question. Sometimes it's a good slap in the face. Andrew – thanks for the comment man, I appreciate it. You know, it’s tricky and it’s easy to get caught up in the whole following a path route. I’m not going to say I haven’t done it myself. But, I find more and more that I question myself and my way of thinking. If I see or read something that sounds great, I really look within to ask the ‘why’ question. Sometimes it’s a good slap in the face.

]]> By: Nate http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/are-you-chasing-someone-elses-idea-of-what-lifestyle-design-is/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Nate Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:17:26 +0000 http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/?p=266#comment-242 Yeah...I just wanted to point that out because you can have a 'job' in the traditional sense and still lead a very fulfilled life. And again, I'm certainly not knocking the Tim Ferriss model for lifestyle design as I'm actually quite drawn to it myself. The thing is, it's not the right answer for everyone. Yeah…I just wanted to point that out because you can have a ‘job’ in the traditional sense and still lead a very fulfilled life. And again, I’m certainly not knocking the Tim Ferriss model for lifestyle design as I’m actually quite drawn to it myself. The thing is, it’s not the right answer for everyone.

]]> By: Andrew MacPherson http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/are-you-chasing-someone-elses-idea-of-what-lifestyle-design-is/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Andrew MacPherson Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:59:45 +0000 http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/?p=266#comment-231 I dig that you took a vague concept from my post and spit it back out with a nice, tight framework. I keyed in on travel, but you're right... It's the entire concept of a menu of predetermined paths that's ultimately detrimental to discovering and developing the full range of possibilities. I touched on this a while back in a detached (maybe even unpublished) rant about freelance writers selling themselves short when they could spend the same amount of time writing a screenplay and retiring from one sale. Anyway, you clarified it for me a bit. Nice work. .-= Andrew MacPherson´s last blog ..<a href="http://feeds.rulesoptional.com/~r/RulesOptional/~3/NywslfkF5aM/" rel="nofollow">Do You Accept Lifestyle Design as Your Personal Lord and Savior?</a> =-. I dig that you took a vague concept from my post and spit it back out with a nice, tight framework. I keyed in on travel, but you’re right… It’s the entire concept of a menu of predetermined paths that’s ultimately detrimental to discovering and developing the full range of possibilities.

I touched on this a while back in a detached (maybe even unpublished) rant about freelance writers selling themselves short when they could spend the same amount of time writing a screenplay and retiring from one sale. Anyway, you clarified it for me a bit. Nice work.
.-= Andrew MacPherson´s last blog ..Do You Accept Lifestyle Design as Your Personal Lord and Savior? =-.

]]> By: Fabian http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/are-you-chasing-someone-elses-idea-of-what-lifestyle-design-is/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Fabian Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:44:21 +0000 http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/?p=266#comment-230 True words, Nate. And a great story of this Starbucks guy! I encounter myself sometimes stumbling into the trap of wanting to emulate other people’s goals… that’s really weird, but maybe it happens just by reading about it. So it’s absolutely necessary to sit down and think about the thing YOU want to achieve! .-= Fabian´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.friendlyanarchist.com/marketing-triptych/" rel="nofollow">Marketing Triptych</a> =-. True words, Nate. And a great story of this Starbucks guy!
I encounter myself sometimes stumbling into the trap of wanting to emulate other people’s goals… that’s really weird, but maybe it happens just by reading about it. So it’s absolutely necessary to sit down and think about the thing YOU want to achieve!
.-= Fabian´s last blog ..Marketing Triptych =-.

]]> By: Nate http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/are-you-chasing-someone-elses-idea-of-what-lifestyle-design-is/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Nate Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:02:40 +0000 http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/?p=266#comment-229 Yes...it's an easy path to fall into and I don't want to sound overly preachy with this post because it's not easy. People naturally look outside for answers. While there are tons of good resources out there and tons of advice, you have to always be conscious that you are following your own path and not someone else's. A lot of it is intuition, not thinking. Does it feel right? If so, you're likely headed in the right direction. Yes…it’s an easy path to fall into and I don’t want to sound overly preachy with this post because it’s not easy. People naturally look outside for answers. While there are tons of good resources out there and tons of advice, you have to always be conscious that you are following your own path and not someone else’s. A lot of it is intuition, not thinking. Does it feel right? If so, you’re likely headed in the right direction.

]]> By: Henri http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/are-you-chasing-someone-elses-idea-of-what-lifestyle-design-is/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Henri Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:06:15 +0000 http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/?p=266#comment-228 I couldn't agree more. Trust your own heart and follow your feelings. They will take you where you are supposed to be. For most people that sounds crazy, but I've experienced it in my own life over and over again :). .-= Henri´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.wakeupcloud.com/the-power-of-consistency/" rel="nofollow">The Power of Consistency</a> =-. I couldn’t agree more. Trust your own heart and follow your feelings. They will take you where you are supposed to be. For most people that sounds crazy, but I’ve experienced it in my own life over and over again :) .
.-= Henri´s last blog ..The Power of Consistency =-.

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