Comments on: The Number One Dream Killer: Doing What Works http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/10/22/the-number-one-dream-killer-doing-what-works/ Live on Your Own Terms Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:47:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: How To Do What You Love Without Selling Your Soul | The Self - Help Review http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/10/22/the-number-one-dream-killer-doing-what-works/#comment-29795 How To Do What You Love Without Selling Your Soul | The Self - Help Review Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:30:41 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=355#comment-29795 [...] What I’ve come to realize, is by focusing on providing value to others, most of the marketing aspect takes care of itself. When you get too sucked into the marketing side of things, you end up becoming so focused on how to make something popular that the value suffers. In the same way, if you focus too much on the value side, you’ll lack having a clear plan of communicating that value to others (which is really all marketing is). You don’t have to kill your dreams. [...] [...] What I’ve come to realize, is by focusing on providing value to others, most of the marketing aspect takes care of itself. When you get too sucked into the marketing side of things, you end up becoming so focused on how to make something popular that the value suffers. In the same way, if you focus too much on the value side, you’ll lack having a clear plan of communicating that value to others (which is really all marketing is). You don’t have to kill your dreams. [...]

]]> By: The Lazy Man’s Guide to Getting Things Done « Planner Reads http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/10/22/the-number-one-dream-killer-doing-what-works/#comment-17324 The Lazy Man’s Guide to Getting Things Done « Planner Reads Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:49:35 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=355#comment-17324 [...] number one dream killer is doing what works. We follow a template of what has worked for other people. But just because [...] [...] number one dream killer is doing what works. We follow a template of what has worked for other people. But just because [...]

]]> By: jon http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/10/22/the-number-one-dream-killer-doing-what-works/#comment-16681 jon Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:02:31 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=355#comment-16681 Excellent post and blog, I just subscribed. I am currently being torn between doing what works and doing what I want. I am 33 and I did what works and what was expected of me for about the first 29 years of my life, and it mostly made me miserable. But it's hard when the only other options are to figure things out for yourself. Great post I can really relate to it. Excellent post and blog, I just subscribed. I am currently being torn between doing what works and doing what I want. I am 33 and I did what works and what was expected of me for about the first 29 years of my life, and it mostly made me miserable. But it’s hard when the only other options are to figure things out for yourself. Great post I can really relate to it.

]]> By: Jeff Stewart http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/10/22/the-number-one-dream-killer-doing-what-works/#comment-15432 Jeff Stewart Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:49:12 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=355#comment-15432 Jonathan - I can SO SO relate to your mssg. I just quit my job of 11 + years and a career of 25 + years in order to follow my dreams. Most of my friends think I'm crazy as a coon and are all waiting to see my fail and have to get another J ust O ver B roke - But I swear I'll live under a bridge first. Since I haven't yet made a dime online - you can certainly say that I've thrust myself into a sink or swim situation, and I'll most likely have to sell my Harley and my awesome little Mazda and perhaps most of the rest of the "stuff" I own - most of which has been sitting in a $100/mo. storage unit for a couple years anyway. But let this be a testimonial of just how much the "Things that work" were NOT WORKING FOR ME. I am VERY resolved however - though I'm not "sure" in many areas exactly how, that I am NEVER EVER EVER going back. THANKS for your great articles and I hope to get to know you in due time. Many blessing to you and yours Jeff in Oregon Jonathan – I can SO SO relate to your mssg. I just quit my job of 11 + years and a career of 25 + years in order to follow my dreams. Most of my friends think I’m crazy as a coon and are all waiting to see my fail and have to get another J ust O ver B roke – But I swear I’ll live under a bridge first. Since I haven’t yet made a dime online – you can certainly say that I’ve thrust myself into a sink or swim situation, and I’ll most likely have to sell my Harley and my awesome little Mazda and perhaps most of the rest of the “stuff” I own – most of which has been sitting in a $100/mo. storage unit for a couple years anyway. But let this be a testimonial of just how much the “Things that work” were NOT WORKING FOR ME.

I am VERY resolved however – though I’m not “sure” in many areas exactly how, that I am NEVER EVER EVER going back.

THANKS for your great articles and I hope to get to know you in due time.

Many blessing to you and yours
Jeff in Oregon

]]> By: SEO 'n' Chips http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/10/22/the-number-one-dream-killer-doing-what-works/#comment-13886 SEO 'n' Chips Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:29:28 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=355#comment-13886 Another cool post. Don't kill your dreams because they "won't work" - how the heck do you know that until you try? What if Donald Trump hadn't bothered because it "wouldn't work"? Another cool post.

Don’t kill your dreams because they “won’t work” – how the heck do you know that until you try?

What if Donald Trump hadn’t bothered because it “wouldn’t work”?

]]> By: Seven Traits of the Highly Remarkable Man http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/10/22/the-number-one-dream-killer-doing-what-works/#comment-8978 Seven Traits of the Highly Remarkable Man Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:23:32 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=355#comment-8978 [...] to pay attention to anything, pay attention now. You can’t be remarkable by simply “doing what works,” following a pre-made template for life and keeping your head down and nose to the [...] [...] to pay attention to anything, pay attention now. You can’t be remarkable by simply “doing what works,” following a pre-made template for life and keeping your head down and nose to the [...]

]]> By: Drop the Mainstream and Follow the Unstream | Career Management Alliance Blog http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/10/22/the-number-one-dream-killer-doing-what-works/#comment-7307 Drop the Mainstream and Follow the Unstream | Career Management Alliance Blog Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:24:24 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=355#comment-7307 [...] I'm inspired by this post from The Illuminated Mind by Jonathan Nasman, about how following the mainstream is a dream [...] [...] I’m inspired by this post from The Illuminated Mind by Jonathan Nasman, about how following the mainstream is a dream [...]

]]> By: No clue - no problem: how doing the right thing is killing you « Balancing Work and Life http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/10/22/the-number-one-dream-killer-doing-what-works/#comment-5896 No clue - no problem: how doing the right thing is killing you « Balancing Work and Life Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:37:06 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=355#comment-5896 [...] more here from [...] [...] more here from [...]

]]> By: Anastasia http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/10/22/the-number-one-dream-killer-doing-what-works/#comment-5800 Anastasia Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:44:37 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=355#comment-5800 I spent three post 500 words each to explain how to use Timeline NLP technique and trying to convince readers that it is worth persuing your own plan and vision ... and now I am finding this beautiful post! I will have to post it in my blog, even though I am now disappointed I could not come up with such a beutiful way of saying similar thing! Have to learn a lot yet:-) The baby-blogger I spent three post 500 words each to explain how to use Timeline NLP technique and trying to convince readers that it is worth persuing your own plan and vision … and now I am finding this beautiful post! I will have to post it in my blog, even though I am now disappointed I could not come up with such a beutiful way of saying similar thing!
Have to learn a lot yet:-)

The baby-blogger

]]> By: Richard Thomas http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/10/22/the-number-one-dream-killer-doing-what-works/#comment-5473 Richard Thomas Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:00:24 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=355#comment-5473 Sounds like Infinite Play the Movie, the one that blends with your reality. Sounds like Infinite Play the Movie, the one that blends with your reality.

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