Comments on: The Story of a Reluctant Entrepreneur

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:33:02 +0000

Indeed! Glad you liked it. (Better late than never, eh?)

By: Tito philips, Jnr.

Tito philips, Jnr. — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:10:48 +0000

I Loved this Mark, i guess this was the untold part of the story you owe me, lol.

Totally struck a cord within me!

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Mr. Huddle: The Easiest Way To Keep Up With Your Communities — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:17:44 +0000

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By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:38:46 +0000

@ Michael – Aw shucks!

@ Emma – “Not OUCH!, but AHA!” – thanks, that’s what we strive for here!

@ Suzie – Are you sure you’re not me?

By: Suzie Price

Suzie Price — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:48:24 +0000

I love all of the you’s you shared.
Our journeys are almost parallel.

My path… college placement, corporate HR, pastoral counseling, consulting sales, independent corporate consultant and now – online writer, publisher and speaker. (Definitely similar, huh?)

I would get into “it” because it’s seemed interesting and someone/or some people were interested in me. I’d study, try things out, figure it out, find success and then… re-evaluate.

It confounds some people @ me – that I change like this. And it has been stressful at times.

But I love that life keeps expanding within by this conscious, alert refining, evolving and becoming…

Nice to hear about your journeys and to share this with you – sometimes I feel like the Hugh MacLeod cartoon – delusional.

Can’t wait to read what’s next…
All the best!

I can’t wait for your next article. Love that

By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:49:22 +0000

Thank you Mark.
You have really hit the nail on the head for me.

Not OUCH!, but AHA!

You have driven it deftly to the core of the issue and given me much food for thought re. my own business desires.

And thx Simon for the Pam Slim advice. Good and simple action is always the best.

By: Michael Grills

Michael Grills — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:45:11 +0000

Mark…. You rock.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:08:15 +0000

Thanks everyone, great to hear it touched a chord.

@ Stacey – Yes, but I’m several of us.

@ Simon – Great tip, as I’d expect from Pam.

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:01:10 +0000

I too got stuck in the loop you describe, nice article.

Fastest way for me to find out what made me happy was an exercise I found in Pam Slim’s “Escape from Cubicle Nation”.

Get a notebook and keep it with you. Note the situations that make you happy. Note the situations that make you unhappy.

Best thing about this was it showed the difference between what I thought made me happy and what actually made me happy. And so I was able to change course accordingly.

By: Kenji Crosland

Kenji Crosland — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:28:23 +0000

It’s amazing how long it takes to shake the preconceptions on what we should do with our lives and find a satisfying career. Thanks for sharing this story. It’s encouraging for those like me who are still in transition.