Comments on: A Question of Impact http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-question-of-impact/ Entrepreneurship, marketing, personal devlelopment Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: How bloggers are handling the new FTC affiliate disclosure rules — MarkTzk.com http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-question-of-impact/#comment-12114 How bloggers are handling the new FTC affiliate disclosure rules — MarkTzk.com Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:13:35 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=2553#comment-12114 [...] Jonathan Fields, the original career renegade, is using a very short disclosure next to the affiliate [...] [...] Jonathan Fields, the original career renegade, is using a very short disclosure next to the affiliate [...]

]]> By: Marsanne http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-question-of-impact/#comment-11997 Marsanne Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:01:23 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=2553#comment-11997 I've had this page open on my computer since the day you sent it out, and you know what? I still can't put my finger on what kind of impact I want to make. I can think of tons of little things that I want to happen, but when I try to put them together into one quantifiable ideal, I just can't do it. I'll have to keep working on it, I suppose. In the mean time, I'm going to print this out and hang it over my desk..... I’ve had this page open on my computer since the day you sent it out, and you know what? I still can’t put my finger on what kind of impact I want to make. I can think of tons of little things that I want to happen, but when I try to put them together into one quantifiable ideal, I just can’t do it. I’ll have to keep working on it, I suppose. In the mean time, I’m going to print this out and hang it over my desk…..

]]> By: Carol B. http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-question-of-impact/#comment-11954 Carol B. Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:11:25 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=2553#comment-11954 One part of the Covey Seven Habits coursework many years ago was to write a personal mission statement. Mine includes this answer for the questions "what impact do you want to have and on whom". Leave each place, person and situation better than I found them. For me this translates to very basic, local, personal-effort actions - If I see paper or pop can trash while walking, pick it up. Smile at store clerks. Listen closely when friends talk, and offer my suggestions if they want them (but only if they want them). Use my professsional skills on the Board of a nonprofit that helps people learn to read. Donate food and funds to effective charities (those I've seen in action). I don't expect my actions to have a perfect result, just to make some improvement. My unstated expectation is that someone may see my actions and decide to do something, too, rather than wait for someone else to improve their world. And whether or not that happens, I know I've made a difference. People are willing to make huge changes, when the choice is their own. They resent having change imposed upon them or coercion. One part of the Covey Seven Habits coursework many years ago was to write a personal mission statement. Mine includes this answer for the questions “what impact do you want to have and on whom”.

Leave each place, person and situation better than I found them.

For me this translates to very basic, local, personal-effort actions – If I see paper or pop can trash while walking, pick it up. Smile at store clerks. Listen closely when friends talk, and offer my suggestions if they want them (but only if they want them). Use my professsional skills on the Board of a nonprofit that helps people learn to read. Donate food and funds to effective charities (those I’ve seen in action).

I don’t expect my actions to have a perfect result, just to make some improvement. My unstated expectation is that someone may see my actions and decide to do something, too, rather than wait for someone else to improve their world. And whether or not that happens, I know I’ve made a difference. People are willing to make huge changes, when the choice is their own. They resent having change imposed upon them or coercion.

]]> By: Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D. http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-question-of-impact/#comment-11917 Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:38:16 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=2553#comment-11917 Jonathan, This post has the greatest impact on me of any post I've ever read. How dare you introduce me to this wonderfully delicious course that I now desperately want to take when it's in NY and I'm in CA! I've never seen a course syllabus so long or so alluring. Right now I'm trying to figure out how I can arrange to move to NY for the life of this course so I can absorb its riches. I already feel that the activities are life-changing. Just reading about them made me tingle. I just saved the pdf so I can read the mandatory books. My major goal for this year is to figure out how best to share my passion in a way that will have positive impact on the world and my success, abundance and inner joy. This course is what I've been looking for to help me figure this out and lay out my plan. Thanks Jonathan. Jonathan,

This post has the greatest impact on me of any post I’ve ever read. How dare you introduce me to this wonderfully delicious course that I now desperately want to take when it’s in NY and I’m in CA!

I’ve never seen a course syllabus so long or so alluring. Right now I’m trying to figure out how I can arrange to move to NY for the life of this course so I can absorb its riches. I already feel that the activities are life-changing. Just reading about them made me tingle. I just saved the pdf so I can read the mandatory books.

My major goal for this year is to figure out how best to share my passion in a way that will have positive impact on the world and my success, abundance and inner joy. This course is what I’ve been looking for to help me figure this out and lay out my plan.

Thanks Jonathan.

]]> By: Navjit http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-question-of-impact/#comment-11894 Navjit Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:01:44 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=2553#comment-11894 Freeing hearts and minds from a flatland world view Of leaders especially> Free hearts Rule. Freeing hearts and minds from a flatland world view

Of leaders especially>

Free hearts Rule.

]]> By: Ian M Rountree http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-question-of-impact/#comment-11891 Ian M Rountree Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:13:04 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=2553#comment-11891 Jonathan, I do try not to leave "awesome post" comments, but if you're talking about impact, I felt I should just weigh in; I found this through Liz Strauss' SOB Cafe for this week (which I'm on too, jinkies) - and you've got my attention. Subscribed to the RSS and the newsletter. Sometimes impact is deffinately not obvious. But it's nice to get clued in, so; excellent piece. Ian Jonathan,

I do try not to leave “awesome post” comments, but if you’re talking about impact, I felt I should just weigh in; I found this through Liz Strauss’ SOB Cafe for this week (which I’m on too, jinkies) – and you’ve got my attention. Subscribed to the RSS and the newsletter.

Sometimes impact is deffinately not obvious. But it’s nice to get clued in, so; excellent piece.

Ian

]]> By: Philip Di Pietro http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-question-of-impact/#comment-11847 Philip Di Pietro Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:06:34 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=2553#comment-11847 Being unconditional love is my choice of impact...and every human being i meet is impacted as i am impacted by them, subtle & unmeasurable, profound & unmeasurable, conscious & unconscious. thanks for asking, be well jon :) Being unconditional love is my choice of impact…and every human being i meet is impacted as i am impacted by them, subtle & unmeasurable, profound & unmeasurable, conscious & unconscious. thanks for asking, be well jon :)

]]> By: Randy http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-question-of-impact/#comment-11835 Randy Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:50:09 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=2553#comment-11835 How about we get real for a minute...isn't the #1 reason people don't get what they want is because they don't have the self-discipline needed? The stuff out there is 99% regurgitation...why shouldn't it be... why not write more about self-discipline? How about we get real for a minute…isn’t the #1 reason people don’t get what they want is because they don’t have the self-discipline needed?

The stuff out there is 99% regurgitation…why shouldn’t it be… why not write more about self-discipline?

]]> By: Tweets that mention A Question of Impact | Jonathan Fields -- Topsy.com http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-question-of-impact/#comment-11730 Tweets that mention A Question of Impact | Jonathan Fields -- Topsy.com Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:08:21 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=2553#comment-11730 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jonathan Fields, Terry Starbucker, Jeff Tippett, Fabeku Fatunmise, Scott Carson and others. Scott Carson said: RT @jonathanfields: What impact do you want to have? And, on whom?... http://is.gd/68ckz [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jonathan Fields, Terry Starbucker, Jeff Tippett, Fabeku Fatunmise, Scott Carson and others. Scott Carson said: RT @jonathanfields: What impact do you want to have? And, on whom?… http://is.gd/68ckz [...]

]]> By: Joel D Canfield, Business Heretic http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/a-question-of-impact/#comment-11638 Joel D Canfield, Business Heretic Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:29:30 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=2553#comment-11638 I've been certain for quite some time that I want to help folks transition from corporate thinking to the belief that they can make a great living doing something they love, and if they're not sure what they love, help them sort that out as well. I want them to get up every morning as fired up about 'work' as I do. I wanna change the world, one new entrepreneur at a time. (If we all do it, it quickly becomes exponential. 2 to the 33rd power = the whole planet) I’ve been certain for quite some time that I want to help folks transition from corporate thinking to the belief that they can make a great living doing something they love, and if they’re not sure what they love, help them sort that out as well. I want them to get up every morning as fired up about ‘work’ as I do. I wanna change the world, one new entrepreneur at a time. (If we all do it, it quickly becomes exponential. 2 to the 33rd power = the whole planet)

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