Comments on: I'm Not the Next Anybody http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/im-not-the-next-anybody/ Innovation, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Personal Development Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:15:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nate @ thewaythatyouwander http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/im-not-the-next-anybody/#comment-9805 Nate @ thewaythatyouwander Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:14:36 +0000 http://www.careerrenegade.com/?p=1263#comment-9805 Yes, yes, yes. Extremely smart post here. It bothers me so much when things, people and ideas are advertised as "the next ____." Yes, yes, yes. Extremely smart post here. It bothers me so much when things, people and ideas are advertised as “the next ____.”

]]> By: Paul Peixoto http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/im-not-the-next-anybody/#comment-9810 Paul Peixoto Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:42:38 +0000 http://www.careerrenegade.com/?p=1263#comment-9810 Wow. Nail on the head here, Jonathan. So many (my self included) can get caught up in the do-better-sameness (origin: Seth Godin?) hype. I have found that I make more progress in doing the work I feel called to do when being authentically me and no one else. Loved the way you put, "the extraordinary opportunity to rise to the challenge of defining who you are." Many miss that opportunity and we all suffer for that loss. What will drive this next wave of economic expansion is individuals willing to work through the defining process. Wow. Nail on the head here, Jonathan. So many (my self included) can get caught up in the do-better-sameness (origin: Seth Godin?) hype. I have found that I make more progress in doing the work I feel called to do when being authentically me and no one else.

Loved the way you put, “the extraordinary opportunity to rise to the challenge of defining who you are.” Many miss that opportunity and we all suffer for that loss. What will drive this next wave of economic expansion is individuals willing to work through the defining process.

]]> By: pearl mattenson http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/im-not-the-next-anybody/#comment-9807 pearl mattenson Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:17:44 +0000 http://www.careerrenegade.com/?p=1263#comment-9807 I agree with Travis it does start in childhood and as adults, when we think about our 'heroes' and the successes we want to emulate, we need to take care not to try to be like them but to suss out the essence of what we admire and consider how that would uniquely live in our business, life, etc... I agree with Travis it does start in childhood and as adults, when we think about our ‘heroes’ and the successes we want to emulate, we need to take care not to try to be like them but to suss out the essence of what we admire and consider how that would uniquely live in our business, life, etc…

]]> By: Travis Hill http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/im-not-the-next-anybody/#comment-9806 Travis Hill Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:25:00 +0000 http://www.careerrenegade.com/?p=1263#comment-9806 I see this a lot when doing mental performance coaching for teens. Parents call their child the next Pele, Venus Williams, Tiger Woods... especially in front of recruiters. They kill their shots at greatness before they've started. I see this a lot when doing mental performance coaching for teens. Parents call their child the next Pele, Venus Williams, Tiger Woods… especially in front of recruiters. They kill their shots at greatness before they’ve started.

]]> By: Daniel Richard http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/im-not-the-next-anybody/#comment-9809 Daniel Richard Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:43:10 +0000 http://www.careerrenegade.com/?p=1263#comment-9809 Kapish' that. Think I read something similar on HarvardBusiness's feed titled "You May Be Hiding the Secret to Your Success" in relation to name-dropping to hide each others' insecurities. Perhaps some guys are really playing on the existing wave created by the current big thing, cashing in on others' success. But it'll still be awesome to build up something unique, a stand-alone, an epic that great on it's own. Kapish’ that. Think I read something similar on HarvardBusiness’s feed titled “You May Be Hiding the Secret to Your Success” in relation to name-dropping to hide each others’ insecurities. Perhaps some guys are really playing on the existing wave created by the current big thing, cashing in on others’ success. But it’ll still be awesome to build up something unique, a stand-alone, an epic that great on it’s own.

]]> By: Vincent Leleux http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/im-not-the-next-anybody/#comment-9808 Vincent Leleux Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:39:04 +0000 http://www.careerrenegade.com/?p=1263#comment-9808 Hi Jonathan, I agree 1000% You are a true inspiration for me, thus I am an inspiration for others... " Be yourself, anyone else is already taken. " ( Oscar Wilde ) Btw, I just launch my new website / blog and I add you in my links / blogroll. Have a look at http://www.leleux.com Vincent Hi Jonathan,

I agree 1000%

You are a true inspiration for me, thus I am an inspiration for others…

” Be yourself, anyone else is already taken. ” ( Oscar Wilde )

Btw, I just launch my new website / blog and I add you in my links / blogroll.

Have a look at http://www.leleux.com

Vincent

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