Comments on: Odds Are For Suckers http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/odds-are-for-suckers/ Entrepreneurship, marketing, personal devlelopment Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:43:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Zoltán Cserei http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/odds-are-for-suckers/#comment-8900 Zoltán Cserei Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:14:17 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=833#comment-8900 It's the same for me with blogging. I'm new to the whole scene. There are millions of blogs, probably tens or hundreds of thousands of great blogs, yet, I want to make it to the top. To the 1% top. I first thought it's impossible. Now I just think it's a lot of work. I no longer look at it as impossible, just not likely, because I just can't be sure I'll be able to do all that much work. However, the 1% seems no longer so far. Thanks for the post. It's just a question of attitude and work, usually. It’s the same for me with blogging. I’m new to the whole scene. There are millions of blogs, probably tens or hundreds of thousands of great blogs, yet, I want to make it to the top. To the 1% top. I first thought it’s impossible. Now I just think it’s a lot of work. I no longer look at it as impossible, just not likely, because I just can’t be sure I’ll be able to do all that much work. However, the 1% seems no longer so far. Thanks for the post. It’s just a question of attitude and work, usually.

]]> By: Florida-Sportsman-Magazine » The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Agricola Edition http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/odds-are-for-suckers/#comment-8704 Florida-Sportsman-Magazine » The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Agricola Edition Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:27:12 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=833#comment-8704 [...] Odds Are for Suckers Whenever you try to do something exceptional, the odds are against you. If you let yourself be controlled by those odds, you’ve already decided not to succeed. Instead, ignore the odds. I agree wholeheartedly with the idea here – as long as you have a safety net when you fall, the odds of success should be the furthest thing from your mind. Instead, chase the dream. (@ awake at the wheel) [...] [...] Odds Are for Suckers Whenever you try to do something exceptional, the odds are against you. If you let yourself be controlled by those odds, you’ve already decided not to succeed. Instead, ignore the odds. I agree wholeheartedly with the idea here – as long as you have a safety net when you fall, the odds of success should be the furthest thing from your mind. Instead, chase the dream. (@ awake at the wheel) [...]

]]> By: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Agricola Edition | Rich Dad Poor Dad Blog http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/odds-are-for-suckers/#comment-8683 The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Agricola Edition | Rich Dad Poor Dad Blog Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:51:37 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=833#comment-8683 [...] Odds Are for Suckers Whenever you try to do something exceptional, the odds are against you. If you let yourself be controlled by those odds, you’ve already decided not to succeed. Instead, ignore the odds. I agree wholeheartedly with the idea here - as long as you have a safety net when you fall, the odds of success should be the furthest thing from your mind. Instead, chase the dream. (@ awake at the wheel) [...] [...] Odds Are for Suckers Whenever you try to do something exceptional, the odds are against you. If you let yourself be controlled by those odds, you’ve already decided not to succeed. Instead, ignore the odds. I agree wholeheartedly with the idea here – as long as you have a safety net when you fall, the odds of success should be the furthest thing from your mind. Instead, chase the dream. (@ awake at the wheel) [...]

]]> By: The Simple Dollar » The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Agricola Edition http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/odds-are-for-suckers/#comment-8680 The Simple Dollar » The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Agricola Edition Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:01:49 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=833#comment-8680 [...] Odds Are for Suckers Whenever you try to do something exceptional, the odds are against you. If you let yourself be controlled by those odds, you’ve already decided not to succeed. Instead, ignore the odds. I agree wholeheartedly with the idea here - as long as you have a safety net when you fall, the odds of success should be the furthest thing from your mind. Instead, chase the dream. (@ awake at the wheel) [...] [...] Odds Are for Suckers Whenever you try to do something exceptional, the odds are against you. If you let yourself be controlled by those odds, you’ve already decided not to succeed. Instead, ignore the odds. I agree wholeheartedly with the idea here – as long as you have a safety net when you fall, the odds of success should be the furthest thing from your mind. Instead, chase the dream. (@ awake at the wheel) [...]

]]> By: Lori Enos http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/odds-are-for-suckers/#comment-8666 Lori Enos Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:26:47 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=833#comment-8666 Jonathon, Great post and I firmly believe that sometimes you have to keep putting yourself out there because no one is going to come looking for you if you're hiding under your bed :) Jonathon,
Great post and I firmly believe that sometimes you have to keep putting yourself out there because no one is going to come looking for you if you’re hiding under your bed :)

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]]> By: Jonathan Fields http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/odds-are-for-suckers/#comment-8531 Jonathan Fields Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:48:45 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=833#comment-8531 Hey Charlotte - Interestingly enough, more and more science is startin to validate the intelligence of listening to that little voice Hey Charlotte – Interestingly enough, more and more science is startin to validate the intelligence of listening to that little voice

]]> By: Charlotte http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/odds-are-for-suckers/#comment-8509 Charlotte Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:45:02 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=833#comment-8509 "Listening to this voice kills so many dreams. It stops us from doing what is in our hearts, because someone else doesn’t think we should be able to succeed at something grand and unusual." Amen. As I've been building up to the launch of my business, I've detected a pattern in the encouragement and discouragement I receive from people. The _encouragement_ tends to come from people who have a lot of self-confidence. They're out there doing their own thing, and therefore are really enthusiastic when anyone starts down the same path. The _discouragement_ has come from people who are busy giving themselves excuses as to why they can't go out and accomplish anything, and therefore don't want those illusions broken. Fundamentally, when the naysayers say nay, it's probably got nothing to do with you. Fantastic post, Jonathan. :) “Listening to this voice kills so many dreams. It stops us from doing what is in our hearts, because someone else doesn’t think we should be able to succeed at something grand and unusual.”

Amen.

As I’ve been building up to the launch of my business, I’ve detected a pattern in the encouragement and discouragement I receive from people. The _encouragement_ tends to come from people who have a lot of self-confidence. They’re out there doing their own thing, and therefore are really enthusiastic when anyone starts down the same path. The _discouragement_ has come from people who are busy giving themselves excuses as to why they can’t go out and accomplish anything, and therefore don’t want those illusions broken. Fundamentally, when the naysayers say nay, it’s probably got nothing to do with you.

Fantastic post, Jonathan. :)

]]> By: Nicole http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/odds-are-for-suckers/#comment-8505 Nicole Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:37:46 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=833#comment-8505 Sometimes someone writes something that makes me want to jump up and cheer! Yay, I'm all chipper now. Sometimes someone writes something that makes me want to jump up and cheer!

Yay, I’m all chipper now.

]]> By: Website Marketing Guy http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/odds-are-for-suckers/#comment-8502 Website Marketing Guy Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:59:50 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=833#comment-8502 My cologne gets the ladies 50% of the time, all the time... (Anchor Man).. A lot of good points here, with all the odds stacked against us, we need to place preventative measures in place to ensure we are not stagnant and always evolving and improving.... My cologne gets the ladies 50% of the time, all the time… (Anchor Man)..

A lot of good points here, with all the odds stacked against us, we need to place preventative measures in place to ensure we are not stagnant and always evolving and improving….

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