Comments on: The Power of No Exit http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-power-of-no-exit/ Entrepreneurship, marketing, personal devlelopment Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:07:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Life coach http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-power-of-no-exit/#comment-7325 Life coach Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:49:55 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=389#comment-7325 A Personal Development Plan is always a work in progress. As you complete one task, you will need to add new growth and educational opportunities to your plan. A Personal Development Plan is always a work in progress. As you complete one task, you will need to add new growth and educational opportunities to your plan.

]]> By: Brian Monahan, Expert in the Rough http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-power-of-no-exit/#comment-4718 Brian Monahan, Expert in the Rough Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:52:01 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=389#comment-4718 SFK, I do think it is good to offer a balance but I believe there is plenty of places to get the failure side of the story. We need people like Jonathon covering the success side. Not a stab at you just another idea. Brian Monahan SFK,

I do think it is good to offer a balance but I believe there is plenty of places to get the failure side of the story.

We need people like Jonathon covering the success side.

Not a stab at you just another idea.

Brian Monahan

]]> By: sfk http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-power-of-no-exit/#comment-4709 sfk Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:24:11 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=389#comment-4709 Ooh. Having no exit strategy seems like a bad idea. You're telling the stories of people who succeeded, but not of people who risked everything and lost. There are far more of the latter. Ooh. Having no exit strategy seems like a bad idea. You’re telling the stories of people who succeeded, but not of people who risked everything and lost. There are far more of the latter.

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]]> By: Justin http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-power-of-no-exit/#comment-4518 Justin Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:08:49 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=389#comment-4518 I should have known you wouldn't have stuck on that relationship stuff for long. I suppose this all boils down to perseverance and determination. As long as you stick with something for a long time and don't give up, you will succeed. In some cases, though, you truly do need to quit, although most of time if you keep on going, you will eventually triumph. I should have known you wouldn’t have stuck on that relationship stuff for long. I suppose this all boils down to perseverance and determination. As long as you stick with something for a long time and don’t give up, you will succeed. In some cases, though, you truly do need to quit, although most of time if you keep on going, you will eventually triumph.

]]> By: Eric http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-power-of-no-exit/#comment-4516 Eric Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:49:11 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=389#comment-4516 It's interesting how you move from a conversation on relationships to business because, really, any sort of business endeavor is about the same as a personal relationship. You put your time, energy, and personal sense of worth on the line to make the relationship work. If you do so with any sort of reservation or hesitation then the business relationship, like the personal one, is doomed to failure. I think you're right, the idea of working like there is "no exit" is incredibly powerful. Without that idea, every discussion on the future of your project (or employment contract) can still be followed with, "well, if this doesn't work out I can still ..." By eliminating this option, even just in your mind, your level of personal investment skyrockets ... along with your productivity. It’s interesting how you move from a conversation on relationships to business because, really, any sort of business endeavor is about the same as a personal relationship. You put your time, energy, and personal sense of worth on the line to make the relationship work. If you do so with any sort of reservation or hesitation then the business relationship, like the personal one, is doomed to failure.

I think you’re right, the idea of working like there is “no exit” is incredibly powerful. Without that idea, every discussion on the future of your project (or employment contract) can still be followed with, “well, if this doesn’t work out I can still …” By eliminating this option, even just in your mind, your level of personal investment skyrockets … along with your productivity.

]]> By: links for 2008-07-24 | Why I FAILED http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-power-of-no-exit/#comment-4515 links for 2008-07-24 | Why I FAILED Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:21:02 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=389#comment-4515 [...] The Power of No Exit | Awake At The Wheel This is how you succeed at anything. It’s also how my wife and I have made it through - joyfully - 22 years. (tags: success personal_development life) [...] [...] The Power of No Exit | Awake At The Wheel This is how you succeed at anything. It’s also how my wife and I have made it through – joyfully – 22 years. (tags: success personal_development life) [...]

]]> By: Brian Monahan http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-power-of-no-exit/#comment-4513 Brian Monahan Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:07:15 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=389#comment-4513 Jonathon, I have not read all the comments but my take is this. If you live on the fence you have the opportunity of ending up either side of it. If you live on one side of the fence you actually have a barrier keeping you in. So a strategy is to create fences for yourself. In relation to marriage, I have said to my wife, although our earthly vows are until death do us part. I have added further commitment of eternity. I do have a caveat. Sometimes even when you go all in, it does not workout. But once again this is a mental game. My idea is that I am all in at all times in my life. If the path I take does not workout in the result I am looking for I am still "all in" to the idea that I will dream again and dream again. Jonathon,

I have not read all the comments but my take is this.

If you live on the fence you have the opportunity of ending up either side of it.

If you live on one side of the fence you actually have a barrier keeping you in.

So a strategy is to create fences for yourself.

In relation to marriage, I have said to my wife, although our earthly vows are until death do us part. I have added further commitment of eternity.

I do have a caveat. Sometimes even when you go all in, it does not workout. But once again this is a mental game.

My idea is that I am all in at all times in my life. If the path I take does not workout in the result I am looking for I am still “all in” to the idea that I will dream again and dream again.

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