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Bonne Vie - Wholestyle on the Web: Week of 10/30/09 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:48:46 +0000

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By: Pace

Pace — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:54:25 +0000

@Marmoset: Yes, and it’s simple: ask your friends! Not just your close friends, but your acquaintances, too. The most common place to find surprising strengths is in things you take for granted. That’s how it worked for me and Kyeli. We took our communication skills for granted, but once we started talking about it with others outside our immediate circle, it became clear that what we took for granted was immensely valuable to others. If you want to also try a writing exercise, try writing “Things I Do All The Time (And Possibly Take For Granted)” and see how that works. Let me know how it goes! (:

@Victoria: Thanks! And yes, that’s a very good way of thinking about it!

@Julia: That’s beautiful. Thanks for sharing it!

By: Julia

Julia — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:05:47 +0000

http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/robertfrost/772 , last stanza. :) That’s what this reminds me of as much as anything else.

By: Victoria Brouhard

Victoria Brouhard — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:54:29 +0000

Really excellent post, Pace!

You just summed up my reasoning for making the leap to self-employment now, even though “they” (you know, the “experts”) would say it’s too risky.

And as much as people want to believe that keeping their job is the safe choice, there are as many (if not more) risks in doing that as there are in following your heart.

The risks may be different, but they’re there. Another way to think about it – how much is a happy heart worth?
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By: Marmoset

Marmoset — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:20:14 +0000

Hi Pace,

I was wondering if you (or any of your other readers) might have a pointer to a favorite technique or exercise or process or something, that you might use to fill out the “What I Do Well” bubble in the first place? (Or the other two, really, but especially that one.)

I know that the underlying question here is one that only I can answer for myself, but I also know how helpful it can be to stumble on just the right process to bring to the surface those things about myself that I already know but am constantly forgetting.

I’m partial to writing exercises, personally, so my first instinct is “well, write My Abilities in giant letters at the top of a big sheet of paper and then sit and scribble and see what happens”. I’ll probably try that just for fun, but maybe you’ve come across something more, hmmm, colorful? I think colorful is the word I’m looking for. Something more specific to this question than “durrr, freewrite?”

Hope I’m making sense, and not asking a totally stupid question! And thanks!
Marmoset
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