Comments on: What Have You Talked Yourself Out of Lately? https://add-vodka.com/talking-yourself-out-of-goals/ When Life Gives You Lemons => ADD VODKA Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:14:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Sarah https://add-vodka.com/talking-yourself-out-of-goals/#comment-75861 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 03:55:36 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=5657#comment-75861 In reply to Maggie.

Hi Maggie! I definitely agree that passions can be found in a new format. In fact, I’m glad I’ve rediscovered my passion for writing now as opposed to a few years ago, because I can combine it with a few of my other passions to write about something that will really make a difference and inspire people. If you still love to write, I’d encourage you to journal or start a blog, even if it’s completely private. They can be powerful!

]]> By: Maggie https://add-vodka.com/talking-yourself-out-of-goals/#comment-75836 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:49:58 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=5657#comment-75836 Wow, just stumbled across this on my lunch break while cruising the personal finance world and I have to say this illustrated perfectly how my own dream to be an author has gone so far. I loved books and writing as child, but made myself set them aside in the pursuit of a degree and a “more realistic” career. Happily I finally settled in a career that involves writing but I still struggle to get back to the creative space where my mind once lived. Thanks for sharing your own experience, it’s encouraging that others have gone through the same and posts like this act as a great reminder that we can always find our passions in a new format.

]]> By: Jayson @ Monster Piggy Bank https://add-vodka.com/talking-yourself-out-of-goals/#comment-75067 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 08:41:35 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=5657#comment-75067 The moment I wake up in the morning, I talk to myself. I most of the time say that this day will be awesome and better. Then, before sleep I also talk to myself about the things that happened. It’s like a contemplation. Doing this I think makes me realize the goals and the life I am having….

]]> By: Femme @ femmefrugality https://add-vodka.com/talking-yourself-out-of-goals/#comment-74905 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 23:01:23 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=5657#comment-74905 Oh, so many things. Becoming an author was one of them. And many business ventures. I’ve got an entrepreneurial disposition, but I guess I’ve come across the fear of risk and rejection. The fear of failing. I’ve overcome it in other “more practical” areas of my life, but not in the arena of my passions.

]]> By: dojo https://add-vodka.com/talking-yourself-out-of-goals/#comment-74619 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:43:16 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=5657#comment-74619 Well, I ALWAYS did what I wanted to. Studied to be a teacher, but got a passion for radio? Worked as a radio DJ for 10 years and never bothered with teaching. Sure, my folks were close to a heart attack, till they realized I actually made more money this way 😀

Got a passion for web design, while still in my twenties? Worked in my spare time, started a small business etc. Some laughed at me, when the radio station closed, I got a lucrative business to fall back to.

I never compromised and I will make sure my daughter follows her heart and now what others have to say 🙂

PS: you should pursue writing, as you initially dreamed off, you are very good at it, as you probably already know.

]]> By: Untemplater https://add-vodka.com/talking-yourself-out-of-goals/#comment-74593 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 03:45:38 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=5657#comment-74593 I’ve talked myself out of a lot of things, but am getting better at not letting fear overwhelm me into not taking any action. I almost talked myself out of blogging three or so years ago because I didn’t think anybody would care what I had to say and because it just sounded so hard and time consuming. While it’s definitely a challenge to keep up with sometimes, I’m so glad I went for it and gave myself a chance.

I’m glad you’ve done so well with your writing! If we give ourselves a chance, amazing things can happen!

]]> By: Alexis https://add-vodka.com/talking-yourself-out-of-goals/#comment-74533 Sun, 28 Sep 2014 00:13:35 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=5657#comment-74533 Great post! When I was a kid i have a diary but when my family knows that i had one they always teased me so I stopped it. Now i asked myself if i continue doing my diary will they still tease me on that. Maybe I had fun reading those experienced I had. Thanks for sharing this article. Many great insights here.

]]> By: Myles Money https://add-vodka.com/talking-yourself-out-of-goals/#comment-74474 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:57:40 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=5657#comment-74474 Maybe it’s not that you talked yourself out of becoming a writer. Maybe it’s that your priorities changed and you had new dreams to chase. And you *are* writing now, but in a much more interactive way: having a conversation with your readers. I’ve always thought that being a novelist must be a very lonely existence (unless you’re one of the very lucky ones who go on to massive fame and fortune)… imagine spending years writing a book and then getting turned down by publisher after publisher. Where’s the fun in that? Where’s the realization of the dream there? Writing this blog, you KNOW you’re impacting people and you’re constantly inspiring them with insightful posts like this.

]]> By: Sarah https://add-vodka.com/talking-yourself-out-of-goals/#comment-74386 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 02:55:17 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=5657#comment-74386 In reply to debs @ debt debs.

I haven’t written about it yet, but have Tweeted. I didn’t see the need to use a pen name any longer. The blogs are such a huge part of my life and there is no benefit to my anonymity any longer. Thanks for asking!

]]> By: Jayson @ Monster Piggy Bank https://add-vodka.com/talking-yourself-out-of-goals/#comment-74320 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 08:42:46 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=5657#comment-74320 When I was a kid, I’d love to create a novel that tells about a story of a man who has no fear and how he reach his dreams more easily than the others. But, when I reach this stage where fear is a reality, I kinda get down with my dream. Still, I have the concept and never lose the thought of pulling my own novel off.

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