Comments on: Why Comparing Yourself to Others Could Be Suffocating Your Success

By: Dinheiro Como Ganhar

Dinheiro Como Ganhar — Tue, 10 May 2011 18:07:51 +0000

Excellent article, I loved the information.
Congratulations!

By: Daniel Franklin

Daniel Franklin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:51:00 +0000

Most of us like to procrastinate all the time. Why? It’s because we usually think on how successful others are compared to ourselves. We don’t even think that we are just wasting our time thinking nonsense stuffs.

By: Sudipta

Sudipta — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:18:16 +0000

Good collection of articles. Excellent for those who wants to have their own ecommerce based website. – Sudipta

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:41:36 +0000

I’m not sure if your quotation regarding “aboriginals” is correct. It sounds more like an episode of Gilligan’s Island, not to mention slightly racist and condescending.

By: Tina Phillips

Tina Phillips — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:15:53 +0000

Thank you so much. I really think t his is helpful information.

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By: michele

michele — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:38:46 +0000

Good Morning Christine,
This was a perfect portion for me to read today. Mentors are great but trying to be someone we are not is impossible. I’m working with a friend who is one of my biggest mentors in the art and design world. We are contemplating a show. He suggested my style was a bit traditional and he’s definately contemporary. At first, I thought ok I’ll change my art a bit. But after a few days of thinking I realized that I’ll just do my own thing and see how it all comes together. When I’m ready to show the work to him I will show a collection of what works for me. If he likes it and we can do a show together — great. If not, Oh well! I finished my art. So, the great news is that he is pushing me and I’m thinking of ways that inspire me in my own style. I like a push from others but I’ll still be myself!
The problem is staying focused for most of us – I think that is the biggest struggle for me. As an artist, I find that I have a bit of Attention Deficit. Artists love to create things. I’ll just have to keep the focus going on my blog/interior design business as well as my art. That is my goal for myself. Freedom to live a life I’ve been dreaming about my whole life time. So, now I’d better get to work! Ha!

By: Christine OKelly

Christine OKelly — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:33:28 +0000

I love your quote Diane! “Create the product or service that you want, but can’t find.” That is definitely the heart of this message. Instead of copying what is working for other people, we need to take a look at own needs and find creative ways to solve them. What a great service you are providing to writers! Establishing yourself in the niche market of websites for writers was a smart idea!

By: dianewb

dianewb — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:40:29 +0000

I build websites for authors and one of the quotes I’ve heard for authors and writers is: “Write the book you want to read, but can’t find.”

I’m struck by the similarity between this and your post. It could be said in the business world, “Create the product or service that you want, but can’t find.” If you would be interested in it, then surely someone else would be. And if you’re really interested in it, then you’re probably more qualified than you think to get it going.

That’s certainly what I did. I saw a need that wasn’t being filled and I thought, who will do it for me? And I thought, well, I’ll just do it myself. It was terrifying, because I believed there were others doing it ‘better.’ But two years later, I’ve got my own freelancing business. It was hard to tackle the fear, but by looking at what I could offer first, I made a success of it.

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