Comments on: What is Enlightenment? http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/ Goal Setting and Productivity for People Who Like Technology Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: How-To Get Answers to Life’s Toughest Questions… » Achieve IT! - Goal Setting Blog http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/comment-page-1/#comment-25736 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:43:45 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/#comment-25736 [...] As long as we are asking questions the natural tendency is to ask someone else. We think, “Find an expert and ask him.” This really is not effective if you do not have experience asking good questions. Instead you should start out asking yourself. Like in the story and Acres of Diamonds, dig in your own backyard before you go running to an expert. [...]

]]> By: Andrew Seltz - The Go-To Guy! http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/comment-page-1/#comment-10553 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:01:08 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/#comment-10553 Brad,

Very thought provoking article.

Since starting my efforts to build a web business a little more than 12 months ago, I have been assaulted with thousands of get-rich-quick sales pitches. I always ask myself what value I am adding to the process. If the answer is none, then the offer is a scam or it will be a lot harder to turn a profit than the sales pitch suggests. If you are not adding some kind of value, why should people pay you?

I’ve been working online for 10 years now and have lots of experience with all of the technical/design components of web work. But, I still spent the better part of the year learning, experimenting, evaluating, and trying again. I’m making steady progress, but have yet to transition to full time self employment.

Thanks for tweaking my brain this morning!

Andrew Seltz
The Go-To Guy!
http://www.AndrewSeltz.com

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/comment-page-1/#comment-10358 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:04:10 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/#comment-10358 That’s true, it is much more than simply digging. But digging is the best to start. ;)

]]> By: Troy http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/comment-page-1/#comment-10258 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:06:00 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/#comment-10258 A successful entrepreneur remarked to me, you may have the right idea, at the right time…but are you the right one to bring it to market?

Also as amusing as the story is, true enlightenment is it takes more than an acre of diamonds to ‘make it’. There has to be mining, collection, refining, protection from robbers both physical and in landgrabs, your neighbors competing with you, connection with distributors, to get them back in the form of gold.

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/comment-page-1/#comment-10203 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:56:11 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/#comment-10203 John, thanks for your post. Of course you can gain this type of enlightenment. You can use one of the tools in the link above or solitude. It is tough to find self enlightenment when so much of what we experience is outside of ourselves (TV, Internet, telephone, other people.) Time alone helps.

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/comment-page-1/#comment-10199 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:53:09 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/#comment-10199 Hi Rod, some of the wisdom I’ve gained from the story is exploring what you already have in terms of desires and thoughts can add up to be an acre of diamonds. I say the word desires instead of skills because desire is what fuels the development of skills.

For instance, years ago, I had a strong desire to write a program that would create a list of the music CDs I wanted to buy. I had no idea how to program anything, but by having the desire and knowing I typically don’t quit easily, it resulted in that little program that I like to call iTune… just kidding. I never released my CD lister it but once it was completed, I started digging into my main motivations, thoughts and desires again.

That’s where the idea for Achieve-IT! software came from. Thanks for mentioning it btw. Overall, the software was a natural extension of digging in my own “plot of land.”

Some of the tools I use can be found here

]]> By: John Murphy http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/comment-page-1/#comment-10140 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:16:52 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/#comment-10140 Brad,
A good thoughtful piece that is really relevant to many people who don’t appreciate what the work can be like when being online. I’m still learning but feel that the potential to ‘gain enlightenment’ is still possible.

]]> By: Rod2020 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/comment-page-1/#comment-10013 Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:21:56 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/03/what-is-enlightenment/#comment-10013 Hi Brad,

Great post. I have to find time to read through the entire story on the first link … Enlightenment is vital to understanding whether the situation you are currently in is an acre of diamonds or not. Many things can get in the way of this – particularly all the stress that is modern life. ‘Diamonds’ include health and family, as well as those financial diamonds.

I am looking for an acre of diamonds, but I now realize that it is just an upgrade, and I should not leave any part of my current acre behind. This requires careful balancing of goals, and setting priorities among them. This is where Achieve-IT! helps tremendously. Keep up the good work!

Rod

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