Comments on: 1 Minute Motivator: Think of Abraham Lincoln http://www.giveabrick.com/1-minute-motivator-think-of-abraham-lincoln/ Communities, Lives, Love Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:44:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eleanor http://www.giveabrick.com/1-minute-motivator-think-of-abraham-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 Eleanor Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:33:44 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=1769#comment-1037 Given your time constraints, I appreciate your comments all the more ;) Catherine's post on James' Infopreneur blog proved the value of guest posts. I'd never come across your site prior to that post and without it, the 1min mot series might never have been born. Thank you for your encouragement too. Much appreciated :) Given your time constraints, I appreciate your comments all the more ;) Catherine’s post on James’ Infopreneur blog proved the value of guest posts. I’d never come across your site prior to that post and without it, the 1min mot series might never have been born.

Thank you for your encouragement too. Much appreciated :)

]]> By: Kevin Powe http://www.giveabrick.com/1-minute-motivator-think-of-abraham-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Kevin Powe Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:33:30 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=1769#comment-1032 Yeah, I'd be inclined to agree with you there - we all want to focus on the amazing success, not the difficult times leading up to it. And we want it NOW. And absolutely agreed regarding Lincoln and his contemporaries, American or British - a lot of the key figures of the time were such amazing polymaths - their intellect and passion for information is staggering. I did indeed see the conversation regarding the 1 Minute Motivators, and I think you've executed the idea fantastically. The Give A Brick principle - giving people an achievable goal where they can do good. Unfortunately I see more than I get a chance to comment on, due to time pressures from work. But I do manage to keep up on a fair amount over Twitter. :-) .-= Kevin Powe´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.beawesomeonline.com/balance-your-benefits">5 minute mission: Balance your benefits</a> =-. Yeah, I’d be inclined to agree with you there – we all want to focus on the amazing success, not the difficult times leading up to it. And we want it NOW. And absolutely agreed regarding Lincoln and his contemporaries, American or British – a lot of the key figures of the time were such amazing polymaths – their intellect and passion for information is staggering.

I did indeed see the conversation regarding the 1 Minute Motivators, and I think you’ve executed the idea fantastically. The Give A Brick principle – giving people an achievable goal where they can do good.

Unfortunately I see more than I get a chance to comment on, due to time pressures from work. But I do manage to keep up on a fair amount over Twitter. :-)
.-= Kevin Powe´s last blog ..5 minute mission: Balance your benefits =-.

]]> By: 1 Minute Motivator: Another successful loser http://www.giveabrick.com/1-minute-motivator-think-of-abraham-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 1 Minute Motivator: Another successful loser Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:18:49 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=1769#comment-1023 [...] Eleanor Following on from yesterday’s popular look at Abraham Lincoln and the reference to Edison’s quote “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% [...] [...] Eleanor Following on from yesterday’s popular look at Abraham Lincoln and the reference to Edison’s quote “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% [...]

]]> By: Eleanor http://www.giveabrick.com/1-minute-motivator-think-of-abraham-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 Eleanor Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:15:19 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=1769#comment-1016 Thanks Victor and welcome to Give A Brick :) I just came back from your place now and I've got to ask about the pinkish blue reference. What's that about? I couldn't find your 'about me' page so I'm hoping you'll spill the beans :) Eleanor Thanks Victor and welcome to Give A Brick :) I just came back from your place now and I’ve got to ask about the pinkish blue reference. What’s that about? I couldn’t find your ‘about me’ page so I’m hoping you’ll spill the beans :)
Eleanor

]]> By: Eleanor http://www.giveabrick.com/1-minute-motivator-think-of-abraham-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 Eleanor Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:05:40 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=1769#comment-1015 Hi Ayo, Lovely to see you here and many, many thanks for giving a brick too :) Thanks to the wonders of Gravatar, I recognised you straight away even if I didn't know your name :oops: Patience and persistence are things that should be on every high school curriculum I suspect. It's just a shame it takes us to at least our third decade to start appreciating the need for them (or maybe that's just me ;)) I trust you are having a great weekend. As you'll see on FB, we went for a family meal to celebrate our eldest's 7th birthday so it's been a fun time here :) Hi Ayo,
Lovely to see you here and many, many thanks for giving a brick too :) Thanks to the wonders of Gravatar, I recognised you straight away even if I didn’t know your name :oops:

Patience and persistence are things that should be on every high school curriculum I suspect. It’s just a shame it takes us to at least our third decade to start appreciating the need for them (or maybe that’s just me ;) )

I trust you are having a great weekend. As you’ll see on FB, we went for a family meal to celebrate our eldest’s 7th birthday so it’s been a fun time here :)

]]> By: Eleanor http://www.giveabrick.com/1-minute-motivator-think-of-abraham-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-1014 Eleanor Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:56:12 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=1769#comment-1014 Thanks Karen :) This post seems to have really hit a nerve with people. I must confess that I knew little about Abraham Lincoln prior to this but the gent has gone up in my estimation. Harry Potter author JK Rowling was turned down by every publisher who read her manuscript prior to Bloomsbury appreciating it's magic. Given that she was a pennyless single mum at the time, that was persistence too ;) Thanks for stopping by. It's great to see you :) Thanks Karen :)
This post seems to have really hit a nerve with people. I must confess that I knew little about Abraham Lincoln prior to this but the gent has gone up in my estimation.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling was turned down by every publisher who read her manuscript prior to Bloomsbury appreciating it’s magic. Given that she was a pennyless single mum at the time, that was persistence too ;)

Thanks for stopping by. It’s great to see you :)

]]> By: Eleanor http://www.giveabrick.com/1-minute-motivator-think-of-abraham-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-1013 Eleanor Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:48:17 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=1769#comment-1013 Hi Paul :) As much as success and failure have to be bed fellows, it can be hard to appreciate that when you're living through the latter. We'd all like fairy tale success stories like that of Abraham Lincoln wouldn't we? That's why it's good to be reminded of just how persistent the real success stories have had to be. Thomas Edison's definition of genius sums it up for me: "1% inspiration, 99% perspiration" Hi Paul :)
As much as success and failure have to be bed fellows, it can be hard to appreciate that when you’re living through the latter. We’d all like fairy tale success stories like that of Abraham Lincoln wouldn’t we? That’s why it’s good to be reminded of just how persistent the real success stories have had to be. Thomas Edison’s definition of genius sums it up for me: “1% inspiration, 99% perspiration”

]]> By: Eleanor http://www.giveabrick.com/1-minute-motivator-think-of-abraham-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-1012 Eleanor Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:38:15 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=1769#comment-1012 Hi Kevin, welcome to Give A Brick :) I suspect part of the problem is that we live in an instant society. We're told we can achieve anything we dream of and L'Oreal tells us girls that we're worth it ;) Living like that doesn't encourage one to be persistent. I love stories of folks like Lincoln (and I'm not even an American ;)) and given the reaction to this post, I suspect I'm not alone. By the way, did Catherine tell you that this 1 Minute Motivator series came about as a result of her? Hi Kevin, welcome to Give A Brick :)
I suspect part of the problem is that we live in an instant society. We’re told we can achieve anything we dream of and L’Oreal tells us girls that we’re worth it ;) Living like that doesn’t encourage one to be persistent.

I love stories of folks like Lincoln (and I’m not even an American ;) ) and given the reaction to this post, I suspect I’m not alone.

By the way, did Catherine tell you that this 1 Minute Motivator series came about as a result of her?

]]> By: Victor http://www.giveabrick.com/1-minute-motivator-think-of-abraham-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 Victor Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:58:08 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=1769#comment-1009 In this day an age where it seems everyone is striving for perfection, it good to read this awesome reminder! .-= Victor´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pinkishblue/~3/8JH7mLCYY4s/">The Company of Myself</a> =-. In this day an age where it seems everyone is striving for perfection, it good to read this awesome reminder!
.-= Victor´s last blog ..The Company of Myself =-.

]]> By: ayo http://www.giveabrick.com/1-minute-motivator-think-of-abraham-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-1008 ayo Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:54:35 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=1769#comment-1008 hi eleanor, how are you? the statement 'the real failures are those who give up', really hit home. it reminded me of previous and current events i've experienced and the determination to go the whole 9 yards in order to get productive results. take care of yourself and enjoy the rest of the weekend. .-= ayo´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/co/xSiu/~3/n3t5bSZiofQ/">Are You Wearing A Disguise</a> =-. hi eleanor,
how are you?
the statement ‘the real failures are those who give up’, really hit home.
it reminded me of previous and current events i’ve experienced and the determination to go the whole 9 yards in order to get productive results.
take care of yourself and enjoy the rest of the weekend.
.-= ayo´s last blog ..Are You Wearing A Disguise =-.

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