Comments on: Your Career Is Your Own and You Form it? http://markmccluretoday.com/your-career-is-your-own-and-you-form-it Mark McClure Writes About Mid-Career Change And Personal Growth Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom Volkar http://markmccluretoday.com/your-career-is-your-own-and-you-form-it/comment-page-1#comment-994 Tom Volkar Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:28:44 +0000 http://markmccluretoday.com/your-career-is-your-own-and-you-form-it#comment-994 Yep it's mine and I continue to create it anew on a weekly basis. I'm not sure if I'd even call it a career anymore. It's a business and also a calling of delight. It's good to see that you continue to stimulate the thinking of those of us who have made the leap. Thank you. [Tom, "It's a business and also a calling of delight." - good one. That place where idealism joins forces with realism. Mark] Yep it’s mine and I continue to create it anew on a weekly basis. I’m not sure if I’d even call it a career anymore. It’s a business and also a calling of delight.

It’s good to see that you continue to stimulate the thinking of those of us who have made the leap. Thank you.

[Tom,
"It's a business and also a calling of delight." - good one. That place where idealism joins forces with realism.

Mark]

]]> By: Bill Machi http://markmccluretoday.com/your-career-is-your-own-and-you-form-it/comment-page-1#comment-990 Bill Machi Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:18:40 +0000 http://markmccluretoday.com/your-career-is-your-own-and-you-form-it#comment-990 As a folding chair collapses to fit a tight space – these three questions collapse into one to fit a “tight” idea. These three questions you pose can be either answered “yes” or “no” The key is to believe – or get others to believe – that change is possible. When I was young my friends and I use to jump off the edge of the roof of our houses. The first time you do it – you move closer, and then closer, till you can’t move any further – you watch others do it successfully. But the first time you let go - it’s a leap of faith. After that each jump is easier, and easier. The trick to changing careers – or in my case self-improvement, which is similar, is to get people to believe change is possible. I won’t say it’s easy after that, but it gives purpose to the hard times that follow. [Bill, Your youthful roof jumping experiences are indeed an interesting metaphor for the more adult leaps to come There's no doubt - in my mind - that being around others who are already doing what we want to do can have very powerful, positive effects. I know this is true in the sports world where training and competing with others who are even more talented often brings out the best we have to offer. Perhaps as children, we intuitively know this and seek out dares and playmates that express it "naturally"...? Mark] As a folding chair collapses to fit a tight space – these three questions collapse into one to fit a “tight” idea. These three questions you pose can be either answered “yes” or “no” The key is to believe – or get others to believe – that change is possible.

When I was young my friends and I use to jump off the edge of the roof of our houses. The first time you do it – you move closer, and then closer, till you can’t move any further – you watch others do it successfully. But the first time you let go – it’s a leap of faith. After that each jump is easier, and easier.

The trick to changing careers – or in my case self-improvement, which is similar, is to get people to believe change is possible. I won’t say it’s easy after that, but it gives purpose to the hard times that follow.

[Bill,

Your youthful roof jumping experiences are indeed an interesting metaphor for the more adult leaps to come

There's no doubt - in my mind - that being around others who are already doing what we want to do can have very powerful, positive effects. I know this is true in the sports world where training and competing with others who are even more talented often brings out the best we have to offer.

Perhaps as children, we intuitively know this and seek out dares and playmates that express it "naturally"...?

Mark]

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