Comments on: Self fulfill your own prophecy http://www.promoneyblog.com/personal-development/self-fulfill-your-own-prophecy Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Josh Mullineaux http://www.promoneyblog.com/personal-development/self-fulfill-your-own-prophecy/comment-page-1#comment-305 Josh Mullineaux Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:50:23 +0000 http://www.promoneyblog.com/personal-development/self-fulfill-your-own-prophecy#comment-305 I completely agree that we are masters of our own domains and are solely responsible for the outcomes of our lives. There have been many instances in my life that made me take ownership of it. It is rare to see someone do exactly what they want to do. Props to you for doing so. My short experience after quitting my banking job has been excellent and I feel completely justified in my actions. Keep up the awesome posts! I completely agree that we are masters of our own domains and are solely responsible for the outcomes of our lives. There have been many instances in my life that made me take ownership of it. It is rare to see someone do exactly what they want to do. Props to you for doing so. My short experience after quitting my banking job has been excellent and I feel completely justified in my actions. Keep up the awesome posts!

]]> By: Brip Blap http://www.promoneyblog.com/personal-development/self-fulfill-your-own-prophecy/comment-page-1#comment-299 Brip Blap Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:21:11 +0000 http://www.promoneyblog.com/personal-development/self-fulfill-your-own-prophecy#comment-299 CEOs may have been extroverts in middle school, but for the most part most of the CEOs I've interacted with (not a huge population, but a few) seemed to be the type who were the tough, nose-to-the-grindstone studiers. The VPs of Marketing or Sales were the popular kids. Personally, as I move on in life what I see to be the main determinant of success is passion - if you love what you do you can succeed. I won't ever be a CFO because, even as a finance/audit person, I really don't care for corporate finance. The CFOs I've known love finance. They babble about it over lunch. The CEOs I've known love business. They would rather talk business than sports or kids or politics. They aren't always the smartest but they are definitely the ones who found what they wanted and then pursued it single-mindedly. And I don't remember who said it (Carnegie?) but being shy is a choice. You're exactly right that we are masters of our own fates. Being shy is not a physical attribute - if you want to be the type of person who starts a conversation with a complete stranger, go start a conversation with a complete stranger. It's a choice to do it or not. I am relatively extroverted, so it's easy for me to say, but it's true. CEOs may have been extroverts in middle school, but for the most part most of the CEOs I’ve interacted with (not a huge population, but a few) seemed to be the type who were the tough, nose-to-the-grindstone studiers. The VPs of Marketing or Sales were the popular kids.

Personally, as I move on in life what I see to be the main determinant of success is passion – if you love what you do you can succeed. I won’t ever be a CFO because, even as a finance/audit person, I really don’t care for corporate finance. The CFOs I’ve known love finance. They babble about it over lunch. The CEOs I’ve known love business. They would rather talk business than sports or kids or politics. They aren’t always the smartest but they are definitely the ones who found what they wanted and then pursued it single-mindedly.

And I don’t remember who said it (Carnegie?) but being shy is a choice. You’re exactly right that we are masters of our own fates. Being shy is not a physical attribute – if you want to be the type of person who starts a conversation with a complete stranger, go start a conversation with a complete stranger. It’s a choice to do it or not. I am relatively extroverted, so it’s easy for me to say, but it’s true.

]]> By: Matthew Blancarte http://www.promoneyblog.com/personal-development/self-fulfill-your-own-prophecy/comment-page-1#comment-298 Matthew Blancarte Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:00:28 +0000 http://www.promoneyblog.com/personal-development/self-fulfill-your-own-prophecy#comment-298 That's some powerful thinking. That’s some powerful thinking.

]]> By: cube3 http://www.promoneyblog.com/personal-development/self-fulfill-your-own-prophecy/comment-page-1#comment-296 cube3 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:44:11 +0000 http://www.promoneyblog.com/personal-development/self-fulfill-your-own-prophecy#comment-296 hey denn how come you don't link your e-commerce website on ur blog? wouldnt it generate more links to it? hey denn how come you don’t link your e-commerce website on ur blog? wouldnt it generate more links to it?

]]> By: Dennis http://www.promoneyblog.com/personal-development/self-fulfill-your-own-prophecy/comment-page-1#comment-294 Dennis Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:22:53 +0000 http://www.promoneyblog.com/personal-development/self-fulfill-your-own-prophecy#comment-294 I honestly don't know. But the popular high school kids didn't do much in college... haha. I honestly don’t know. But the popular high school kids didn’t do much in college… haha.

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