January 2009
The Archives
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01.31.09Why Blogs are a Complete Waste of TimeReading multiple "how to" blogs and books is a complete waste of time and here's why... The secret to success in life is simple. It goes like this: Decide what the One Thing you really want to do is. Work relentlessly at being great at doing it. After you've been working at it for a while honestly appraise whether you are talented enough in this area to succeed (believe me, I have seen enough live music to know that sometimes hard work just ain't enough to cover for complete lack of talent). Keep working at it. Get it out there (don't hide under a bushel). Don't get ...
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01.29.09Goals Action Report 1As per my last post, this year I plan (for the most part) to write only in order to document the actions I have taken to achieve my goals for 2009. This is because I am at a point where I have had enough of theory and am only interested in action because in the end, it is action that leads to success, not theory. So here it is, it may be a bit boring, but that's ok, I don't intend it to be thrilling read, I just want to challenge myself to actually make my dreams reality. Click Here to Read ...
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01.27.09My Public Goals Challenge for 2009By Seamus Anthony A little while back I wrote in this post about how I felt the need to set myself some new goals and generally recalibrate my life direction. Not a complete re-do, but rather a kind of tune-up or a 'defrag' so to speak. Well it has taken some time for the defrag to complete, as I was happy to allow it time to run at its own pace rather than force it through. But it's done now, and seeing as it will probably affect this blog quite a bit, I suppose I will write about it here (and also ...
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01.19.09Revenge of the Optimists"If you've got really smart people who are all focused on the same mission, then usually you can get some things done." Barack Obama
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01.14.09Why Gardening Is AwesomeBy Steve Mills When I bought my house just over four years ago, the area behind the back shed was an absolute mess. There were weeds taller than I am, an old incinerator and rusty pieces of discarded metal poking out of the ground and out from under piles of rubbish. Although I had never gardened much before (you tend to only do the bare minimum when renting), I saw this overlooked and mistreated piece of land as the perfect place to start a veggie garden. It got plenty of sun, I could catch water from the shed roof for a rain ...
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01.11.09Life is WonderfulOK so my last post was a bit hardcore, but it was meant to be. I wanted it to be a short, sharp, unexpected shock. Why? Because I don't want Rebel Zen to be just another blog. In fact, Steve and I do not intend Rebel Zen to just be a blog but something much more multi-faceted than that. We have both of us had a break from regular posting in order to refresh and now I think we are ready to come back to Rebel Zen with a fresh perspective for 2009. And no, it's not going to turn into a ...
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01.09.09Life is FuckedHow's that for a positive "personal development" message? But it's true; life on Earth is actually pretty fucked up. We live on an insane planet full of misery, illness and evil. Right now millions of people are dying of horrible illness, injuries caused by accidents, crime and war or they are starving to death. They are starving to death because of "man's inhumanity to man", in other words they are dying because those in power are too evil and selfish to do the right thing. People, often innocent women and children, are terrified, injured and/or dying because of war. Stop and think for ...
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01.05.09Billy Connolly is a Rebel Zen MasterI wrote about this ages ago here. Basically sums up my philosophy of life.
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01.04.09Jerry Seinfeld: “Just Work”By Seamus Anthony I was just listening to a Jerry Seinfeld interview (as you do) and the interviewer asked him what advice he has for aspiring comedians to 'make it easier' for them. Seinfeld just laughed and said "No, there is no way to make it easier" (I am paraphrasing). He then told a story about some big "How-to" comedy industry festival (of workshops etc.) and what he would do if he was asked to run it. He said he would get rid of all the workshops, all the industry bigwigs and just gather the comedians into a big room and then unfurl a ...
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01.03.09Be a Monomaniac and Rock the HouseHi there - just a quick note to alert you to a new article by me over at The Change Blog: The Power of Monomaniacal Obsession If you like it please do give it a digg or a stumble - cheers! Seamus Anthony
