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Worth A Look
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05.07.09Musicians and Self-worth, Self-identity, Growing older, Lack of FocusJust wrote a post focusing on musicians and the issues I have faced on my journey as a musician. It contains some pretty universal points so will be of help to any people who have struggled with things like self-worth, self-identity, growing older, lack of focus. It also partially fills in a gap in the Special Theology of Relativity series (which I will finish shortly). Musician 2.0 - Redefining Your Self-Identity Enjoy! Seamus Anthony
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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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01.03.09Be 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
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11.11.08I’ll Skip the Waffles, Thanks!Just a quick post to point you to my latest article over at The Change Blog: A 7 Step No-Waffle Plan for Real World Success. The hits just keep on comin' ;-) Cheers, Seamus Anthony
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10.23.08Are You Scared of Horses?I sure as hell am. Didn't stop me getting on one though... I have a new two-part tale of high horseback adventure up over at LivingNow.com.au How To Conquer Your Fear of Abandonment (and Horses) Part One and Part Two is here ... but it would be just plain contrary of you to start there :-) Hope you enjoy! Seamus
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10.06.085 Great Reasons to Stop Working and Just Read Stuff InsteadWell back on board after the weekend and just spent a few minutes reading some cool stuff before retiring for the day. As the hail pelts down on my little bungalow in the mountains, here's five posts that I reckon are worth your time: 8 Great Anti-Hacks to Fundamentally Change Your Life This is some Rebel Zen in action right here. An anti-productivity rant from Clay Collins of Project Liberation and The Growing Life that advises us to "be flaky and denounce the cult of permanence". Sound advice that, denouncing the delusion of immortality that is, which leads me to my next recommendation ...
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10.01.08What is the Sound of One GenXer Stumbling?Well the bad news is that I got slapped by Stumble Upon on Monday for trying to promote this (sadly overlooked) post and learned that it is uncool with them to promote your own stuff (which I think is crap, but anyway ...) and the good news is I have a new article up at PickTheBrain.com called 7 Reasons to Set Fire to Your Career Plan. So seeing as I can't do it myself - feel free join all those who have already dugg it or stumbled it (but only if you like it of course). In other news I just read ...
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09.24.08Healing Your Worries in the WildernessHere's three great personal development articles that are worth a look: How to Climb Up the Ladder of Healing and Growth Ari Koinuma gives us a short and a long version of this post. Having the attention span of a gnat, I went for the shorter version first but in fact the full essay makes more sense (although if I were Ari, I'd steer clear of calling something an essay, makes the schoolboy in me want to run a mile). The concept he is exploring is that we are at any one time set to a default state-of-mind that appears on a scale ...
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09.22.08The Tao of Enlightened ConversationSteve and I have been trying to define what Rebel Zen is all about and one thing we want to convey is that it's not just meant to be a mega-phone for what we have to say, but rather what we really want is to be part of the conversation. Ok, that sounds like a bit of a Web 2.0 cliche I admit, but nevertheless it's true. Our reason for starting this website was to help others to see that there is so much information out there now that everybody who is seeking what we loosely call "Enlightenment" can truly 'do it ...
