Comments on: The Opportunity Cost of Not Taking Yourself Seriously

By: ajleon

ajleon — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:20:00 +0000

You’re very welcome. Just remember, don’t make the mistake I made early on and try to work on too many at one time. Choose one (or maybe two) that are the most viable and focus your creative and emotional energy there. Glad I could be a little encouragement, gotta love the serendipity of the interwebs.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:45:00 +0000

Yes, perfect for where I am.”There is no scarcity of ideas. Only scarcity of ideas taken seriously.” I will respect my ideas. And I already have a list, and a journal/notebooks full of them, and have started moving ahead in my own little ways….thanks for the encouragement. I read this right when I needed it, although you wrote it months ago. How great is that?

By: Maybe Its Your Time | AJ Leon

Maybe Its Your Time | AJ Leon — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:03:57 +0000

[...] people. But the very second you put your foot on the pavement, and attempt anything resembling taking that idea seriously, the sirens go off. Your mind feels the traction away from safety and comfort. And your brain [...]

By: ajleon

ajleon — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:45:00 +0000

Thanks for the kind words, Scott, really appreciate that. I love that Shakespeare quote, its from Measure for Measure, its one of my favorites. Really appreciate you stopping by the blog and taking the time to share that with us.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:47:00 +0000

Really enjoyed reading over this post. Thanks for the inspiration. This post reminds me of the Shakespeare my Dad used to quote, “Doubts are traitors that make us lose the good we oft my win by fearing to attempt.”

By: ajleon

ajleon — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:55:00 +0000

You are so very welcome, Naomi! Thanks for stopping by the blog.

By: Naomi Schalm

Naomi Schalm — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:13:00 +0000

This is SOOOOO GOOOOOD AJ, thanks man for the inspiration. Definitely going to share this.

By: ajleon

ajleon — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:24:51 +0000

Thanks foe the kind words and for stopping by the blog Marc!

I think that's something all creative people struggle with … which one of our gazillion ideas should we tackle. I think that working on projects “that fall within a personal/profession mission” is a great idea, bro! Kinda mad I didn't state that in my post.

The most important thing is to not get overwhelmed and to just “do” one of them at first. After all, a car in motion is a hell of a lot easier to steer

By: Marc Edwards

Marc Edwards — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:41:18 +0000

You hit the nail on the head! I have hundreds (or more) ideas going through my head each day. And through the years, I started telling others about these ideas and they always discredited them by saying things like, “That couldn't work,” or they would disassociate themselves from me with feigning smiles, a step backwards and statements like, “Well you tell me how that goes.” And to be honest, I've done it to other's myself. You're right when you requote Jesus, “a prophet is not welcomed in his home town. The biggest problems is when I start internalizing this behavior and doing it to myself. I just started seeing lately how I've internalized this behavior and I'm trying to break out of it. This is definitely rereadable!

I really liked with your ending strophe with the three tips. It was tangible and practical, in fact I do some similar things. But I do have a question I struggle with, “what ideas do you lean towards doing?” Are they the ones that excite you the most or are they the ones that make the most sense? Or do you do the ones that fall within a personal/professional mission or purpose?

By: ajleon

ajleon — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:24:51 +0000

Thanks foe the kind words and for stopping by the blog Marc!

The most important thing is to not get overwhelmed and to just “do” one of them at first. After all, a car in motion is a hell of a lot easier to steer