Comments on: Expect Nothing about Life and Take Everything

By: Auckland Telemarketing

Auckland Telemarketing — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:15:56 +0000

Life is what it is! Exactly right, so many people I know interpret things completely differently to how they actually are and it causes them a whole lot of grief.

By: Roger

Roger — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:08:55 +0000

Great thoughts. So much is opened up to us when we remove our preconceptions and simply take what is offered.

By: Jarrod

Jarrod — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:58:05 +0000

@Amanda: It’s good to see that you know these are not contradictory ideas. Which makes it possible to go all out in both directions.

By: Amanda Linehan

Amanda Linehan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:41:24 +0000

Being able to accept exactly where you are in life, but still able to dream about where you want to go is a great mindset to have – but so difficult! It’s holding these two different, but complementary, ideas in your mind at once that will get you to where you want to go.

Nice post. So simple, yet so deceptively difficult.

By: Jarrod

Jarrod — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:39:54 +0000

@Studenomics: Removing expectations also makes you much more flexible and receptive.

By: Studenomics

Studenomics — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:15:18 +0000

I really like the theory about expecting nothing because I find that sometimes I expect way too much. It’s hard to change the way you view certain things but I am always working on it.

By: Jarrod

Jarrod — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:45:31 +0000

@Goal Geek: Thanks Rick, I enjoyed your post on anticipating obstacles.

By: Goal Geek

Goal Geek — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:22:14 +0000

A great New Year’s post! For me, “taking everything” isn’t as difficult as “expecting nothing”. lol Preconceptions, dreaming, and optimism have all bitten me before. I’ll try to expect less of the things that will forever remain outside of my control. Thanks for the reminder!

Happy New Year!