Comments on: Choice Isn't Always A Good Thing

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:50:49 +0000

@ Tom – Ok gotcha, that mes sense.

By: tom

tom — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:38:07 +0000

What I meant Tim is that if you start saying yes to everyone and wanting to solve their problems, that is all you will do, all your time will be used up.
While you will not get anywhere.

When you learn to help those that really need it, or that can at least help themselves, then you save lots of time.

toms last blog post..Take full advantage of all resources

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:06:01 +0000

@ Tom – Sorry bud, I’m not really sure what you mean!

@ Sue – Thanks.

@ Alex – Shameless plug ;-) Go for it man!

By: Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:24:37 +0000

Kelly over at Maximum Customer Experience had a great post about this last week and how she couldn’t order just plain old envelopes. http://maximumcustomerexperience.com/2009/02/03/but-can-it-protect-me-from-whale-attacks/

I agree that too much choice is a problem and this is what I said on Kelly’s blog about what I offer on Someday Syndrome:

My readers tell me they need concrete tips on breaking through procrastination habits and clutter habits, and many of them also mention being unsure of where they want to go if they did stop procrastinating.

So, while the blog talks at a philosophical level, the newsletter gives slightly more concrete tips and the upcoming paid service will give highly concrete tips. With few choices. Everyone will be free to choose their personal project, but they won’t get the mentoring version of the envelopes. They’re going to get sturdy (environmentally-friendly) plain envelopes that they can customize if they feel like it.

In a service business where clarity is my key deliverable, options just make a mess and dilute the service. No?
Alex Fayle | Someday Syndromes last blog post..Carnival of Personal Development: February 9, 2009 edition

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:29:43 +0000

Tim,

It’s very generous of you to have picked three people instead of just one.

Life coaching is a bit of a mystery to me. I’m very interested to read about the different ways that the three bloggers are sure to benefit from your help.

Keep us posted.

Sue

By: tom

tom — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:56:39 +0000

Well lets look at it this way, saying yes to everyone is just horrible.
But the point I want to make is that most of these people that come to you expect someone else solve their problems.
Once you realize this, you realize just how much time you are saving.

tom

toms last blog post..Art of business

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:50:01 +0000

@ Bill – What if you just went with it? What is you explained to your wife that’s it’s no big deal and you need her there to allow you to vent and move on? we all react in different ways and some people seem to think there is a right way and a wrong way when there’s really only your way. I have a feeling that your actions are more productive than you think they are.

@ Pace – Spot on, thanks a lot Pace!

By: Pace

Pace — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:23:31 +0000

Tim,

This is a very important point! If you say yes to everyone, you’re effectively saying no to everyone, especially yourself, because it’s more than you can carry. By saying no to some, you can say a meaningful yes to the others.

So… thank you! (:

Paces last blog post..Passion doesn’t require attachment; it requires engagement

By: Bill Skrips

Bill Skrips — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:41:47 +0000

I don’t have much of a problem in doing the chunking out process-I guess I’m sort of good at it. But what I’m not good at is NOT ACTING OUT when feeling overwhelmed…I go through a dramatic scene (of course, only when there is someone around-namely my wife-to hear me) and become an absolute shit-beast (really) for about an hour. Then I buckle down to business to the point where you’d ever know i had a freak-out about it. It would be great if I could subvert that initial exploding steam valve into something constructive OR even go into a closet and blow, but it seems that I need an audience (specifically, someone I’m close to) to act out on….otherwise, you might call be quite capable of handling anything this side of humanly possible.
Dear Tim, Advice, please.

By: tom

tom — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:54:36 +0000

thanks for the info Tim, I will check out Malcolm Gladwell.

toms last blog post..What would you do with $1 Billion?