Comments on: The Rest Of Your Friggin’ Life http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/02/26/the-rest-of-your-friggin-life/ insight, tactics, advice and mutterings on copywriting, marketing and living life deep... from the most ripped-off world-class ad writer alive... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:41:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Evaine http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/02/26/the-rest-of-your-friggin-life/#comment-168609 Evaine Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:20:58 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/02/26/the-rest-of-your-friggin-life/#comment-168609 Good post. You make some great points that most people do not fully understand. "That kind of hard-core self-motivation is necessary to squeeze out the best performance. Much to the chagrin of non-musicians, non-writers, and non-politicians, it takes a very disciplined dedication, for a very long time, to acheive great results. You don’t hit a home run the first time you pick up a bat, no matter how much you wish that was the way reality worked." I like how you explained that. Very helpful. Thanks. Good post. You make some great points that most people do not fully understand.

“That kind of hard-core self-motivation is necessary to squeeze out the best performance. Much to the chagrin of non-musicians, non-writers, and non-politicians, it takes a very disciplined dedication, for a very long time, to acheive great results. You don’t hit a home run the first time you pick up a bat, no matter how much you wish that was the way reality worked.”

I like how you explained that. Very helpful. Thanks.

]]> By: Mike Sigers http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/02/26/the-rest-of-your-friggin-life/#comment-1243 Mike Sigers Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:13:13 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/02/26/the-rest-of-your-friggin-life/#comment-1243 That's a helluve post. Thanks for the insights to the outasight world of writing and reporting. That’s a helluve post.

Thanks for the insights to the outasight world of writing and reporting.

]]> By: Dick Taylor http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/02/26/the-rest-of-your-friggin-life/#comment-1242 Dick Taylor Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:07:38 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/02/26/the-rest-of-your-friggin-life/#comment-1242 John, Like the way you think! I participated in national roller skating competitions with my oldest son over a several years. I know the hours of practice, coaching, competition that goes into one's couple of minutes of spotlight time. I retired from national competition without a medal. My son retired earning both a bronze and a silver at nationals. Both of us have gone onto new "mountains" to climb. Not winning the gold did not crush us. I was aghast at the headline "Cohen stumbles to a Silver". Sasha Cohen is such an accomplished skater that she can stumble not once, but twice and earn a Silver medal at the Olympics. How many people are so accomplished at their field of expertise. I was in awe of Ms. Cohen's abilities. The difference between those that achieve and those that don't comes down to those three little words that Nike shouts all the time. "Just Do It" Most don't. The few that do, no matter the outcome, are life's real heroes. Dick John,

Like the way you think!

I participated in national roller skating competitions with my oldest son over a several years. I know the hours of practice, coaching, competition that goes into one’s couple of minutes of spotlight time.

I retired from national competition without a medal.

My son retired earning both a bronze and a silver at nationals.

Both of us have gone onto new “mountains” to climb. Not winning the gold did not crush us.

I was aghast at the headline “Cohen stumbles to a Silver”.

Sasha Cohen is such an accomplished skater that she can stumble not once, but twice and earn a Silver medal at the Olympics. How many people are so accomplished at their field of expertise. I was in awe of Ms. Cohen’s abilities.

The difference between those that achieve and those that don’t comes down to those three little words that Nike shouts all the time. “Just Do It”

Most don’t. The few that do, no matter the outcome, are life’s real heroes.

Dick

]]> By: John Bedosky http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/02/26/the-rest-of-your-friggin-life/#comment-1241 John Bedosky Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:10:40 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/02/26/the-rest-of-your-friggin-life/#comment-1241 I couldn't agree more. I have gone for a few things recently and "failed spectacularly." Now, I am picking up the pieces, looking for my next dream. I will go for that, too. But that doesn't stop a few of my former friends (who never risked anything in their lives) from criticizing and ridiculing me behind my back, spreading rumors and gossip. It seems that today almost anyone is qualified to be a critic. All you need is an opinion. And the certainty that you are right. I couldn’t agree more. I have gone for a few things recently and “failed spectacularly.” Now, I am picking up the pieces, looking for my next dream. I will go for that, too.

But that doesn’t stop a few of my former friends (who never risked anything in their lives) from criticizing and ridiculing me behind my back, spreading rumors and gossip.

It seems that today almost anyone is qualified to be a critic. All you need is an opinion. And the certainty that you are right.

]]> By: JOE D'Agostino http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/02/26/the-rest-of-your-friggin-life/#comment-1240 JOE D'Agostino Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:04:14 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/02/26/the-rest-of-your-friggin-life/#comment-1240 feel the same about the Olympics. When the US team won the bronze and touched brushes it sent chills down my spine. Speaking of Mark Knopfler, have you heard his solo stuff from last year. Good stuff if you are a fan. Thanks again Joe feel the same about the Olympics. When the US team won the bronze and touched brushes it sent chills down my spine. Speaking of Mark Knopfler, have you heard his solo stuff from last year. Good stuff if you are a fan.

Thanks again

Joe

]]> By: John Gilvary http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/02/26/the-rest-of-your-friggin-life/#comment-1239 John Gilvary Mon, 27 Feb 2006 06:42:33 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/02/26/the-rest-of-your-friggin-life/#comment-1239 A friend of mine, who won a silver medal in Barcelona, recently said that she considered that Olympic award the high point of her career (even though she has a slew of awards and medals of every imaginable type). Yes. The Russian chick should be all right. John A friend of mine, who won a silver medal in Barcelona, recently said that she considered that Olympic award the high point of her career (even though she has a slew of awards and medals of every imaginable type).

Yes. The Russian chick should be all right.

John

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