Comments on: What Does A Good Life Look Like? http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/ insight, tactics, advice and mutterings on copywriting, marketing and living life deep... from the most ripped-off world-class ad writer alive... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:31:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Terrier http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-253829 Terrier Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:43:34 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-253829 Hey, very interesting post. My written English is not so good so I write in German: "Lieber den Spatz in der Hand, als die Taube auf dem Dach." Yours sincerely Terrier Hey, very interesting post.

My written English is not so good so I write in German:

“Lieber den Spatz in der Hand, als die Taube auf dem Dach.”

Yours sincerely
Terrier

]]> By: Naomi http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-174169 Naomi Fri, 16 May 2008 21:28:47 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-174169 Great post - John For me (26 years old, 6 months and counting as an entrepreneur) the good life is having freedom, variety and meeting cool people. When I was a kid, I always reckoned 26 years old was really OLD and I'd have my life totally sorted by then. (That's far from the case.) What I have found, though is that the best times are when I'm totally involved in doing something I love - whether it's surfing, reading, talking with friends or designing something. And then there's those mornings when I wake up totally stoked about life for no good reason. That's the Best kind of being stoked. And my goal is to make room for more of those moments. How? By practising the art of living life in the present. Naomi Great post - John

For me (26 years old, 6 months and counting as an entrepreneur) the good life is having freedom, variety and meeting cool people.

When I was a kid, I always reckoned 26 years old was really OLD and I’d have my life totally sorted by then. (That’s far from the case.)

What I have found, though is that the best times are when I’m totally involved in doing something I love - whether it’s surfing, reading, talking with friends or designing something.

And then there’s those mornings when I wake up totally stoked about life for no good reason. That’s the Best kind of being stoked. And my goal is to make room for more of those moments. How? By practising the art of living life in the present.

Naomi

]]> By: Ken Calhoun http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-170846 Ken Calhoun Thu, 01 May 2008 20:36:59 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-170846 Great writing as always, John - I liked your point about having the freedom to pursue knowledge and wisdom, that certainly struck home. My idea of a great time is reading a book or watching something that helps me learn more ... And having the entrepreneur's lifestyle that allows the pursuit of knowledge is and always will remain a core driving principle... always being a sponge to learn more, in this vast world of facts and insights, is a wonderful journey. To the trip, Ken Great writing as always, John - I liked your point about having the freedom to pursue knowledge and wisdom, that certainly struck home. My idea of a great time is reading a book or watching something that helps me learn more …

And having the entrepreneur’s lifestyle that allows the pursuit of knowledge is and always will remain a core driving principle… always being a sponge to learn more, in this vast world of facts and insights, is a wonderful journey.

To the trip,

Ken

]]> By: Ralph http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-170589 Ralph Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:48:05 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-170589 Thanks John, another inspiring post. You see.... I grew up in a small suburban town in New England where Dad went to work in the local factory or construction site and mom spent her day raising us kids and cleaning house. Kinda "Leave it to Beaver". Anyway; I never thought beyond that when I was going through High School,Simply graduate,get a J.O.B.,get married and have 2.5 kids. Simple. Repeat the process just like mom and dad. No one ever "Taught" anything different. I never had an interest in material possessions or power either. A "Yuppie" was something you read about in the newspaper. Well...as you can imagine with all the trade agreement *Crap* and all the rest of the economic disasters our government has created all those J.O.B.s and security has gone to Mexico or China. It's inspiration and guidance from guys like You and Schefron and Joyner that has opened my eyes to a new way of "THINKING". The good life IS about the freedom to choose. I just hope that at my age I have enough of those "Summers" left Like it or not John...You've become my designated MENTOR. Look forward to your next post. P.S. Keep your Head down!! Thanks John, another inspiring post.

You see…. I grew up in a small suburban town in New England where Dad went to work in the local factory or construction site and mom spent her day raising us kids and cleaning house.

Kinda “Leave it to Beaver”.

Anyway; I never thought beyond that when I was going through High School,Simply graduate,get a J.O.B.,get married and have 2.5 kids. Simple.

Repeat the process just like mom and dad.

No one ever “Taught” anything different. I never had an interest in material possessions or power either.

A “Yuppie” was something you read about in the newspaper.

Well…as you can imagine with all the trade agreement *Crap* and all the rest of the economic disasters our government has created all those J.O.B.s and security has gone to Mexico or China.

It’s inspiration and guidance from guys like You and Schefron and Joyner that has opened my eyes to a new way of “THINKING”.

The good life IS about the freedom to choose.

I just hope that at my age I have enough of those “Summers” left

Like it or not John…You’ve become my designated MENTOR.

Look forward to your next post.

P.S. Keep your Head down!!

]]> By: Laura http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-170405 Laura Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:52:13 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-170405 John, as usual, you hit it right on the head! I lived in CA and moved back up to MN because I missed the SNOW, which we had this weekend and I am ready to start missing it again! I am in the process of developing several websites and ezines and have joined in the chase on this journey called LIFE. I can't go back now, and in a way that is both sad, frightening and exhilirating all at the same time. I'M LOVING IT! Kind of like livin' on a fault line... Stay safe in CA, and hang on tight! LOL! :) John, as usual, you hit it right on the head!

I lived in CA and moved back up to MN because I missed the SNOW, which we had this weekend and I am ready to start missing it again! I am in the process of developing several websites and ezines and have joined in the chase on this journey called LIFE. I can’t go back now, and in a way that is both sad, frightening and exhilirating all at the same time. I’M LOVING IT!

Kind of like livin’ on a fault line…

Stay safe in CA, and hang on tight! LOL! :)

]]> By: Sharon B. http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-170281 Sharon B. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:56:02 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-170281 Hi John-- Good post--I've been doing a lot of thinking on this lately. I've had my 5-year goals down on paper for a while. Now I am working on the steps I need to take to get there. My biggest goal is to enjoy complete financial independence by age 45--then I will have the freedom to work out of choice instead of need. Too many of my years have been focused on survival as a goal---now I am ready for bigger dreams and a better life. It will be an exciting journey this year--my regular business has been hit hard by the recession, and I need to create out-of-the-box ways to generate income there. I am also in the process of starting a second business---with fewer clients in the first one, there is a more urgent need to get this one up and running as well. It is an unsettling time, but I am also looking forward to the challenge of crafting I life that contains all the things I love to do. In that respect, I am very fortunate--I don't usually get the chance to remake my life so thoroughly. I enjoyed "You--The Movie" also. The potential in that idea is really mind-blowing. :-) Hi John–
Good post–I’ve been doing a lot of thinking on this lately.
I’ve had my 5-year goals down on paper for a while. Now I am working on the steps I need to take to get there. My biggest goal is to enjoy complete financial independence by age 45–then I will have the freedom to work out of choice instead of need. Too many of my years have been focused on survival as a goal—now I am ready for bigger dreams and a better life.
It will be an exciting journey this year–my regular business has been hit hard by the recession, and I need to create out-of-the-box ways to generate income there. I am also in the process of starting a second business—with fewer clients in the first one, there is a more urgent need to get this one up and running as well. It is an unsettling time, but I am also looking forward to the challenge of crafting I life that contains all the things I love to do. In that respect, I am very fortunate–I don’t usually get the chance to remake my life so thoroughly.
I enjoyed “You–The Movie” also. The potential in that idea is really mind-blowing. :-)

]]> By: Joshua Stevens http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-170270 Joshua Stevens Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:29:29 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-170270 For me the good life is truly w/in myself; it's how I think. But I'm as yet still dependent on the perceptions of others. In other words I have to go w/out myself, b/c it's the perceptions of others that do or don't import dollars into my account. B/c no matter how Ayn Rand one is about self, $0 means that value is not being added elsewhere. Additionally, I've found that by having a favorite word, and a word I hate, that that has given me more clarity when pursuing happiness (the good life is this, and anything but that). And the more the words resonate w/in me, I see that the good life is always this, and never that. Thanks for the blog post John... We Must Remove Hence, JS For me the good life is truly w/in myself; it’s how I think. But I’m as yet still dependent on the perceptions of others. In other words I have to go w/out myself, b/c it’s the perceptions of others that do or don’t import dollars into my account. B/c no matter how Ayn Rand one is about self, $0 means that value is not being added elsewhere.

Additionally, I’ve found that by having a favorite word, and a word I hate, that that has given me more clarity when pursuing happiness (the good life is this, and anything but that). And the more the words resonate w/in me, I see that the good life is always this, and never that.

Thanks for the blog post John…

We Must Remove Hence,
JS

]]> By: Matt H http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-170266 Matt H Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:07:55 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-170266 Inspiring post John... I've long thought about "the good life" and I'm noticing more and more that the adventure neverends... Three weeks ago I sat down and took a long hard look at where I was and where, if a genie came out of a bottle, I would LIKE to be. And surprisingly, I came up with "movies"... I want to bring movies to life, whether in front of the camera, behind the camera, and especially behind the desk pulling everything together. It felt right, it had me pumped up, and I went for it. A week later I find myself in the final scene (as an extra) of an upcoming feature film (She's Out Of My League) And this next weekend, I'll be in another few shots for a movie being filmed in downtown Pittsburgh. Yeah, Pittsburgh (How anti-movie can you get?) It's constantly amazing what happens when you give your brain a clear mental picture of what you want and start taking ANY steps to go and get it. To much more proof and adventure, Matt H Inspiring post John…

I’ve long thought about “the good life” and I’m noticing more and more that the adventure neverends…

Three weeks ago I sat down and took a long hard look at where I was and where, if a genie came out of a bottle, I would LIKE to be.

And surprisingly, I came up with “movies”… I want to bring movies to life, whether in front of the camera, behind the camera, and especially behind the desk pulling everything together.

It felt right, it had me pumped up, and I went for it.

A week later I find myself in the final scene (as an extra) of an upcoming feature film (She’s Out Of My League)

And this next weekend, I’ll be in another few shots for a movie being filmed in downtown Pittsburgh. Yeah, Pittsburgh (How anti-movie can you get?)

It’s constantly amazing what happens when you give your brain a clear mental picture of what you want and start taking ANY steps to go and get it.

To much more proof and adventure,
Matt H

]]> By: Clark Agnew http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-170265 Clark Agnew Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:33:25 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2008/04/28/what-does-a-good-life-look-like/#comment-170265 Spot on! I'm on the downhill side (that place that you can no longer double your age and expect to be around) when I was young I was after the stuff. When I got it, my dreams had come true...so I thought...because I soon lost it. That's when I realized the thrill was in the chase. The challenge of how good can I force myself to become at something to win. Being half/assed is easy, just show up. The thrill is always right in there where all the fear about yourself is hiding. The stuff is just the proof..."You Did It" We've never met, but I like people that don't conform. I think you might be our leader. Till next time Spot on!

I’m on the downhill side (that place that you can no longer double your age and expect to be around) when I was young I was after the stuff. When I got it, my dreams had come true…so I thought…because I soon lost it. That’s when I realized the thrill was in the chase. The challenge of how good can I force myself to become at something to win. Being half/assed is easy, just show up. The thrill is always right in there where all the fear about yourself is hiding. The stuff is just the proof…”You Did It”

We’ve never met, but I like people that don’t conform.
I think you might be our leader.

Till next time

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