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Morrigoon · 07-07-2007, 10:47 PM

Spend that time deciding what you want from your change (eg: what you want different in your life). Write down your goals using positive language (eg: "I want to ___" instead of "I want to not ____"). Writing goals down commits you to them mentally.

I haven't done that a lot in my life, but the goals I've written down usually came to pass: I went on foreign exchange to England, I've worked for Disneyland, I graduated USC. The hardest part about making your life the way you want it is when you don't know what you want. You can't aim at a vague idea, so pick something specific, and even if you miss the mark a bit, you'll be a lot closer than if you never had a mark at all.

Alex · 07-07-2007, 10:54 PM

I think it depends on why you're unhappy with things, and that is the hardest thing for many people to figure out. If you don't know what it is, you don't know if you're just taking it with you.

RStar · 07-07-2007, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

Is anybody here going to moon an Amtrak train next Saturday?

Is this any Amtrak, or a specific spot? Not that I'd have the nerve, mind you.....

Though it might be fun to watch.

Morrigoon · 07-07-2007, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

I think it depends on why you're unhappy with things, and that is the hardest thing for many people to figure out. If you don't know what it is, you don't know if you're just taking it with you.

Well stated. For me it had to do with complacency. I was too happy in my nothing job at Disney to move forward as an adult, and I was going broke VERY quickly. So by leaving my comfort zone, I got my career AND education back on track, and was eventually able to return to SoCal and finish my degree back at USC like I wanted to.

CoasterMatt · 07-07-2007, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RStar

Is this any Amtrak, or a specific spot? Not that I'd have the nerve, mind you.....

Though it might be fun to watch.

http://www.moonamtrak.org

Alex · 07-07-2007, 11:11 PM

I also want to be clear that I said that as a general thing, not for Prudence specifically. Her last post it just sounds like a case of "senioritis" or "get on it with it already."

That's normal (at least in my experience) for any time there is a big change looming.

Morrigoon · 07-07-2007, 11:14 PM

SO funny... I used to work with this lady who swore she'd moon the train when she turned 60. As I understand it... she did!

€uroMeinke · 07-07-2007, 11:19 PM

Prudence must moon the train

Capt Jack · 07-07-2007, 11:26 PM

looks fun!

tracilicious · 07-07-2007, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

I think it depends on why you're unhappy with things, and that is the hardest thing for many people to figure out. If you don't know what it is, you don't know if you're just taking it with you.

So fvcking true.

And, I also, was extremely surprised to see a pic of Alex.

07-07-2007, 10:47 PM	#10951
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Spend that time deciding what you want from your change (eg: what you want different in your life). Write down your goals using positive language (eg: "I want to ___" instead of "I want to not ____"). Writing goals down commits you to them mentally. I haven't done that a lot in my life, but the goals I've written down usually came to pass: I went on foreign exchange to England, I've worked for Disneyland, I graduated USC. The hardest part about making your life the way you want it is when you don't know what you want. You can't aim at a vague idea, so pick something specific, and even if you miss the mark a bit, you'll be a lot closer than if you never had a mark at all. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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07-07-2007, 10:54 PM	#10952
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I think it depends on why you're unhappy with things, and that is the hardest thing for many people to figure out. If you don't know what it is, you don't know if you're just taking it with you.
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07-07-2007, 11:11 PM	#10956
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I also want to be clear that I said that as a general thing, not for Prudence specifically. Her last post it just sounds like a case of "senioritis" or "get on it with it already." That's normal (at least in my experience) for any time there is a big change looming.
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07-07-2007, 11:14 PM	#10957
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	SO funny... I used to work with this lady who swore she'd moon the train when she turned 60. As I understand it... she did! __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Prudence must moon the train __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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07-07-2007, 11:26 PM	#10959
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	looks fun! __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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