“Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes.”
~Author Unknown
Happy Monday everyone! It’s almost New Years, a grand time to talk about motivation. Who better to discuss the subject than the motivation expert, Eric Hamm? Please enjoy. I’ll be back tomorrow and through the remainder of the week.
When I started “Motivate Thyself” in late July, I was of the mindset that our lack of motivation was at the core of our societal frustrations. I thought we were somehow capable of accomplishing our every goal and dream, just not willing enough. After almost a half year of blogging on motivation, I must admit – this idea is now devout belief. The difference is now I understand my own struggle with the motivation. It’s one thing to scream from the mountain tops at a high point in our lives, another to repeat ourselves a week later when we’re not feeling the motivation in quite the same way.
We often ask how to motivate yourself, but the end of the year especially.
As the New Year draws closer to the present, many of us will start thinking about the areas of our lives that need our attention. Common thoughts focus on exercise, diet, career, etc… We look at the change in the final digit as a new start, and hope that THIS year will be different. Thankfully, we often do inch forward by learning from our past, but these changes are often short sighted and quickly fade as the first few pages of the calendar are flipped.
This year CAN be different. ’09 has the potential to be the best year yet, but it isn’t going to happen unless you manage your motivation, and never lose the hunger for positive change.
The Magic of Motion
In the first month of blogging I found I could keep my adrenaline pumping with ease. It was the second and third months that threatened to mute my motivation. I found it impossible to ALWAYS maintain enthusiasm about a project or particular habit, but keeping my wheels spinning was essential.
Let’s use our imaginations:
You are driving to Bob and Betty’s house to celebrate New Years. You decide to take a shortcut, convinced you know precisely where you’re going. You veer from the road, but after a few miles you realize the shortcut is nothing more than a path to somewhere OTHER THAN Bob and Betty’s. You are lost, without a clue how to get back to the beaten path.
What do you do? Pull over to the side of the road and ponder your bearings? Do you get angry, yell at everyone in the car, and tell them THEY are somehow to blame? Or do you keep moving forward, adjusting direction until you find your way back to familiar road?
Motivation is not just a feeling inside us. It is an ACTION; a verb that translates mediocrity into excellence. To bring any sort of consistent growth into our lives, we must harness the magic of motion as we seek the correct coordinates.
The Magic of Motivation
Motivation has gotten a bad rap over the years. Visions of ‘Motivation Gurus’ swinging their fists and screaming, “YOU CAN DO IT!!!” over and over sends shivers down the spine. Blindly running as fast as we can while never looking back, let alone forward, is not productivity. Yet, this is what some promote and many attempt.
Motivation is a simple ingredient. Like salt, it’s purpose is to enhance the flavor of our lives. Without it, we risk living each day blandly going through the motions. With it, ANYTHING is possible.
We can…
- Further our education, regardless of age and/or financial situation.
- Start the business we’ve always dreamed of.
- Travel to places that we never thought we’d see.
- Change our lives for the better, each and every day.
Motivation won’t magically make this happen. We must learn new things, grow more flexible, and put in the time to pay our dues. Motivation isn’t the engine that propels the car, but the fuel that feeds it. Without fuel, we have only a capable engine, sitting idle.
Make It Happen In ’09
I don’t question the aspirations of the human race. I have no doubt we all dream of greatness in our lives. It’s our lack of resolve to keep putting one foot in front of the other that seems to keep us from accomplishing the majority of our must-dos.
I’m sure there are many of you who have no problem maintaining motivation. To you, I encourage consistent assessment of your direction. It’s just as easy to go nowhere when you’re moving as it is parked by the roadside. To those who struggle with motivation, I’d ask that you take a close look at the fuel you are feeding your engine. Physical, mental, spiritual, whatever. Make sure you’re not keeping your foot on the breaks by the habits you hold to.
Whichever camp you tend to live, this can be your year. We ALL have the potential for great things; our goals, there for the taking. It is simply a matter of constantly pushing forward, re-dialing our daily direction, and making our motivation a priority.
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Hi Eric
Great post!
I love your concept of motivation being action. That, in itself is motivating.
I must admit that I’ve always thought of having the motivation (i.e. it is solid and not moving) and then that being the cause of action. With such a concept it is so easy for the momemtum to stop.
I am going to change my mindset around this! Thank you.
Juliet
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Hi Eric
Great post!
I love your concept of motivation being action. That, in itself is motivating.
I must admit that I’ve always thought of having the motivation (i.e. it is solid and not moving) and then that being the cause of action. With such a concept it is so easy for the momemtum to stop.
I am going to change my mindset around this! Thank you.
Juliet
LifeMadeGreat | Juliet’s last blog post..Why Is It Awkward To Haggle Over Prices?
The idea is that fuel creates the action. Without holding our motives close to our heart and clearly in mind, the action sputters and dies. We need to constantly identify and practice the tiny words, phrases, ideas, actions that keep us alive and moving forward, holding ourselves accountable to our dreams, open to a limitless future, but grounded in what makes us happy and spreading our love any which way we can.
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The idea is that fuel creates the action. Without holding our motives close to our heart and clearly in mind, the action sputters and dies. We need to constantly identify and practice the tiny words, phrases, ideas, actions that keep us alive and moving forward, holding ourselves accountable to our dreams, open to a limitless future, but grounded in what makes us happy and spreading our love any which way we can.
Kip de Moll’s last blog post..How Kipper Gets His Turns Back
I’m always motivated but, as you suggested, need to constantly assess my bearings. It’s strangely easier to get lost when you’re raring to go and have all pistons firing. You’re going so fast that you can end up even farther off course if you don’t keep checking and rechecking where you are and where you want to go. Thanks for the reminder, Eric!
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I’m always motivated but, as you suggested, need to constantly assess my bearings. It’s strangely easier to get lost when you’re raring to go and have all pistons firing. You’re going so fast that you can end up even farther off course if you don’t keep checking and rechecking where you are and where you want to go. Thanks for the reminder, Eric!
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Hmmm… Something about this doesn’t seem to fit.
I think the situation is not a lack of motivation at all. It’s a lack of desire. Without desire to achieve a goal, there cannot be any motivation at all. You have to want something to want to pursue it.
So I’d say that the trick is not to find motivation. I’d say it would be to sit down and think about what you truly want and don’t want in your life. When you know where your priorities should lie, when you know what you want out of your life, then the motivation follows on its own. Seeking motivation without knowing what you want is… well… like trying to drive a cart without wheels.
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Hmmm… Something about this doesn’t seem to fit.
I think the situation is not a lack of motivation at all. It’s a lack of desire. Without desire to achieve a goal, there cannot be any motivation at all. You have to want something to want to pursue it.
So I’d say that the trick is not to find motivation. I’d say it would be to sit down and think about what you truly want and don’t want in your life. When you know where your priorities should lie, when you know what you want out of your life, then the motivation follows on its own. Seeking motivation without knowing what you want is… well… like trying to drive a cart without wheels.
James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog
@Juliet: Thanks, Juliet, I’m glad you enjoyed the post. You clearly understood my thoughts. :-)
@Kip de Moll: Well said!
@Sanel Yang: “You’re going so fast that you can end up even farther off course if you don’t keep checking and rechecking where you are and where you want to go.”
Exactly! Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.
@James: I hear what you’re saying and DO agree that many of us just don’t know what we want, but I’d argue that many know quite clearly what their goals and dreams are. It’s the follow through that doesn’t always take place.
Here we are, coming up on the first day of the year. I think on this particular day, above all, we can assume that there will be plenty of desire for change going around. And it is at THIS juncture that this particular post begins. It is at this ‘post desire’ stage that I feel our drive is in need of fine tuning.
I just don’t buy the concept that once you know what you want, the motivation to act, and act continually, will somehow ‘magically’ appear and maintain itself. If this were true, MANY more people would be living MUCH different lives than they are today.
Those are just my thoughts, James. Not to say that you’re ideas aren’t accurate. I’m just flipping the coin over for a different perspective. :-)
Eric Hamm’s last blog post..New Year Prep: Simplifying After The Holidays
@Juliet: Thanks, Juliet, I’m glad you enjoyed the post. You clearly understood my thoughts. :-)
@Kip de Moll: Well said!
@Sanel Yang: “You’re going so fast that you can end up even farther off course if you don’t keep checking and rechecking where you are and where you want to go.”
Exactly! Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.
@James: I hear what you’re saying and DO agree that many of us just don’t know what we want, but I’d argue that many know quite clearly what their goals and dreams are. It’s the follow through that doesn’t always take place.
Here we are, coming up on the first day of the year. I think on this particular day, above all, we can assume that there will be plenty of desire for change going around. And it is at THIS juncture that this particular post begins. It is at this ‘post desire’ stage that I feel our drive is in need of fine tuning.
I just don’t buy the concept that once you know what you want, the motivation to act, and act continually, will somehow ‘magically’ appear and maintain itself. If this were true, MANY more people would be living MUCH different lives than they are today.
Those are just my thoughts, James. Not to say that you’re ideas aren’t accurate. I’m just flipping the coin over for a different perspective. :-)
Eric Hamm’s last blog post..New Year Prep: Simplifying After The Holidays
@Juliet: Thanks, Juliet, I’m glad you enjoyed the post. You clearly understood my thoughts. :-)
@Kip de Moll: Well said!
@Sanel Yang: “You’re going so fast that you can end up even farther off course if you don’t keep checking and rechecking where you are and where you want to go.”
Exactly! Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.
@James: I hear what you’re saying and DO agree that many of us just don’t know what we want, but I’d argue that many know quite clearly what their goals and dreams are. It’s the follow through that doesn’t always take place.
Here we are, coming up on the first day of the year. I think on this particular day, above all, we can assume that there will be plenty of desire for change going around. And it is at THIS juncture that this particular post begins. It is at this ‘post desire’ stage that I feel our drive is in need of fine tuning.
I just don’t buy the concept that once you know what you want, the motivation to act, and act continually, will somehow ‘magically’ appear and maintain itself. If this were true, MANY more people would be living MUCH different lives than they are today.
Those are just my thoughts, James. Not to say that you’re ideas aren’t accurate. I’m just flipping the coin over for a different perspective. :-)
Eric Hamm’s last blog post..New Year Prep: Simplifying After The Holidays
I agree with Eric and James…sort of. I think Motivation is the beginning of desire. At first you are all gung ho about losing weight, starting your own business, etc but that motivation starts to wane quickly (Can anyone say Resolutions). That is where desire needs to kick into overdrive. Without desire motivation will be kicked to the curb by a chocolate cake or dead end cubicle job. I do agree with James that knowing where you are headed is key to desire but that motivation jump start does not hurt to get the ball rolling either.
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I agree with Eric and James…sort of. I think Motivation is the beginning of desire. At first you are all gung ho about losing weight, starting your own business, etc but that motivation starts to wane quickly (Can anyone say Resolutions). That is where desire needs to kick into overdrive. Without desire motivation will be kicked to the curb by a chocolate cake or dead end cubicle job. I do agree with James that knowing where you are headed is key to desire but that motivation jump start does not hurt to get the ball rolling either.
Jay’s last blog post..Dream and Grow Rich
I’s lost after initial flush of emotion to make big by maintaining my blog; but the needs of the present made me sullen. How great it is to look at the distant future without being too overtaken by the pressing present!
I liked this post. It’s a great motivation for me to make big in writing in the coming year. Wish you a happy New Year, Eric and all!!!
Solomon
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I’s lost after initial flush of emotion to make big by maintaining my blog; but the needs of the present made me sullen. How great it is to look at the distant future without being too overtaken by the pressing present!
I liked this post. It’s a great motivation for me to make big in writing in the coming year. Wish you a happy New Year, Eric and all!!!
Solomon
Solomon’s last blog post..Copywriting
I’ll argue that coin, Sean :)
Motivation is, at its base definition, the incentive to act, the reasons we take action on a desire. Let’s break that down.
Say you want to earn more money, and a small business can provide that extra money. We have incentive to act – motivation.
So we begin to act on it and start to build a small business. Of course, that’s tough, so we find ourselves lacking motivation. Therefore, the incentive to act isn’t enough or fulfilling. We stop taking action.
I would say at this point that there is a lack of motivation, but more so than that. Determination comes into play. If you aren’t determined to reach your goals, no amount of motivation will help. Confidence and beliefs, too. If you don’t have the confidence that you can achieve a goal and the belief that you can do it, you have no motivation.
Motivation on its own, with no other factors tossed in, isn’t enough. The balance of desire to reach the goal versus the motivation to act isn’t tipped to the point of moving forward.
You want to lose 20 pounds? Great. It’s a great goal. You peter out after 10 pounds? Maybe the motivation wasn’t strong enough. Maybe the incentive wasn’t what you needed. You have to want something badly enough to want to change.
Motivation doesn’t just happen on its own based on desire. The incentive to act has to be strong enough to make you want to continue pursuing it.
Do I need more coffee?
James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog
I’ll argue that coin, Sean :)
Motivation is, at its base definition, the incentive to act, the reasons we take action on a desire. Let’s break that down.
Say you want to earn more money, and a small business can provide that extra money. We have incentive to act – motivation.
So we begin to act on it and start to build a small business. Of course, that’s tough, so we find ourselves lacking motivation. Therefore, the incentive to act isn’t enough or fulfilling. We stop taking action.
I would say at this point that there is a lack of motivation, but more so than that. Determination comes into play. If you aren’t determined to reach your goals, no amount of motivation will help. Confidence and beliefs, too. If you don’t have the confidence that you can achieve a goal and the belief that you can do it, you have no motivation.
Motivation on its own, with no other factors tossed in, isn’t enough. The balance of desire to reach the goal versus the motivation to act isn’t tipped to the point of moving forward.
You want to lose 20 pounds? Great. It’s a great goal. You peter out after 10 pounds? Maybe the motivation wasn’t strong enough. Maybe the incentive wasn’t what you needed. You have to want something badly enough to want to change.
Motivation doesn’t just happen on its own based on desire. The incentive to act has to be strong enough to make you want to continue pursuing it.
Do I need more coffee?
James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog
I enjoyed reading this post because I am highly motivated but attempting to change my pattern so I can achieve success of my goals. My goal is to have the healthiest year of my entire life. So I began by last year ( My year is August to August) detailing my goals, getting a good fitness routine established, interviewing folks about healthy eating for me, making menus and starting my blog and writing ( which I love) My definition of health included financial health too.
Then last year in November I fractured my foot in three places and tore 3 ligaments, which have been very hard to heal. I found walking to help the healing process. May 1 I started my blog and though am very slowly learning how, I am learning how to do this and Twitter, and Stumble….etc. I am increasing readership and subscriptions and this is exciting and good and I keep finding more teachers when the need for the next lesson develops.
I did not lose control over the holiday, I planned to have champagne as my treat on Christmas day and I had 3 glasses and blackberry pie….I put all the emphasis on beauty, taste and health for our feast
I have only lost 2 pounds in 4 months and now they are back on….even with 17.5 hours of exercise a week… I must get 100 off to keep my kidneys and liver working….and to not be the first in my family to have diabetes ….(I have dropped from 118 to 114 blood sugar levels,It has taken me 6 months, which is fabulous in my book but not acceptable to my Dr. or Dietitian and they all want me on medications which will shorten my life span and make me depressed – I have done a trial on these meds. and 2 weeks was too long.)
So this morning I am wondering how I keep pushing myself to keep going…stay motivated…why don’t I give up? quit?
my goal is to be the healthiest I have even been (if you have read my blog you know I was born with cancer and have had 6 more tumors removed) So for October I had pneumonia and then a Super Virus and now a snow and ice storm to contend with…and yet I am still hopeful and I hope out of bed at 4:30 in the morning and head for the gym
Maybe I should change my goal to having a good death? It might be more fun than all this discipline and working out…the Endorphin rush is very nice….
I write because I love to write….I have never made money in my life…above just enough to get by on….I keep working on my goal to not bankrupt my family with my health issues and to be able to pay my way through my living…
So maybe my goals are wrong….I should just be back to cleaning houses and stocking shelves and paying my debts…then get the ” ” out of here?
Patricia’s last blog post..Tag I’m It: 7 Things About Me
I enjoyed reading this post because I am highly motivated but attempting to change my pattern so I can achieve success of my goals. My goal is to have the healthiest year of my entire life. So I began by last year ( My year is August to August) detailing my goals, getting a good fitness routine established, interviewing folks about healthy eating for me, making menus and starting my blog and writing ( which I love) My definition of health included financial health too.
Then last year in November I fractured my foot in three places and tore 3 ligaments, which have been very hard to heal. I found walking to help the healing process. May 1 I started my blog and though am very slowly learning how, I am learning how to do this and Twitter, and Stumble….etc. I am increasing readership and subscriptions and this is exciting and good and I keep finding more teachers when the need for the next lesson develops.
I did not lose control over the holiday, I planned to have champagne as my treat on Christmas day and I had 3 glasses and blackberry pie….I put all the emphasis on beauty, taste and health for our feast
I have only lost 2 pounds in 4 months and now they are back on….even with 17.5 hours of exercise a week… I must get 100 off to keep my kidneys and liver working….and to not be the first in my family to have diabetes ….(I have dropped from 118 to 114 blood sugar levels,It has taken me 6 months, which is fabulous in my book but not acceptable to my Dr. or Dietitian and they all want me on medications which will shorten my life span and make me depressed – I have done a trial on these meds. and 2 weeks was too long.)
So this morning I am wondering how I keep pushing myself to keep going…stay motivated…why don’t I give up? quit?
my goal is to be the healthiest I have even been (if you have read my blog you know I was born with cancer and have had 6 more tumors removed) So for October I had pneumonia and then a Super Virus and now a snow and ice storm to contend with…and yet I am still hopeful and I hope out of bed at 4:30 in the morning and head for the gym
Maybe I should change my goal to having a good death? It might be more fun than all this discipline and working out…the Endorphin rush is very nice….
I write because I love to write….I have never made money in my life…above just enough to get by on….I keep working on my goal to not bankrupt my family with my health issues and to be able to pay my way through my living…
So maybe my goals are wrong….I should just be back to cleaning houses and stocking shelves and paying my debts…then get the ” ” out of here?
Patricia’s last blog post..Tag I’m It: 7 Things About Me
@Jay: EXACTLY!!! That’s my point. It’s the combination of motivation AND desire that make for ‘goal getting’ capability. Well said.
@Solomom: Happy New Year to you as well and I hope the best for your writing in ’09!
@James: Sean’s not flipping the coin. I’m over here… :-)
I like your analogies and totally agree with your points. I really like your last statement: “The incentive to act has to be strong enough to make you want to continue pursuing it.” There has to be the right ‘carrot’ dangling in front of you to keep that desire strong. Absolutely!
The thing is, you’re separating motivation and desire/incentive, as if they have to always stand alone. I’ve always believed that they go hand-in-hand; work together. One without the other (desire without motivation, for example), going back to the engine analogy, is like driving a car with square wheels. You may be able to keep moving forward with brute force (desire), but will never pick up momentum (motivation) and ‘fly on by’. You may be thinking that motivation is supposed to be the brute force, but I look at the other way around.
Let’s say you’re driving along, motivation keeping the odometer pegged. Suddenly you hit a hill and lose all momentum. At this point you have to dig deep and feed off the desire to make it up the hill (losing that last 10 pounds, as you mentioned). But once you reach the top of the mountain your momentum/motivation builds back up and you speed on down the hill.
So I’m saying it’s a perfect marriage, one that can’t be separated. At least if you want the ‘full effect’ of your forward motion.
And I don’t even DRINK coffee! :-)
@Patricia: You’ve got to be one of the most positively driven people I know! It’s really inspiring to hear your story and see how you keeping pushing ahead, in spite of your struggles. Don’t give up. Certainly keep an eye out for burnout, but NEVER give up!!! Eric.
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@Jay: EXACTLY!!! That’s my point. It’s the combination of motivation AND desire that make for ‘goal getting’ capability. Well said.
@Solomom: Happy New Year to you as well and I hope the best for your writing in ’09!
@James: Sean’s not flipping the coin. I’m over here… :-)
I like your analogies and totally agree with your points. I really like your last statement: “The incentive to act has to be strong enough to make you want to continue pursuing it.” There has to be the right ‘carrot’ dangling in front of you to keep that desire strong. Absolutely!
The thing is, you’re separating motivation and desire/incentive, as if they have to always stand alone. I’ve always believed that they go hand-in-hand; work together. One without the other (desire without motivation, for example), going back to the engine analogy, is like driving a car with square wheels. You may be able to keep moving forward with brute force (desire), but will never pick up momentum (motivation) and ‘fly on by’. You may be thinking that motivation is supposed to be the brute force, but I look at the other way around.
Let’s say you’re driving along, motivation keeping the odometer pegged. Suddenly you hit a hill and lose all momentum. At this point you have to dig deep and feed off the desire to make it up the hill (losing that last 10 pounds, as you mentioned). But once you reach the top of the mountain your momentum/motivation builds back up and you speed on down the hill.
So I’m saying it’s a perfect marriage, one that can’t be separated. At least if you want the ‘full effect’ of your forward motion.
And I don’t even DRINK coffee! :-)
@Patricia: You’ve got to be one of the most positively driven people I know! It’s really inspiring to hear your story and see how you keeping pushing ahead, in spite of your struggles. Don’t give up. Certainly keep an eye out for burnout, but NEVER give up!!! Eric.
Eric Hamm’s last blog post..How To Be Successful: Secret Revealed
@ Eric and not Sean – See? This is what happens when I don’t have enough coffee. When did this place become a multi-author blog, anyways?
I see what you’re saying, too – that motivation and desire are intrinsically tied. Ahh, but that’s not something conveyed in the post, now, is it?
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@ Eric and not Sean – See? This is what happens when I don’t have enough coffee. When did this place become a multi-author blog, anyways?
I see what you’re saying, too – that motivation and desire are intrinsically tied. Ahh, but that’s not something conveyed in the post, now, is it?
James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog
@James: Ahh, but neither is the idea that they are separate. (Work with me here :-) )
Oh and Sean wanted me to tell you: “It became a multi-author blog when Sean decided to go on vacation and leave his dirty work to others.”
Eric Hamm’s last blog post..How To Be Successful: Secret Revealed
@James: Ahh, but neither is the idea that they are separate. (Work with me here :-) )
Oh and Sean wanted me to tell you: “It became a multi-author blog when Sean decided to go on vacation and leave his dirty work to others.”
Eric Hamm’s last blog post..How To Be Successful: Secret Revealed
@James: Ahh, but neither is the idea that they are separate. (Work with me here :-) )
Oh and Sean wanted me to tell you: “It became a multi-author blog when Sean decided to go on vacation and leave his dirty work to others.”
Eric Hamm’s last blog post..How To Be Successful: Secret Revealed
@ Eric – Oh HM! YES! How could I have possibly MISSED that!! It’s written all over that it’s intrinsically tied, one and the same! Brilliant writing. So subtle I completely glossed over it. Must’ve been doing that skimming thing I do.
As for Sean, let me just say… Slacker. ;)
James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog
@ Eric – Oh HM! YES! How could I have possibly MISSED that!! It’s written all over that it’s intrinsically tied, one and the same! Brilliant writing. So subtle I completely glossed over it. Must’ve been doing that skimming thing I do.
As for Sean, let me just say… Slacker. ;)
James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog
@ Eric – Oh HM! YES! How could I have possibly MISSED that!! It’s written all over that it’s intrinsically tied, one and the same! Brilliant writing. So subtle I completely glossed over it. Must’ve been doing that skimming thing I do.
As for Sean, let me just say… Slacker. ;)
James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog
@James: I’m glad we got this whole thing worked out. Now I’m off to do Sean’s laundry and clean up the kitchen…
Eric Hamm’s last blog post..How To Be Successful: Secret Revealed
@James: I’m glad we got this whole thing worked out. Now I’m off to do Sean’s laundry and clean up the kitchen…
Eric Hamm’s last blog post..How To Be Successful: Secret Revealed
@James: I’m glad we got this whole thing worked out. Now I’m off to do Sean’s laundry and clean up the kitchen…
Eric Hamm’s last blog post..How To Be Successful: Secret Revealed
I hope you two are not just dangling a carrot before each other but are busy eating a whole carrot everyday…I need your enthusiasm for my health and you need a carrot everyday for yours ( the best known cancer fighter on the market)
also thank you for your banter…your levity has kept my spirits up all afternoon and my writing pouring forth….when I can laugh I get beyond stuck quickly…
who’s available to dust and do my dishes? next round of company due tomorrow?
Patricia’s last blog post..Tag I’m It: 7 Things About Me
I hope you two are not just dangling a carrot before each other but are busy eating a whole carrot everyday…I need your enthusiasm for my health and you need a carrot everyday for yours ( the best known cancer fighter on the market)
also thank you for your banter…your levity has kept my spirits up all afternoon and my writing pouring forth….when I can laugh I get beyond stuck quickly…
who’s available to dust and do my dishes? next round of company due tomorrow?
Patricia’s last blog post..Tag I’m It: 7 Things About Me
I hope you two are not just dangling a carrot before each other but are busy eating a whole carrot everyday…I need your enthusiasm for my health and you need a carrot everyday for yours ( the best known cancer fighter on the market)
also thank you for your banter…your levity has kept my spirits up all afternoon and my writing pouring forth….when I can laugh I get beyond stuck quickly…
who’s available to dust and do my dishes? next round of company due tomorrow?
Patricia’s last blog post..Tag I’m It: 7 Things About Me
@ Patricia – I hear Eric’s easy and cheap. ;)
James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog
@ Patricia – I hear Eric’s easy and cheap. ;)
James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog
@ Patricia – I hear Eric’s easy and cheap. ;)
James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog
@Patricia: A+ on the carrot idea! I used to eat whole carrots every day and now only manage a few slivers on my salad. I need to make a trip to Whole Foods and pick me up a bag.
As James pointed out, I’m cheap and easy, but unfortunately I’m also very busy. Sean’s got me cleaning out the gutters, scrubbing toilets and even wiping the rust off his old typewriter. So I figure by the time I’m done, I’ll have just enough energy to reply to yet another of James’s quick whited, gun slinging comments. But don’t worry, I’ve wearing a vest. :-)
@James: Look up… ;-)
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@Patricia: A+ on the carrot idea! I used to eat whole carrots every day and now only manage a few slivers on my salad. I need to make a trip to Whole Foods and pick me up a bag.
As James pointed out, I’m cheap and easy, but unfortunately I’m also very busy. Sean’s got me cleaning out the gutters, scrubbing toilets and even wiping the rust off his old typewriter. So I figure by the time I’m done, I’ll have just enough energy to reply to yet another of James’s quick whited, gun slinging comments. But don’t worry, I’ve wearing a vest. :-)
@James: Look up… ;-)
Eric Hamm’s last blog post..How To Be Successful: Secret Revealed
@Patricia: A+ on the carrot idea! I used to eat whole carrots every day and now only manage a few slivers on my salad. I need to make a trip to Whole Foods and pick me up a bag.
As James pointed out, I’m cheap and easy, but unfortunately I’m also very busy. Sean’s got me cleaning out the gutters, scrubbing toilets and even wiping the rust off his old typewriter. So I figure by the time I’m done, I’ll have just enough energy to reply to yet another of James’s quick whited, gun slinging comments. But don’t worry, I’ve wearing a vest. :-)
@James: Look up… ;-)
Eric Hamm’s last blog post..How To Be Successful: Secret Revealed
@ Eric – Yes, but you *will* take the vest off… and then I’ll strike your site…
Wait. What?! You do TOILETS? For free!? Jeez, man, I *pay* for the honor!
James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog
@ Eric – Yes, but you *will* take the vest off… and then I’ll strike your site…
Wait. What?! You do TOILETS? For free!? Jeez, man, I *pay* for the honor!
James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog
@James: “and then I’ll strike your site…” Bring it on!
And I’m not cleaning Sean’s toilet for free. He’s paying me with WEEBOOKS. :-)
Eric Hamm’s last blog post..How To Be Successful: Secret Revealed
@James: “and then I’ll strike your site…” Bring it on!
And I’m not cleaning Sean’s toilet for free. He’s paying me with WEEBOOKS. :-)
Eric Hamm’s last blog post..How To Be Successful: Secret Revealed