Comments on: Advice You’d Like to Pass on to Others http://dreamofthings.com/advice-youd-like-to-pass-on-to-others Sun, 06 May 2012 03:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Joan Oen http://dreamofthings.com/advice-youd-like-to-pass-on-to-others/comment-page-1#comment-9599 Joan Oen Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:09:01 +0000 http://dreamofthings.com/?p=802#comment-9599 My advice is to put yourself in situations where you are forced outside your comfort zone. The temporary discomfort is well worth the humility, wisdom, and strength you'll gain. I learned this lesson from my time in the military, particularly from a deployment to Iraq. I submitted my essay about my experience for the Advice anthology. My advice is to put yourself in situations where you are forced outside your comfort zone. The temporary discomfort is well worth the humility, wisdom, and strength you’ll gain.

I learned this lesson from my time in the military, particularly from a deployment to Iraq. I submitted my essay about my experience for the Advice anthology.

]]> By: LeRoy Jessen http://dreamofthings.com/advice-youd-like-to-pass-on-to-others/comment-page-1#comment-1041 LeRoy Jessen Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:33:46 +0000 http://dreamofthings.com/?p=802#comment-1041 My father instilled a message in me from my earliest age, "If you do something right the first time, you won't have to do it again.". And he reinforced it many times - when I didn't do something "right", I did it again! Although I wasn't very good at it when I was younger, it's something that's served me well in business. Someother random lessons: Anticipate questions and answer them before they are asked. Never backup onto your only backup. Don't bring me problems, bring me solutions. Why be normal? My father instilled a message in me from my earliest age, “If you do something right the first time, you won’t have to do it again.”. And he reinforced it many times – when I didn’t do something “right”, I did it again! Although I wasn’t very good at it when I was younger, it’s something that’s served me well in business. Someother random lessons: Anticipate questions and answer them before they are asked. Never backup onto your only backup. Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions. Why be normal?

]]> By: Yolanda Lewis http://dreamofthings.com/advice-youd-like-to-pass-on-to-others/comment-page-1#comment-654 Yolanda Lewis Fri, 21 May 2010 15:06:51 +0000 http://dreamofthings.com/?p=802#comment-654 Being honest is one of the best each of can and should do for lying does nothing but causes problems; heartache and pain for everyone concerned. Alot of the times lies get bigger and bigger and usually out of control. Plus, the truth always come out in the end anyway. By being honest in the beginning everyone will be more apt to trust when they really need help, adivce, or support and they where you stand; there won't be any hidden surprises; no skeletons in the closet just waiting to come out. We all know the truth hurts and no one likes hearing the truth; but you have to admit we all need to hear the truth; not only to better ourselves it saves on a lor of problems later down the road and it does help keep peace. Who wants to live in constant turmoil all the time. By being honest air always stays clear. You'll feel better knowing you did the right thing by telling the truth. Being honest is one of the best each of can and should do for lying does nothing but causes problems; heartache and pain for everyone concerned. Alot of the times lies get bigger and bigger and usually out of control. Plus, the truth always come out in the end anyway. By being honest in the beginning everyone will be more apt to trust when they really need help, adivce, or support and they where you stand; there won’t be any hidden surprises; no skeletons in the closet just waiting to come out. We all know the truth hurts and no one likes hearing the truth; but you have to admit we all need to hear the truth; not only to better ourselves it saves on a lor of problems later down the road and it does help keep peace. Who wants to live in constant turmoil all the time. By being honest air always stays clear. You’ll feel better knowing you did the right thing by telling the truth.

]]> By: Freelance-Zone.com » Blog Archive » Delaying the Battle Against Procrastination http://dreamofthings.com/advice-youd-like-to-pass-on-to-others/comment-page-1#comment-600 Freelance-Zone.com » Blog Archive » Delaying the Battle Against Procrastination Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:03:23 +0000 http://dreamofthings.com/?p=802#comment-600 [...] Mike O’Mary is founding dreamer of Dream of Things, an independent book publisher currently accepting creative nonfiction stories for anthologies on 15 topics, including an anthology titled “Advice You’d Like to Pass on to Others.” [...] [...] Mike O’Mary is founding dreamer of Dream of Things, an independent book publisher currently accepting creative nonfiction stories for anthologies on 15 topics, including an anthology titled “Advice You’d Like to Pass on to Others.” [...]

]]> By: Mike http://dreamofthings.com/advice-youd-like-to-pass-on-to-others/comment-page-1#comment-588 Mike Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:48:01 +0000 http://dreamofthings.com/?p=802#comment-588 Hi Terri. Thank you for sending your story for the "Advice" anthology. It's still going. I just neglected to include it in the drop down menu of the submission form. I'll fix the form. Thanks! Hi Terri. Thank you for sending your story for the “Advice” anthology. It’s still going. I just neglected to include it in the drop down menu of the submission form. I’ll fix the form. Thanks!

]]> By: Terri Elders http://dreamofthings.com/advice-youd-like-to-pass-on-to-others/comment-page-1#comment-587 Terri Elders Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:54:15 +0000 http://dreamofthings.com/?p=802#comment-587 I wanted to submit a story for Advice, but it's not on your new drop-down menu for submissions. I'm sending it to your e-mail address in hopes that the projected "advice" volume hasn't been eliminated from your upcoming projects. I wanted to submit a story for Advice, but it’s not on your new drop-down menu for submissions. I’m sending it to your e-mail address in hopes that the projected “advice” volume hasn’t been eliminated from your upcoming projects.

]]> By: Annie Tait http://dreamofthings.com/advice-youd-like-to-pass-on-to-others/comment-page-1#comment-210 Annie Tait Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:36:37 +0000 http://dreamofthings.com/?p=802#comment-210 Me too! The advice is for free, but I paid a price for the lesson. Me too! The advice is for free, but I paid a price for the lesson.

]]> By: Mike http://dreamofthings.com/advice-youd-like-to-pass-on-to-others/comment-page-1#comment-206 Mike Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:55:30 +0000 http://dreamofthings.com/?p=802#comment-206 That's great advice! I always fill in the "to" box last! That’s great advice! I always fill in the “to” box last!

]]> By: Annie Tait http://dreamofthings.com/advice-youd-like-to-pass-on-to-others/comment-page-1#comment-205 Annie Tait Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:21:20 +0000 http://dreamofthings.com/?p=802#comment-205 When you write an angry email do NOT fill in the "To:" box until you are absolutely CERTAIN you want to send every word you have written. When you write an angry email do NOT fill in the “To:” box until you are absolutely CERTAIN you want to send every word you have written.

]]> By: Jo-Ann http://dreamofthings.com/advice-youd-like-to-pass-on-to-others/comment-page-1#comment-22 Jo-Ann Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:33:17 +0000 http://dreamofthings.com/?p=802#comment-22 Don't be afraid of making a fool of yourself. Who'll care fifty years from now? Don’t be afraid of making a fool of yourself. Who’ll care fifty years from now?

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