Comments on: Part II Perseverance…writing…passion http://budgettravelintentions.net/2010/08/14/part-ii-perseverance-writing-passion/ An intentional journey to explore this world, for less Thu, 25 Nov 2010 05:21:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Good travel hunting (a search for destiny) « Budget Travel Intentions http://budgettravelintentions.net/2010/08/14/part-ii-perseverance-writing-passion/#comment-311 Good travel hunting (a search for destiny) « Budget Travel Intentions Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:47:52 +0000 http://budgettravelintentions.net/?p=341#comment-311 [...] talked about job satisfaction, passion, and travel writing before.  However, part of that discovery, like Will, involves healing from the [...] [...] talked about job satisfaction, passion, and travel writing before.  However, part of that discovery, like Will, involves healing from the [...]

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]]> By: budgettravelsac http://budgettravelintentions.net/2010/08/14/part-ii-perseverance-writing-passion/#comment-106 budgettravelsac Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:42:58 +0000 http://budgettravelintentions.net/?p=341#comment-106 Andrew, thanks so much for your thoughtful comments and insights. I agree that 'paying your dues' isn't the best expression out there but the sentiment is true. Maybe not so much that surviving and money factor into is as much as what I wrote - passion and perseverance. Most dreams have obstacles. And obstacles aren't the issue. They are there to see how badly you want something and how much you are willing to push through. 'Paying your dues' can be thought of as those obstacles that get in our way. Rarely are there overnight successes so it does take hard work and patience to get where you want. After all, if success came immediately what would we learn from it? I think the key in whatever we do or enjoy is the process/journey. In that, we learn so much about ourselves and life that this is what matters. Sometimes the patience and perseverance helps carry the passion and tests us to see how much we want it. And in the end, whether we realize our dream or not, we hopefully have learned things by 'paying our dues.' Andrew, thanks so much for your thoughtful comments and insights. I agree that ‘paying your dues’ isn’t the best expression out there but the sentiment is true. Maybe not so much that surviving and money factor into is as much as what I wrote – passion and perseverance.

Most dreams have obstacles. And obstacles aren’t the issue. They are there to see how badly you want something and how much you are willing to push through. ‘Paying your dues’ can be thought of as those obstacles that get in our way. Rarely are there overnight successes so it does take hard work and patience to get where you want.

After all, if success came immediately what would we learn from it? I think the key in whatever we do or enjoy is the process/journey. In that, we learn so much about ourselves and life that this is what matters. Sometimes the patience and perseverance helps carry the passion and tests us to see how much we want it.

And in the end, whether we realize our dream or not, we hopefully have learned things by ‘paying our dues.’

]]> By: Andrew http://budgettravelintentions.net/2010/08/14/part-ii-perseverance-writing-passion/#comment-104 Andrew Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:33:38 +0000 http://budgettravelintentions.net/?p=341#comment-104 Great post Jeremy, I now understand what you were upset about on Friday. I hope they can make some changes there to make things look better and you feel better about it. Kind of reaching back to Part I, you said you knew you didn't want to be an engineer. Ha, I did and sort of was. I spent quite a bit of energy attempting to avoid english classes and anything that involved writing. I hated having to write on the dictated subjects. Fast forward a number of years and I, like you, find a lot of satisfaction in writing for my own blog. I can let my mind wander and fill out the ideas naturally as opposed to forced structures and themes from school. There is a real satisfaction involved in making yourself understood; presenting your ideas and understanding of the world. I hate the phrase "paying your dues". I get the sentiment and have no issue with the idea that in order to master something you must spend time on it and be humble enough to learn from others that have way more experience. But when it gets put as 'paying dues' the idea of learning and practice seems to boil down to just surviving and sending off money. "Put your time in" is almost as bad to me. I don't actually have a nice pithy phrase for it. "Practice makes perfect" seems closer, but misses out on the learning aspect. Oh well. Passion and practice and humbling oneself to learn I guess is what my wandering mind is trying to say. Good for you for finding your expression, look forward to part III. Great post Jeremy, I now understand what you were upset about on Friday. I hope they can make some changes there to make things look better and you feel better about it.

Kind of reaching back to Part I, you said you knew you didn’t want to be an engineer. Ha, I did and sort of was. I spent quite a bit of energy attempting to avoid english classes and anything that involved writing. I hated having to write on the dictated subjects. Fast forward a number of years and I, like you, find a lot of satisfaction in writing for my own blog. I can let my mind wander and fill out the ideas naturally as opposed to forced structures and themes from school. There is a real satisfaction involved in making yourself understood; presenting your ideas and understanding of the world.

I hate the phrase “paying your dues”. I get the sentiment and have no issue with the idea that in order to master something you must spend time on it and be humble enough to learn from others that have way more experience. But when it gets put as ‘paying dues’ the idea of learning and practice seems to boil down to just surviving and sending off money. “Put your time in” is almost as bad to me. I don’t actually have a nice pithy phrase for it. “Practice makes perfect” seems closer, but misses out on the learning aspect. Oh well. Passion and practice and humbling oneself to learn I guess is what my wandering mind is trying to say.

Good for you for finding your expression, look forward to part III.

]]> By: budgettravelsac http://budgettravelintentions.net/2010/08/14/part-ii-perseverance-writing-passion/#comment-96 budgettravelsac Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:05:33 +0000 http://budgettravelintentions.net/?p=341#comment-96 Thanks Andy. Sometimes it's hard to not want success or recognition immediately. However, if that is what drives you, then the passion isn't really there. As important as passion is, the first point matters as well - perseverance. You make a good point in emphasizing that as well. You have to pay your dues, let your passion drive you, be consistent, and enjoy the process. Thanks Andy. Sometimes it’s hard to not want success or recognition immediately. However, if that is what drives you, then the passion isn’t really there. As important as passion is, the first point matters as well – perseverance. You make a good point in emphasizing that as well. You have to pay your dues, let your passion drive you, be consistent, and enjoy the process.

]]> By: Andy Hayes | Sharing Travel Experiences http://budgettravelintentions.net/2010/08/14/part-ii-perseverance-writing-passion/#comment-94 Andy Hayes | Sharing Travel Experiences Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:07:14 +0000 http://budgettravelintentions.net/?p=341#comment-94 Agreed, Jeremy. Most writer's fail not due to a lack of talent, but due to a lack of perseverance. Passion is a key ingredient to writing success. Agreed, Jeremy. Most writer’s fail not due to a lack of talent, but due to a lack of perseverance. Passion is a key ingredient to writing success.

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