Comments on: If You Aren’t Growing, You’re Dying

By: Michael Wilkes

Michael Wilkes — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:56 +0000

This is so true. Of course, we're all dying eventually, but the loss of a growth mindset accelerates the process. Another way I've heard this put is that, "A man without a dream is dead. He's just not buried yet."

Hope can be a delicate thing, though. I think that's why it's so important to encourage your friend in their dreams. Zig Ziglar says that you should share your "give up" goals with everyone (they will point out your failures) but you should share your "go up" goals only with close, positive friends… people that you know are on your side. They can be trusted with that most precious commodity… hope.

By: Ed Daniels

Ed Daniels — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:56 +0000

Speaking of entrepeneurs and growth, I think we should all give a big mazel tov to Elon Musk who's SpaceX's Falcon 1 became the first privately built space ship to orbit the Earth tonight. I'm betting as we look back years from now this will go down as one of the greatest entrepeneurial accomplishments of our time. Growth for him and his company but even more so growth for mankind -- governments sure aren't going to get it done! http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/09/space-...

By: Ed Daniels

Ed Daniels — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:43:27 +0000

By: Michael Wilkes

Michael Wilkes — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:12:27 +0000

This is so true. Of course, we're all dying eventually, but the loss of a growth mindset accelerates the process. Another way I've heard this put is that, “A man without a dream is dead. He's just not buried yet.”

Hope can be a delicate thing, though. I think that's why it's so important to encourage your friend in their dreams. Zig Ziglar says that you should share your “give up” goals with everyone (they will point out your failures) but you should share your “go up” goals only with close, positive friends… people that you know are on your side. They can be trusted with that most precious commodity… hope.