Comments for Tao of Prosperity http://www.taoofprosperity.com create a non-striving business Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:48:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Strategic-ness vs. Happiness by Jeanette http://www.taoofprosperity.com/strategic-ness-vs-happiness/#comment-2014 Jeanette Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:48:19 +0000 http://www.taoofprosperity.com/?p=658#comment-2014 Oh, I love this. Too many strategic things on my to-do list kills the joy for me. I need it to be a bit magical and intuitive too! :-) Oh, I love this. Too many strategic things on my to-do list kills the joy for me. I need it to be a bit magical and intuitive too! :-)
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]]> Comment on Decluttering Without Being Zen Perfect by Charles A. Bowsher http://www.taoofprosperity.com/decluttering-without-being-zen-perfect/#comment-1992 Charles A. Bowsher Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:30:55 +0000 http://www.taoofprosperity.com/?p=471#comment-1992 Thank you for posting this article. It rang very true for me, especially your struggle with books.... I struggle not only with books, but Ideas and stuff. The ideas, most jotted down on random slips of papers, the outside of cardboard boxes, etc. are everywhere and they are the most important to me. Organizing, preserving and routing to the proper forum is the plan. NOW is the beginning. I'll try to check in later. Thanks for being here. charles P.S.( I don't have a blog or URL).cab Thank you for posting this article. It rang very true for me, especially your struggle with books…. I struggle not only with books, but Ideas and stuff. The ideas, most jotted down on random slips of papers, the outside of cardboard boxes, etc. are everywhere and they are the most important to me. Organizing, preserving and routing to the proper forum is the plan. NOW is the beginning. I’ll try to check in later. Thanks for being here. charles
P.S.( I don’t have a blog or URL).cab

]]> Comment on So You Hate Your Job But It Pays Well by Bronna http://www.taoofprosperity.com/so-you-hate-your-job-but-it-pays-well/#comment-1978 Bronna Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:49:40 +0000 http://www.taoofprosperity.com/2007/so-you-hate-your-job-but-it-pays-well/#comment-1978 Dear Emma, All of my life I have done what was expected of me. I went to college and studied something that seemed fun and paid well,then I graduated last year and was unemployed for an extremely long time. About 6 months ago, I finally found a job (and it actually pays well). However, I feel so unfulfilled at my job. Everyone around is me telling me to be happy that I at least have a job (especially with the college graduate unemployment rate now) but I just feel like there has to be more to life then this. I feel like I'm wasting my life away on the safe road working a unfulfilled job. I don't want to live my life miserable or conforming to mediocrity because it "safe". However, I also feel like I'm not being realistic and I'm not being grateful of the job I finally did get (and a job that others would die to have) I want to listen to my heart Emma but i feel like my brain is interfering. Dear Emma,

All of my life I have done what was expected of me. I went to college and studied something that seemed fun and paid well,then I graduated last year and was unemployed for an extremely long time. About 6 months ago, I finally found a job (and it actually pays well). However, I feel so unfulfilled at my job. Everyone around is me telling me to be happy that I at least have a job (especially with the college graduate unemployment rate now) but I just feel like there has to be more to life then this. I feel like I’m wasting my life away on the safe road working a unfulfilled job. I don’t want to live my life miserable or conforming to mediocrity because it “safe”. However, I also feel like I’m not being realistic and I’m not being grateful of the job I finally did get (and a job that others would die to have)

I want to listen to my heart Emma but i feel like my brain is interfering.

]]> Comment on Decluttering Without Being Zen Perfect by GoodStew http://www.taoofprosperity.com/decluttering-without-being-zen-perfect/#comment-1957 GoodStew Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:38:00 +0000 http://www.taoofprosperity.com/?p=471#comment-1957 What a wonderful article. I am currently in the midst of de-cluttering my home and arguing with my 'stuff'. The resistance is infuriating. One part of me wants to hang on, another part wants to let go. Unfortunately the "hang on" part is winning... However, I am totally convinced there is something magical about the act of "acceptance". I suspect it has to do with embracing our current emotional state and truly honoring where we are at that time. Now it becomes a choice rather than an obligation. I finally put the taskmaster (in my head) to bed. Thank you. What a wonderful article. I am currently in the midst of de-cluttering my home and arguing with my ‘stuff’. The resistance is infuriating. One part of me wants to hang on, another part wants to let go. Unfortunately the “hang on” part is winning…

However, I am totally convinced there is something magical about the act of “acceptance”. I suspect it has to do with embracing our current emotional state and truly honoring where we are at that time. Now it becomes a choice rather than an obligation. I finally put the taskmaster (in my head) to bed. Thank you.

]]> Comment on How Do I Make Money From My Blog? Should I Put Ads On It? by Emma http://www.taoofprosperity.com/how-much-traffic-do-you-need-to-make-money-blogging/#comment-1922 Emma Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:50:26 +0000 http://www.taoofprosperity.com/2008/how-much-traffic-do-you-need-to-make-money-blogging/#comment-1922 =) Glad I could help. =) Glad I could help.

]]> Comment on How Do I Make Money From My Blog? Should I Put Ads On It? by Robin http://www.taoofprosperity.com/how-much-traffic-do-you-need-to-make-money-blogging/#comment-1907 Robin Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:09:18 +0000 http://www.taoofprosperity.com/2008/how-much-traffic-do-you-need-to-make-money-blogging/#comment-1907 Thank you so much for this response, Emma. It reminded me of how the Google ads first affected me on other people's sites - especially when they appeared before the blog-text. Then I assumed that this was just an inevitable aspect of "monetizing your blog," in the same way that one might have thought of direct selling as an inevitable part of marketing a product. Now it's clear that you don't really need to do anything distasteful and alien to yourself to get your point across. Quite the contrary, successful blogs seem to market themselves. Well, I don't mean that one doesn't have to be attentive to them. It's like a child. You must be totally sensitive to the child's development, yet relinquish the need for immediate, let alone constant, control, and - wonder of wonders - the child grows. Thank you again for the answer. I thought you might be irritated by the quest for clarification, but you gave me more than I expected here - more new thoughts rather than just a "translation." Thank you so much for this response, Emma. It reminded me of how the Google ads first affected me on other people’s sites – especially when they appeared before the blog-text. Then I assumed that this was just an inevitable aspect of “monetizing your blog,” in the same way that one might have thought of direct selling as an inevitable part of marketing a product. Now it’s clear that you don’t really need to do anything distasteful and alien to yourself to get your point across. Quite the contrary, successful blogs seem to market themselves. Well, I don’t mean that one doesn’t have to be attentive to them. It’s like a child. You must be totally sensitive to the child’s development, yet relinquish the need for immediate, let alone constant, control, and – wonder of wonders – the child grows. Thank you again for the answer. I thought you might be irritated by the quest for clarification, but you gave me more than I expected here – more new thoughts rather than just a “translation.”
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]]> Comment on How Do I Make Money From My Blog? Should I Put Ads On It? by Emma http://www.taoofprosperity.com/how-much-traffic-do-you-need-to-make-money-blogging/#comment-1906 Emma Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:57:31 +0000 http://www.taoofprosperity.com/2008/how-much-traffic-do-you-need-to-make-money-blogging/#comment-1906 Hi Robin, Everything on your site communicates your brand in some way. So, if you have ads, those are also communicating something about your brand. They are part of the entire experience of your site. If the ads are really relevant and part of something you are personally recommending to your readers, then they can add to your brand - because you are recommending them as an expert, and they are congruent with the rest of who you are and what you are doing. If they are just random Google ads, that mostly sends the message "I want to make money off you, the reader." On some blogs it doesn't hurt too much, because the content is less personal and more commercial. In those cases, there are usually enough ads to be relevant. But on most blogs Google ads are jarring and make the reader feel like the author isn't there to be a blogger but rather to try to make a few cents from clicks. It diminishes trust and the overall experience of the site. Emma Hi Robin,

Everything on your site communicates your brand in some way. So, if you have ads, those are also communicating something about your brand. They are part of the entire experience of your site.

If the ads are really relevant and part of something you are personally recommending to your readers, then they can add to your brand – because you are recommending them as an expert, and they are congruent with the rest of who you are and what you are doing.

If they are just random Google ads, that mostly sends the message “I want to make money off you, the reader.” On some blogs it doesn’t hurt too much, because the content is less personal and more commercial. In those cases, there are usually enough ads to be relevant.

But on most blogs Google ads are jarring and make the reader feel like the author isn’t there to be a blogger but rather to try to make a few cents from clicks. It diminishes trust and the overall experience of the site.

Emma

]]> Comment on How Do I Make Money From My Blog? Should I Put Ads On It? by Robin http://www.taoofprosperity.com/how-much-traffic-do-you-need-to-make-money-blogging/#comment-1904 Robin Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:44:50 +0000 http://www.taoofprosperity.com/2008/how-much-traffic-do-you-need-to-make-money-blogging/#comment-1904 I see I'm a little late in responding to your blog, but I think it is still relevant today. I agree with you, and this has helped me to understand how to think about the affiliate advertising craze and how important it is to "monetize." You mentioned the problem of "diluting your brand." I think that this makes sense, but could you explain this a little more? Thanks for any thoughts... I see I’m a little late in responding to your blog, but I think it is still relevant today. I agree with you, and this has helped me to understand how to think about the affiliate advertising craze and how important it is to “monetize.” You mentioned the problem of “diluting your brand.” I think that this makes sense, but could you explain this a little more? Thanks for any thoughts…

]]> Comment on So You Hate Your Job But It Pays Well by Sandra http://www.taoofprosperity.com/so-you-hate-your-job-but-it-pays-well/#comment-1902 Sandra Sun, 07 Aug 2011 02:11:20 +0000 http://www.taoofprosperity.com/2007/so-you-hate-your-job-but-it-pays-well/#comment-1902 Emma--Thank you very much for replying. I will give that a try. I think the resistance is just fear in a different cloak. Emma–Thank you very much for replying. I will give that a try.

I think the resistance is just fear in a different cloak.
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]]> Comment on Bright Green: The New Environmentalism by Jennifer Milne http://www.taoofprosperity.com/bright-green-the-new-environmentalism/#comment-1863 Jennifer Milne Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:22:30 +0000 http://www.taoofprosperity.com/2007/bright-green-the-new-environmentalism/#comment-1863 Bright Green Environmentalism is actually very ideal in this era. As you said, people don't want to go back to the "cave man" setting because technology has already been created. Technology which people could be improving on so as to help the environment. I think this belief/theory is excellent People could do with new innovations that help, plus it doesn't down our economies, it ups them! New environ-friendly technology= Safe and healthy environment! Two thumbs up from me!! Bright Green Environmentalism is actually very ideal in this era. As you said, people don’t want to go back to the “cave man” setting because technology has already been created. Technology which people could be improving on so as to help the environment. I think this belief/theory is excellent People could do with new innovations that help, plus it doesn’t down our economies, it ups them!
New environ-friendly technology= Safe and healthy environment!

Two thumbs up from me!!

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