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Re: 11 Enlightening movie quotes that will touch your Heart

Marelisa — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:36:56 -0000

I enjoyed these quotes, thank you. "American Beauty" is a great film, I think I like the quote you chose from that movie the most.

Re: Purple Wren: Wordless Wednesday: What do you see?

Marelisa — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:28:55 -0000

I see a chariot being pulled by two horses.

Re: 22 Incredibly Useful Creativity Blogs Full Of Inspiration | Broadcasting Brain

Marelisa — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:11:44 -0000

Hi Mark: Thank you for the link. I''d never heard of the Lateral Action or Wishful Thinking blogs; I'm on my way to check them out now :-)

Re: What I learned during Broadcasting Brain Year One | Broadcasting Brain

Marelisa — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:58:22 -0000

Happy birthday "Broadcasting Brain"! And I completely agree that you have to be continuously recalibrating and tweaking, measuring what works and what doesn't.

Re: The Greatest Productivity Blog List Ever

Marelisa — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:56:37 -0000

Hi Rob: Wow, that's some list! Thank you for including my Abundance Blog :-)

Re: Is Your Relationship with Money on the Brink of Divorce?

Marelisa — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:35:00 -0000

It always amazes me how people think that you can't be spiritual and care about others if you think that money is great and you want to have lots of it. I was just researching happiness for a few articles that I was writing on the subject and studies have shown that after your basic needs are met (after you earn about $50,000.00) money really doesn't have such a huge impact on happiness. However, if you get the keys to happiness down (meaning, engagement, giving to others, and so on) money can help you add even more pleasure to your life, and pleasure is one of the keys to happiness, (even if there are several other elements).

Comparing your relationship with money to a marriage is an excellent way to look at it.

Re: Is Your Relationship with Money on the Brink of Divorce?

Marelisa — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:35:00 -0000

Re: 6 Money Relationship Problems To Help Counsel Yourself Back To Wealth

Marelisa — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:05:09 -0000

I think it's an excellent idea to write down how you're spending your money and how you felt while spending it. There are many intelligent, hard-working people who just can't seem to hold on to their money. Money is tied to your emotions, and if you feel afraid and like you just don't have enough, money will find a way to slip through your hands.

Re: 6 Money Relationship Problems To Help Counsel Yourself Back To Wealth

Marelisa — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:05:09 -0000

Re: Link Love - Gratitude for Finances and Life

Marelisa — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:33:18 -0000

Hi Nathalie: I'm going to go read about what the box office failures can teach us. Thank you for the link love!

Re: Link Love - Gratitude for Finances and Life

Marelisa — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:33:18 -0000

Hi Nathalie: I'm going to go read about what the box office failures can teach us. Thank you for the link love!

Re: Thank You for One Great Year

Marelisa — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:20:58 -0000

Congratulations on one year bloganniversary and for writing your first ebook Natalie. I wish you much success in your next year of blogging :-)

Re: 31 Faces of October

Marelisa — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:43:38 -0000

Very unique Daniel! Although maybe you could have worn a Halloween costume to go with the October motif :-)

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Re: Wordle I’m Writing In This Blog?

Marelisa — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:57:55 -0000

Hi Daniel: This is the second time I've seen wordle mentioned today, so I think it's my cue to go check it out. I'm on my way to see what my cloud looks like :-)

Re: 8 Ways To Not Accomplish Anything In A Week

Marelisa — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:16:40 -0000

Hi Daniel: It doesn't sound like an unproductive week, it just sounds like a week in which your whole to-do list did not get checked off. I like the colors on this blog more now.

Re: Trick or Treat! Subscribe to Mine and I’ll Subscribe to Yours!

Marelisa — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:52:26 -0000

Hi Daniel, I'm already subscribed to you, happy Halloween :-)

Re: Zombie Mugshot

Marelisa — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:43:52 -0000

Hi Daniel: The zombie look is great for you :-)

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Re: My Goal Is To Create A Totally Awesome Blog Without An About Me Page!

Marelisa — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:09:08 -0000

Hi Daniel: You can always just link to this post on your about page :-) It's nice to get to know you better!

Re: In Search of a Path for my Blog…

Marelisa — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:24:37 -0000

Hi Jim: Found you over at Remarkablogger. I live in Panama but I grew up in Costa Rica (Escazú). Pura vida!

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Re: PLEASE!!! Stop Re-Shouting Me

Marelisa — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:32:15 -0000

Hi Jim: Some people completely overdo it with their shouts and send ten or more in one day. I think three shouts a week per person is more than enough.

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Re: Michael Moore’s 10 Point Plan

Marelisa — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:22:29 -0000

I was watching CNN today and apparently the Senators attached a whole bunch of earmarks to the bailout so that it would pass. So now it's even more expensive than before. Regardless of who's to blame for the mess, something needs to be done or things will probably just get a lot worse. That being said, there does need to be an investigation as to how this happened, to learn from it so that hopefully it doesn't happen again, and so that the right people are held accountable.

Re: The key to happiness and balance is right with you, just learn to use it - Part 1 of the thinkmaya framework

Marelisa — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:04:52 -0000

Hi Maya: It's so true that we have these three different voices all speaking from a different perspective that we need to coordinate. I also think that each one of us has a tendency to listen more to one over the other two. I loved the slide show presentation. I subscribed so that I don't miss the "thinkmaya framework for happiness and balance" (great name by the way).

Re: The key to happiness and balance is right with you, just learn to use it - Part 2 of the thinkmaya framework

Marelisa — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:37:35 -0000

Hi Maya: My issue is eating sweets. I exercise religiously Monday to Friday, cardio and weights. I've decided to increase the time and speed of my jogging, and I'm doing very well with that as well. However, I'm having trouble transferring the discipline that I have when it comes to exercise, to staying away from sweets. I look forward to your suggestion on how to apply the framework! :-)

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Re: Born Into Poverty : Blog Action Day 2008

Marelisa — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:11:22 -0000

Maya: You're a pro at creating slide shows. The one you show here for blog action day is very powerful. I sponsor a child in Guatemala through CCF, I send money to Save Darfur, and I contribute with raffles that are held here in Panama for organizations that help children in need.

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Re: The key to happiness and balance is right with you, just learn to use it - Part 3 of the thinkmaya framework

Marelisa — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:23:44 -0000

Maya: How did you come up with this framework? It's excellent! It's as you say: my brain is saying don't buy those mini-donuts at the supermarket and the next thing I know I'm walking toward the mini-donuts, picking them up, and moving toward the cash register with them in my hand. I often say that I don't understand how people can smoke given that the package has a picture of sickly lungs on them, and yet the negative effects of sugar are well-documented and I eat it anyway. I think I'm going to do the following based on your suggestions:

1. I'm going to set a goal of allowing myself to eat sweets once a week.
2. I'm going to research the negative effects of sugar and write them down on an index card and carry it in my wallet (hopefully I'll find something visual because you're right, a visual is always more impacting).
3. I'll try to always have fruit handy so that I can eat that when I feel like having sweets, and I'll also increase my water intake.

Thank you Maya, this was very helpful :-)

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Re: Embracing our cultural identities at work and in life can only be good for us

Marelisa — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:46:31 -0000

Hi Maya: I think it's great that you invite people from other cultures to join in your festivities. I spent a summer at college where my roommate was from Thailand. Whenever she went out to eat at Thai restaurants with her friends they would always invite me. I had a lot of great Thai food that summer :-) Have a wonderful Festival of Lights!

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Re: Welcome - Please Come in!

Marelisa — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:45:53 -0000

Hi Maya: Congratulations, well deserved! I've enjoyed everything I've read on your blog. I love the photograph of the boy jumping up in the air :-)

Re: Slideshow: Dogs Lessons for Life and Work

Marelisa — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:33:35 -0000

Hi Maya: I was just going to interrupt my blog reading and go get some dinner and thought, "oh look, Maya has something new up, I'll read her article before leaving to get my dinner." I'm glad I did, that slide show was really sweet. And I'm sure your cat won't mind that last slide, cats just let everything slide right off :-)

Re: Are you a storyteller? What is your story?

Marelisa — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:12:24 -0000

Hi Maya: Do you know that when they teach you trial strategy in law school they tell you not to drown the jurors with endless facts, but to tell them a story? You also need to let them relate to your client by invoking an emotional response. I think storytelling is our most basic way of communicating with each other.

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Re: Integrity, Values and Happiness

Marelisa — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:04:36 -0000

I think the captain has the least integrity since he took advantage of the fact that the lady had no other option for finding her lover than getting the boat fixed, and he was the only one who could fix it (the captain makes me think of a loan shark). The lady had the most integrity since she thought she was doing what she had to do in order to get back together with her fiance. The fiance needs to revise his views of wrong and right, the world is not black and white.

Re: Slideshow: My Story - The Happiness Habit

Marelisa — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:34:04 -0000

Hi Maya: I think that happiness is a habit because it depends on our thoughts, and we should all create a habit of examining our thoughts to make sure they're serving us well. I enjoyed your story: it sounds like you had it tough for awhile there but came out on the other side the better for it.

Re: The Happiness Quilt - Share your pattern piece and help me sew the Happiness Quilt!

Marelisa — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:45:38 -0000

A happiness quilt! What a great idea Maya. I'm definitely in. And thank you for the link. I'm going to stumble and twitter this.

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Re: A Simple Happiness Equation: A Picture

Marelisa — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:29:57 -0000

Hi Maya: Several studies have shown that once we have enough money to meet our basic needs, additional increases in money do little to raise our happiness level. Relationships, meaningful work, engagement, and pleasure are vitally important to happiness. You know, I see that you're very visual. You take concepts and turn them into slide shows or graphs; that's a great ability to have.

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Re: Happiness Quilt

Marelisa — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:02:33 -0000

Hi Maya: Here's my entry for the quilt:
Happiness is the place where meaning, engagement and pleasure intersect.

Re: Preparing to Believe in Yourself: The Science of Ditchiness

Marelisa — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:09:36 -0000

Hi Maya: What an ordeal, I'm glad you got out of that ditch OK (and, of course, no story is really complete without an astrologer :-) ). This reminds me of an article I read that explained that in the martial arts they teach you how to fall. Also, when you're training to be a comedian, they teach you what to do in case a joke flops. That is, they know ahead of time that you're going to fall or flop at some point, they prepare you for it, and they give you a strategy to get yourself back up. And that's what you've explained here, and you're absolutely right!

Re: The One Hundred: A Guide to Pieces Every Happy and Balanced Soul Must Embrace: Simplicity

Marelisa — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:10:15 -0000

Hi Maya: Thank you for the mention. I love that graph. You do have to make an effort to simplify, and create the systems, rituals and routines that will help you to simplify, as well as adopt a new mindset. But once everything is in place your life flows so much easier and, like you say, you liberate time, resources, and attention to pursue your true heart's desires. I'm going to watch the John Maeda video now :-)

Re: How do I look? And do you need a pee break?

Marelisa — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:29:49 -0000

Hi Maya: This was too cute. Flavored coffee is my pee break. When I'm doing something I don't enjoy I just tell myself: fifteen more minutes and it´s flavored coffee time. And your blog looks great! Is that your oldest daughter in the photograph? She's beautiful.

Re: Creating powerful micro-experiences

Marelisa — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:22:40 -0000

Hi Maya: I like your microexperiences approach. It's closely related to the idea of making sure that you schedule fun and pleasurable activities into your day, which is one of the ways to be happy. In addition, it's a good way to tackle procrastination because you're making unpleasant tasks smaller and more manageable and rewarding yourself with positive experiences.

Re: The Calm Fire : A journal entry

Marelisa — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:56:50 -0000

Hi Maya: Just recently I read that Harry Truman had a calm space in his mind that he would retreat to when the world was going crazy all around him. It's interesting how we can create a safe haven inside our minds regarldess of what might be going on around us.

Re: Are you rich but unhappy? Or poor and happy Or something else?

Marelisa — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:36:10 -0000

Hi Maya: As you say, the research shows that once you have enough money to cover your needs, additional money only has a slight impact on happiness. Maybe for you it's not so much a question of happiness as much as needing to adjust to a new role in which you're not contributing to the family income in the same way as you were before. It's amazing all of the beliefs we pick up about money from watching our parents.

Re: The Business Idea: MemeTales: Democratize the creation of children’s books

Marelisa — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:06:18 -0000

Hi Maya: Just yesterday I was watching one of the TED.com lectures on how novel ideas are coming more and more from the customer, as opposed to coming from large corporations. Because of the technology that exists today people are more and more able to turn their ideas into reality. Software developers have used the concept of open collaboration for several years now, to great success. I also found a book on amazon.com the other day where the authors basically relied on input from others to write the book, which they received via twitter and other social media. Let me see if I can find these resources again and I'll send them to you via e-mail. I think it's awesome that you're taking the first steps toward making your business venture come true.

Re: No advertising or sponsors!

Marelisa — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:31:05 -0000

Hi Jim: I have a couple of affiliate products on my blog but they're products that I use and find tremendously helpful. I had adsense for awhile but I took it down about three months ago because I just didn't feel right about having those ads on my site. Every blog has a different purpose and it's important to take that purpose into account when deciding if and/or how to monetize.

Re: Around the web January 17, 2009

Marelisa — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:24:33 -0000

Hi Annie: Thank you for the mention. I like how you suggest that we use smaller plates in your weight loss article. Somehow eating is more satisfying if you start out with a plate that looks full :-)

Re: The Mind Like Water Myth: A Dialog Between Bruce Lee, A Productivity Guru, and Others

Marelisa — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:36:44 -0000

I think that this is basically the idea that you have to put yourself into harmony first: that is, life flows from being, into doing, into having. By quieting the mind--through meditation or any activity that you perform mindfully, it can even be going for a walk--you're able to act from the place of stillness within. Any action performed from a sense of calm and a knowing that you're part of everything that surrounds you will get you far better results than action that comes from anxiety, frustration, fear, competition, and so on.

That being said, once you manage to put yourself into harmony, if your surroundings are clutter-free and you have a great folder system, things will go that much more smoothly for you. I love the quotes you included here.

Re: Creating Goal Movies: A 12 Step Guide

Marelisa — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:41:48 -0000

I think the real power of a mind movie is twofold: keeping your focus on what you want, and motivating you to take action to make your image come-to-be. OK, threefold: it also helps you to believe that you're capable of achieving the things in your mind movie since you expose your mind to it over and over again. There's a saying that goes something like this: whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Too often we waste our time on trivial things: this is a result of not having a clear point to focus on.

Really nice post Clay and it's great that you're willing to go the extra mile and help people create their mindmovies.

Re: How to Take a Sabbatical: An Author Interview with Dan Clements

Marelisa — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:07:13 -0000

It takes a lot more effort to design your life--and proceed to live that life--than it does to simply follow the path that is already nicely laid out before you. The upside of taking a risk is that it works out and you get to live the life of your dreams. The downside is that things don't work out as you expected and your life basically collapses around you. I read somewhere that most people play not to lose, which means staying in their comfortable but stifling lives. To get up and completely change your life requires that you start playing to win. I think that reading examples of others who have done it is a great way to get motivated. This book sounds great.

Re: The James Dean Guide to Being a Body Language Bad*ss

Marelisa — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:27:10 -0000

Talking slowly is definitely one of the best things you can do to convey self-confidence. Some people recommend that you tape yourself as you speak and play it back to yourself; most people will notice that they talk a lot faster than they think they do.

@Vered: I think that one of the reasons there's such a huge problem with eating disorders among women is that women try to make themselves smaller and take up less and less space. I'm all for taking up as much space as you want, regardless of what other people think.

Re: On Growing the Growing Life

Marelisa — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:35:32 -0000

This blog has a certain "freshness" to it that's very appealing. Keep up the good work Clay!

Re: 70 Simple Power Tao Secret Hacks to Writing the Perfect Productivity Article, Plus a Guide & System for Doing It

Marelisa — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:37:05 -0000

Loved this post! I just finished a squidoo lens on "100 things to do before you die - Create your bucket list". You can make lists of the 100 things you're grateful for, a list of the 100 books you want to read, a list of 100 movies you want to watch, a list of 100 simple pleasures, the list is endless (and notice how powerful the number "100" is) :-)

Re: The Battle for Our Minds

Marelisa — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:15:43 -0000

Clay; I'm going to have to disagree with you on this one. I think it doesn't have to do so much with brainpower (the more you have the more you're likely to be "wasting it" working for a corporation or a law firm), but with your "mentality". If you're brilliant and you "get" that you should find a job only to get the experience necessary to go on to do your own thing, you're probably going to do a lot better than the not-so-brilliant types. I spent a lot of years in school (BSBA, JD, and almost finished an MBA)and was a workaholic for about 5 years (I'm now a recovering workaholic), but I think it had more to do with societal conditioning that with IQ.

Re: The Alternative Productivity Manifesto

Marelisa — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:38:14 -0000

So basically "they" (corporations and productivity gurus) are trying to turn us into machines, huh? In some places they give employees a bonus at the end of the year which depends on pre-established indicators of productivity. That being said, I completely get your point. You can make people more productive by adjusting the light, regulating the thermostat, by the layout of the office, and son on. However, the real way to get astounding results is to encourage people to be creative, to think out of the box, and to do things in ways that haven't been done before. I like your manifesto. Will you be posting on the doors of factories and large businesses?

Re: When Crazy Isn’t Crazy Anymore: Life Balance and Insanity

Marelisa — Tue, 27 May 2008 00:15:37 -0000

When I lived in Italy I knew people who would find temporary work for a couple of months, make some money, and then take a few months and roam around or do whatever they wanted (they work to live rather than live to work). The pilots of the Panama Canal can opt for a plan of working 5 weeks (it's long hours and you can be called to work at any time, whether it be 2:00 p.m. or 2:00 a.m.) and then they get 3 weeks off. During their time off they tend their own small business or travel. So I agree with you that balance can, does, and should have a different meaning for everyone.