Comments on: Why you really don’t need to fear failure

By: Sarah Cooper

Sarah Cooper — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:37:17 +0000

Quite right - that’s a good idea for a future post! and the right time of year to be thinking about that too.

By: Susie

Susie — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:59:12 +0000

I find one problem is that I don’t spend enough time celebrating my achievements and successes - when things work out well and you achieve your goal, its such a short-lived thing and we tend to move on to the next thing quite quickly.

I think looking back once in a while on how far we have come, and all the great things we have achieved, no matter how small, is really helpful too, because its too easy to brush over them.

By: Sarah Cooper

Sarah Cooper — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:29:28 +0000

Thank you Roger! Good for you - sometimes you just need to pack up your bags and make it happen!
Not sure if you read a previous post on useful websites bu here is one you might enjoy - a blog by Chris Guillebeau on unconventional strategies for work, life and travel!
http://chrisguillebeau.com/3×5/
Also http://www.locationindependent.co.uk - they have a booklet on living and working in Thailand that you can download
Good luck and let me know how things turn out!

By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:13:39 +0000

Great post Sarah. I particularly the coping mechanism project. 2009 has been one of those years and I have been using a few mechanisms to cope. The biggest one is being positive and accepting that the universe is not out to get me. This tells me that every situation whether its good or bad is simply a situation. The difference is how I look at what is happening and then choose to label it as good or bad.

I have made the decision that its time to get back to a dream I had 10 years ago and am going to make that happen. Come the first of 2010 I will be headed to Thailand with a rough plan to teach english. The main focus however is to get back to SE Asia and explore the wonderful culture that I have experienced on brief prior visits.

I look forward to reading more of your blog and checking out your newsletters.

Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you as well.

Sincerely
Roger

By: Sarah Cooper

Sarah Cooper — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:33:36 +0000

My pleasure. Thanks too for Oprah!

By: Sital

Sital — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:31:19 +0000

Great post Sarah. You’re right - it’s so important to have some coping strategies to get you through a tough spell.

I’m very audio/visual in the way I learn and so save lots of YouTube clips to dip into as and when I need some inspiration. Here’s a link to one of the clips I use as a coping strategy if I’m going through a tough spell. It’s an inspirational 3 minute clip of Oprah speaking about dealing with failures and crises within the context of careers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSiKn7mgGxE&feature=player_embedded

Sital

P.S. Thanks also for the link back to the screw up article!