Comments on: Fear Drives Us To Work http://lifedev.net/2007/07/fear-drives-us-to-work/ Helping Creative People Create Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:03:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joe Taohttp://lifedev.net/2007/07/fear-drives-us-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3360 Joe Tao Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:34:26 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2007/07/fear-drives-us-to-work/#comment-3360 On the subject of pain - Sitting a week long formal zen sesshin is about the most painful situation I have put myself in repeatedly. It is there that I have learned the most about my life. And yes, I have sometimes made it thru a tough one because I feared the alternative, to run from myself and by proxy, reality.The truth will set you free to do whatever your heart desires. A little different than Tony Robbins but I like it and it works well for me. On the subject of pain – Sitting a week long formal zen sesshin is about the most painful situation I have put myself in repeatedly. It is there that I have learned the most about my life. And yes, I have sometimes made it thru a tough one because I feared the alternative, to run from myself and by proxy, reality.

The truth will set you free to do whatever your heart desires. A little different than Tony Robbins but I like it and it works well for me.

]]> By: glenhttp://lifedev.net/2007/07/fear-drives-us-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3356 glen Sun, 15 Jul 2007 06:08:24 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2007/07/fear-drives-us-to-work/#comment-3356 Interesting. Interesting.

]]> By: David B. Bohlhttp://lifedev.net/2007/07/fear-drives-us-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3347 David B. Bohl Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:20:08 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2007/07/fear-drives-us-to-work/#comment-3347 Fred Kofman once said: "At some point in your life you might change. You might realize “Wait a minute! I’m not empty. I’m full. I am more than full. I am overflowing with fullness and freedom.” Then, you leave fear and you enter love. Now your life becomes a quest to express that fullness and that freedom. Now you are not looking to fill yourself up by achieving something. You are actually looking for ways in which you can express the fullness and freedom that you already are. You don’t work to make money, although money is part of the deal; you work to express your creative potential in the service of others. That’s when you do your best work." Fred Kofman once said: “At some point in your life you might change. You might realize “Wait a minute! I’m not empty. I’m full. I am more than full. I am overflowing with fullness and freedom.” Then, you leave fear and you enter love. Now your life becomes a quest to express that fullness and that freedom. Now you are not looking to fill yourself up by achieving something. You are actually looking for ways in which you can express the fullness and freedom that you already are. You don’t work to make money, although money is part of the deal; you work to express your creative potential in the service of others. That’s when you do your best work.”

]]> By: Greghttp://lifedev.net/2007/07/fear-drives-us-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3294 Greg Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:41:22 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2007/07/fear-drives-us-to-work/#comment-3294 Not sure I agree with this in all cases. Tony Robbins never did Ironman. Recognizing pain, and working through it, distinguishing it from injury and even embracing it is what IM training does. Fear of failure, fear of not finishing the race, and fear of your competition can also motivate a triathlete.The effort put into training (which produces pain) allows one to collect the reward of racing (which produces more pain) but is transferred into a pleasurable experience by the attainment of a goal.Why do we always equate work with financial rewards? Why do we assume that the go-getter-on-steroids is out for financial gain and not a simply running for a different goal? Not sure I agree with this in all cases. Tony Robbins never did Ironman. Recognizing pain, and working through it, distinguishing it from injury and even embracing it is what IM training does. Fear of failure, fear of not finishing the race, and fear of your competition can also motivate a triathlete.

The effort put into training (which produces pain) allows one to collect the reward of racing (which produces more pain) but is transferred into a pleasurable experience by the attainment of a goal.

Why do we always equate work with financial rewards? Why do we assume that the go-getter-on-steroids is out for financial gain and not a simply running for a different goal?

]]> By: Rise Earlyhttp://lifedev.net/2007/07/fear-drives-us-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3287 Rise Early Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:11:17 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2007/07/fear-drives-us-to-work/#comment-3287 As Tony Robbins wrote, every person on the planet is driven by 2 forces - the need to avoid pain and the desire to gain pleasure. First thing is FEAR that you wrote about. Second is rewards we put ahead of ourselves. Thanks for the post! As Tony Robbins wrote, every person on the planet is driven by 2 forces – the need to avoid pain and the desire to gain pleasure. First thing is FEAR that you wrote about. Second is rewards we put ahead of ourselves.
Thanks for the post!

]]> By: Nxqd3051990http://lifedev.net/2007/07/fear-drives-us-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3282 Nxqd3051990 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:25:15 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2007/07/fear-drives-us-to-work/#comment-3282 Amazing trick, i'll keep it in my head ;) nXqd Amazing trick, i’ll keep it in my head ;)
nXqd

]]> By: Joe Taohttp://lifedev.net/2007/07/fear-drives-us-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3281 Joe Tao Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:30:14 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2007/07/fear-drives-us-to-work/#comment-3281 Hi Glen,First time here. I agree. Fear as strength is a dismal mantra. At its most primal, fear is solely a reactionary defensive mechanism and cannot possibly bring about happiness in life. To live with awareness and experience joy in each and every thing, that is where it is at for this man. I can be very energetic and filled with enthusiasm as I work in an arena that I am passionate about, say blogging, and fear is the furthest thing from my mind. Not to say I never experience fear, just I would hate to live with it as my primary motivater.cela - Joe Tao Hi Glen,

First time here. I agree. Fear as strength is a dismal mantra. At its most primal, fear is solely a reactionary defensive mechanism and cannot possibly bring about happiness in life. To live with awareness and experience joy in each and every thing, that is where it is at for this man. I can be very energetic and filled with enthusiasm as I work in an arena that I am passionate about, say blogging, and fear is the furthest thing from my mind. Not to say I never experience fear, just I would hate to live with it as my primary motivater.

cela – Joe Tao

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