Comments on: When Your Best Just Isn’t Good Enough

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:54:00 +0000

I found this article via Stumble upon, I’m not a writer, I’m just making my way through life day by day! Your article has meaning for so many markets, thank you. You just gave me a well needed kick in the pants.

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Less Ordinary » Links Less Ordinary 2 — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:00:45 +0000

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By: sue Jeffels

sue Jeffels — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:31:46 +0000

I really enjoyed this post Bob because it shows the truly human reasons why we end up doing what we are doing, whether we love to write or not – and so glad you chose writing as it is well worth reading.

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By: Cath Lawson

Cath Lawson — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:43:12 +0000

Hi Bob – I really enjoyed reading this. Isn’t it sad how we waste so much time letting others make us feel bad?

And poetry is really a matter of taste anyway. I’m glad you didn’t let the tutor put you off writing for life.

Cath Lawsons last blog post..The Pros And Cons Of Outsourcing Your Life

By: Monika Mundell

Monika Mundell — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:42:49 +0000

What an inspiring post Bob. I felt like I was watching you doing all these things from a window that is slightly ajar.

I’ve also had many failures to deal with and like you said, we need to take action when things go wrong. Good on you for inspiring others and showing your real strength.

Monika Mundells last blog post..Proposing For A Job – Freelance Writing Guide

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By: Friar

Friar — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:14:57 +0000

I can relate to your high-school English class. We all have had at least one A-hole teacher like that

What an incredible coincidence, though. This is the first time I’ve ever been to your blog, and an hour ago, I just finished writing about my High School English experiences.

As for Life, yeah, it’s Unfair.

I had a hard time accepting this, till I was in my mid-30’s. I think it takes us that long to gain enough wisdom to deal with that cold hard fact.

What it’s taught me is that when things DO go well, you enjoy it to the fullest.

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Wilson’s Words and Pictures | Smoking Weeds — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:44:33 +0000

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By: Magnolia

Magnolia — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:36:18 +0000

I’m not sure if it’s the red wine or if you’ve damn well inspired me……either way? Excellent post.

By: Ellen Wilson

Ellen Wilson — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:40:17 +0000

That really sucks, Bob. I can't believe someone would do that to your poem. Cruel. Thanks for tweeting this off on twitter. It is a good post, very personal and intriguing. Thanks. Ellen Wilsons last blog post..Feed on Some RSS Fruit

By: Toni Shrader

Toni Shrader — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:11:29 +0000

What a great post….I can surely relate to everything you have been through…AND that you have gotten your revenge.

Your post was from the heart and reading it made me feel I know you, even though we have never met.

You are an excellent writer and know how to keep your audience coming back for more…I wish you only the best.

Toni Shraders last blog post..Prepare Yourself For Success: 21 Myths That Will Keep You Broke, Myth #6

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SparkBits 04.29.2008 | Sparkplug CEO — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:56:31 +0000

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By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:58:26 +0000

GREAT post, Bob. And I defy that teacher to say it’s “interesting.” It is. And it’s fantastic.

I remember my girlfriend’s otherwise meek mother storming into 6th grade to straighten out the teacher who’d told her daughter that her poem didn’t get a better grade because “poems have to rhyme.” She got her better grade, and deservedly so. Sometimes the powers-that-be have no clue.

You bring us a very good reminder that taste is subjective and often the person judging has no experience to base that judgment on: just authority. It sucks, but it’s life.

Loris last blog post..

By: Dominique

Dominique — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:46:58 +0000

I came upon your site via http://www.chrisg.com/inspiration-aspiration/

Great post on overcoming your failures and striving hard to be the best you can be.
I also belief that if you try hard enough you and work smart you will be able to get where you desire.
Am working hard at the moment to make the conversion between SAHM to WAHM.
Have bookmarked your site for future reference.

By: Arachne Jericho

Arachne Jericho — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:01:15 +0000

I’m kind of older than I look… but when I was little, they put me into a special class for the, ah, slow of learning because I spoke two languages and just happened to speak in the non-English one to my teacher. Once.

She thought I was saying bad words and dragged me by my ear to the principal.

It kind of didn’t get better from there. Well, it did and didn’t. Many ways, not so much.

To this day my attitude has been one of “I’ll show them ALL” and it’s worked out for me with respect to keeping on with the writing, improving, and not laying in the dirt to die when I’ve lost everything (like: job, home, most of possessions…).

Life really is not freaking fair.

Arachne Jerichos last blog post..A Personal Discovery of Authority

By: Lillie Ammann

Lillie Ammann — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:55:45 +0000

Thank you for this powerful, thought-provoking, and inspiring post.

Your experiences remind of my own that I wrote about in this post: http://lillieammann.com/blog/2007/11/09/what-i-learned-from-rejection/

But you said it much more eloquently than I did.

Lillie Ammanns last blog post..Read and Comment Day

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:19:13 +0000

Learn and move on, but honour your feelings in the process.

I’m glad you had the wisdom to let yourself pine. Otherwise we can become awfully harsh (and, yes, vengeful).