Comments on: Making It All Work – Getting Perspective at Fifty Thousand Feet: Purpose and Principles

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:41:07 +0000

In response to the last comment, I have to say I am Loving this series. It has been enormously helpful to me as I engage in the process of clearing up all the mental clutter in my life. Thank you for doing this, Trent!

By: deRuiter

deRuiter — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 10:49:58 +0000

Thank goodness, only three more of these if my memory serves. These columns are stultifying. Of course it’s a lot easier than thinking up 19 new topics which require work, after reviewing the book favorably one time.

By: valleycat1

valleycat1 — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:42:23 +0000

I like this: These conclusions didn’t come to me in a vacuum. They came to me as a result of doing lots of things in life, thinking about the things I’d done and why I’d done them, and figuring out which ones had meaning for me.

Allen touches on this on page 253:

Too often, though, the admonition to discover and clarify life and organizational purpose has created inordinate pressure to have all the answers before their is sufficient commitment to getting involved and being fully engaged.

I’ve read too many books & attended some retreats where the “why am I here” question isn’t effectively tied to one’s life so far. I’ve had discussions with people who seem to want to find some grandiose reason for their life that will take them away from where they are now.