Comments on: Out With The Old, In With The New: Plan How To Erase That Mistake http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2010/12/04/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-plan-how-to-erase-that-mistake/ Financial talk for the rest of us Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Callie http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2010/12/04/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-plan-how-to-erase-that-mistake/#comment-932173 Callie Sun, 05 Dec 2010 17:57:25 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6338#comment-932173 @NMPatricia, I agree with your whole sentiment. Additionally I *do* feel that there are many small steps I regret, but no glaring big ones. My biggest, I feel was not applying myself in high school, and I also feel I’ve taken care of that by graduating with honors from a prestigious university. Something is holding me back though and I can’t quite grasp it.

]]> By: Gretchen http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2010/12/04/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-plan-how-to-erase-that-mistake/#comment-932167 Gretchen Sun, 05 Dec 2010 14:38:49 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6338#comment-932167 In this particular example, I don’t think your goal is a good one.

You don’t have any control over the amount of weight you lose per week.

You do have control over aspects of your life that can have you lose weight, though. (always walk 45 minutes, write all your food down, no snacking between meals, whatever.)

]]> By: Syble Solomon http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2010/12/04/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-plan-how-to-erase-that-mistake/#comment-932166 Syble Solomon Sun, 05 Dec 2010 13:35:11 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6338#comment-932166 Excellent article! I would add a thought to the process. As you’re setting your goals and planning for success, ask yourself what payoffs there are for staying the way you are now? For example, going out for lunch pays off with a social time to feel part of the group. Working below your capacity in a job where you’re comfortable pays off by protecting you from a promotion where you might be uncomfortable with the challenges of a new job. Buying something impulsively for your children pays off with the pleasure of seeing them happy and feeling you could make that happen. When you’re trying to change, your current payoffs may be filling an important need that you will need to face or get fulfilled in another way to be successful.

]]> By: Mel http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2010/12/04/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-plan-how-to-erase-that-mistake/#comment-932161 Mel Sun, 05 Dec 2010 08:42:41 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6338#comment-932161 @NMPatricia: I’m thinking about it not so much as a “mistake” as such, but something that you’d change.

For me, I’m ecstatically happy with almost all aspects of my life, except my work. For several reasons, I’ve had and left/lost more jobs in the last 3 years than I would care to admit, and I’m now freelancing. I’m still in a position where I am nowhere near supporting myself, relying almost totally on my fiance. That’s what the “mistake” means to me.

]]> By: NMPatricia http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2010/12/04/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-plan-how-to-erase-that-mistake/#comment-932160 NMPatricia Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:08:46 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6338#comment-932160 This has been a powerful series and one i am following closely. However, this one eludes me. Either that, or I am in denial. Wish there were more examples.

]]> By: Dave http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2010/12/04/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-plan-how-to-erase-that-mistake/#comment-932155 Dave Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:31:20 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6338#comment-932155 LOL very interesting that “David” and “dave” (i’m the latter) had reactions to the same sentence!

]]> By: Dave http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2010/12/04/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-plan-how-to-erase-that-mistake/#comment-932154 Dave Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:30:40 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6338#comment-932154 lol currently my biggest mistake is feelings for someone with whom I work that i can’t shake despite that road having been attempted and failed months ago. i got a big laugh when i got to: “Today, we’re going to talk about how to kick that mistake directly in the teeth and send it packing.”

]]> By: David http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2010/12/04/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-plan-how-to-erase-that-mistake/#comment-932152 David Sat, 04 Dec 2010 20:59:43 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=6338#comment-932152 Interesting metaphor. If one’s single greatest mistake is one’s weight, this tends to center around the stomach. Quite how one kicks one’s stomach in the teeth, I am not sure.

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