Comments on: Finding the Remarkable Among the Ordinary http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/ On a Quest for Personal Freedom Sat, 17 May 2008 02:23:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: gus http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-43539 gus Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:34:28 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-43539 Steve, Thanks for the great post. A great bit of advice I was given once when I was wondering if I should do something bold or strange or scarey (I can't remember which) was "What's the worst that can happen? You can only get 'no' for an answer, and where's the harm in that?" I guess the worst that can happen with some ideas are they don't fly (or you get no bids), but who cares? It costs nothing to try, right? Gus ==> Watch The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun: http://www.eightprinciples.com ==> Watch The 5.75 Questions You’ve Been Avoiding: http://www.fivebigquestions.com Steve,

Thanks for the great post. A great bit of advice I was given once when I was wondering if I should do something bold or strange or scarey (I can’t remember which) was “What’s the worst that can happen? You can only get ‘no’ for an answer, and where’s the harm in that?”
I guess the worst that can happen with some ideas are they don’t fly (or you get no bids), but who cares? It costs nothing to try, right?

Gus

==> Watch The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun: http://www.eightprinciples.com

==> Watch The 5.75 Questions You’ve Been Avoiding: http://www.fivebigquestions.com

]]> By: How To Get Extraordinary Results From Mundane Things http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42963 How To Get Extraordinary Results From Mundane Things Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:49:09 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42963 [...] OK, this guy sold acorns on eBay. In a post titled Finding The Remarkable Among the Ordinary Steve Olson talks about this person who got hit upon by a cool idea while cleaning his lawn. There were thousands of acorns scattered scattered all over him and he didn’t know what to do about them. And then, he decided to sell them on eBay, and he sold all of them. You may derive your own lessons from this incident, but what I learn is that no matter how silly an idea seems, if you feel strongly about it, just go ahead and implement it. [...] […] OK, this guy sold acorns on eBay. In a post titled Finding The Remarkable Among the Ordinary Steve Olson talks about this person who got hit upon by a cool idea while cleaning his lawn. There were thousands of acorns scattered scattered all over him and he didn’t know what to do about them. And then, he decided to sell them on eBay, and he sold all of them. You may derive your own lessons from this incident, but what I learn is that no matter how silly an idea seems, if you feel strongly about it, just go ahead and implement it. […]

]]> By: Sunday Reading 16 September 2007 http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42831 Sunday Reading 16 September 2007 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:20:29 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42831 [...] Steve Olson gives an example of stepping outside the box in Finding the Remarkable Among the Ordinary. [...] […] Steve Olson gives an example of stepping outside the box in Finding the Remarkable Among the Ordinary. […]

]]> By: Sunday Reading 16 September 2007 http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42832 Sunday Reading 16 September 2007 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:20:29 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42832 [...] Steve Olson gives an example of stepping outside the box in Finding the Remarkable Among the Ordinary. [...] […] Steve Olson gives an example of stepping outside the box in Finding the Remarkable Among the Ordinary. […]

]]> By: letters http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42420 letters Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:17:17 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42420 Charlie in Kentucky, If you can get people to pay for what's basically worthless to the rest of us, good for you. I'm just saying the people on eBay paying for it are stupid. They try to outbid each other. The stupidest wins. Charlie in Kentucky,

If you can get people to pay for what’s basically worthless to the rest of us, good for you. I’m just saying the people on eBay paying for it are stupid. They try to outbid each other. The stupidest wins.

]]> By: Bloggrrl http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42402 Bloggrrl Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:31:03 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42402 Looks like Charlie found his niche! :D Personally, I dream of straw bale houses. Cool that he's getting what he wants out of life. Thanks for the links. Looks like Charlie found his niche! :D Personally, I dream of straw bale houses. Cool that he’s getting what he wants out of life. Thanks for the links.

]]> By: Steve http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42338 Steve Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:53:45 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42338 Charlie, There is lot of negativity about eBay out there. I don't know exactly why. I've heard many people say you can't make money on eBay. I think eBay is great and it's one of Christine's bigger markets. I don't know who designed my friend's dome home in Farmington. I don't keep in contact with him much anymore. But I do see Natural Space at the State Fair every year. Charlie,

There is lot of negativity about eBay out there. I don’t know exactly why. I’ve heard many people say you can’t make money on eBay. I think eBay is great and it’s one of Christine’s bigger markets.

I don’t know who designed my friend’s dome home in Farmington. I don’t keep in contact with him much anymore. But I do see Natural Space at the State Fair every year.

]]> By: Charlie in Kentucky http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42336 Charlie in Kentucky Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:39:46 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42336 Steve, Is your friends dome home a Natural Spaces designed dome? They are located in MN - it very well may be. Natural Spaces was who I bought my hubs and connectors from along with the plans and instructions. They also sell complete dome home kits as well. Steve,

Is your friends dome home a Natural Spaces designed dome? They are located in MN - it very well may be. Natural Spaces was who I bought my hubs and connectors from along with the plans and instructions. They also sell complete dome home kits as well.

]]> By: Charlie in Kentucky http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42335 Charlie in Kentucky Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:37:25 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42335 Letters, What is your point? Angela, Try listing them on Ebay - you never really know until you try! Good Luck! Letters, What is your point?

Angela, Try listing them on Ebay - you never really know until you try! Good Luck!

]]> By: Angela http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42304 Angela Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:55:37 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/finding-the-remarkable-among-the-ordinary/#comment-42304 Holy cow, you mean someone might actually BUY those useless, tasteless ornamental chestnuts that fall off the chestnut tree in my front yard - by the thousands!!! Holy cow, you mean someone might actually BUY those useless, tasteless ornamental chestnuts that fall off the chestnut tree in my front yard - by the thousands!!!

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