Comments on: Learn the Success Secret of the World’s Greatest Chessplayer: Making Fantasy Pay http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/ Copywriting Beyond the Words :: The Freelance Writer's Life Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:46:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Tom Chandler http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-44493 Tom Chandler Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:51:22 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/#comment-44493 Apples: I'm on vacation and away from my books right now. I'll dig it up when I get back, assuming I still have that Aagaard book. Apples: I’m on vacation and away from my books right now. I’ll dig it up when I get back, assuming I still have that Aagaard book.

]]> By: Apples http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-44481 Apples Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:43:32 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/#comment-44481 Hi Tom, Can you tell me where Jacob Aagaard talks about Kasparov's play? Thanks Hi Tom, Can you tell me where Jacob Aagaard talks about Kasparov’s play? Thanks

]]> By: Tom Chandler http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-43669 Tom Chandler Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:54:13 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/#comment-43669 Bob, Liz & Karen: I got a handle on the worksheet at the <a href="http://www.wings-seminars.com/" rel="nofollow">Wings Seminars</a> (located in Southern Oregon), where the whole deal immediately made sense. It's hard to discuss my life in terms of "systems" and "processes" (at least with a straight face), but I am aware enough to realize that replacing one process with a simpler one is better than the reverse. The worksheet works, and it's simple. Bob, Liz & Karen: I got a handle on the worksheet at the Wings Seminars (located in Southern Oregon), where the whole deal immediately made sense.

It’s hard to discuss my life in terms of “systems” and “processes” (at least with a straight face), but I am aware enough to realize that replacing one process with a simpler one is better than the reverse.

The worksheet works, and it’s simple.

]]> By: Karen Commins http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-43668 Karen Commins Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:03:19 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/#comment-43668 FYI -- If the link to the Sher book in my previous message doesn't work, the book is available at http://www.wishcraft.com. Karen Commins http://www.KarenVoices.com http://www.KarenBlogs.com FYI — If the link to the Sher book in my previous message doesn’t work, the book is available at http://www.wishcraft.com.

Karen Commins
http://www.KarenVoices.com
http://www.KarenBlogs.com

]]> By: Karen Commins http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-43667 Karen Commins Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:00:24 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/#comment-43667 Hi, Tom. Thanks for the insightful observations. I actually have been following this process to fulfill my dream of becoming a voice talent ever since reading Barbara Sher's amazing book <i>Wishcraft</i>, which she has generously made available as <a><b>a free download.</b></a> Chess players work alone, but the rest of us often need help in achieving our goals. In the book, she also offers practical advice for ways to get help at each step. As Sher says "isolation is the dream killer"! Karen Commins http://www.KarenVoices.com http://www.KarenBlogs.com Hi, Tom. Thanks for the insightful observations. I actually have been following this process to fulfill my dream of becoming a voice talent ever since reading Barbara Sher’s amazing book Wishcraft, which she has generously made available as a free download.

Chess players work alone, but the rest of us often need help in achieving our goals. In the book, she also offers practical advice for ways to get help at each step. As Sher says “isolation is the dream killer”!

Karen Commins
http://www.KarenVoices.com
http://www.KarenBlogs.com

]]> By: Liz de Nesnera http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-43664 Liz de Nesnera Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:22:05 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/#comment-43664 Hey Tom! This is a great fisrt step to WOW! A great way to start focusing yourself...what's amazing is that as you start this process there are other situations ("Hows") that present themselves & that move you along even faster...that you would never have even thought of (let alone listed) if you hadn't taken that all important first step! Very Cool! Peace! Liz Hey Tom!
This is a great fisrt step to WOW! A great way to start focusing yourself…what’s amazing is that as you start this process there are other situations (”Hows”) that present themselves & that move you along even faster…that you would never have even thought of (let alone listed) if you hadn’t taken that all important first step!
Very Cool!

Peace!

Liz

]]> By: Bob Souer http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-43657 Bob Souer Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:09:01 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/#comment-43657 Tom, This is really excellent stuff. Thank you. It's strange how uncommon common sense is. At least that's how this strikes me. Be well, Bob Tom,

This is really excellent stuff. Thank you. It’s strange how uncommon common sense is. At least that’s how this strikes me.

Be well,
Bob

]]> By: Tom Chandler http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-43474 Tom Chandler Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:23:42 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/#comment-43474 Scott: Goal-setting isn't exactly new, but I do appreciate the simplicity of this approach. People often think more about where they are instead of where they want to be, and the worksheet exists so -- once you've created some kind of fantasy position -- you're forced to recognize the steps needed to get there. Then there's the little matter of the worksheet staring you in the face every day... Scott: Goal-setting isn’t exactly new, but I do appreciate the simplicity of this approach. People often think more about where they are instead of where they want to be, and the worksheet exists so — once you’ve created some kind of fantasy position — you’re forced to recognize the steps needed to get there.

Then there’s the little matter of the worksheet staring you in the face every day…

]]> By: Scott C http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-43468 Scott C Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:26:45 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/#comment-43468 Tom, Great piece. I don't know if that was earth-shaking information (seems like self-help books are all about goal-setting). But for some reason the simplicity of the little worksheet really hit me and made me think: Sometimes I'm too hesitant/scared to follow through on the "How". Does that make sense? I know where I am now. I know where I would like to be. Writing out each step of how to make it happen would require me to think about some steps I'd rather ignore. Kind of the idea that it is easier to dream than to work. Maybe writing it out is good so you can reassess the Wow! part--maybe you really don't want that goal if it's going to require x, y and z and you really don't want to do y. Then you can come up with a new Wow! goal that is achievable. Or maybe writing it out is good because you can keep trying alternatives (x, q and z) until you find the way to make it happen that is doable. How about an elaborate flowchart instead of the simple worksheet ;-). Thanks for making me think! Tom,

Great piece. I don’t know if that was earth-shaking information (seems like self-help books are all about goal-setting). But for some reason the simplicity of the little worksheet really hit me and made me think: Sometimes I’m too hesitant/scared to follow through on the “How”. Does that make sense?

I know where I am now. I know where I would like to be. Writing out each step of how to make it happen would require me to think about some steps I’d rather ignore. Kind of the idea that it is easier to dream than to work.

Maybe writing it out is good so you can reassess the Wow! part–maybe you really don’t want that goal if it’s going to require x, y and z and you really don’t want to do y. Then you can come up with a new Wow! goal that is achievable.

Or maybe writing it out is good because you can keep trying alternatives (x, q and z) until you find the way to make it happen that is doable.

How about an elaborate flowchart instead of the simple worksheet ;-).

Thanks for making me think!

]]> By: Tom Chandler http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-43410 Tom Chandler Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:49:00 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/06/10/learn-the-secret-of-success-of-the-worlds-greatest-chessplayer-making-fantasy-pay/#comment-43410 Roberta: As soon as you figure the Mega Millions thing out, let me know. You will, won't you? John: Thanks for weighing in. I've found this method to be most successful when used with specific goals, and you're certainly right; a dose of realism is required or disappointment is an inevitable result. Like your hiking books. Roberta: As soon as you figure the Mega Millions thing out, let me know. You will, won’t you?

John: Thanks for weighing in. I’ve found this method to be most successful when used with specific goals, and you’re certainly right; a dose of realism is required or disappointment is an inevitable result.

Like your hiking books.

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