Not that "J," but a "J" whom I've written about before.
I've had some public and private responses to the post "Golden Ticket" which I felt a need to address. Thanks to all my friends who read it.
In a fit of desperation, I called former Mississippi State head football coach, Jackie Sherrill, and asked him for career/life direction. His answer (one I've mentioned before but thought it appropriate to mention again here) was, I hope, what those who asked me about "Golden Ticket" might be searching for. Here's again what he advised: "What do you want to do?"
If his response still leaves you a bit thirsty (as it did me, i.e., that's not what I wanted to hear. "C'mon coach, can't you do better than that? I was hoping you'd say, 'hop on a plane and get your butt down to Starkville. You're hired!'"), go out and get the book called "What Color Is Your Parachute." I read that book just after speaking with Coach Sherrill back in 1995. The book gives you some very specific methods for examining your personal strengths and provides direction for those open-minded and honest enough to give it a chance. It's amazing for me to look back into the book and review what I wrote about myself and what I "wanted." 13 years (lucky number?) ago, it was (and still is) dead on.
The fact of the matter is that no one knows who we are and what we want better than ourselves. It's just that for many of us, we need the validation that can come from a respected advisor.
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I don't want to sound holy here, but the person who understands us better than ourselves is God.
Anyway, I might want to try and read the book.
dyhard is Juan Nieves | 05/10/08, 07:41 PM
Report Offensive CommentGood book?Good advice?I may give it a try.
"Cincy" hurts less | 05/10/08, 07:46 PM
Report Offensive CommentYou Can Heal Your Life, Louise L. Hay
18&one | 05/10/08, 08:59 PM
Report Offensive CommentI should try and find that book...maybe help myself
badgerfan07 watches the CWS | 05/10/08, 09:34 PM
Report Offensive CommentI am all the guidance you need badger (lol, lord help us when that day comes)
I am not certain I am buying into this 1 Gator "no one knows who we are and what we want better than ourselves" negates that we have biased views of ourselves. We have information concerning the motivation of our actions not available to the rest of the world giving us free reign to alter them as we see fit, a tendancy to justify unjust actions thru invented "Higher" moitvations. We have a tendancy to move ourselves towards the person we would like to be thru reasoning rather than actual self improvement.
Aside from practice ad lengthy introspective, we need an external means of gauging ourselves. the best method varies from person to person.
For myself, the moment came while working a summer job cleaning carpets at the county grade schools. On the wall was a poster that read "THOUGHTS become ACTIONS which create HABITS that build CHARACTER" accompanied with the realization that mereconsciously altering my actions over a period of time would effect changes in the rest of the equation.
Not exactly on the same level as oh, say, the theory of relativity, but it was quite effective for me at the time.
In a sense a Jr high teacher was among the greatest influences in my life. The irony was that he/she wasn't my teacher, wasn't present, and I was a sophomore in high school at the time. I guess it just take longer for the lessons to sink in with some.
Prove It | 05/11/08, 03:50 AM
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