melody33:

Wow!

That's a great idea - about writing how the the disappointment would look in a successful person's biography...I think most of the things I get upset about wouldn't be significant enough to make the biography, so why am I wasting time flipping out about it?! 

So, I'm totally stealing this and putting it in my Tools journal. :)  Thanks for sharing.

AnnieEm:

Very interesting post...

very thought provoking. I think there is one more step for successful people - they ACT on the big picture that they see.  They figure out how they fit in or how they can affect the big picture and then they act.  It's that last step that stops so many of us. Is it courage, or faith... or... what? What is it that makes them act?  Hmmmm, thanks for giving me something to ponder.  : )

Rexo:

Expect the unexpected.

Interesting post - thank you for bringing it up. If I can ask - does your over-reaction stem from either yourself or others not meeting the expectation you have set? Fortunately, human nature is wonderfully unpredictable and placing any expectation upon another is pointless - you are not them and they are not you, therefore each person's expectation will differ.

The other point to mention is that perhaps successful people THINK or FEEL, rather than know that they see the big picture, which in turn gives them the confidence to act accordingly. They no doubt see the value of disappointment (ultimately a big fat zero if one focuses solely on the emotion and doesn't recognise the opportunities), drop it and move on, rather than letting it fester.

Most likely, every 'successful' person (however you define them) will have passed through failure before achievement. Consequently they make the difficult look easy, usually because they've worked hard, with discipline and overcame obstacles in the process.

superjeer:

seems spot on

Now the trick is to always step back, remember the big picture and move forward.

Thanks for the inspiration.

-Jere

joyschtick:

on the big picture

I love the idea of reframing disappointments as stepping stones to important achievements. (Stories like Edison's, or like Walt Disney being fired from a newspaper cartoonist job because he "didn't have any creative ideas" are so inspiring.)

I think it's important to note that some of our brains are actually hard-wired to attend to detail, while others are more hard-wired to see the big picture. We may not be able to actually change this about our neurological selves, but being aware of how our minds work can help us determine where we might find the most success and satisfaction, and how to best direct our efforts toward getting there.

shadesofdallas:

Interesting Day 17 quote

This quote was in the lesson for today and I thought it was a great reinforcement of my "big picture" idea. 

Sometimes we become locked into a short-term pattern of reacting to immediate needs and missing the long-term benefits of positioning ourselves to deal with more important life issues and priorities.
                                                                                                          -Eric Alen baugh