Comments on: Why America Is Failing At Life… http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/243 Living close enough to the edge to matter... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:41:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: ChristianPF http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/243/comment-page-1#comment-32896 ChristianPF Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:19:36 +0000 http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/?p=243#comment-32896 Good post. It is amazing to me how so much of our country expects everything to be handed to them. There is a prevalent mentality that others "owe" them something. I think it stems from things like what you mention. Good post. It is amazing to me how so much of our country expects everything to be handed to them. There is a prevalent mentality that others “owe” them something. I think it stems from things like what you mention.

]]> By: Rick Frueh http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/243/comment-page-1#comment-30728 Rick Frueh Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:34:54 +0000 http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/?p=243#comment-30728 America is failing? How? America is failing? How?

]]> By: Bruce Gerencser http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/243/comment-page-1#comment-30520 Bruce Gerencser Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:36:55 +0000 http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/?p=243#comment-30520 Great post Chris. I comment on this often when we watch shows like American Idol, So you think you can dance, etc? Who told these idiots they could sing, dance, etc? Well their parents, teachers, and culture did. You can be "anything" you want to be. Don't let anyone take your "dreams" away. No one is better than anyone else....blah blah blah I taught my kids......figure out what you do well and focus on that. Don't spend your life trying to do things that you never will do well. Life is too short. I played sports in school BUT I was always the last one or two guys to make the team. Good enough to be last but never good enough to be a regular starting player. Why? They were better than me. Even as Church leaders, we are all gifted in one way or another. None of us have the whole package. The smart leader realizes the things he is not good at and learns to delegate. Ever wonder where all this is going to end? What kind of culture we are developing? I think your observations about the workforce are spot on. Bruce Great post Chris.

I comment on this often when we watch shows like American Idol, So you think you can dance, etc? Who told these idiots they could sing, dance, etc?

Well their parents, teachers, and culture did. You can be “anything” you want to be. Don’t let anyone take your “dreams” away. No one is better than anyone else….blah blah blah

I taught my kids……figure out what you do well and focus on that. Don’t spend your life trying to do things that you never will do well. Life is too short.

I played sports in school BUT I was always the last one or two guys to make the team. Good enough to be last but never good enough to be a regular starting player. Why? They were better than me.

Even as Church leaders, we are all gifted in one way or another. None of us have the whole package. The smart leader realizes the things he is not good at and learns to delegate.

Ever wonder where all this is going to end? What kind of culture we are developing? I think your observations about the workforce are spot on.

Bruce

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