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Old April 1, 2001, 04:32 AM
Dien Rice
 
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Default Life's vast smorgasbord of experience....

Hi Becky!

> Life is an adventure--don't worry about
> whether the glass is half empty or half
> full--think about what you want to
> "drink" next. :-)

Becky, I loved your post! (By the way, Becky has a great forum herself.... I just checked it out. It's a great place to go to catch more of her insightful and learned comments... :) )

Oh yes.... I like the idea of pouring myself new glasses of things to drink.... My brother (Thomas) has accused me of this before... He said he's noticed that with me, once I figure out how to succeed at something, I end up doing something else... I guess it's true that I like to set myself new challenges in life.... But enough about me. (Fallen asleep yet? :))

I've been reading lately about "serial entrepreneurs" -- people who have started many businesses, sometimes in all sorts of different areas. I wrote about one of them recently, someone who had started many businesses, mostly in retail....

Probably Richard Branson is the world's most famous "serial entrepreneur" - the "Virgin Group" is supposed to consist of something like 200 different businesses! From airlines, to bridal wear, to financial services, to soft drinks....!!!!

And there's also an interesting lady I've read about, who has started several different businesses too....

I guess the reason I like to read about these people is that partly, I can see myself doing the same thing.... I like new challenges, I don't feel the same satisfaction from doing over and over things which I already know I do well.... I realize I'll probably be more "successful" in life if I stick to one thing, but then I won't be sampling from life's vast smorgasbord of experience.... :)

Anyway, this approach may not be the most efficient in life, but it can be fun.... :)

Thanks Becky, I loved your analogy... You are like an analogy master! :) I still remember your post about the hunters and the hunted....!

I know Gordon has this tendency too.... Maybe that's one of the reasons I respect him so much.... He's succeeded not only on the internet, but also in sales in other areas, with his resumes business, with his "off key singing telegram" service, and also as a social worker.... I admire people who are so diverse like that... :)

And Becky, I'm fascinated to learn about your areas of knowledge too... Psychology is not only important, it is also FASCINATING! :)

> p.s. I love this forum, Dien. Keep up the
> good work!

Thanks Becky.... It's really thanks to all of us.... I just hope I can make a nice atmosphere, conducive to good discussions.... :)

> pps. Martin Seligman--is this the same
> Seligman who developed the Learned
> Helplessness theory? Very interesting!

I don't know if it's the same Seligman or not... I think Martin Seligman is an academic, though, so it could be!

- Dien