Another awesome blog. Now if only I can teach my mind and heart it's that simple. Time to go think about that :)

Cool concept. How, though, do you get to be a 10 out of 10 as far as character is concerned? I don't know many people who are there. I know I'm not. I guess I've got some work to do!

I like the idea, but I don't think it's that simple. What is a 10/10 person? Is that someone who is perfect in every way? I doubt that person exists. I think there are problems that no man can not be bothered by. But who knows, I'm no philosopher.

knitsoflove - thx and love it. :)

kel2347- conscious, disciplined effort, lots of patience and a lot of laughter, I'd say. :)

oozle2 - it really is that simple. ;) what do YOU think a 10/10 person would look like? that's what it is for you. then, the question is, are you living consistently with those ideals or not? if so: you'll be rockin' it. if not, well.... :)

maslow offers a good reminder: "There are no perfect human beings! Persons can be found who are good, very good indeed, in fact, great. There do in fact exist creators, seers, sages, saints, shakers, and movers...even if they are uncommon and do not come by the dozen. And yet these very same people can at times be boring, irritating, petulant, selfish, angry, or depressed. To avoid disillusionment with human nature, we must first give up our illusions about it."

and he also says: “If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you’ll be unhappy for the rest of your life.”

here's to keeping things simple while we explore and LIVE our own truths,

-bri

I don't see how my financial problems are going to be cured by simply boosting my character. I just need some good old luck.

I get what you are trying to say but I am not learning anything here. How do we grow? How do you suggest we move from a 3 to a 10? I agree that most people blow their problems out of proportion due to stressful knee jerk reactions, but how do you stop doing this?

We all need to work on our character - on that I agree. Thinking that I am a "10/10" is hard to swallow, but I do agree that the stronger your character, the smaller some problems will look. I also see most problems as an opportunity to grow my character... so that will in fact make the next "big" problem seem smaller according to your philosophy.

I get the concept that you are putting out. It's kinda like a roll of the dice in a D&D game (I know that sounds corney but it was a way for me to grasp the concept) I guess all that I have to do now is boost my character!

I like the idea in theory. However theory doesn't always work in real life! I can't believe I missed reading that in the Millionaire mind!

love it! :)

@on.repeat - t. harv will say ALL of your financial problems start with your character. one of his big things, for example, is the idea that there are no "rich victims"--meaning, if you find yourself complaining/criticizing/blaming/etc. you basically just bought yourself a ticket to worrying about money. powerful stuff.

more of his Big Ideas here: http://philosophersnotes.com/ideas/search/T.+Harv+Eker

more of his quotes here: http://philosophersnotes.com/quotes/by_teacher/T.%20Harv%20Eker

And I love this from Emerson on luck: "Good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose."

While Thomas Jefferson says: "I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have."

:)

@heathcole - your question is awesome: "I agree that most people blow their problems out of proportion due to stressful knee jerk reactions, but how do you stop doing this?" how would YOU answer that question? And then when do you plan to start living the answer?

@triplecrown - exactly

@amanda - i don't know D&D enough to follow but i dig it! :)

@chelle - :) this theory DOES work in real life. We just have to actually live it and have the courage to see when we're not and the will-power/courage to step up.

Fun,

-bri

I agree with this blog.Again this is going to help many like me.I am going to implement this concept in my life too.

Neat concept, but I would have liked it better had you posted the ways to "grow" here instead of us having to find it somewhere else.

hey syang: thx for the feedback. My top advice on how to grow:

what's the #1 thing that you KNOW you need to start doing to be in integrity with your highest self? The habit that, if you built it in your life, would give you the most positive benefit?!? (Figure that out and commit to living it NOW.)

and, what's the #1 thing you KNOW you need to STOP doing to improve your character? What's the thing that's dragging you down the most? Now a good time to stop it? :)

Actually asking and answering (and then living the answer to them, of course) those questions will do an INCREDIBLE amount to move you toward the 10. consistently ask and answer those questions and by the end of 2009 you won't even recognize your current self.

(and, you won't see your current "problems" as problems from that new vantage point.)

to living our truths,

-bri

Great work! This is really very helpful to me personally. I myself have realized that problems are part of our life. Problems are not just present in our life to give us worries but, problems are there to help us realized how hard it takes and how much pain should we suffer in order to make our lives worth living for. Thank a lot for the post!

hey jim - thx for your kind words! tony robbins like to say that our problems are like weights for our spiritual strength training. i dig that. :)

Wow - this seems like it should be so obvious but it is so profound! How can we expect our problems to seem like anything but when we hide out whenever problems come our way. If we improve our attitudes and outlooks on life, we start to realize those "huge" problems weren't even problems to begin with - they're more minor annoyances than anything.

shan - EXACTLY! well said! fun. :)

Nice philosophy to live by and I suppose that it is true. Great blog.

thx, missf! :) here's to living it!! :)