Comments on: Alignment and Lowering the Bar http://handmadesuccess.com/2012/08/alignment-and-lowering-the-bar/ Marketing + Social Media Training for Creative Entrepreneurs Tue, 21 May 2013 21:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: kerry http://handmadesuccess.com/2012/08/alignment-and-lowering-the-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-29604 kerry Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:34:18 +0000 http://handmadesuccess.com/?p=6383#comment-29604 Thanks for this post Shelly! I really love your perspective and advice on how turn your current situation into a more positive one that will lead to the future you desire.

@Ann – I want to hear your husband’s perspective too!

@Cheryl – Such an interesting rule! As my boys get older I keep taking on new roles but of course not more time :)

]]> By: shelly http://handmadesuccess.com/2012/08/alignment-and-lowering-the-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-29603 shelly Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:19:56 +0000 http://handmadesuccess.com/?p=6383#comment-29603 Ann, I would love to hear your husbands perspective! Please do share. I definitely write from a woman’s point of view and would love to learn from the male perspective.
Cheryl – I love your input. I couldn’t agree more. I think we all could benefit from pushing away from the debilitating idea of perfection. Thanks so much for sharing!

]]> By: Cheryl Best http://handmadesuccess.com/2012/08/alignment-and-lowering-the-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-29591 Cheryl Best Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:43:16 +0000 http://handmadesuccess.com/?p=6383#comment-29591 After first hearing about it, I have come to embrace “the 75% rule.” The gist of the rule is that you cannot give 100% (or more) in all of your life roles (for me that was mother-daughter-student-employee-volunteer-entrepreneur) without it taking a toll on your health and well-being. Following the 75% rule means striving to meet 75% of your objectives in each role. So, for example, if one of your many roles is “student,” following the 75% rule means instead of working to achieve an “A” in your coursework, you focus on earning a “B,” a grade that is still respectably above average. As a volunteer, you might consider dropping out on one or more activities until you have more time. As a mom, if you have back up or an understanding child, you might consider attending 3/4 of her soccer games, etc.

]]> By: Ann Williams http://handmadesuccess.com/2012/08/alignment-and-lowering-the-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-29590 Ann Williams Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:00:20 +0000 http://handmadesuccess.com/?p=6383#comment-29590 This is awesome advice….for women!! BUT…what if it’s your husband that is experiencing the negative spiral of his “bill paying job” (cause you know there is no way a MAN can change how he feels…he still can put the toilet seat down after how many years of asking!!) I will have him read this article & see what he takes out of it.
Great advice as usual!!
Thanks!! LOVE reading what you all write!!

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