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Comment on Leadership by Taro

Taro — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:18:35 +0000

Egads. Beg to disagree. A good follower is not necessarily someone not cut out to be a good leader. The fact is, someone who is not a good follower will probably not make a good leader, and everyone starts out as a follower. I say this from experience as a former U.S. Marine. The Marine Corps has perfected the art of leadership development. The first lesson for any Marine recruit (officer or enlisted) is in following your assigned leader. The past success of the Marine Corp in combat has been based on good followers rising up to take the mantle of leadership in moments of crisis. It is a model that continues to work.

Comment on The Icky Yucky Tummy Bug by Rob Wheeler

Rob Wheeler — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:58:33 +0000

Cute way of explaining it. I love it. Rob. Young Millionaire Group

Comment on A Collection of My Thoughts From Hard Times in Business in 2008 by Brett A. Gubler

Brett A. Gubler — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:24:13 +0000

I’m glad you decided to keep those. What happened to you was lame, unfair, and just plain wrong. You had ever right to be angry. I know that, because I was there for the last 2 months of that whole thing and saw the whole thing play out just as you described it. I believe everyone has challenges and setbacks in our lives. It’s during those times that we need to know that we are not the only ones who have those kinds of tough experiences and that others have gone through them as well without becoming bitter, miserable, and discouraged for the long term. That they have come through them OK and actually emerged better and wiser for having gone through those trials. When we have those times in our lives those are the kinds of blogs that offer comfort and hope. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us the good and the bad as part of life is learning to deal with both of them.

Comment on How to Get the Confidence to at Least Try by drjerm

drjerm — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:44:17 +0000

Thank you, I am glad that you are inspired and getting good use out of the website :)

Comment on How to Get the Confidence to at Least Try by Brett A. Gubler

Brett A. Gubler — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:01:04 +0000

I love your website. I came here out of curiousity, but now I’m hooked. Your articles inspire me and keep me believing that I can achieve my dreams. When I’m not feeling particularly motivated and need a boost I know I can come here and get that. Keep up the good work.

Comment on Keep Your Head Up and Move Forward by Davina

Davina — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:29:35 +0000

Good song choice Jerm 8)

Comment on Handling Intense Negative Emotions by drjerm

drjerm — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:17:52 +0000

Thanks Brett for your insight. I believe in the end, that a positive outlook on the whole situation is going to be the best benefit and you have a wonderful attitude.

Comment on Handling Intense Negative Emotions by Brett Gubler

Brett Gubler — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:58:14 +0000

I would like to add a little to my previous comment. I had only been there a short time and in no way wish to compare my experience to Dr. Jerm’s experience. It was a much greater blow to him as he had actually worked for many months without getting paid to help found this company and so the lack of loyalty was greater towards him then to me. I did however experience some very strong negative emotions as well and looking at the postive thing helped me deal with them. Thats all I was trying to say.

Comment on Handling Intense Negative Emotions by Brett A. Gubler

Brett A. Gubler — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:07:29 +0000

I was also one of the developers that was dropped by the same company as Dr. Jerm. I also found myself dealing with unhealthy strong negative emotions that were not doing me any good. Instead of picking up my computer and throwing it out the window I tried to calm down and think it out and look for the positive things that came out of the experience. They say every cloud has a silver lining and this one did. 1) I had been at my previous job for 13 years and felt stuck because I didn’t feel like I could do anything else. At this job I gained confidence in myself and my abilities to succeed outside of my first job I found out of college. 2) I hadn’t been there long enough to get any kind of compensation after my last paycheck. However Dr. Jerm and the other developer there pulled some strings and made sure I did get something. After paying for my medical loses from the medical insurance gap that I had there was still money left over. 3) I gained new skills, knowledge, and experience I wouldn’t otherwise have gained. 4) I was able to get my old job back at my old pay, but even better then that I didn’t have to on afterhours oncall anymore. 5) I was given a 2 year MSDN subscription that I got to keep. 6) I got to become better friends with Dr. Jerm and the other developer that worked there with us. 7) They gave me 7 days paid vacation while I was there that doesn’t count againts my total vacation days at my old job. After I thought about all those things I began wondering if this was really something I should be angry about or was this just a blessing in disguise. Then my anger changed to mostly just sadness that a great job opportunity had gone away. I belive that any experience that happens to us, no matter how terrible is seems at the time, there are always some positive things that come out of it. If you can look at those things it can help you in dealing with powerful negative emotions.

Comment on Drjerm Will Show You That You Can Make It Happen By Meeting ‘The Rock’ by Jason Whitmen

Jason Whitmen — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:00:20 +0000

Do you do blogroll exchanging? If you want to exchange links let me know.

Email me back if you’re interested.