Comments on: Economy pushing people past their limit in Asia http://matadorpulse.com/economy-pushing-people-past-their-limit-in-asia/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:42:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ankita http://matadorpulse.com/economy-pushing-people-past-their-limit-in-asia/comment-page-1/#comment-2206 Ankita Fri, 29 May 2009 07:52:28 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=683#comment-2206 I agree Julie, that the two incidents are not merely bizarre but also extremely sad. However, I fail to see the connection of the two incidents, with the state economy in Asia. The connection, if there is any, would at best be remote; personal reasons seem to have pushed these people to behave in such a peculiar manner. I do believe that every once in a while, bizarre incidents present themselves and interesting people push themselves off limits, almost anywhere. An interesting piece though. And thanks for all the tips Colin. I agree Julie, that the two incidents are not merely bizarre but also extremely sad. However, I fail to see the connection of the two incidents, with the state economy in Asia.
The connection, if there is any, would at best be remote; personal reasons seem to have pushed these people to behave in such a peculiar manner.
I do believe that every once in a while, bizarre incidents present themselves and interesting people push themselves off limits, almost anywhere.

An interesting piece though. And thanks for all the tips Colin.

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]]> By: Hal http://matadorpulse.com/economy-pushing-people-past-their-limit-in-asia/comment-page-1/#comment-2169 Hal Mon, 25 May 2009 00:25:24 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=683#comment-2169 Holy crap, hadn't heard that about Roh Moo-hyun. He was in office when I lived in Seoul. Tragic. Holy crap, hadn’t heard that about Roh Moo-hyun. He was in office when I lived in Seoul. Tragic.

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]]> By: Colin Wright http://matadorpulse.com/economy-pushing-people-past-their-limit-in-asia/comment-page-1/#comment-2168 Colin Wright Sun, 24 May 2009 19:35:27 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=683#comment-2168 A lot of people that I've spoken to about their financial woes have felt a million times better after doing a few simple things. 1) Figure out what the problem is. It there is actually clinical depression involved, then it will take quite a bit more than a positive state of mind to fix the problem and therapy/meds should be sought. If the problem is money, then a new personal business model needs to be created. Make sure that you actually identify the REAL problem, however...it won't do you much good to try to make more money when what you're really concerned about is your ailing mother or body image. 2) Create a plan and write it down. It may seem like a silly exercise, but writing something down solidifies an idea and makes it more tangible (and therefore more likely to be acted on). This also gives a solid platform on which to build a solution (and you will be able to cross problems off the list as they are solved). 3) Identify solutions and work out worse-case scenarios for each. This serves the same purpose as a pro/con list, but with the benefit of only considering the absolute worse results of your actions. Once you are able to look at the worst that can happen and say 'Actually, that's not as bad as I would have thought,' you'll be much more able to move forward with your solutions with gusto, rather than walking along the periphery and wondering if you should risk stepping in with both feet. 4) Act. Getting started is the hardest part, but once you have, the momentum will pick up and there will be a lot less to worry about (why worry about something that you are actively fixing?). 5) Relax. You earned it. A lot of people that I’ve spoken to about their financial woes have felt a million times better after doing a few simple things.

1) Figure out what the problem is. It there is actually clinical depression involved, then it will take quite a bit more than a positive state of mind to fix the problem and therapy/meds should be sought. If the problem is money, then a new personal business model needs to be created. Make sure that you actually identify the REAL problem, however…it won’t do you much good to try to make more money when what you’re really concerned about is your ailing mother or body image.

2) Create a plan and write it down. It may seem like a silly exercise, but writing something down solidifies an idea and makes it more tangible (and therefore more likely to be acted on). This also gives a solid platform on which to build a solution (and you will be able to cross problems off the list as they are solved).

3) Identify solutions and work out worse-case scenarios for each. This serves the same purpose as a pro/con list, but with the benefit of only considering the absolute worse results of your actions. Once you are able to look at the worst that can happen and say ‘Actually, that’s not as bad as I would have thought,’ you’ll be much more able to move forward with your solutions with gusto, rather than walking along the periphery and wondering if you should risk stepping in with both feet.

4) Act. Getting started is the hardest part, but once you have, the momentum will pick up and there will be a lot less to worry about (why worry about something that you are actively fixing?).

5) Relax. You earned it.

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