Personal Development Face-Off: Round #6
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May 4th, 2009 / 
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Welcome to Round 6 of the Personal Development Face-Off and today I’m pleased to say we now have a female challenger. The only reason I’m pointing that out is because a lot of people noted there hadn’t been one in the comments for the last round.
As an added bit of fun, it would be great if you could vote for your favourite answers in the poll below. In this fourth round we have Alex Fayle and Nathalie Lussier.
Alex Fayle is known for his site, Someday Syndrome, in which he helps people cure procrastination and take action towards their dreams.
Nathalie Lussier a.k.a Billionaire Woman aims to help you find wealth not only on the outside but on the inside as well through her writing.
Questions & Answers
| Alex Fayle |
Nathalie Lussier |
| What is the key to living a happier life? | |
| Choosing to be happy. Because happiness isn’t really quantifiable, being happy is merely deciding to be happy no matter what comes your way. | You have all the happiness and joy inside of you already, it’s just a matter of accepting where you are in life, opening up to your inner joy, and living each day in gratitude. |
| To you, what is the meaning / purpose of life? | |
| I don’t believe there is any inherent meaning of life. It’s all about choice and personal integrity. If you can life with your head held high no matter what you do, then you’ve fulfilled your purpose. | To express your special gifts, and make the world a better place through service. |
| What advice would you give someone who is depressed on turning their life around? | |
| Take small steps and get help. Small steps give you little victories which boost your confidence. And human beings are social creatures – surround yourself with positive supportive people who challenge you but who don’t judge you. They’ll inspire and motivate you to be the best you can be. | When everything looks at it’s worse, when you hit rock bottom, that’s when things will turn around. The best part is what comes after the storm! |
| Which is the most important aspect of our lives that we should work on? | |
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Living without fear and without regret. To me a wasted life is one where on your deathbed you say: “If only I had…”
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Maybe the word work doesn’t apply here, because I think we should enjoy life! Educate yourself about nutrition and what you put into your body, and from there you will be able to expand your mind as well. |
| Are problems real or mind-made? Why? | |
| Both. You can only control our reactions to things, so yes problems are real and will hit you externally, but because you can control your reactions you can also create imaginary problems. The trick is to choose reactions that don’t magnify the problems. | Problems exist to help us grow. They are the pressure we need to develop into diamonds, and they help us discover who we are, and build self confidence. |
| What is your best tip for staying motivated? | |
| Measuring progress in little steps instead of putting the goal up on an unreachable pedestal and letting yourself relax and have non-productive days occasionally. | Get a coach, a mastermind group, or hang out with people you want to be like who are also positive. |
| How can people reach a stage of feeling fulfilled? | |
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By choosing to feel fulfilled. External things cannot fulfill you – fulfillment comes from within. As long as you live within your sense of integrity (which means acting on your dreams), you will feel fulfilled.
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Being fulfilled starts from within, you cannot “reach” for it. Accepting where you are, and loving yourself and your circumstances is the first step. |
| If you could only give PluginID readers one sentence of wisdom, what would it be? | |
| You are 100% responsible for your life. Choose what’s best for you and never say “someday” – if you really want something plan for it and start pursuing it now. Otherwise you’ll find yourself on your deathbed full of regrets instead of feeling peace and fulfillment. | Find your big “why”, your big purpose (it may change!) and then start taking actions into that direction, and the rest will take care of itself. |
Vote for Your Favourite
(Note: Voting is now closed!)
Great insights from some great people!
I have to agree with Alex,
” are 100% responsible for your life.” Once you fully embrace that fact your life will change tremendously.
I loved Nathalie’s saying,
“Being fulfilled starts from within, you cannot “reach” for it. Accepting where you are, and loving yourself and your circumstances is the first step.”
Simply accepting where you are RIGHT now is the first step to fulfillment. I also agree that masterminds are essential.
Keep up the great work!
Thanks Bud! I agree, the responses are excellent, you actually quoted my favourite answers.
You both rock Nathalie and Alex!
I’m glad you liked the answers Rudolf!
Hiya Glen,
Great insights from both and I will check out their sites to find more.
Natalie’s quote: ‘Being fulfilled starts from within, you cannot “reach” for it’ resonated with me above all others.
Thanks for this Face-Off.
Jens
I loved reading both sides and I think they both have some really great insights. I also checked out the interview you did! Awesome answers!
Thanks PP
I loved Alex’s answers! I think we share some similar viewpoints where happiness is concerned. At least in the attainment vs. already having it department.
Thank you so much Glen for having me here and thank you Alex for being such a great face-off partner.
Thank you everyone for the votes!
Thank you for taking part Nathalie, I can really relate to your answers!
Wonderful face-off this time… I like how you’re mixing it up. I could completely relate to all of Nathalie’s answers. Sounds like it’s time for me to check out her blog.
Thanks!!
Hey Lisis, I think you were the main ‘voice’ that led me to mixing things up a bit so thanks for that. Definitely check out Nathalies site, she offers a great eBook as well!
I love the point by where Alex mentioned living without fear and regret is what we need to work on. There is nothing worse than lying on our deathbed full of regrets. We only have one life time and just go ahead and live without regrets.
Cheers,
Vincent
I like that. Something else I once heard was:
“You aren’t going to wish you had spent more time in the office when you’re lying on your death bed”
Thanks for the opportunity and what a great matchup with Nathalie – we are definitely on the same page with our happiness thoughts. Time to check out Nathalie’s blog in great detail!
Thanks as well to everyone for all the support.
Thanks for taking part Alex!
Never seen this before. Its is always so intersting to see different comments and peoples maps. A great learning experience
Thanks Glen
Best Wishes
Denise
Thanks Denise, if you click on the Face-Off category on the right you can see everyone who has taken part so far!
Woah… I’m not revealing who I voted for. I actually had to read the answers twice to decide.
Great stuff.
Marc
Thanks for stopping by as always Marc. Definitely tough this week (although I’m sure I say that every week haha).
Glen,
This face-off was fun to read! Wow, I learned a lot from seeing their answers side-by-side. There’s a lot of wisdom on this page. Hats off to both Alex and Nathalie for being brave enough to do it!
Regards,
Kelly
Excellent face off! This was a difficult choice, all the answers were excellent, and resonated with me in many ways. What a great pair to have face off here!
Thank you Lance!
I’m glad to see you were able to pick up and continue on with the face-offs. I’m not sure exactly what it is, but I like seeing the answers expressed side by side. I relate to both Alex’s and Nathalie’s answers; food for thought for the day. I look forward to the next one.
Thanks Denise, nice to see you back
Hi Glen, Hi everybody!
Great face off!
I agree so much with Alex about responsibility. It’s so true that happiness is a choice.
On the other side, Nathalie makes a good point saying that our meaning in life is to make the world a better place.
Great answers!
Leonardo