Comments on: Pie in the Sky? http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-09/pie-in-the-sky/ Leadership, followership, and purpose at work Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:23:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bret L. Simmons http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-09/pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-948 Bret L. Simmons Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:09:09 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=1030#comment-948 concur 100%, Jay. Thanks for the comment! Bret concur 100%, Jay. Thanks for the comment! Bret

]]> By: Jay http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-09/pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-947 Jay Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:41:31 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=1030#comment-947 Bret, Catching up again after some travel. I must say I liked this post a lot. I went through a tough experience recently relevant to this and I still think sticking to priorities and doing the right thing was definitely appropriate and pays off over the long term. Thank you for the great advice/reminder. Keep up the good work. Jay Bret,

Catching up again after some travel. I must say I liked this post a lot. I went through a tough experience recently relevant to this and I still think sticking to priorities and doing the right thing was definitely appropriate and pays off over the long term. Thank you for the great advice/reminder. Keep up the good work.

Jay

]]> By: Bret L. Simmons http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-09/pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-908 Bret L. Simmons Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:13:13 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=1030#comment-908 Alex, wow, I *really* appreciate you taking the time to share this. I hope you are doing well out there and I'm sure you are having a positive influence on the leaders you work with. Thanks!! Bret Alex, wow, I *really* appreciate you taking the time to share this. I hope you are doing well out there and I’m sure you are having a positive influence on the leaders you work with. Thanks!! Bret

]]> By: Alex Kugel http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-09/pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-907 Alex Kugel Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:46:40 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=1030#comment-907 Bret, You gave one presentation on as part of the LeaderQuest program when you were at NDSU. I have the presentation, but from the top of my head there is one thing that I retained that day and that was your idea of "go to hell $". I remember thinking "you can do that?" That concept helped me through that program and I value that idea very much. I don't know much about the content in Mgmt courses, but I feel like you always gave it to me straight and I never got that feeling that you were idealistic. I think if I went back to get an MBA, the lessons from a realist like yourself would be 100 times more valuable than the idealistic BS that the "ivory towers" are known for. Thanks for all the great tidbits. I subscribe to your blog so I can pick up the rest of them along the way. Keep them coming. Take care, Alex Bret,

You gave one presentation on as part of the LeaderQuest program when you were at NDSU.

I have the presentation, but from the top of my head there is one thing that I retained that day and that was your idea of “go to hell $”. I remember thinking “you can do that?” That concept helped me through that program and I value that idea very much. I don’t know much about the content in Mgmt courses, but I feel like you always gave it to me straight and I never got that feeling that you were idealistic. I think if I went back to get an MBA, the lessons from a realist like yourself would be 100 times more valuable than the idealistic BS that the “ivory towers” are known for.

Thanks for all the great tidbits. I subscribe to your blog so I can pick up the rest of them along the way. Keep them coming.

Take care,

Alex

]]> By: Bret L. Simmons http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-09/pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-905 Bret L. Simmons Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:55:25 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=1030#comment-905 I'm sure it was tough at the time, but I know you would say you are better off for doing it. Thanks for sharing, Alain! Bret I’m sure it was tough at the time, but I know you would say you are better off for doing it. Thanks for sharing, Alain! Bret

]]> By: Alain Jourdier http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-09/pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-903 Alain Jourdier Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:44:37 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=1030#comment-903 I have walked away from situations that were seductive---money & title---because they were not where my heart ultimately was. That's what life is all about. Thanks for another great post, Bret! I have walked away from situations that were seductive—money & title—because they were not where my heart ultimately was. That’s what life is all about. Thanks for another great post, Bret!

]]> By: Bret L. Simmons http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-09/pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-900 Bret L. Simmons Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:22:44 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=1030#comment-900 Mary Jo, I appreciate this very personal comment! We are all on different paths, so we don't all get to this point of realization the same way. I love that I am doing now, but I also miss the direct experience of leading and following. Most folks will not be as blessed as we are in getting paid to do work we love. It's their experience I want to understand even more. Thanks!! Bret Mary Jo, I appreciate this very personal comment! We are all on different paths, so we don’t all get to this point of realization the same way. I love that I am doing now, but I also miss the direct experience of leading and following. Most folks will not be as blessed as we are in getting paid to do work we love. It’s their experience I want to understand even more. Thanks!! Bret

]]> By: Mary Jo Asmus http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-09/pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-899 Mary Jo Asmus Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:38:07 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=1030#comment-899 Bret, Your post reeks of courage to me! I rather suspect that you have quite a bit of that yourself. I love your mix of academics and self-learning. When I left the corporate world over six years ago, I realized that someone (God? The Universe?) had sent me a gift. I had tried to quell my unhappiness I had in the corporate work for several years - in favor of the excellent pay and benefits I received (and two kids in college). Although I felt a great responsibility to provide for my family, in many ways, I had sold my soul. The gift I received when I left was a wonderful re-learning of "its not about the money". I have been able to do what is in my heart and soul since, and make a living as a consequence. This is the exact order of priority that things should be in. Bret,

Your post reeks of courage to me! I rather suspect that you have quite a bit of that yourself. I love your mix of academics and self-learning.

When I left the corporate world over six years ago, I realized that someone (God? The Universe?) had sent me a gift. I had tried to quell my unhappiness I had in the corporate work for several years – in favor of the excellent pay and benefits I received (and two kids in college).

Although I felt a great responsibility to provide for my family, in many ways, I had sold my soul.

The gift I received when I left was a wonderful re-learning of “its not about the money”. I have been able to do what is in my heart and soul since, and make a living as a consequence. This is the exact order of priority that things should be in.

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