The Second Phase: Recent Comments

Comment on A New You, Is It Possible?

Mark Parbus — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:44:19 GMT

Great piece of writing.

Lets people know that they are not doing the re-invention alone.

Mark Parbus

Comment on A Daughter's Wish

Denise — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:53:25 GMT

Isn't it interesting how at some point in time the roles start to reverse? I sometimes feel like the concerned parent and she seems like the stubborn child. I'll be curious to see how my relationship my children plays out as I get older.

Comment on A Daughter's Wish

Mark Parbus — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:39:50 GMT

I know how you feel. My mom is 89 and living on her own in NY. she is for the most part healthy although she is starting to forget some things.

I was trying to get her to move closer to us in North Carolina but she refuses. She would rather be in a VA home in Washington DC than live closer to us.

I have to respect her wishes as well.

Mark

Comment on Career Opportunities: They Are Out There!

Denise — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:19:47 GMT

Thanks Mark. I'm just amazed at the possibilities that are available to us when we get our thinking and our attitude right (positive).

Comment on Career Opportunities: They Are Out There!

Mark — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:15:39 GMT

Congrats on the opportunities!

The first step is always the hardest. Funny after one takes that first step, everything else falls in line.

Comment on Who Moved My Cheese?

Denise — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:54:20 GMT

The one area that I probably struggle the most with is control. Not that I seek to control others but I certainly like to be in control of my own life. But as you stated, I can only control what is within my ability to control. And sometimes I know that my lesson in certain situations is to lean on/trust others (a tough thing to do when one is as independent and stubborn as I am). But I'm learning!

My boyfriend has been a general contractor for the past 20 years. He has decided that he doesn't enjoy working for the public anymore (too many times of not getting paid what he is owed at the end of the job) and the economy can't support him building houses on speculation so he is trying his hand at foreign currency trading. He practiced with a demo account for 4 months before going live. While practicing on the demo account he did exceptionally well, making a ridiculous amount of money on a very consistent basis. Unfortunately, the live account works a bit differently even though the company swears that all of the features are identical. I know he can make a great living trading currency. I just have to remain positive while he's figuring out the quirks of the live account. You know that control thing you mentioned earlier

By the way, have you read the book Who Moved My Cheese? It's a great book, one of those that you can go back to and read again when needed.

Comment on Who Moved My Cheese?

Mark Parbus — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:36:18 GMT

You certainly have the right attitude toward things. The Dr,Seuss quote brought back some of the reasons why I have always loved those stories.

Please do not leave out one critical part of the equation. That is that you can only control what you can control.

By the way, what is your boyfriend's new career? Is it a business?