Comments on: Be the Change You Wish to See in Others

By: Pair Programming: What works for me at Mark Needham

Pair Programming: What works for me at Mark Needham — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:13:34 +0000

[...] idea I learnt from reading Steve Pavlina’s blog, also touched on here, was that whatever we want to happen, we should do more of ourself and it will naturally happen. [...]

By: Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy

Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:57:11 +0000

Hey Marc and Angel, finding flaws in others is a great way to learn about ourselves. When we can really see where our perspective is coming from we can learn to improve our outlook.

Hey Chris, kids are tough. We need to get mad at them for bad stuff that they do, but it’s hard when they are learning these bad habits from us.

By: chris

chris — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:24:49 +0000

You are so right dude...This even applies with my personal life. I get annoyed with my children for some of the things that they do but I soon realized that the things that drive me crazy about them are the things that I do myself. chris's last blog post..Haaaaarvard

By: Marc and Angel Hack Life

Marc and Angel Hack Life — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:13:16 +0000

Great message. Most people spend too much of their time finding flaws in others instead of improving their own flaws first. Real change starts with you, not them. Good read…

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By: Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy

Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:28:42 +0000

Hey A Suresh, when we commit to improving ourselves the whole world becomes happier.

Hey Barbara, isn’t funny when someone complains about someone else who talks too much. The reason they think that they talk too much is because they can’t get a word in themselves.

Hey Rajaie, I’ve been guilty of criticizing others too. It’s a hard habit to break because it feels like it lifts us up when all we are doing is bringing ourselves below their level and hoping that we drag this person with us.

By: Rajaie AlKorani

Rajaie AlKorani — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:47:34 +0000

I also have the problem of criticizing others too much, but I've been trying to work on improving myself for the past couple of weeks. Rajaie AlKorani's last blog post..Search Engine Friendly Titles In Less Than 60 Seconds

By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:43:12 +0000

Hi Karl,

Your statement, “All of these problems that we see in others we also see in ourselves”, reminds me of a saying I heard. “When we point a finger at someone else, we have three pointing back at us”. It’s a good thing to remember before we start being judgmental of others. It also beings our own issues to the surface.

To see this in action, carefully listen as someone complains about another person. They both usually have the same traits.

I love how that works.

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By: A Suresh Kumar

A Suresh Kumar — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:54:39 +0000

Yes, you are 100% right, If we bother about others, that impact will affect us not them. You need to improve ourself (make negative thoughts into positive) instead of commiting to change others behavior A Suresh Kumar's last blog post..Securing User Submitted Data in PHP