Comments on: Inspiration Without Action is Wasted Time

By: Kathryn Korostoff

Kathryn Korostoff — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:16:19 +0000

Thanks for the evernote tip! I just started using it–fantastic!

Love your podcast too.
[greetings from a metrowest neighbor]

By: Jane P.

Jane P. — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:36:53 +0000

The beauty of our world inspires me. Throughout my travels across the 7 continents, the one constant I find in each place is the curious dichotomy of grandeur and humility. The fallen tree branch half buried in the gold of autumn leaves is no less wondrous than the endless chaos of a Cairo souk; the silence of a world asleep at 4am is no less profound than the love a mother bestows upon her child. I travel for the sights and the stories, and for the inspiring moments embedded in every corner of the Earth.

How do I try to avoid wasting that inspiration? Steve Prefontaine’s quote is always handy, “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift”. And as the train conductor in the Polar Express says, “One thing about trains– it doesn’t really matter where they’re going. What matters is deciding to get on board.” In other words, we just have to get up and do it instead of overthinking that inspiration into oblivion.

By: Jamie Sanford

Jamie Sanford — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:02:35 +0000

I get ideas at night when I’m trying to sleep. It’s better than the problem I used to have, which was a racing mind, at least it’s slightly productive now. I generally am pretty good at committing to memory, but I’ve also taken to grabbing my phone and emailing myself as well.

Speaking of inspiration, I just took a peek at your Flickr, and you have wonderful DoF on portraits. Do you have a setting for portraits that you stick to? My constant issue is that I get one part of the face sharp and the rest is slightly blurrier.

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By: Edie Noyola

Edie Noyola — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:10:50 +0000

You are correct, inspiration is a gift. I think most of us reject inspiration not because we do not see it but because of the obligation it comes with it. I feel that as time goes by and we become more connected to our spirit, it becomes almost impossible not to react to inspiration. When we do act upon it the feeling of completion can be so overwhelming. Thank you for your gift!

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:27:56 +0000

What a great post to start my morning blog reading with! Thank-you, and you are absolutely correct – too many times inspiration will hit, an idea will happen or a simple thought of something great. All of that is great, fine and dandy, but if we never ACT upon the inspiration, idea or thought and put ACTION and MOTION behind them, nothing will ever come of it.

By: Paul Shadwell

Paul Shadwell — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:08:39 +0000

Actually your post has inspired me and I had to take action and tell you so. Thankyou!

By: Cass

Cass — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:02:25 +0000

Hey there!
I just came across this quote yesterday and promised to start living it more each and every day that I am lucky enough to continue on. I wanted to pass it along as I think it fits PERFECTLY with this post!!

“Aspire to Inspire before you Expire”

By: Robert Dominguez, The Restaurant Mentor

Robert Dominguez, The Restaurant Mentor — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:02:11 +0000

Great Post CC! It is almost like you were reading my mind. Yesterday I was trying to figure out ways to make sure that I do not forget all the crazy ideas that flow through my head. I am going to try Evernote (let you know how it works for me). Maybe that will be the tool I was lacking.

You are right about inspiration being a gift! I know a lot of people that think I am crazy because I get so excited about things that they think are unimportant. I have asked them what inspires them, and most of the time they can’t answer. Then I share with them some of the things that inspire me. And then they get excited, and many times take the idea to a level I would have never thought about. Inspiration is a gift, and sometimes it is a gift that was meant for more than just you. Find those people! CC Chapman just did!

Thanks CC Chapman!