Chris Eh Young - Latest Comments

Re: I’m Tired

Consuelo Bernardi — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:38:50 -0000

You'll be missed. Hope you find what it is you crave and require in your life....change is good...new adventures are good and discovering what it is you really want and need and is even better. Take your rest...soul search and come back.

Re: I’m Tired

melissa — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:34:55 -0000

Take a rest. Come back even more awesome than you already are.

Re: How Much Do You Care?

Dan Lew — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:25:54 -0000

Hey Chris,

I agree it's important to not let fear hold you back of doing something, great post!

Have a nice day!

Dan

Re: How Much Do You Care?

Dan Lew — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:25:05 -0000

Hey Chris,

I agree it's important to now let fear hold you back of doing something, great post!

Have a nice day!

Dan

Re: Exposing the Man Behind The Curtain

TBaker14 — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:17:54 -0000

Well said. However, I think there is another aspect that needs to be clarified. There is PERCEPTION...and then there is PRESENTATION. A person might be PERCEIVED inaccurately by people...while he/she is still PRESENTING themselves consistently and genuinely.

Then...there are those people who are perceived differently because they are PRESENTING themselves differently than they really are.

Now...the wizard...his personality was perceived how he intended...but he PRESENTED himself falsely.

Re: Exposing the Man Behind The Curtain

Jason — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:21:48 -0000

Truer words were never spoken. I often struggle with the expectations I place on myself and what I think everyone else sees me as. Reminding.g yourself that life is a journey and you still have room to grow keeps us sane. Thanks man.

Re: Exposing the Man Behind The Curtain

Cathypolan — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:55:23 -0000

You made me cry because at times I feel the same way...I feel insecure, inadequate, unimportant, stupid, ugly. We all have negative feelings, the idea is not to dwell on them.
Thank you for sharing very well written.

Re: The People Playlist

J.S. Epperson — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:34:13 -0000

Absolutely love the analogy.

Re: Where Do Guitarists Go?

Chris Eh Young — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:20:17 -0000

It's funny because I never fancied myself a writer. Chad was a very gifted wordsmith and he always told me that he enjoyed the way I write. He told me I write like David Sedaris or Charles Bukowski. I then had to Google both of them.

Re: Where Do Guitarists Go?

Shana Theoret — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:30:51 -0000

By "write" I meant writer! :P

Re: Where Do Guitarists Go?

Shana Theoret — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:29:52 -0000

You are a very good write Chris. Great story, great words. Kept me captivated and wanting to finish reading the post. Sorry to hear about your friends. When its your time, thats it...there's no fighting it. They live on through you spreading good words about them. Im sure the people who know them appreciate it. :)

Re: Release

Chris Eh Young — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:20:33 -0000

The process has already begun Pam. it has opened the doors for me to start doing something I was doing anyway, only now get paid for it. It will also allow me to work from home so I can be here for my kids and, of course, it is scalable.

Re: Release

Pam Ivey — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:06:09 -0000

Wow. Now that really stings. I truly believe Chris, that everything happens for a reason. Not woo-woo squishy kharma or LOA ka-ka but often, forced change brings about beautiful things in our lives. For instance, your opportunity to be a stay-at-home dad and spend more time with your kids in the years when changes take place so fast. Had you been working those 12 hours shifts, you'd have missed a lot of them.

And, you just might fall into something that captures your passion, makes a difference in other's lives and finds you springing out of bed, excited to take on the challenges of the day.

I'm looking forward to meeting you in a couple of weeks. You never know what that could bring. You and I seem to be following the same people and think along the same lines. You never know....

Cheers,
Pam Ivey
www.pamivey.com

Re: 25 Years and 251 Chances

Carrie — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:05:59 -0000

With two kids of my own and a father who has made himself more and more obsolete to them...this post resonates with me in a big way!!! Long road ahead but hearing from the perspective of someone who has been down it helps!!

Re: Transition

Jessi — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:55:04 -0000

Wow...again. Speechless. Wow.

Re: 25 Years and 251 Chances

Chris Eh Young — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:26:17 -0000

This is just the tip of the iceberg Justin. I have many more stories to tell.

I'm not sure where to head with this but just writing this has been rather cathartic. It was what came out when i sat down to write my Father's Day post. I have found myself getting more and more personal and revealing lately. Who knows, maybe it will help me with the healing process, maybe it will help someone else.

So far this has been the post that got the most attention and it did so rather quickly.

Re: 25 Years and 251 Chances

Alan Kay — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:27:04 -0000

Good point Justin. We can always try Ben Furman's book; It's Never Too Late to have a Happy Childhood - From Adversity to Resilience.
Available at http://www.btpress.co.uk/00...

Re: 25 Years and 251 Chances

justin_popovic — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:08:20 -0000

Nice post Chris. I had no idea about this part of your background. I think it was a good move to post this because many people will be able to connect with it. I would like to see future blog posts that take this further and give people some actionable systems or steps to manage similar situations and help them come out of it feeling empowered and positive!

Nice job

Re: 25 Years and 251 Chances

Chris Eh Young — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:54:13 -0000

Thank you Jess. I'll e-mail you a box of tissues, just print them out and blow.

Re: 25 Years and 251 Chances

Chris Eh Young — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:53:42 -0000

That's a beautiful poem Alan. Your daughter obviously thinks very highly of you and I am positive that your awesome parenting had everything to do with that.

I know that it is my duty to be a better father to my kids and turn them into happy, productive adults. The funny thing is, I still think I had a pretty darn good childhood full of lots of happy memories. I turned myself into what I am today and I know that it only gets better from here. Every day is a new beginning and another chance for improvement.

Re: 25 Years and 251 Chances

Alan Kay — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:50:58 -0000

Thank you Chris for your lovely piece. The unspoken wonder of your words is that you have obviously learned what to do differently from the way our parent's generation did things – both mums and the dads. I had a happier childhood, but still fraught with things my parents unconsciously did that I chose not to repeat as a parent.

Parents have always been hard-wired to worry that their children don't do as well as they think they should. Today, our children have benefitted from our conscious parenting. We seem to have a generation of young people have benefited from enlightened parenting. Our generation bore the brunt of the need to change parenting and, though still not perfect we have made a great deal of progress. As evidence I offer the following poem from my daughter who was 19 when she wrote it three years ago. My choice for my daughter was to simply help her to become a happy, confident human being. It may have worked…

Father

I didn't know you too well before
But now these 19 years of mine have taught me that
My father is an amazing man
He may not cook, but he encourages me to, and to clean
Most importantly, he allows me to act as I choose
Within reason of his discretion

But my father is
Funny
And
Truly
Inspiring

Having come so far
Across the ocean
I know he has been through many hard days
With every story and anecdotal piece of advice
He makes me want to explore the world
He makes me want to fulfill my highest potential
And I will
To make my father proud

Thank you father
For making and giving and caring all you have

I never want to see you leave me
Because you are the only one I truly love
Thick and thin
You have blue grey eyes
And hair that grew thin
But you are beautiful
Because of all that you have overcome
And I will be like you one day
I love you.

Re: 25 Years and 251 Chances

Jessi Arias-Cooper — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:58:57 -0000

Wow, Chris. That's a really beautiful post. You totally owe me a few tissues.

Re: The People Playlist

Chris Eh Young — Mon, 31 May 2010 12:59:46 -0000

Thanks for the tip. I sometimes listen to music and sometimes listen to audiobooks. This particular day I was listening to music and that got me thinking.

Re: The People Playlist

Justin Popovic — Sat, 29 May 2010 07:22:41 -0000

Great job here Chris. While I personally don't listen to music at the gym,I know most people do and this was a really good analogy.

Some people are easier to "take out of your Life iPod" than others but you can always control how much you let non supportive people influence you.

Keep it up!

PS, I recommend unchecking the "related video" option when you embed a video from youtube. That way, when your video completes, people are not clicking off to other videos that are not affiliated with you and your site.

Re: Stop Second Guessing Yourself

Justin Popovic — Mon, 10 May 2010 13:52:26 -0000

Good message here Chris. I think that striving for perfection is what prevents soo many people from ever taking any decisive action at all. I have worked with many coaching clients who got stuck in a rut because they were waiting for the perfect time to act. Truth is, that time never comes.

When people step up and take action, they gain confidence in themselves and they learn valuable lessons along the way. The sooner and more progressive the action, the better chance you have at achieving something really special.

Again, great message in this post. A lot of people need to hear this one!