Comments on: “Strong Hugs, Weak Ego”

By: Halcyon

Halcyon — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:55:57 +0000

Absolutely, Jennifer! Luckily these “ego attacks” are brief, but Love is eternal. Honored to be paddling in the same direction as all of you!

By: Jennifer/ Hug It Forward

Jennifer/ Hug It Forward — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:14:29 +0000

John,
Just keep on getting out there and HUGGING! Thanks for joining us the other day- together we will Hug It Forward while we Hug (the) nation & CHANGE THE WORLD!
: ) Eli and the Hug It Forward gang!

By: Halcyon

Halcyon — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:06:49 +0000

@Sarah
- Excellent feedback!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:14:50 +0000

The thing that you don’t seem to understand is that these people who are more successful at your ideas are achieving something that is outside of themselves. Look at hugnation or the hug tour and what do you see? Your face! Everything you do is about you, and the wacky things you are doing. When you try to get funding, you are not asking people to fund a project, you are asking people to support YOU. Until you stop making yourself the focus of everything you do, you will not have that kind of success.

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:26:36 +0000

Totally been there too. I dont know if I have ever had something like this last as long or not but it does pass. I know that those 2 reminders are the most important and have always been the way to guide me back to where I need to be.

By: Halcyon

Halcyon — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:13:33 +0000

interesting point, Tara.
Even with “altruistic” pursuits, there is a desire for whuffie. (Even if it is only to secure resources for further pursuits.)
However, it is hard to defend one’s entitlement without losing the good will intended in the first place!
(Can’t wait for your book!)
btw, I sure hope I can get a real-life hug this year.

By: Tara Hunt

Tara Hunt — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:00:35 +0000

I’ve totally been there. Don’t beat yourself up. Yes, it’s the spread of your awesome ideas that matter, but what you’ve lost out on is social capital/whuffie that someone else can get instead of you. But don’t worry…I know who the supreme hug master is…:)

By: Sunny

Sunny — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:26:59 +0000

*HUGS*