Comments on: Nine Ways To Light Your Creativity ON FIRE

By: ramsey mullaney

ramsey mullaney — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:42:00 +0000

Its an arrogant statement, where he’s not thinking about what it really means. many Americans think they’re the Wonders of the World, and other countries are beneath them. (the same mentality that made slavery normal for 400 years). I’m sure he’ll say the same.

By: mona

mona — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 13:15:00 +0000

Hi James. Hey i love ypu man. But i am a Malaysian. What’s that third world comment all about?

By: Malini

Malini — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:36:00 +0000

i love your writing and your blog…. have been reading and reading since i watched Ramit Sethi’s interview with you on his program… then i read this line in this post:

“Start reading about every new technology you can find. You don’t need to be a nuclear rocket scientist to make use of new technologies. That’s what third-world Malaysians are for”

I’m a Malaysian – what is that comment supposed to mean?

By: Daboss07

Daboss07 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:35:00 +0000

Wow! This has really opened my eyes. Thank you for writing this. I am a creative person and sometimes you need a boost like this. Great Article!

By: Richard Sher

Richard Sher — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:02:00 +0000

Sorry, I didn’t finish the sentence about the house in CR……I payed for but intended to sell it. the Real Estate market tanked and I could nt rent it for anything reasonable so that is why I am her now.

By: Richard Sher

Richard Sher — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:00:00 +0000

I am very glad I found you on the net. I have had three very challenging years. I’m 59.
http://reinventingrichardsher.blogspot.com
Sorry I haven’t posted for about a year, I got tired of writing depressing things. I just moved to Costa Rica into a house I payed for. I had the worst financial year trading Gold and silver contracts. What money I preserved in the account was pillaged my MF Global.” MF” is short for Mother Fucker, BTW.

By: Ashleyscwalls

Ashleyscwalls — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:50:00 +0000

GREAT POSTS! I also think that reading random information or things that you would not normally read/ watch, etc truly help you begin to get more creative. Also, taking a few minutes to LOOK at and EMBRACE your physical space can help with this as well.

By: Dcarkuff

Dcarkuff — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:48:00 +0000

Hey Jim, how on God’s green earth does someone who has everything end up with nothing? How does that happen without actually going to the effort of making that happen??? And how is it possible for someone who is inept enough to have everything and then lose it capable of making millions again. Now, to be fair, I have squandered money in my day, but I have never had enough money for it to matter much. There is, apparently, some fraternity that I will never be a member of who share some secret about making more money than 99% of the people on earth earn in an entire lifetime. I wish someone would let me in on it. Maybe I just lack the gumption, I don’t know. I was always a creative person with lots of big ideas, but, you know, just as success breeds success, failure breeds failure. Maybe you make your own luck and maybe you don’t. I don’t put much stock in IQ tests, but according to those I have taken, I am in the top 99.9 percentile. Yet, still, I am your basic failure. I must lack some basic quality which prevents me from joining the success club. I will tell you this, though, if I ever had “millions” I can guarantee you I would never find myself in a position of having “nothing”. Remember that idiot rap guy with the parachute pants – MC Hammer, I think – anyway, he made probably around 100 million dollars and managed to squander every single penny. How can somebody be that stupid? I mean, after you lost, say, the first 75 million, wouldn’t you maybe think – jeeze, I’ve got rethink how I’m living. or maybe I shouldn’t be using $1000 bills as kindling to light the fire in my fireplace. I’m sorry, it just pisses me off to read about people who have wealth beyond my comprehension squandering it away. I do appreciate your advice in general about being creative in your approach to life. On the other hand, for the most part and to a very great extent outliers are crushed and it is one dreamer in ten million whose dreams who gets anywhere in the world.

By: Biz

Biz — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:21:00 +0000

Hey man, Personally, I’ve trashed you on some of the comment sections of Yahoo! on a couple of vids you were featured in, namely Gold vs Fiat currency and Renting vs. Owning. I still disagree with your positions greatly but I’ve been reading your blog and I see where your head is at, you have some great ideas, so I just wanted to pass it along that there’s people out there who maybe have insulted you but who can appreciate your valuable ideas as well. Peace.

By: Rory Sullivan

Rory Sullivan — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:02:00 +0000

I appreciate the advice you give here – not just here, but on several of your articles. It is not just the advice, of course – but your enthusiasm is extremely infectious, and for that I am very grateful.

I do have an example of “combined ideas” going on at my website, something that I am quite passionate about, and something which I am convinced can change people’s lives.

I did want to ask about one thing: You rather casually throw in this tantalising possibility, “But if he does it I bet he can make a living getting speaking gigs about it.” I wondered if you could expand on that – a blog post, maybe? Are there any tips for “getting speaking gigs?”