Jeff Voeltner - Latest Comments

Re: Environment Design (Treehouse)

jvoeltner — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:50:55 -0000

Will do, and... likewise, you'll have to show some of your designs/photos , as well! Thanks for the compliments, very much appreciated.

Re: Environment Design (Treehouse)

Brian Jaecker-Jones — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:25:22 -0000

Awesome design Jeff! I've been modeling a (much!) smaller fort for our boys and backyard. You make me want to take it up a notch or two. Do share photos when you get this off the ground!

Re: Restoring Humanity – TED/Simon Sinek

Shelley M. House — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:02:38 -0000

Great post, Jeff. I love the reminder to connect with people in a more real way.

Re: 3 Lessons I learned in 2010

admin — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:44:18 -0000

Incredible Shelly! I think leaps of faith are where it's at. Anything worth speaking about that is.

Anything worth doing is worth risking for and almost any great achievement ever accomplished has been the result of following ones vision, passions, convictions, and then taking the leap to accomplish the goal at hand. Keep jumping off cliffs (just not real ones!)

I like your mantra also... great words to live by! Thanks for your comments Shelley and may 2011 be a blessed year you!

Re: 3 Lessons I learned in 2010

admin — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:33:11 -0000

I've found that we all have times in life when we have to accept positions that aren't necessarily the most desirable, after all we have to pay the bills somehow right? However, staying in such a spot can suck the life right out of you if you're not careful.

I've also found these times can often be the best gift we receive for they oftentimes show us what we long to do, what we want to do MOST. As they say, you don't know what you have until it's gone. And when you're stuck in isolation... you begin noticing things missing - the very things you love doing. I think it's important (sometimes) to stay there for a while, to let the time in such a spot do its work on us, but only for as long as we must. Life's too short to live as a cog in a machine.

Re: 3 Lessons I learned in 2010

Shelley M. House — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:04:36 -0000

Thank you for posting this, Jeff, and for posing this question to us. I've spent a good part of today mulling this over. For me, 2009 was a tough year. By the end, when things seemed to be at their lowest, I was inspired to take a leap of faith to follow my passion. Amazingly, I was rewarded. So I started 2010 by taking more leaps. Now, I'm not talking about little hops over the pebbles in the road. I'm talking about jumping off cliffs. Big ones. Over and over. The process has been scary, but having faith has made all the difference. 2010 was the most incredible year for me, and I can't wait to see what 2011 has in store for me. My sister has a favorite quote, "If God leads you to it, He'll lead you through it." That has become my mantra.

Re: 3 Lessons I learned in 2010

admin — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 13:45:28 -0000

I just came across Donal Miller's new blog post on 'A Healthier Way to View Rejection. It seems appropriate, after posting my thoughts here about my experiences in 2010, to include Don's insights. Enjoy! http://donmilleris.com/2011/01...

Re: 3 Lessons I learned in 2010

Jon — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:59:55 -0000

I hear ya, buddy. My current job is (relatively) secure, but I absolutely HATE it. It is not challenging or intellectually stimulating. In fact, it is very boring. But I shall not complain. The best job I had was working for myself - working 16 hours a day and not having enough money left over to pay myself.