Comments on: VIDEO-Introducing TMFproject’s OPERATION: GET EXCITED

By: Flipnomad

Flipnomad — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 05:25:00 +0000

simply brilliant… two months from now… im leaving this city and move to a cheaper place near the beach… i love snorkelling… it make me excited… it makes me feel alive…

By: Way Below Status Quo | Blog | The Limits of my Reality

Way Below Status Quo | Blog | The Limits of my Reality — Sun, 23 May 2010 19:34:33 +0000

[...] passionate lifestyle doesn’t always have to mean running off to Cuba, adorned in a Zorro mask and armed with nothing more than a leap of faith, in search of exotic cigars and cheap rum. ” [...]

By: THE NO-DRINKING CHALLENGE, or Why I’m Going To Be Bitter This Month | the middle finger project

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:48:29 +0000

[...] the initiative corresponds beautifully with my original intent for Operation: Get Excited, in which I videotape myself trying out one new activity per month, with the goal of inspiring [...]

By: Morgan

Morgan — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:34:55 +0000

I'm late to the punch, you wrote this post more than a month ago! I'm a new friend though so I have some catching up to do. Let me just say I love Project Get Excited! It's something about the Zeitgeist?Get Excited shares an sisterhood of sorts with The Bluegrass Romance Project (my endeavor for 2010 to live life with more Romance + Adventure). Love your spirit Ashley!

By: Morgan

Morgan — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:34:55 +0000

By: You’re Not Drunk, But Your Vision Is Still Blurred – One Reason Why Religion, Marriage & Even Education Sucks | The Middle Finger Project

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:23:21 +0000

[...] why I advocate for travel so much. Don’t get me wrong: I’ve said it before through my Operation: Get Excited initiative, as has Andrew MacPherson in his recent guest post–travel is not necessary to lead [...]

By: James NomadRip

James NomadRip — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:24:35 +0000

Looks like a great idea, Ash. So many people get caught up in the “you're doing it wrong!” aspect of Lifestyle Design (for lack of a better term). There are so many thousands of ways to live your life! Do what works, even if it's just a small thing. Not everyone wants to be a world-wandering jetsetter. We all want something different. The point it to do something!

Great job with the video too. Looking forward to more.

By: mandy:)

mandy:) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:29:04 +0000

you've just explained my thoughts in a way that i never could. loveeee it. and operation get excited…can't wait!!!!!!

By: Andrew MacPherson

Andrew MacPherson — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:36:58 +0000

Ah ha! I succeeded in jedi style wrangling you into divulging the true purpose of OPERATION: GET EXCITED. You're trying to trick everyone into getting excited. Sneaky. Very sneaky. I'm on to you Ambirge.

By: Andrew MacPherson

Andrew MacPherson — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:36:58 +0000

By: TMFproject

TMFproject — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:42:05 +0000

Well I'm glad someone enjoyed watching my big, fat head! Thanks for the kudos! I'll admit I have absolutely no experience in video, but I thought it was a worthwhile enough project that I decided that didn't matter. Stay tuned for numero dos! (It's going to be a fun one!)

By: TMFproject

TMFproject — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:40:07 +0000

I love to travel, yes. And I would say that travel does, for me, exponentially increase the excitement factor of my life. That said, travel is not synonymous with excitement for everyone, and it's important not to marginalize those who are seeking to lead more fulfilled lives, but prefer to do so in other ways.

Lifestyle design does not have to mean travel.

Lifestyle design means creating your ideal life.

This won't be the same for everyone, and it'd be impossible to prescribe one thing over an another – you can't predict what will excite the population as a whole. You can only encourage them to dig deep and figure it out for themselves, help them to understand the significance and potential impact of whatever that is, and then motivate them to make it a priority.

By: TMFproject

TMFproject — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:30:57 +0000

Kristen- I took a look at your site – you're from Moscow! A very good friend of mine is from Moscow, and I grew up in NEPA, as well, in Susquehanna County. I did my undergraduate work at Wilkes. Small world!

I understand the pressures you talk about here, but I've got to cringe a little at the words, “being responsible.” Your entire life, you've been told to “be responsible.” Well, what is responsible, anyway? What does that mean to dissect that word? For whom are we being responsible….for society, so we can say we are doing what we're “suppose” to…or for ourselves…so we can say we are doing what we need and want to?

By: TMFproject

TMFproject — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:15:33 +0000

Well-said, Kent – I'm actually gearing up to do a post on why living messy is better, and it's going to talk about that exact thing. If we can learn to visualize life as more of a game to be played, and realize that that not everything is as serious as we make it out to be, it really frees us up in terms of stress-levels, willingness to take risks and, I would argue that as a result this will lend itself to greater fulfillment.

Okay, now who wants a cold beer?

By: TMFproject

TMFproject — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:03:08 +0000

That's hysterical – I'm glad you liked it, considering I had never edited any kind of video before, so I hopped on iMovie and managed to learn it within a day or so. It was fairly easy, but I'm not sure how easy/difficult it is in comparison to other types of software.