Comments on: Why Michael Hyatt is NOT My Idol http://peterpollock.com/2009/12/why-michael-hyatt-is-not-my-idol/ Husband, Father, Author, Speaker and child of God Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:11:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter_P http://peterpollock.com/2009/12/why-michael-hyatt-is-not-my-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-3058 Peter_P Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:53:56 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1743#comment-3058 Thanks, Bradley... oh, and Thanks! I appreciate you taking the time to comment! Thanks, Bradley… oh, and Thanks!

I appreciate you taking the time to comment!

]]> By: Bradley J. Moore http://peterpollock.com/2009/12/why-michael-hyatt-is-not-my-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-3057 Bradley J. Moore Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:23:42 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1743#comment-3057 Looks like you've learned from the pro, and then kept your feet on the ground. Great post. BTW, your site is rockin' too, with all the widgets and the clean look. Looks like you've learned from the pro, and then kept your feet on the ground. Great post.

BTW, your site is rockin' too, with all the widgets and the clean look.

]]> By: Peter_P http://peterpollock.com/2009/12/why-michael-hyatt-is-not-my-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-3056 Peter_P Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:07:29 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1743#comment-3056 Interesting, Jeffrey. You're totally right, we should be looking at the good things in others to help us develop and grow, just as long as we don't let admiration slip into worship! Thanks for stopping by and sharing your excellent thoughts! Interesting, Jeffrey.

You're totally right, we should be looking at the good things in others to help us develop and grow, just as long as we don't let admiration slip into worship!

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your excellent thoughts!

]]> By: Peter_P http://peterpollock.com/2009/12/why-michael-hyatt-is-not-my-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-3055 Peter_P Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:05:58 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1743#comment-3055 One of the things I LOVE about blogs is that it's never too late to join the convo! I suggested to Michael Hyatt that I didn't really suspect him to be an ax murderer. His response: "You never know ;-)" Gulp. One of the things I LOVE about blogs is that it's never too late to join the convo!

I suggested to Michael Hyatt that I didn't really suspect him to be an ax murderer. His response:

"You never know ;-) "

Gulp.

]]> By: Jeffrey Holton http://peterpollock.com/2009/12/why-michael-hyatt-is-not-my-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-3054 Jeffrey Holton Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:27:51 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1743#comment-3054 You know what's funny? About an hour before you linked to this on Twitter, I was in the car thinking, "If you want to be a hero, you have to hang out with heroes." But, I was specifically thinking of Mr. Hyatt. I frame it not as hero-worship, but as recognition of some of the awesome qualities that we should all actualize in ourselves. I say "actualize" very intentionally. The qualities are already there. We just need to flip the switch. Leadership. Faith. Integrity. Success. Reputation. Spence Smith wrote a post recently. (See "I Am Determined... Not Driven" on his blog.) The comments got hijacked onto a discussion of "Perfect People," the ones who annoy you with their perfection because, well, because you "just can't be like them." Spence actually had to spend a couple paragraphs convincing one of his readers that he's not the Perfect Person. (He didn't mention that the Perfect Person exists, but in the context of almost all of us reading this blog, my blog, Hyatt's blog, and Smith's blog, it would have been preaching to the choir anyway.) Hyatt did something similar in a post in recent months when he admitted that he fights with his wife sometimes. Can you imagine that? First of all, why would he need to? And secondly, well, Gail should recognize his perfection by now, right? :) The thing that gave me joy in that Hyatt post was that after several decades of marriage, they still have things to learn about each other. I think that's awesome. The difference between their marriage and mine isn't the set of difficulties, but strictly the fact that theirs is three or four times longer than mine. That's it. So what's the difference between the "Perfect People" and the rest of us? The difference is that they do the things we think might be good to do but never get around to doing. The completion of the math is an exercise left to the reader. You know what's funny? About an hour before you linked to this on Twitter, I was in the car thinking, "If you want to be a hero, you have to hang out with heroes."

But, I was specifically thinking of Mr. Hyatt.

I frame it not as hero-worship, but as recognition of some of the awesome qualities that we should all actualize in ourselves. I say "actualize" very intentionally. The qualities are already there. We just need to flip the switch. Leadership. Faith. Integrity. Success. Reputation.

Spence Smith wrote a post recently. (See "I Am Determined… Not Driven" on his blog.) The comments got hijacked onto a discussion of "Perfect People," the ones who annoy you with their perfection because, well, because you "just can't be like them." Spence actually had to spend a couple paragraphs convincing one of his readers that he's not the Perfect Person. (He didn't mention that the Perfect Person exists, but in the context of almost all of us reading this blog, my blog, Hyatt's blog, and Smith's blog, it would have been preaching to the choir anyway.)

Hyatt did something similar in a post in recent months when he admitted that he fights with his wife sometimes. Can you imagine that? First of all, why would he need to? And secondly, well, Gail should recognize his perfection by now, right? :)

The thing that gave me joy in that Hyatt post was that after several decades of marriage, they still have things to learn about each other. I think that's awesome. The difference between their marriage and mine isn't the set of difficulties, but strictly the fact that theirs is three or four times longer than mine. That's it.

So what's the difference between the "Perfect People" and the rest of us? The difference is that they do the things we think might be good to do but never get around to doing.

The completion of the math is an exercise left to the reader.

]]> By: jasonS http://peterpollock.com/2009/12/why-michael-hyatt-is-not-my-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-3053 jasonS Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:21:51 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1743#comment-3053 Late to the convo- but totally agree. Picturing Michael Hyatt's smiling face with ax in hand is more than a little disturbing too. Good thing I didn't read this before bed. :) Late to the convo- but totally agree. Picturing Michael Hyatt’s smiling face with ax in hand is more than a little disturbing too. Good thing I didn’t read this before bed. :)

]]> By: Anne Lang Bundy http://peterpollock.com/2009/12/why-michael-hyatt-is-not-my-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-3052 Anne Lang Bundy Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:30:44 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1743#comment-3052 Chrystie, my own struggle is finding the balance between allowing God to transform me to His Son's likeness, allowing that light to shine—and NOT allowing myself the desire to be admired, respected, sought after for any of it. My little light must always point the way to The Light. Easier said than done. Jesus Himself always pointed to the Father, and the Father's glory. Chrystie, my own struggle is finding the balance between allowing God to transform me to His Son's likeness, allowing that light to shine—and NOT allowing myself the desire to be admired, respected, sought after for any of it. My little light must always point the way to The Light. Easier said than done.

Jesus Himself always pointed to the Father, and the Father's glory.

]]> By: Peter_P http://peterpollock.com/2009/12/why-michael-hyatt-is-not-my-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-3051 Peter_P Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:16:53 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1743#comment-3051 Thanks, Chrystie. I'm glad you came by. Thank you for your kind comments! God bless, Peter Thanks, Chrystie.

I'm glad you came by. Thank you for your kind comments!

God bless, Peter

]]> By: Peter_P http://peterpollock.com/2009/12/why-michael-hyatt-is-not-my-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-3049 Peter_P Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:54:02 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1743#comment-3049 I'm going to try to be more intentional about trying to limit how much I tweet and how much I mention certain people in blog posts. Feel free to remind me if things ever get out of control! Thanks, Kathleen. I'm going to try to be more intentional about trying to limit how much I tweet and how much I mention certain people in blog posts.

Feel free to remind me if things ever get out of control!

Thanks, Kathleen.

]]> By: Chrystie http://peterpollock.com/2009/12/why-michael-hyatt-is-not-my-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-3050 Chrystie Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:15:51 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1743#comment-3050 Anne, what an amazing and transparent comment! I love that you shared this. I, too, can find myself wanting to be admired, respected, sought after. I am always sad when I uncover those motives hidden in my heart. But I am grateful when God's light exposes them so that I may pray for a pure heart! I love it when people share transparently, because it shows me that I am not alone. Thanks for stepping out and sharing this. Peter, great post. It is so easy to make an idol of someone or some thing. Stepping back often and re-examining our priorities, thought life, heart has a way of exposing them. I love this post! Thanks for sharing it with us. Sorry to have been so absent lately. Seems my blog reading and writing has been limited to Mondays and Fridays...So glad to catch back up with you!! Anne, what an amazing and transparent comment! I love that you shared this. I, too, can find myself wanting to be admired, respected, sought after. I am always sad when I uncover those motives hidden in my heart. But I am grateful when God's light exposes them so that I may pray for a pure heart! I love it when people share transparently, because it shows me that I am not alone. Thanks for stepping out and sharing this.

Peter, great post. It is so easy to make an idol of someone or some thing. Stepping back often and re-examining our priorities, thought life, heart has a way of exposing them. I love this post! Thanks for sharing it with us. Sorry to have been so absent lately. Seems my blog reading and writing has been limited to Mondays and Fridays…So glad to catch back up with you!!

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