{"id":863,"date":"2008-02-13T19:07:33","date_gmt":"2008-02-14T00:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/?p=863"},"modified":"2020-12-08T21:50:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T02:50:43","slug":"i-did-that-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/","title":{"rendered":"I Did That Already"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Pursuing Change<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-868\" src=\"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/wayne-dyer-01-300x266.jpg\" alt=\"wayne dyer - I Did That Already\" width=\"203\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/wayne-dyer-01-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/john-michael.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/wayne-dyer-01-600x532.jpg 600w, https:\/\/john-michael.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/wayne-dyer-01.jpg 697w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe well-known opera singer Beverly Sills wears a piece of jewelry with the initials IDTA engraved on it. When she is asked about anything she is doing that represents change, such as leaving the opera stage in favor of producing, she shows her detractors the inscription, which translates to \u201cI Did That Already.\u201d For a highly functioning person, having done something already is enough of a reason to move on. \u2026 This kind of willingness to tolerate and even welcome change will assure you of having a renewed sense of purpose almost every day of your life.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ow4fCZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cThe Sky\u2019s the Limit\u201d<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayne_Dyer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wayne Dyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Skys-Limit-Wayne-dyer\/dp\/0671249894\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=johnmichael0d-20&amp;linkId=19600aba63354e3616c4d946bccd9144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ow4fCZ noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=0671249894&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=johnmichael0d-20\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"title\" class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-extra-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ow4fCZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sky&#8217;s the Limit<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=rwVoP\/ERWWI&amp;offerid=704199.10001010&amp;subid=0&amp;type=4\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ad.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/show?id=rwVoP\/ERWWI&amp;bids=704199.10001010&amp;subid=0&amp;type=4&amp;gridnum=4\" alt=\"OmahaSteaks.com, Inc.\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>OMAHA STEAKS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/link?id=rwVoP\/ERWWI&amp;offerid=704199.66820&amp;type=2&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.omahasteaks.com%2Fproduct%2F66820%3FAID%3D1%26SRC%3DAE6055%26ITMSUF%3DHHW%26partnerid%3Dcpcs.linkshare\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omahasteaks.com\/gifs\/big\/cmb66820.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>YUMMY \u2026\u00a0 STEAKS!!!<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pursuing Change \u201cThe well-known opera singer Beverly Sills wears a piece of jewelry with the initials IDTA engraved on it. When she is asked about anything she is doing that represents change, such as leaving the opera stage in favor &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[328,327,329,330],"class_list":["post-863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quotes","tag-the-skys-the-limit","tag-beverly-sills","tag-i-did-that-already","tag-wayne-dyer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>I Did That Already - John Michael Creatives<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The well-known opera singer Beverly Sills wears a piece of jewelry with the initials IDTA (I Did That Already) engraved on it.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I Did That Already - John Michael Creatives\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The well-known opera singer Beverly Sills wears a piece of jewelry with the initials IDTA (I Did That Already) engraved on it.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"John Michael Creatives\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2008-02-14T00:07:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-12-09T02:50:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/wayne-dyer-01.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"697\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"618\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John Michael\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"John Michael\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/index.php\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/13\\\/i-did-that-already\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/index.php\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/13\\\/i-did-that-already\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"John Michael\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5f4e31304c920c91992d6f69bc0f1fb6\"},\"headline\":\"I Did That Already\",\"datePublished\":\"2008-02-14T00:07:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-09T02:50:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/index.php\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/13\\\/i-did-that-already\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":120,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/index.php\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/13\\\/i-did-that-already\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/wayne-dyer-01.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"\u201cThe Sky\u2019s the Limit\u201d\",\"Beverly Sills\",\"I Did That Already.\",\"Wayne Dyer\"],\"articleSection\":[\"quotes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/index.php\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/13\\\/i-did-that-already\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/index.php\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/13\\\/i-did-that-already\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/index.php\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/13\\\/i-did-that-already\\\/\",\"name\":\"I Did That Already - John Michael Creatives\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/index.php\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/13\\\/i-did-that-already\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/index.php\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/13\\\/i-did-that-already\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/wayne-dyer-01.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2008-02-14T00:07:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-09T02:50:43+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5f4e31304c920c91992d6f69bc0f1fb6\"},\"description\":\"The well-known opera singer Beverly Sills wears a piece of jewelry with the initials IDTA (I Did That Already) engraved on it.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/index.php\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/13\\\/i-did-that-already\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/index.php\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/13\\\/i-did-that-already\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/index.php\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/13\\\/i-did-that-already\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/wayne-dyer-01.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/wayne-dyer-01.jpg\",\"width\":697,\"height\":618,\"caption\":\"wayne dyer\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/index.php\\\/2008\\\/02\\\/13\\\/i-did-that-already\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"I Did That Already\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/\",\"name\":\"John Michael Creatives\",\"description\":\"&quot;Preserving the memories so others will remember&quot;\u2122\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5f4e31304c920c91992d6f69bc0f1fb6\",\"name\":\"John Michael\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3f426f5698aa32447d312c3c73bdebd92038f24e6526fe65a89b2026e63edbab?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3f426f5698aa32447d312c3c73bdebd92038f24e6526fe65a89b2026e63edbab?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3f426f5698aa32447d312c3c73bdebd92038f24e6526fe65a89b2026e63edbab?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"John Michael\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/john-michael.net\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/john\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"I Did That Already - John Michael Creatives","description":"The well-known opera singer Beverly Sills wears a piece of jewelry with the initials IDTA (I Did That Already) engraved on it.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"I Did That Already - John Michael Creatives","og_description":"The well-known opera singer Beverly Sills wears a piece of jewelry with the initials IDTA (I Did That Already) engraved on it.","og_url":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/","og_site_name":"John Michael Creatives","article_published_time":"2008-02-14T00:07:33+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-12-09T02:50:43+00:00","og_image":[{"width":697,"height":618,"url":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/wayne-dyer-01.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"John Michael","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"John Michael","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/"},"author":{"name":"John Michael","@id":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/#\/schema\/person\/5f4e31304c920c91992d6f69bc0f1fb6"},"headline":"I Did That Already","datePublished":"2008-02-14T00:07:33+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-09T02:50:43+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/"},"wordCount":120,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/wayne-dyer-01.jpg","keywords":["\u201cThe Sky\u2019s the Limit\u201d","Beverly Sills","I Did That Already.","Wayne Dyer"],"articleSection":["quotes"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/","url":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/","name":"I Did That Already - John Michael Creatives","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/wayne-dyer-01.jpg","datePublished":"2008-02-14T00:07:33+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-09T02:50:43+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/#\/schema\/person\/5f4e31304c920c91992d6f69bc0f1fb6"},"description":"The well-known opera singer Beverly Sills wears a piece of jewelry with the initials IDTA (I Did That Already) engraved on it.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/wayne-dyer-01.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/wayne-dyer-01.jpg","width":697,"height":618,"caption":"wayne dyer"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/i-did-that-already\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"I Did That Already"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/#website","url":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/","name":"John Michael Creatives","description":"&quot;Preserving the memories so others will remember&quot;\u2122","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/#\/schema\/person\/5f4e31304c920c91992d6f69bc0f1fb6","name":"John Michael","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3f426f5698aa32447d312c3c73bdebd92038f24e6526fe65a89b2026e63edbab?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3f426f5698aa32447d312c3c73bdebd92038f24e6526fe65a89b2026e63edbab?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3f426f5698aa32447d312c3c73bdebd92038f24e6526fe65a89b2026e63edbab?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"John Michael"},"url":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/author\/john\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2uD0q-dV","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/wayne-dyer-01.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=863"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":870,"href":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863\/revisions\/870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}