Comments on: When To Give Up And When To Carry On http://presentoutlook.com/when-to-give-up-and-when-to-carry-on/ Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:49:59 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Gwynn http://presentoutlook.com/when-to-give-up-and-when-to-carry-on/comment-page-1/#comment-2061 Gwynn Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:05:22 +0000 http://presentoutlook.com/?p=1015#comment-2061 "Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people." from Randy Pausch's Last Lecture. That's such a great outlook. You don't have to feel bad if you choose to "give up" -- you can look at it as making a decision that something's just not worth it. Conversely, if you want something really badly then don't crumble when you hit those brick walls. It's all up to you. “Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the
people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.” from Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture.

That’s such a great outlook. You don’t have to feel bad if you choose to “give up” — you can look at it as making a decision that something’s just not worth it. Conversely, if you want something really badly then don’t crumble when you hit those brick walls. It’s all up to you.

]]> By: Bamboo Forest - PunIntended http://presentoutlook.com/when-to-give-up-and-when-to-carry-on/comment-page-1/#comment-2058 Bamboo Forest - PunIntended Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:53:07 +0000 http://presentoutlook.com/?p=1015#comment-2058 How badly we want it is a key question not only to ask ourselves, but to also meditate on. How badly we want it is a key question not only to ask ourselves, but to also meditate on.

]]> By: memphiz http://presentoutlook.com/when-to-give-up-and-when-to-carry-on/comment-page-1/#comment-2057 memphiz Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:08:08 +0000 http://presentoutlook.com/?p=1015#comment-2057 I needed to read this. I love your site. I needed to read this. I love your site.

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