Steve Job : We've even watched a video clip of him talking about his setbacks in life and how we turned it upside down. Such a good story, and I give him that.
Quyen's story: Perfect example of how one can rise from the gutter. She was hardscrabbled, but got a full scholarship to Yale, and eventually winds up as successful.
Perry Klebahn: He broke his ankle, not being able to run as well as he used to. He agonizes himself. But, he invents this snowshoe and makes a lot of money in the end. Wow
2011년 5월 17일 화요일
2011년 5월 15일 일요일
Turning lemons into lemonade
One day I went to school for a project meeting, and found out later that it was canceled. It traumatized me. But, I figured it was such a wonderful day with perfect weather so went down to the court and played basketball with random people there and befriended them. I turned lemons into lemonade.
Still reading the chapter.. might take a little for examples of turning lemons into lemonade.
Still reading the chapter.. might take a little for examples of turning lemons into lemonade.
2011년 5월 10일 화요일
chapter 7 quotes
Even when we're lucky, we've usually worked remarkable hard to put ourselves in that position.
: There's no such thing as luck. Say u picked up a 100 dollar bill on the street, u might think u really got blessed or something but not. It's all because you have done something that drove you down there. U must have done something very charitable that some guy put a bill in ur path way, waiting for the best timing.
In short, being observant, open-minded , friendly, and optimistic invites luck your way.
: No kidding! u have to be observing a lot unless u want to miss any bill lying on the street. And, open-minded! dah! u need to embrace stuff even if they may look dull and boring, who knows? in a stupid looking sea shell you might be able to find a pearl.
Lucky people don't just pay attention to the world around them and meet interesting individuals.
: Yeah~ pimps don't hang with wanna bees~ cuz they know they're something. True that u don have to prick ur ears to hear bull crap from ur fruit head friends! go meet people for real!
: There's no such thing as luck. Say u picked up a 100 dollar bill on the street, u might think u really got blessed or something but not. It's all because you have done something that drove you down there. U must have done something very charitable that some guy put a bill in ur path way, waiting for the best timing.
In short, being observant, open-minded , friendly, and optimistic invites luck your way.
: No kidding! u have to be observing a lot unless u want to miss any bill lying on the street. And, open-minded! dah! u need to embrace stuff even if they may look dull and boring, who knows? in a stupid looking sea shell you might be able to find a pearl.
Lucky people don't just pay attention to the world around them and meet interesting individuals.
: Yeah~ pimps don't hang with wanna bees~ cuz they know they're something. True that u don have to prick ur ears to hear bull crap from ur fruit head friends! go meet people for real!
chapter 6 quotes
1. If you're passionate about something but not particularly good at it, then it's going to be pretty frustrating to try to craft a carreer in that area.
: The passions we have gotta be something we can make use of or at least minimally lucrative. If one's following his dumb passions that don't put food on the table, I think there's no point.
2. The sweet spot is where your passions overlap with your skills and the maret.
: Yeah~ I dare say you wanna set your passions in the first place for something that you would stick to down the road no matter what, such that you would be able to make some dough out of when chips are down.
3. When I was in my early twenties, it was surprisingly difficult for me to separate whwat I wanted for myself and what others wanted for me.
: This ain't a quote but I think its what most of my friends in 20s would nod to. It's hard seriously for one to stand burden from others looking at you starry-eyed. Same here, I've always wanted to be a zookeeper or if lucky a zoo runner, but people around me have kind of pushed me up to now. I appreciate them in some way, otherwise I would have gone really really bad, but come to think of it I never did what I desperately wanted to do for my own sake. Shame on me
: The passions we have gotta be something we can make use of or at least minimally lucrative. If one's following his dumb passions that don't put food on the table, I think there's no point.
2. The sweet spot is where your passions overlap with your skills and the maret.
: Yeah~ I dare say you wanna set your passions in the first place for something that you would stick to down the road no matter what, such that you would be able to make some dough out of when chips are down.
3. When I was in my early twenties, it was surprisingly difficult for me to separate whwat I wanted for myself and what others wanted for me.
: This ain't a quote but I think its what most of my friends in 20s would nod to. It's hard seriously for one to stand burden from others looking at you starry-eyed. Same here, I've always wanted to be a zookeeper or if lucky a zoo runner, but people around me have kind of pushed me up to now. I appreciate them in some way, otherwise I would have gone really really bad, but come to think of it I never did what I desperately wanted to do for my own sake. Shame on me
2011년 5월 3일 화요일
Life philosophy
I don't really have my own fixed philosophy but there is one motto I always stick to myself
" Family is the heaven of the earth "
I put a great.. greatest emphasis on the importance of family.
Without a family, we are nothing more than a baseless creature having nowhere to rest.
Family is the start of all, and lasts forever.
" Family is the heaven of the earth "
I put a great.. greatest emphasis on the importance of family.
Without a family, we are nothing more than a baseless creature having nowhere to rest.
Family is the start of all, and lasts forever.
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